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Ka Zhang: Plant Physiology First Author

Ka Zhang, first author of "Transcription factor WRKY28 curbs WRKY33-mediated resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Brassica napus" Current Position: Crop Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, research associate Education: Huazhong Agricultural University, Crop genetics…

Nargis Parvin Laha: Plant Physiology First Author

Nargis Parvin Laha, first author of “INOSITOL (1,3,4) TRIPHOSPHATE 5/6 KINASE1-Dependent Inositol Polyphosphates Regulate Auxin Responses in Arabidopsis” Current Position: DBT-Ramalingaswami Re-Entry Fellow, Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India Education:…

Kevin Cox: Plant Direct First Author

Kevin Cox, first author of "Automated imaging of duckweed growth and development" Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO Education: B.S. from University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, College…

Samantha Klasfeld: The Plant Cell First Author

Samantha Klasfeld, first author of "Greenscreen: A simple method to remove artifactual signals and enrich for true peaks in genomic datasets including ChIP-seq data" Current Position:   Postdoctoral Fellow Rare Disease Research Unit (RDRU), Pfizer Education: University of Pennsylvania, Perelman…

Let's alert neighbors about the danger

Profs. Stanislaw Karpinski and Ron Mittler teams discovered Network Acquired Acclimation. By Magdalena Szechyńska-Hebda, Ron Mittler, and Stanisław Karpiński Background: An injured leaf (e.g., by insect herbivory or excess light) generates electric signals (ES) that spread to tissues, leaves,…

Yannik Müllers: Plant Physiology First Author

Yannik Müllers, first author of "Stomatal conductance tracks soil-to-leaf hydraulic conductance in faba bean and maize during soil drying" Current Position: PhD candidate at IBG-2, Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany Education: Master’s degree in biophysics at Saarland University,…

Lisha Zhang: Plant Physiology First Author

Lisha Zhang, first author of "POLLEN WALL ABORTION 1 is essential for pollen wall development in rice" Current Position: Doctor of Crop Genetics and Breeding, Southwest University Education: School of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Southwest University/ Doctor of Agriculture; Southwest University…