
Recognizing Plant Direct first author Liza Esther Alexander
Plant Direct: Author Profiles
Dr. Liza Esther Alexander, first author of High spatial resolution imaging of the dynamics of cuticular lipid deposition during Arabidopsis flower development
Current Position: Associate Scientist I, Kemin Industries Inc, Des Moines, Iowa
Education: Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular, and…

Recognizing Plant Direct author Joanna Friesner
Plant Direct, Plant Direct: Author Profiles, Research
Joanna Friesner, first author of Broadening the impact of plant science through innovative, integrative and inclusive outreach
Current Position: Executive Director, North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee (NAASC)
Education: PhD in Genetics, University of California, Davis
Non-scientific…

Recognizing Plant Direct author Antoni Sanchez-Ortiz
Plant Direct: Author Profiles
Antoni Sanchez-Ortiz first author of Water stress assessment on grapevines by using classification and regression trees
Current Position: Professor and Winemaker
Education: Degree in Chemistry, Degree in Enology, MS in Human Nutrition and Metabolism
Non-scientific Interests: Bonsai and Forest…

Recognizing Plant Direct author Matthew Wilson
Plant Direct: Author Profiles
Matthew Wilson, first author of Ploidy influences wheat mesophyll cell geometry, packing and leaf function
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield
Education: BSc (Biology) from the University of Durham, UK; MSc (Crop Improvement)…

Recognizing Plant Direct author Cui Wu
Plant Direct: Author Profiles
Cui Wu, first author of Gender Discrimination of Populus tomentosa Barks by HPLC Fingerprint Combined with Multivariate Statistics
Current Position: Doctor candidate, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Education: B.S. (2015), Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; M Med (2018),…

Recognizing Plant Direct author Hannah Schneider
Plant Direct: Author Profiles
Hannah Schneider, first author of Nodal root diameter and node number in maize (Zea mays L.) interact to influence plant growth under nitrogen stress
Current Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Penn State University
Education: Ph.D. from Penn State University
Non-scientific Interests: Hiking,…

Recognizing Plant Direct author Shivani Bhatia
Plant Direct: Author Profiles
Shivani Bhatia, first author of A cellular expression map of epidermal and subepidermal cell layer‐enriched transcription factor genes integrated with the regulatory network in Arabidopsis shoot apical meristem
Current Position: Looking for a suitable position
Education: Ph.D. in Plant Molecular…

Recognizing Plant Direct authors: Shrikaar Kambhampati
Plant Direct, Plant Direct: Author Profiles
Shrikaar Kambhampati co-first author of The soybean (Glycine max L.) cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase multigene family; Identification of natural variations for altered cytokinin content and seed yield
Current Position: Research Scientist in Dr. Doug Allen’s lab, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center,…

Recognizing Plant Direct authors: Nguyen Ngoc Hai
Plant Direct, Plant Direct: Author Profiles
Nguyen Ngoc Hai co-first author of The soybean (Glycine max L.) cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase multigene family; Identification of natural variations for altered cytokinin content and seed yield
Current Position: MSc candidate, Environmental and Life Sciences, Trent University
Education: BSc Biotechnology,…
