Kirtikumar R. Kondhare, co-first author of PcG proteins MSI1 and BMI1 function upstream of miR156 to regulate aerial tuber formation in potato Current position: DST - Inspire Faculty fellow, Biochemical Sciences Division, CSIR - National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, Maharashtra, India Non-scientific…

Amit Kumar, co-first author of PcG proteins MSI1 and BMI1 function upstream of miR156 to regulate aerial tuber formation in potato Current position: Ph.D. graduate student, Molecular Plant Biology Lab, Biology Division, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)- Pune, Maharashtra, India Non-scientific…

Xi Zhang, first author of Phosphorylation-mediated dynamics of nitrate transceptor NRT1.1 regulate auxin flux and nitrate signaling in lateral root growth Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at College of Biological Sciences & Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China Education:…

Lingzhen Ye, co-first author of A Trypsin Family Protein Gene Controls Tillering and Leaf Shape in Barley Current Position: Assistant Professor, Institute of Crop Science, Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, China) Education: PhD in crop science, Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, China); Bachelor in Biotechnology,…

Jaya Joshi, first author of Rethinking  PDH Bypass and GABA Shunt as Thiamin-Deficiency Workarounds Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow Education: PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology, MSc in Plant Biochemistry and BSc in Agricultural Sciences Non-scientific Interests: painting, reading and tennis Brief…

Shouyang Liu, first author of Estimation of plant and canopy architectural traits using the D3P Digital Plant Phenotyping Platform Current Position: Post-doc, French National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA) Education: Ph.D. in plant phenomics at INRA-CAPTE Non-scientific Interests:…

Yu Song, first author of The rice actin-binding protein RMD regulates light-dependent shoot gravitropism Current Position: PhD candidate, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Education: 2013/09-to now, PhD candidate, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 2010/09-2013/06,…

Shubhpriya Gupta, first author of Role of smoke stimulatory and inhibitory biomolecules in phytochrome-regulated seed germination of Lactuca sativa Current Position: Post-Doctoral Researcher in the group of Prof. Johannes Van Staden, Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development, School of Life…