Plant Physiology

Hirofumi Ishihara, first author of "Rising rates of starch degradation during daytime and trehalose 6-phosphate optimize carbon availability" Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, the University of Helsinki Education: PhD in Bioinformatics and Genome research, Bielefeld University, Germany Non-scientific…

Inyoung Kim, first author of "Fibrillin2 in chloroplast plastoglobules participates in photoprotection and jasmonate-induced senescence" Current Position: Ph.D. student in Prof. Hyun Uk Kim’s Laboratory at the University of Sejong, South Korea Education: MSc in Bioindustry and Bioresource Engineering…

Xianfeng Liu, first author of "The HD-Zip transcription factor SlHB15A regulates abscission by modulating jasmonoyl-isoleucine biosynthesis" Current Position: PhD Student in Shenyang Agricultural University. Education: 2014-2018, Shenyang Agricultural University, Horticulture, Undergraduate. 2018-2021,…

Dong Jiang, first author of “Arabidopsis HOPS subunit VPS41 carries out plant-specific roles in vacuolar transport and vegetative growth” Current position: PhD candidate Education: 2014-2016: Mater study in Bonn University, Germany 20019-Now: PhD study in Southern University of Science…

Anna Elisabeth Backhaus, first author of "High expression of the MADS-box gene VRT2 increases the number of rudimentary basal spikelets in wheat" Current Position: PhD student at the John Innes Centre, supervised by Cristobal Uauy, Richard Morris and Wilfried Haerty Education: Bachelor of Science,…

Xiang Ouyang,  first author of “Partially functional NARROW LEAF1 balances leaf photosynthesis and plant architecture for greater rice yield” Current Position: Assistant researcher, Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center, China Education: PhD in Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology,…

Gayani Weeraratne, first author of "APYRASE1/2 mediate red light–induced de-etiolation growth in Arabidopsis seedlings" Current Position: Senior research and development scientist, Natural products Education: PhD in plant biology, University of Texas at Austin Non-scientific Interests: Reading,…

By Sarah Courbier, PhD, Plant Physiology Assistant Features Editor A native of Kos, Greece, Eirini studied in the UK at the University of Glasgow, earning a degree in biotechnology and, later, a PhD investigating the function and localization of the first genetically encoded UV-B receptor, UVR8. Eirini…