Jiajia He, first author of “ECERIFERUM1-6A is required for the synthesis of cuticular wax alkanes and promotes drought tolerance in wheat” Current Position: Master Student, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China Education: Northwest A&F University (Bachelor); Northwest A&F University…

Hui Tian, first author of “Fungal dual-domain LysM effectors undergo chitin-induced intermolecular, and not intramolecular, dimerization” Current Position: Post-doctoral researcher, University of Cologne, Germany Education:  MSc in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nanjing Agricultural University,…

Jie He, first author of “The trans-Golgi-localized protein BICAT3 regulates manganese allocation and matrix polysaccharide biosynthesis” Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Plant Nutrition Laboratory, Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg,…

Antoine Nicolas, first author of "De novo stem cell establishment in meristems requires repression of organ boundary cell fate" Current Position: Looking for a postdoc position in Germany close to Berlin  Education: PhD in Plant Biology at University Paris-Saclay ; MSc and BSc at University Paris-Saclay  Non-scientific…

Pavol Vadovič, co-first author of "Knockout of MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3 causes barley root resistance against Fusarium graminearu" Current Position: Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic. Education: Ph.D.…

Jasim Basheer, co-first author of "Knockout of MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3 causes barley root resistance against Fusarium graminearu" Current Position: Junior researcher at the Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic. Education: Ph.D.…

Ma et al. reveal the role of a key tomato RNA-binding protein in translating the nuclear transcripts that encode chloroplast proteins via its association with a eukaryotic translation initiation factor Background: The nuclear genome encodes most of the proteins that are found in chloroplasts; these…

Plant Physiology Webinar: Celebrating the September 2022 Focus Issue on Evolution of Plant Structure and Function Recorded Friday, September 16, 2022   About this Webinar Plant morphology, physiology, and development are shaped by a combination of internal, external, and historical factors…