Xiao Li, first author of “CALCIUM-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE38 regulates flowering time and common cutworm resistance in soybean” Current Position: Post-doc in Nanjing Agricultural University, China Education: PhD in Nanjing Agricultural University, China Non-scientific Interests: Cats, Reading,…

Karimi et al. showed that Arabidopsis plants secrete numerous RNAs, which are associated with proteins and are located outside extracellular vesicles. Plant Cell. (2022) https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac043 By: Hana Zand Karimi and Roger W. Innes, Indiana University Background: To prevent infection…

Guo-Feng Jiang, first author of "Coordination of hydraulic thresholds across roots, stems, and leaves of two co-occurring mangrove species" Current Position: Associate Professor, College of Forestry, Guangxi University Education: PhD in Botany, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Non-scientific…

Tianzhen Liu, first author of "Dwarf and High Tillering1 represses rice tillering through mediating the splicing of D14 pre-mRNA" Current Position：Ph.D. candidate, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China Education: B.S. at Shandong Agricultural University,…

Ruiqi Li, first author of “SKI-INTERACTING PROTEIN interacts with SHOOT MERISTEMLESS to regulate shoot apical meristem formation” Current Position: No academic position Education: Ph.D. candidate in Crop Cultivation and Farming System, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. M.S.…

Chiu et al. characterize hidden viral genes in tomato yellow leaf curl Thailand virus. Background: When viruses such as begomoviruses infect plants, they hijack the host translation machinery to drive the expression of their proteins. This process causes viral disease, leading to great yield losses…

Rahul Bose, first author of "The rolB -transgenic Nicotiana tabacum plants exhibit upregulated ARF7 and ARF19 gene expression" Education – B.Sc.(First Class, 2010)  with Honours in Microbiology, University of Calcutta , M.Sc. in Genetics (First Class, First postion/Gold Medal, 2012), University…

Meina Guo, first author of "Alternative splicing of REGULATOR OF LEAF INCLINATION 1 modulates phosphate starvation signaling and plant growth" Current Position: Postdoctoral/associate researcher in the lab of Prof. Keke Yi, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy…