Plant Physiology

Valentin Couvreur, first author of Going with the flow: multiscale insights into the composite nature of water transport in roots Current Position: FRS-FNRS postdoctoral researcher, University of Louvain, Earth and Life Institute Education: PhD in Agronomical Sciences and Biological Engineering,…

Christing Scoffoni, first author of The causes of leaf hydraulic vulnerability and its influence on gas exchange in Arabidopsis thaliana Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Los Angeles Education: PhD (University of California, Los…

Li-jie Zhou, first author of The SUMO E3 ligase MdSIZ1 targets MdbHLH104 to regulate plasma membrane H+-ATPase activity and iron homeostasis Current Position: Lecturer, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, China. Education: Ph.D. in Agriculture (2018),…

Lucas Busta, first author of Identification of genes encoding enzymes catalyzing the early steps of carrot polyacetylene biosynthesis Current Position: NSF Plant Genome Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Nebraska Education: 2016 Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry University of British Columbia,…

Kazunari Nozue, first author of Network analysis reveals a role for salicylic acid pathway components in shade avoidance Current Position:  Staff Research Associate, University of California, Davis, California Education: Ph. D and M.S. in Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan; B.A.…

Eleanore T. Wurtzel, first author of Changing form and function through carotenoids and synthetic biology Current Position: Professor, Lehman College and The Graduate School, The City University of New York Education: B.S. in Biochemistry, Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (SUNY Stony Brook);…

Sakharam Pralhad Waghmare, first author of SNAREs SYNTAXIN OF PLANTS 121 (SYP121) and SYP122 mediate the secretion of distinct cargo subsets Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biophysics, University of Glasgow Education: PhD, Department of Chemical…

Cindy L. Sigler, first author of Parts-prospecting For a High-efficiency Thiamin Thiazole Biosynthesis Pathway Current Position: Graduate Research Fellow, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida Education: B.S. (2016) in Plant Science, University of Florida, Gainesville Florida Non-scientific…