Plant Physiology: Author Profiles

Kimmo Kivivirta, first author of Transcriptome analysis of gynoecium morphogenesis uncovers the chronology of gene regulatory network activity Current Position: Ph.D. candidate in the research group of Prof. Dr. Annette Becker, Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Plants, Faculty of Biology and Chemistry,…

Maki Hayashi, first author of The quest for the central players governing pollen tube growth and guidance Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen Education: Ph.D. from Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan Non-scientific Interests:…

Flora Hetherington, first author of Lateral root inhibition in response to K+-deprivation in Arabidopsis is mediated by gibberellin signalling Current Position: Senior Manager, Global Food Security Programme, UKRI Education: BSc in Botany, University of Bristol; PhD, Durham University Non-scientific…

Marcus Griffiths, first author of A multiple ion-uptake phenotyping platform reveals shared mechanisms affecting nutrient uptake by roots Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow in the Root Phenomics lab headed by Dr. Larry York, Noble Research Institute, USA Education: PhD in Plant & Crop Sciences…

Konstantinos Koudounas, co-first author of Alternative splicing creates a pseudo-strictosidine β-D-glucosidase modulating alkaloid synthesis in Catharanthus roseus Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, EA2106 - Biomolecules and Plant Biotechnology, University of Tours, France Education: PhD…

Inês Carqueijeiro, co-first author of Alternative splicing creates a pseudo-strictosidine β-D-glucosidase modulating alkaloid synthesis in Catharanthus roseus Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Tours Education: PhD in Plant Biochemistry at the University of Porto (2013),…

Yupei Wang, first author of Molecular basis for high ligand sensitivity and selectivity of strigolactone receptors in Striga Current Position: Ph.D. candidate in School of Life Sciences at Tsinghua University Education: B.S. in College of Life Science, Wuhan University Non-scientific Interests:…

Jakub Tesitel, first author of The bright side of parasitic plants: What are they good for? Current Position: Associate Professor in Botany, Masaryk University, Czech Republic Education: Masters degree in plant systematics and Ph.D. in botany (plant ecology) , University of South Bohemia, Czech…