Category: Plant Physiology

Tomer Chen, first author of Lipoxygenase functions in 1O2 production during root responses to osmotic stress Name: Tomer Chen Current Position: Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Weizmann Institute of Science Education: PhD in Plant Biotechnology, Weizmann Institute of Science. MSc in Phytopathology…

Yang Liu, first author of An undiscovered facet of hydraulic redistribution driven by evaporation—A study from a Populus tomentosa plantation  Name: Yang Liu Current Position: Master student, the College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, China Education: Bachelor of Forestry science…

Chao Zhang, first author of Ubiquitylome Analysis Reveals a Central Role for the Ubiquitin-Proteasome System in Plant Innate Immunity Current Position: Ph.D. student in the group of Drs. Libo Shan and Ping He, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, Texas, US Education:…

Harry Horner, author of Nectar biosynthesis is conserved among floral and extrafloral nectaries Current Position: Retired June 2018; University Professor Emeritus, Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology & Roy J. Carver High Resolution Microscopy Facility Education: N.I.H. Postodoctoral…

China Lunde, first author of A mixed-linkage (1,3;1,4)-β-D-glucan specific hydrolase mediates dark-triggered degradation of this plant cell wall polysaccharide Current Position: Staff Research Associate IV, UC Berkeley, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology in the laboratories of Drs. Sarah Hake,…

Jesús Montiel González, first author of Distinct signalling routes mediate intercellular and intracellular rhizobial infection in Lotus japonicus Current Position: Postdoc at Aarhus University, Denmark Education: PhD. Biochemical Sciences, Institute of Biotechnology (U.N.A.M., Mexico) Non-scientific…

Romário de Melo, first author of Magnesium maintains length of circadian period in Arabidopsis Current Position: Execution Manager - Global Medical Affairs Education: BSc. Biology (Genetics), MSc Plant Biotechnology (Virology), PhD Natural Sciences (Biology and Biotechnology) Non-scientific…

Editors: Kenneth D. Birnbaum, Julia Bailey-Serres, Marisa Otegui, and Sue Rhee  Deadline for Submission: May 1, 2021 Publication: December 2021 To submit an article, go to http://pphys.msubmit.net Many questions central to plant biology focus on the state of specialized cells and their…