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Recognizing Plant Physiology authors: Ignacio Lescano

Ignacio Lescano, first author of Arabidopsis thaliana Ureide Permease 5 (AtUPS5) connects cell compartments involved in Ureide metabolism Current Position: Postdoc in the Plant biology laboratory, CIQUIBIC-CONICET (Argentina) Education: Degree in Biology and Ph.D. in Biology (National University…

Recognizing Plant Physiology authors: Maryam Foroozani

Maryam Foroozani, first author of Low-phosphate chromatin dynamics predict a cell wall remodeling network in rice shoots Current Position: Ph.D. student in the lab of Dr. Aaron Smith at Louisiana State University Education: M.Sc. in Plant Cell & Developmental Biology, Shiraz University, Shiraz,…

Simulation modeling platform provides a powerful tool for identifying optimal traits and management practices for wheat production

Author: Robert P Skelton1 skelrob@berkeley.edu Affiliation: Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA  Global demand for food security places an emphasis on a need to improve crop yield. The complexity of plant development and its interaction…

No Stakes for High Strength Corn

Kim L Johnson La Trobe Institute for Agriculture & Food, Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia In September 2019 hurricane Dorian swept across to the southeast coast of the USA and strong winds and downpours led to major crop…

Recognizing Plant Physiology authors: Boris Mayer

Boris Mayer, first author of Treatment analogous to seasonal change demonstrates the integration of cold responses in Brachypodium distachyon Current Position: PhD candidate, Department of Plant Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Education: MSc (Plant Science), McGill University Non-scientific…

Plant Tomosyn is a negative regulator of SNARE-mediated secretion in pollen

Emily R Larson, emily.larson@bristol.ac.uk Vesicle transport is one of those molecular processes that is easy to take for granted. From cell expansion and polarised growth to protein regulation and signalling, vesicle trafficking plays its unsung part. We tend to believe that we know a lot about this…

Recognizing Plant Physiology authors: Ansul Lokdarshi

Ansul Lokdarshi, first author of ErbB-3 BINDING PROTEIN 1 Regulates Translation and Counteracts RETINOBLASTOMA RELATED to Maintain the Root Meristem Current Position: Post-Doctoral Research Associate, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Education: Ph.D. Department of Biochemistry & Cellular…

Recognizing Plant Physiology authors: Baoda Han

Baoda Han, first author of CATION-CHLORIDE CO-TRANSPORTER 1 (CCC1) mediates plant resistance against Pseudomonas syringae Current Position: Research Assistant Education: M.S., Cell Biology, Northeast Forestry University, China, 2008-2011 Non-scientific Interests: swimming, singing, cooking, travel…

The Functions of Retinoblastoma-Related Proteins in Rice

RETINOBLASTOMA was originally identified as a tumor suppressor gene in animals. A basic and core function of its protein is to control cell proliferation via regulating cell cycle entry. RB protein is also involved in regulating cell differentiation and organ specification. In plants, RBR (RB-Related)…