
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Feng Wang
Feng Wang, first author of SlHY5 Integrates Temperature, Light and Hormone Signaling to Balance Plant Growth and Cold Tolerance
Current Position: Associate Professor, College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China; Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture, Ministry…

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Mingda Luan
Mingda Luan, first author of Vacuolar phosphate transporters contribute to systemic Pi homeostasis vital for reproductive development in Arabidopsis
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at Northwest University
Education: PhD, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Non-scientific…

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: John I. Hendry
John I. Hendry, first author of Genome-scale fluxome of Synechococcus elongatus UTEX 2973 using transient 13C-labeling data
Current Position: Post-doctoral Research Scholar, Pennsylvania State University
Education: BS Industrial Biotechnology, Anna University, Tamil Nadu, India; PhD Chemical Engineering,…

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Ryohei Thomas Nakano
Ryohei Thomas Nakano, first author of A Golgi-released subpopulation of the trans-Golgi network mediates protein secretion in Arabidopsis
Current Position: Principal Investigator at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
Education: M.Sc (2009) and D.Sc (2012) in Biological…

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Elio Fantini
Elio Fantini, first author of Pivotal roles of cryptochromes 1a and 2 in tomato development and physiology
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at ENEA Trisaia, Italy
Education: Master’s Degree in Agriculture sciences and technologies, University of Pisa, Italy. PhD in Molecular, industrial…

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Yang-Er Chen
Yang-Er Chen, first author of The Low Molecular Mass Photosystem II Protein PsbTn is Important for Light Acclimation
Current Position: Associate Professor, College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University
Education: Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and M.Sc. in Ornamental Plants…

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Amanda A. Cardosa
Amanda A. Cardoso, first author of Hydraulics regulates stomatal responses to changes in leaf water status in Athyrium filix-femina
Current Position: Post-Doctoral Research Assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Education: PhD in Plant Physiology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa,…

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We recognize the hard work that goes into scientific discovery, and the significant challenges faced by those at the beginning of their research career: low pay, long hours, and job insecurity. And yet, without graduate students and postdocs, science would grind to a virtual halt.
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Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Elisabeth Grund
Elisabeth Grund, first author of Plant NLRs with integrated domains: Unity makes strength
Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at the LIPM, INRA Occitanie-Toulouse, France
Education: PhD in Phytopathology (specialization: Fungal genetics) from Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, France; MSc in…