Mingjiu Li, first author of Leaf Variegation and Impaired Chloroplast Development Caused by a Truncated CCT Domain gene in albostrians Barley Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Germany Education: Ph.D. in Genetics, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany; M.Sc. in Genetics, Northeast Normal University, China; B.Sc. in Plant […]
Rehna Augustine, co-first author of Molecular Basis of the Evolution of Methylthioalkylmalate Synthase and Diversity of Methionine-Derived Glucosinolates Current Position: Assistant Professor, Centre for Plant Bioteechnology and Molecular Biology, Kerala Agricultural University, Kerala, India Education: Ph.D. in Plant Biotechnology, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, India Non-scientific Interests: Gardening, listening to music Brief bio: […]
Soon Goo Lee, co-first author of Molecular Basis of the Evolution of Methylthioalkylmalate Synthase and Diversity of Methionine-Derived Glucosinolates Current Position: Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA Education: Ph.D. (Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA) Non-scientific Interests: Playing […]
Roshan Kumar, co-first author of Molecular Basis of the Evolution of Methylthioalkylmalate Synthase and Diversity of Methionine-Derived Glucosinolates Current Position: Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Department of Biology, Washington University, Saint Louis, USA Education: Ph.D. in Plant Molecular Biology, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, India Non-scientific Interests: Cricket, reading, and cooking Brief bio: I […]
Jorge Rencoret, first author of Hydroxystilbene glucosides are incorporated into Norway spruce bark lignin Current Position: Researcher at the Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology of Seville (IRNAS, CSIC) Education: PhD in Chemistry, University of Seville, Spain Non-scientific Interests: Travelling and soccer Brief bio: Jorge Rencoret started his scientific career at the Institute of Natural […]
Laura Dalle Carbonare, first author of Zinc excess induces a hypoxia-like response by inhibiting cysteine oxidases in poplar roots Current Position: Postdoctoral research scientist at School of Biosciences – Plant and Crop Science Division, University of Nottingham (UK) Education: PhD degree in Agro-biosciences at Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies (Pisa, Italy) Non-scientific Interests: Reading, dancing, […]
Heena Yadav, first author of Medicago Terpene Synthase 10 is involved in defense against an oomycete pathogen Current Position: Guest Scientist at Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle (Saale) Education: Ph.D. student in Plant Biochemistry (2014-2018), Department of Cell and Metabolic Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle (Saale), M.Sc. in Life Sciences (2012-2014), Jawaharlal […]
Julia Bellstädt, first author of A mobile auxin signal connects temperature sensing in cotyledons with growth responses in hypocotyls Current Position: PhD student, Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Dept. of Crop Physiology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany Education: Teaching degree for secondary schools in Arts and Biology Non-scientific interests: Reading, drawing, photography Brief-Bio: After […]
Xiaojing Bi, first author of CENTRORADIALIS interacts with FLOWERING LOCUS T-like genes to control spikelet initiation, floret development and grain number Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, Institute for Plant Genetics, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany Education: PhD, Crop Genetics, Heinrich Heine University & Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research Non-scientific Interests: Cooking, traveling, documentaries Brief […]