
Chundong Niu: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Chundong Niu, co-first author of “Methylation of a MITE insertion in the MdRFNR1-1 promoter is positively associated with its allelic expression in apple in response to drought stress”
Current Position: Post-doctoral in College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
Education:…

Edwige Souleyre: Plant Physiology First Author
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Edwige Souleyre, first author of "Alcohol Acyl Transferase Genes at a High Flavor Intensity Locus Contribute to Ester Biosynthesis in Kiwifruit"
Current Position: Scientist, Kiwifruit New Cultivar group, Fruit Quality team, The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Auckland,…

Sjoerd Woudenberg: Plant Physiology First Author
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Sjoerd Woudenberg, first author of "Deep Origin and Gradual Evolution of Transporting Tissues: Perspectives from across the Land Plants"
Current Position: PhD student, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Wageningen University and Research
Education: MSc in Biology (Wageningen University)
Non-scientific…

Yajun Leng: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Yajun Leng, first author of "Arabidopsis ERdj3B coordinates with ERECTA-family receptor kinases to regulate ovule development and the heat stress response"
Current Position: Postdoc, Tsinghua University
Education: Ph.D. from China Agricultural University
B.S. from Shandong Agricultural University;
Non-scientific…

Jing Hui: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Jing Hui, first author of “The Mycorrhiza-Specific Ammonium Transporter ZmAMT3;1 Mediates Mycorrhiza-dependent Nitrogen Uptake in Maize Roots"
Current Position: China Agricultural University, Research Assistant
Education: Ph.D. degree from China Agricultural University; Bachelor degree from Northwest…

Lin Meng: Plant Physiology First Author
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Lin Meng, first author of "NAC transcription factor TgNAP promotes tulip petal senescence"
Current Position: Searching
Education: PhD in Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
Non-scientific Interests: Basketball
Brief bio: In 2015, I joined the…

Chiara Bernardini: Plant Physiology First Author
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Chiara Bernardini, first author of “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus accumulation in the phloem inhibits callose and reactive oxygen species”
Current position: Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Florida, USA
Education: PhD in Agricultural Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Udine,…

Kumud Saini: Plant Physiology First Author
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Kumud Saini, first author of "High temperature restricts cell division and leaf size by coordination of PIF4 and TCP4 transcription factors"
Current position: Research Associate, Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University, UK
Education: MSc. Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Hyderabad,…

Pre-mRNA retention in Cajal bodies as a mechanism of post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression during development
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBy Dariusz Jan Smoliński, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland
Rudzka and colleagues characterize the retention of Sm pre-mRNAs that retain introns in Cajal bodies over the course of microsporocyte development in European larch (Larix decidua)
Background: Reports in both animals and plants have…
