Plant Physiology: Author Profiles

Jian Wang, first author of “Diterpene synthases from Leonurus japonicus elucidate epoxy-bridge formation of spiro-labdane diterpenoids” Current Position: State Key Laboratory of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, China Education:…

Ying Li, first author of “Transcriptome and miRNAome reveal components regulating tissue differentiation of bamboo shoots” Current Position: Research assistant at the Institute of Gene Science and Industrialization for Bamboo and Rattan Resources, International Center for Bamboo and Rattan (ICBR),…

Yuan Guan, first author of "The nitrate transporter OsNPF7.9 mediates nitrate allocation and the divergent nitrate use efficiency between indica and japonica rice" Current Position: Professor at Crop Breeding and Cultivation Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences (SAAS), China Education:…

Jason Gardiner, first author of "CRISPR-CAS mediated transcriptional control and epi-mutagenesis" Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Steven E. Jacobsen’s Laboratory at the University of California Los Angeles Education: Ph.D. specializing in Plant Biology, University of Alberta, Canada;…

Katherine M. Murphy, first author of "Shielding the oil reserves: the scutellum as a source of chemical defenses" Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Education: Ph.D. in Plant Biology from UC Davis, B.S. in Chemistry from Stanford University Non-scientific…

Misato Kawai, first author of "Regulation of ammonium acquisition and use in Oryza longistaminata ramets under nitrogen source heterogeneity" Current Position: Admatechs Co. Ltd. R&D division Education: Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University Non-scientific Interests:  A…

Laxman Adhikari, first author of “Genetic Characterization and Curation of Diploid A-Genome Wheat Species”  Current Position: Post-doc Fellow at Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). Education: M.S in Plant and…

Yang Ou, first author of "Essential roles of SERKs in the ROOT MERISTEM GROWTH FACTOR-mediated signaling pathway" Current Position: Associate Professor, College of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, China Education: Ph.D, College of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, China; B.S., College of Life…