Chaofan Chen, first author of "Multi-copper oxidases SKU5 and SKS1 coordinate cell wall formation using apoplastic redox-based reactions in roots" Education: Yangzhou university (B.S); Fujian agriculture and forestry university (Ph.D) Non-scientific Interests: Calligraphy，Badminton Brief…

Takatoshi Kiba, first author of "The trans-zeatin-type side-chain modification of cytokinins controls rice growth" Current Position:  Associate Professor (Nagoya University, Japan) Education: PhD in Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya university Non-scientific Interests:  Fishing Brief…

Shugang Hui, first author of "Rice microRNA156/529-SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE7/14/17 modules regulate defenses against bacteria" Current Position: Postdoc, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong…

Hongtao Zhang, first author of "XAP5 CIRCADIAN TIMEKEEPER regulates RNA splicing and the circadian clock by genetically separable pathways" Current Position: Ph.D. candidate in Plant Biology, University of California, Davis Education: 2014 - 2018, B.S. in Biological Science, Peking University Non-scientific…

Nicholas Karavolias, first author of "Paralog editing tunes rice stomatal density to maintain photosynthesis and improve drought tolerance" Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, UC Berkeley Education: Bachelor of Science from Cornell University in Agricultural Sciences with a minor in plant breeding. Non-scientific…

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

Huan Long, first author of "Structural and functional regulation of Chlamydomonas lysosome-related organelles in response to environmental changes"  Current Position: Associate professor, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China. Education: 2005/09--2011/06,…

      Pablo González-Suárez, first author of "FLOWERING LOCUS T mediates photo-thermal timing of inflorescence meristem arrest in Arabidopsis thaliana" Current Position: PhD Student at the University of Leeds, UK. Education: B.Sc. in Environmental Biology (Autonomous University…