Qingwen Wu, first author of “Rhamnosyltransferases Involved in the Biosynthesis of Flavone Rutinosides in Chrysanthemum Species” Current Position: PhD candidate, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Education: Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Non-scientific interests: Horticulture Brief…

Nahyun Cho, first author of "E3 Ligase AtAIRP5/GARU Regulates Drought Stress Response by Stimulating SERINE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE-LIKE1 Turnover" Current Position: Ph.D candidate, Department of Systems Biology, Division of Life Science, Yonsei University Education: Bachelor of Systems Biology, Yonsei…

By Alexandra J. Burgess, PhD, Plant Physiology Assistant Features Editor Tracy Lawson is a Professor of Plant Physiology in the Plant Productivity group and Director of Plant Phenotyping at the University of Essex (UK). She obtained her first degree in applied biology from Liverpool John Moores University…

Thiya Mukherjee, co-first author of "The START domain mediates Arabidopsis GLABRA2 dimerization and turnover independently of homeodomain DNA binding" Current Position: Research Scientist, in Douglas Allen lab at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Saint Louis, MO, USA Education: PhD from…

Xiaoxiao Li, co-first author of “Ectopic expression of BOTRYTIS SUSCEPTIBLE1 reveals its function as a positive regulator of wound-induced cell death and plant susceptibility to Botrytis” Current Position: Ph.D. candidate at Zhejiang University Education: M.S., Zhejiang A&F University Non-scientific…

Haiyan Cao, first author of "AtPRMT5-mediated AtLCD methylation improves Cd2+ tolerance via increased H2S production in Arabidopsis" Current position: Ph.D. candidate in Botany, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China Education: M.S. in Cell Biology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China B.S. in Bioscience,…

By Chengxiang Li and Hao Yu National University of Singapore Background: Maternal carbon source supports seed development and is eventually transformed into seed reserves, such as storage oil in the filial embryo and protective compounds in the maternal seed coat. During seed development of Arabidopsis…

Natalie A. Henkhaus, first author of "Removing systemic barriers to equity, diversity, and inclusion: Report of the 2019 Plant Science Research Network workshop “Inclusivity in the Plant Sciences”" Current Position: Genomics Field Application Scientist at Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Education:…