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Xiang Ouyang: Plant Physiology First Author

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: Plant Physiology First Author

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,…

Led by Inspiration: An Interview with Plant Physiology Monitoring Editor Eirini Kaiserli, PhD

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…

Plant Physiology Webinar: Celebrating the April 2022 Focus Issue on Gene Editing and its Applications

Gene Editing and its Applications Recorded Thursday, April 28, 2022 About This Webinar Recent advancements in gene editing provide unprecedented tools for plant biology research and offer unlimited potential for improving existing crops and de novo domesticating new crops. The Plant Physiology…

Plant Physiology is recruiting Assistant Features Editors for 2023

By Yunde Zhao (Plant Physiology EIC) and Mary Williams (Plant Physiology Features Editor) The mission of the Assistant Features Editor  program is to help disseminate exciting discoveries published in Plant Physiology and to advance young scientists’ careers. This past January, Plant Physiology…

Sören Strauss: Plant Physiology First Author

Sören Strauss co-first author of "The annotation and analysis of complex 3D plant organs using 3DCoordX" Current Position: Research Scientist (Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany) Education: Diploma in Computer Science (University of Technology Ilmenau, Germany);…

Athul Vijayan: Plant Physiology First Author

Athul Vijayan, co-first author of  "The annotation and analysis of complex 3D plant organs using 3DCoordX" Current Position: Postdoc in the group of Prof. Miltos Tsiantis, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany. Education: BS-MS in biological science from Indian Institute…

Ronald Myers, Jr.: Plant Physiology First Author

Ronald Myers, Jr., first author of "Extracellular ATP plays an important role in systemic wound response activation" Current Position: Graduate Research Assistant/Ph.D. Student in the Division of Plant Science and Technology, Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri Education: BSc in Biochemistry…

Guillermo Baena: Plant Physiology First Author

Guillermo Baena, first author of "SNARE SYP132 mediates divergent trafficking of H+-ATPase AHA1 and antimicrobial PR1 during bacterial pathogenesis" Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Plant Science Group, Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of Glasgow. Education:…