Kurzbauer and colleagues combine genetic, genomic and cytological analyses to reveal the role of ATM during Arabidopsis meiosis.  By Marie-Therese Kurzbauer and Peter Schlögelhofer, Department of Chromosome Biology, Max Perutz Labs, University of Vienna, Vienna BioCenter Background: ATM is…

Jesús Pascual, co-first author of ACONITASE 3 is part of the ANAC017 transcription factor-dependent mitochondrial dysfunction response Current Position: Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Researcher, Molecular Plant Biology Unit, University of Turku, Finland. Education: PhD in Biology (University…

Moona Rahikainen, co-first author of ACONITASE 3 is part of the ANAC017 transcription factor-dependent mitochondrial dysfunction response Current Position: Post-doctoral researcher in the laboratory of Asst. Prof. Saijaliisa Kangasjärvi at the University of Helsinki, Finland Education: PhD and…

Busche and colleagues undertook a genetic screen to identify new components of the TOR signaling pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana and revealed a link between sensing of nutrient levels and protein translation. By Michael Busche, University of California-Berkeley, and Jacob O. Brunkard, University…

Yingjun Yu, co-first author of BBX19 fine-tunes the circadian rhythm by interacting with PSEUDO-RESPONSE REGULATOR proteins to facilitate their repressive effect on morning-phased clock genes Current position: PhD candidate in Prof. Lei Wang’s lab at Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Education:…

Li Yuan, co-first author of BBX19 fine-tunes the circadian rhythm by interacting with PSEUDO-RESPONSE REGULATOR proteins to facilitate their repressive effect on morning-phased clock genes Current Position: Postdoc at Henan University, China Education: Ph.D. in Cell Biology, Hebei Normal University Non-scientific…

Yang Hu, First Author of GridFree: A Python Package of Image Analysis for Interactive Grain Counting and Measuring Current Position: Postdoctoral research associate, Washington State University, USA Education: MS in Mechanical Engineering and Ph.D. in Computer Science (Washington State University,…

Rachael Ann DeTar, first author of Loss of inner-envelope K+/H+ exchangers impairs plastid rRNA maturation and gene expression Current Position: Ph.D. student Education: I graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from Colorado State University (CSU, Fort Collins,…