
Tianxia Yang: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesTianxia 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
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
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
The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesTaiyu 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
Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesVirevol 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
Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesYusdar 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
Plant Direct: Author ProfilesSantos 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,…

Gabriel DESLANDES-HÉROLD: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesGabriel DESLANDES-HÉROLD, first author of "The PRK/Rubisco shunt strongly influences Arabidopsis seed metabolism and oil accumulation, affecting more than carbon recycling"
Current Position: Lab Manager at Institute of Plant Science, University of Bern, Switzerland
Education: Dr. sc. ETH Zurich
Non-scientific…

Nan Wang: Plant Physiology First Author
Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesNan 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
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellNiu, 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…
