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Xiaojuan Wu: Plant Direct Author

Xiaojuan Wu, first author of "Identification of microRNAs and their target genes related to the accumulation of anthocyanin in purple potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum)" Current Position: PhD student, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China Education: B.E. Inner Mongolia Agricultural University,…

Mei Niu: The Plant Cell First Author

Mei Niu, first author of “Rice DWARF AND LOW-TILLERING and the homeodomain protein OSH15 interact to regulate internode elongation via orchestrating brassinosteroid signaling and metabolism” Current Position: Research Assistant in Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China Education: PhD…

Zhongfu Yang: Plant Physiology First Author

Zhongfu Yang, first author of "DNA hypermethylation promotes the flowering of orchardgrass during vernalization" Current Position: PhD student, Sichuan Agricultural University Education: Jilin Agricultural University (Bachelor) Non-scientific Interests: Badminton and travel Brief bio: In…

Xingbo Cai: The Plant Cell First Author

Xingbo Cai, co-first author of "ERECTA regulates seed size independent of its intracellular domain via MAPK-DA1-UBP15 signaling" Current Position:  Ph.D. student, The University of Texas at Austin Education: M.S., Hebei Normal University, China B.S., Hebei Normal University, China Non-scientific…

Xuedan Wu: The Plant Cell First Author

Xuedan Wu, co-first author of "ERECTA regulates seed size independently of its intracellular domain via MAPK-DA1-UBP15 signaling" Education: Ph.D., Hebei Normal University China; B.S., HuiHua College of Hebei Normal University, China Non-scientific Interests: Travel, Reading and photography Brief…

Qing Zhou: Plant Physiology First Author

Qing Zhou, first author of “Heat shock-induced failure of meiosis I to meiosis II transition leads to 2n pollen formation in a woody plant" Current Position: PhD candidate, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, China Education: Shenyang Agricultural University…

Zahra Zangishei: Plant Physiology First Author

Zahra Zangishei, co-first author of "Parasitic plant small RNA analyses unveil parasite-specific signatures of microRNA retention, loss, and gain" Current Position: PhD student, Institute of Biological Data Science, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany. Education: Msc of Agriculture Biotechnology,…