Karolina Majewska, co-first author of "Functional nuclear retention of pre-mRNA involving Cajal bodies during meiotic prophase in European larch (Larix decidua)" Current Position: Ph.D. student in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń Education: M.Sc.…

Xuedong Liu, first author of “Maize miR167-ARF3/30-PAO1 module-regulated H2O2 production confers resistance to maize chlorotic mottle virus”   Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at the college of life sciences and oceanography, Shenzhen University (China). Education: Ph.D. (2020)…

Huc et al. discover a method for bypassing the triploid block via chemically induced epimutagenesis using 5-Azacytidine. Background: Hybridization of plants with different chromosome numbers is often hindered by reproductive barriers established after fertilization. This is because the correct balance…

Yunfei Wu, first author of "The sucrose transport regulator OsDOF11 mediates cytokinin degradation during rice development" Current Position: Yangzhou University Education: KyungHee University Doctor Non-scientific Interests: Read, travel Brief bio: From 2012 to 2018, I conducted my Ph.D.…

Yuxiang Hu, first author of "Sucrose non-fermenting-1-related protein kinase 1 regulates sheath-to-panicle transport of non-structural carbohydrates during rice grain filling" Current Position: PhD Student at Nanjing Agricultural University Education: B.S. in Yangzhou University Non-scientific…

Wang et al. explore cellulose deposition in maize seeds. Qun Wang and Rentao Song China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China Background: Plant seeds are mainly classified into two types: one with a persistent endosperm as in cereals, and the other with a transient endosperm as in…

By Sjon Hartman, PhD Prof. Yunde Zhao completed his PhD in biochemistry at the University of Michigan under the supervision of Prof. Michael Marletta. He subsequently pursued a postdoc at Joanne Chory’s lab at the Salk Institute. In 2002, he started his lab at the University of California, San Diego,…

Lung et al. demonstrate that acyl-CoA-binding proteins initiate oxylipin signaling to help soybean adapt to the salty environment. The Plant Cell (2021) https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab306 By Shiu-Cheung Lung and Mee-Len Chye, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China Background:…