Xingxuan Bai, first author of "Transcription factor BZR2 activates chitinase Cht20.2 transcription to confer resistance to wheat stripe rust" Current Position: PhD student at College of Plant Protection of Northwest A&F University, China Education: I obtained Bachelor and Master degree from…

By Hernán López and Klaus Theres, Max Planck institute for Plant Breeding Research.  López and colleagues identify the gene mutated in the tomato super determinant (sde) mutant, which affects vegetative shoot branching, but not seed set. Background: The degree of shoot branching is an important…

Ashwani Kumar Rai, first author of "Mitochondrial carbonic anhydrases are needed for optimal photosynthesis at low CO2 levels in Chlamydomonas" Current Position:  PhD student in Moroney Lab, Dept. Of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University Education: Integrated B.Tech.+M.Tech. in Biotechnology,…

Hyodong Lee, first author of “Calcium-dependent protein kinase 29 modulates PIN-FORMED polarity and Arabidopsis development via its own phosphorylation code” Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher in Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Korea Education: Bachelor…

Kyra Prats, first author of "Desiccation and rehydration dynamics in the epiphytic resurrection fern Pleopeltis polypodioides" Current Position: Ph.D. Candidate at Yale University, School of the Environment Education: M.S. in Forest Science from Yale University, B.S. in Environmental Geoscience…

Zhang et al. uncover the roles of NF-YC transcription factors in repressing brassinosteroid biosynthesis and signaling to mediate photomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis. Background: Seedlings, which germinate in the soil, generally undergo rapid hypocotyl elongation to seek light for growth and development.…

Sarah Courbier, first author of "Mechanisms of far-red light-mediated dampening of defense against Botrytis cinerea in tomato leaves" Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher in the Horticulture and Product Physiology (HPP) group at Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands. Education:…

Aravind Rao Karanam, co-first author of "Boolink: a Graphical Interface for Open Access Boolean Network Simulations and Use in Guard Cell CO2 Signaling" Current Position: PhD Student, Dept of Physics, UC San Diego Education: BS, MS in physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India Non-scientific…