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Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Kerri Hunter

Kerri Hunter, first author of CRK2 enhances salt tolerance by regulating callose deposition in connection with PLDα1 Current Position: Doctoral student, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland Education: MSc Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry,…

Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Ting Ting Xiao

Ting Ting Xiao, first author of Emergent protective organogenesis in date palms: A morpho-devo-dynamic adaptive strategy during early development Current position: Postdoc researcher at Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology,…

Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Zhouli Xie

Zhouli Xi, first author of The AP2/ERF Transcription Factor TINY Modulates Brassinosteroid-Regulated Plant Growth and Drought Response in Arabidopsis Current Position:  Postdoc in Peking University at School of Life Sciences college. Education: PH.D. Iowa State University; M.S China Agricultural…

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Jieming Shi

Jieming Shi, first author of GRF: a generic and high-sensitivity tool for genome-wide de novo repeat detection Current Position: Software Engineer, TrustiPhi LLC, Ohio, US Education: PhD, Miami University, Ohio, US Non-scientific Interests: Software Development Brief bio: Jieming Shi is a software…

Recognizing Plant Direct first authors: Sumio Iwai

Sumio Iwai, first author of Guard cell photosynthesis is crucial in abscisic acid-induced stomatal closure Current Position: Professor Emeritus, Kagoshima University, Japan Education: Ph.D. in Plant Nutrition, Agricultural Chemistry, Kyusyu University, Japan Non-scientific Interests: Baseball,…

Recognizing The Plant Cell first authors: Lu Li

Lu Li, first author of DGD1 SUPPRESSOR 1 is a subunit of mitochondrial contact site and cristae organizing system in Arabidopsis thaliana and affects mitochondrial biogenesis Current Position: Postdoctor in School of life science, Shandong University, China Education: PhD in Botany, School of life…

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Jordan Zager

Jordan Zager, first author of Gene Networks Underlying Cannabinoid and Terpenoid Accumulation in Cannabis Current Position: President, Co-Founder Dewey Scientific Education: B.Sc. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; B.Sc. Biology; PhD Molecular Plant Sciences Non-scientific Interests: Skiing,…

Review: Integration of sulfate assimilation with C and N metabolism in transition from C3 to C4 photosynthesis (J Exp Bot)

“Cysteine (HO2CCH(NH2)CH2SH) synthesis is the converging point of the three major pathways of primary metabolism: carbon, nitrate, and sulfate assimilation.” It’s hard enough to coordinate two pathways, let alone three; but these metabolic connections are revealed in that a deficiency in one nutrient…

Multi-level modulation of light signaling by GIGANTEA regulates both the output and pace of the circadian clock ($) (Devel Cell)

The daily cycle of light and dark controls many facets of plant growth and development, but these cycles depend on and are most efficient when integrated with the rhythms of the circadian clock. Nohales et al. have identified a key mechanism that directly links the regulation of light-responsive genes…