Letter to the editor: Planting equity: Using what we know to cultivate growth as a plant biology community
This letter by Beronda Montgomery is the 1st in our series on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM disciplines. Read the editorial call for letters here: Sowing the seeds of equity and diversity in academia and STEM disciplines.
Montgomery, BL (2020). Planting equity: Using what we know to cultivate…
Recognizing Plant Physiology author Zachary Beamer
Zachary Beamer, first author of Aquaporin Family Lactic Acid Channel NIP2;1 Promotes Plant Survival Under Low Oxygen Stress in Arabidopsis
Current Position: Graduate Teaching Assistant, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Education: BSc in Biological Sciences and Chemistry (University of Tennessee,…
Recognizing Plant Physiology author Luca Morelli
Luca Morelli, first author of Light signals generated by vegetation shade facilitate acclimation to low light in shade-avoider plants
Current Position: pre-doctoral fellow with prof. Manuel Rodriguez-Concepcion at IBMCP research centre in Valencia
Education: Master’s degree in Plant and Microbe…
A Rosy Scenario for Flower Opening
Cheng et al. explore how ethylene promotes the asymmetric growth of petal bases to promote flower opening in rose. The Plant Cell (2021) https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab031
By Chengchen Xia, Junping Gao, and Nan Ma
Background: Flowers are unique structures in angiosperms that are used for…
Recognizing The Plant Cell author Noemí Ruiz-Lopez
Noemí Ruiz-Lopez, co-first author of Synaptotagmins at the endoplasmic reticulum–plasma membrane contact sites maintain diacylglycerol homeostasis during abiotic stress
Current Position: Associate Professor at the University of Málaga.
Education: PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology, B.S. in Biology…
Recognizing The Plant Cell author Jessica Pérez Sancho
Jessica Pérez Sancho, co-first author of Synaptotagmins at the endoplasmic reticulum–plasma membrane contact sites maintain diacylglycerol homeostasis during abiotic stress
Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher in the Laboratory of Membrane Biogenesis (UMR 5200-CSIC-U.Bordeaux), France.
Education: …
Genomes losing balance – what is the consequence?
Shi et al. (2021). Plant Cell. Gene expression in diploid aneuploids and polyploids. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab030
By Xiaowen Shi and James A. Birchler
Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211
Background: A change in the number of chromosomes…
Recognizing Plant Physiology author Rameez Arshad
Rameez Arshad, first author of Revealing the architecture of the photosynthetic apparatus in the diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana
Current Position: PhD candidate, University of Groningen, The Netherlands and Palacky University Olomouc, Czechia
Education: M.Sc. in Molecular Biology and Genetics
Non-scientific…
Recognizing Plant Physiology author Simon Strobbe
Simon Strobbe, first author of Metabolic engineering provides insight into the regulation of thiamin biosynthesis in plants
Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at Laboratory of Functional Plant Biology, Department of Biology, Ghent University
Education: PhD in Biology Ghent University; MSc.…