Juan Zhao, co-first author of RMS2 encoding a GDSL lipase mediates lipid hemostasis in anthers to determine rice male fertility Current Position:  Ph.D candidate, State Key Lab of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute (CNRRI), Hangzhou, China Education: Master of biochemistry and…

María José Sánchez-Barrena, first author of Recognition and activation of the plant AKT1 potassium channel by the kinase CIPK23 Current Position: Associate Scientist, Department of Crystallography and Structural Biology, Institute “Rocasolano”, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain Education:…

Victoria Gastaldi, first author of Class I TCP transcription factors  activate  the  SAUR63 gene subfamily in gibberellin-dependent stamen  filament  elongation Current Position: PhD student at Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral (CONICET-UNL), Santa Fe, Argentina Education: Bachelor's…

Xinyu Fu, first author of Failure to Maintain Acetate Homeostasis by Acetate-Activating Enzymes Impacts Plant Development Current Position: Post-doctoral Research Associate, Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University Education: Ph.D. in Plant Biology (Minor: Statistics) from Iowa State…

Meng Wang, first author of TaANR1-TaBG1 and TaWabi5-TaNRT2s/NARs link ABA metabolism and nitrate acquisition in wheat roots Current Position: Assistant Professor, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences Education: Bachelor degree (2006-2010): Shandong University, China; Doctor degree…

Ross Hendron, first author of Subdivision of light signalling networks contributes to partitioning of C4 photosynthesis Current Position: Post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Plant Sciences, Oxford University Education: Dphil in Interdisciplinary Bioscience, Oxford University Non-scientific…

Hitaishi Khandal, first author of MicroRNA397b-LACCASE2 module regulates root lignification under water- and phosphate deficiency Current Position: Post-Doctoral fellow, Faculty of Biology, Israel Institute of Technology-Technion, Haifa, Israel Education: Ph.D. from National Institute of Plant Genome…

Birte Schwarz, first author of Putative cis-regulatory elements predict iron deficiency responses in Arabidopsis roots Current Position: Ph.D. candidate in the lab of Prof. Dr. Petra Bauer at Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany. Starting February 2020, postdoctoral researcher in the group…