Marta Fratini, co-first author of Plasma membrane nano-organization specifies phosphoinositide effects on Rho-GTPases and actin dynamics in tobacco pollen tubes Current Position: Postdoctoral Scientist at Prof. Dr. Ingo Heilmann Laboratory, University of Halle, Halle (Saale), Germany Education: PhD…

Satoshi Ogawa, first author of Subtilase activity in intrusive cells mediates haustorium maturation in parasitic plants Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher, Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN, Japan Education: Ph.D. in Biotechnology at Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences,…

Yuanlong Liu, first author of Phased, Secondary, Small  Interfering RNAs (phasiRNAs) in Plants: Their Biogenesis, Genic Sources, and Roles in Stress Responses, Development, and Reproduction Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Horticulture College, South China Agriculture University, Guangzhou,…

H. Tucker Hallmark, first author of Cytokinin isopentenyladenine and its glucoside isopentenyladenine-9G delay leaf senescence through activation of cytokinin-associated genes Current Position: Antibody Production & Assay Development at Avanti Polar Lipids, Inc. Education: PhD Biological Sciences…

Daewon Kim, first author of A Temperature-Sensitive FERONIA Mutant Allele That Alters Root Hair Growth Current position: Research Scientist in Dr. Gary Stacey Lab, Division of Plant Science, C.S Bond Life Science Center, University of Missouri-Columbia Education: Ph.D. in 2014 at the Gyeongsang…

Matthias Riediger, first author of Analysis of a photosynthetic cyanobacterium rich in internal membrane systems via gradient profiling by sequencing (Grad-seq) Current Position: Post-Doc, Laboratory of Genetics & Experimental Bioinformatics, Institute of Biology III, University of Freiburg, Germany Education:…

What exactly is the growth/defense tradeoff? This review is an excellent place to ask. Zhang et al. review evidence that shows that it is much more than a competition for limiting resources – the plant actively responds to stress in ways that may slow growth but ultimately promote survival. The…

The ability to utilize stored energy is crucial for organism growth and development. For example, seed storage lipids go through hydrolysis and beta-oxidation to provide energy for seed germination. In this process, beta-oxidation occurs in the peroxisome, a subcellular compartment that houses many…