Plant Physiology

Yin Wang, co-first author of A Trypsin Family Protein Gene Controls Tillering and Leaf Shape in Barley Current Position: Assistant researcher at Institute of Rural Development, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China Education: PhD in Biophysics, Zhejiang University Non-scientific Interests:…

Mehran Dastmalchi, first author of Purine permease-type benzylisoquinoline alkaloid transporters in opium poppy Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Vincenzo De Luca’s lab at Brock University (St. Catharines Canada) Education: HBSc in Biology at the University of Toronto (Canada) and PhD…

Lin Shi, first author of ECERIFERUM11 / C-TERMINAL DOMAIN PHOSPHATASE LIKE 2 affects secretory trafficking Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital Education: PhD in Plant Molecular Genetics Non-scientific Interests: family, traveling, sports, movies Brief…

Charilaos Yiotis, first author of A novel hypothesis for the role of photosynthetic physiology in shaping macroevolutionary patterns Current Position: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the group of Prof. Jennifer C. McEwain, Department of Botany, Trinity College Dublin Education: Ph.D. in Plant Physiology…

Signaling within and between cells is fast and dynamic. Such signals can involve the transport of charged ions that change membrane polarity or intercellular gradients, protein de/phosphorylation, protein interactions, and phytohormones, among others. The change in protein distribution in response to…

Organ boundaries are junctions that separate initiating lateral organs from the meristem or other plant parts. Cells at the boundary often exhibit slow growth rates and morphology distinct from that of the surrounding cells, and their development are controlled by complex gene networks. Lateral organ…

Plants rely on light for photosynthesis. As a consequence, plant growth is strongly shaped by light availability, to optimize photon absorbance in the green tissues. Seedlings that germinated underground grow quickly to escape from the darkness, while plants that are threatened to be overgrown by neighbors…

Charlotte Volpe, co-first author of Loss of ALBINO3b insertase results in a truncated light-harvesting antenna in diatoms Current Position: PhD candidate at the Department of Biotechnology and Food Science - Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) – Trondheim, Norway Education: PhD…