Reinar et al. uncover the effects of allelic variation in short tandem repeats across natural populations of Arabidopsis thaliana on gene expression.  By Kjetill Jakobsen1, Melinka Butenko2, and William Reinar1 1Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), University of Oslo, Department…

Alicia Abarca, first author of "Family-wide evaluation of RAPID ALKALINIZATION FACTOR peptides" Current position: PhD student at University of Zürich, Switzerland Education: Wageningen University (The Netherlands) MSc Biotechnology, University of Granada (Spain), Bachelor in Biology Non-scientific…

Xiaoyun Song, first author of "CALMODULIN-LIKE 38 and PEP1 RECEPTOR 2 integrate nitrate and brassinosteroid signals to regulate root growth" Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China Education: M.S. in Pratacultural Science,…

Hortense Moreau, first author of "pH biosensing in the plant apoplast - a focus on root cell elongation" Current position: PhD student in B&PMP lab, INRAE, Montpellier France Education: Master degree in Plant Biology, University of Bordeaux Non-scientific Interests: contemporary art museums,…

Kenneth Acosta, first author of "Return of the Lemnaceae: Duckweed as a model plant system in the genomics and post-genomics era" Current Position: PhD student, Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University - New Brunswick, NJ Education: A.A. in Biology, Union County College - Cranford,…

Jiaxi Yong, first author of "Sheet-like clay nanoparticles deliver RNA into developing pollen to efficiently silence a target gene" Current Position: PhD candidate in Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, the University of Queensland, Australia Education: PhD candidate (University…

Gala et al. perform single cell RNA sequencing to reveal molecular details about lateral root initiation.  By Amy Lanctot, Hardik Gala, Jennifer Nemhauser University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 Background: Roots anchor the plant in place and allow it take up needed water and nutrients.…

Nevedha Ravindran, first author of "B-box protein BBX32 integrates light and brassinosteroid signals to inhibit cotyledon opening" Current Position: PhD student at Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, India Education: B.Tech (Agricultural…