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Tianxia Yang: The Plant Cell First Author

Tianxia Yang, co-first author of “Tomato MED25 Regulates Fruit Ripening by Interacting with EIN3-like Transcription Factors” Current Position: Postdoc. Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Education: Huazhong Agricultural University. Doctor of Science in…

Lei Deng: The Plant Cell First Author

Lei Deng, co-first author of “Tomato MED25 Regulates Fruit Ripening by Interacting with EIN3-like Transcription Factors” Current Position: Associate Professor, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Education: Ph.D. in Chongqing…

Taiyu Chen: The Plant Cell First Author

Taiyu Chen, first author of "Producing fast and active Rubisco in tobacco to enhance photosynthesis" Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at Huazhong Agricultural University/The University of Liverpool (UK) Education:  Ph.D., Huazhong Agricultural University, China Non-scientific Interests:…

Virevol Thakro: Plant Physiology First Author

Virevol Thakro, first author of “A superior gene allele involved in abscisic acid signaling enhances drought tolerance and yield in chickpea”  Current Position: Research Fellow, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), India Education: Ph.D. in Plant Biology and Biotechnology,…

Yusdar Mustamin: Plant Physiology First Author

Yusdar Mustamin, first author of "FER and LecRK show haplotype-dependent cold-responsiveness and mediate freezing tolerance in Lotus japonicus"  Current position: Assistant Professor in Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Japan Education: PhD in Life Sciences, Tohoku University,…

Santos Barrera Lemus: Plant Direct First Author

Santos Barrera Lemus, first author of "Large genomic introgression blocks of Phaseolus parvifolius Freytag bean into the common bean enhance the crossability between tepary and common beans" Current Position: Biotech Research Manager at Plant Sciences Inc. Education: Ph.D. in Agronomy and Horticulture,…

Nan Wang: Plant Physiology First Author

Nan Wang, first author of “Kinase CIPK9 integrates glucose and abscisic acid signaling to regulate seed oil metabolism in rapeseed” Current position: Seeking for a job Education: PhD from Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China Non-scientific Interests: Music, Movie, and Sports Brief…

A fresh mechanism for drought tolerance in apple

Niu, Jiang, Cao et al. discover the role of a ferredoxin-NADP+ oxidoreductase gene in drought tolerance in apple. Background: Global climate change and rapid population growth have been increasing the shortage of water resources, enhancing the effects of natural disasters such as drought. Drought…