Alexis Brun: Plant Direct First Author
Alexis Brun, first author of "MCO1 and MCO3, two putative ascorbate oxidases with ferroxidase activity, new candidates for the regulation of apoplastic iron excess in Arabidopsis"
Current Position : Searching for a Post-doctoral position
Education : PhD in Plant functional and molecular biology…
Lester Botoman: Plant Direct First Author
Lester Botoman, first author of "Agronomic biofortification increases grain zinc concentration of maize grown under contrasting soil types in Malawi"
Current Position: PhD student, Crop and Soil Sciences Department, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR)
Education: MSc.…
Alexandra E. DeShaw: Plant Direct First Author
Alexandra E. DeShaw, first author of "The plastomes of Hyalomonas oviformis and Hyalogonium fusiforme evolved dissimilar architectures after the loss of photosynthesis"
Current Position: Research Assistant, Mood Disorders Research Group, Nova Scotia Health Authority
Education: MSc. in Evolutionary…
Shakirah Nakasagga: Plant Direct Author
Shakirah Nakasagga, first author of "Genetic variation in hydrogen cyanide potential of perennial sorghum evaluated by colorimetry"
Current Position:
Instructor, Southeast Missouri State University
Education:
Ph.D. in Plant Breeding from Texas A & M University
Non-scientific Interests:
Cooking,…
Bhuvan Pathak: Plant Direct First Author
Bhuvan Pathak, co-first author of "Phenotypic and transcriptomic analysis reveals early stress responses in transgenic rice expressing Arabidopsis DREB1a"
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Biological and Life Sciences Division, School of Arts and Sciences, Ahmedabad University, Gujarat, India
Education:…
Yasmin Vasques Berchembrock: Plant Direct Author
Yasmin Vasques Berchembrock, co-first author of "Phenotypic and transcriptomic analysis reveals early stress responses in transgenic rice expressing Arabidopsis DREB1a"
Current Position: PhD in Genetic and Plant Breeding
Education: PhD in Genetic and Plant Breeding and MSc in Genetic and Plant…
Drew Harner: Plant Direct First Author
Drew Harner, first author of "Prolonged phloem feeding by the spotted lanternfly, an invasive planthopper, alters resource allocation and inhibits gas exchange in grapevines"
Current Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Penn State University, Pennsylvania, USA
Education: Ph.D. at Penn State University,…
Kevin Cox: Plant Direct First Author
Kevin Cox, first author of "Automated imaging of duckweed growth and development"
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO
Education: B.S. from University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, College…
Shengming Yang: Plant Direct First Author
Shengming Yang, first author of "A SQUAMOSA promoter binding protein-like transcription factor controls crop ideotype for high productivity in barley"
Current Position: Research Geneticist in USDA-ARS
Education: B.S. from Shandong Agricultural University, China; M.S. from Shandong Agricultural…