Working towards your goals one step at a time: An interview with Plant Physiology monitoring editor Alistair McCormick
Editor ProfilesBy Jiawen Chen, PhD, Plant Physiology Assistant Features Editor
Alistair McCormick is a Professor in Plant Engineering Biology at the University of Edinburgh (UK). He obtained his PhD at the University of KwaZulu Natal (South Africa), where he worked on sink regulation of photosynthesis in sugarcane,…
Go your own way: An Interview with Plant Physiology Monitoring Editor Jurriaan Ton, PhD
Blog, Editor ProfilesBy Aida Maric, PhD, Plant Physiology Assistant Features Editor
Jurriaan Ton is Professor of Plant Environmental Signalling at the University of Sheffield in UK. He obtained his PhD at the Utrecht University in the Netherlands, where he studied plant-microbiome interaction in the lab of Prof. Corné…
Navigating Changes, Crossing Borders, and Solving Global Problems: An Interview with Plant Physiology Associate Editor Andrew Hanson, PhD
Blog, Editor Profiles, Plant PhysiologyAndrew D. Hanson is a professor at the Horticultural Science Department; University of Florida, in the USA. Andrew studied plant biology with a focus on medical biochemistry in the United Kingdom for his undergraduate degree. After completing his PhD, he secured his first industry job with a company,…
Journey with Plants and People: An Interview with Plant Physiology Monitoring Editor Rashmi Sasidharan, PhD
Blog, Editor Profiles, Plant PhysiologyBy Yadukrishnan Premachandran, PhD, Plant Physiology Assistant Features Editor
Rashmi Sasidharan is an Associate Professor at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. She obtained her PhD at the University of Calgary, Canada, for her research on the role of plant cell wall proteins in shade-induced…
Motivated by Passion: An Interview with Plant Physiology Monitoring Editor Prof. Tracy Lawson, PhD
Blog, Editor ProfilesBy Alexandra J. Burgess, PhD, Plant Physiology Assistant Features Editor
Tracy Lawson is a Professor of Plant Physiology in the Plant Productivity group and Director of Plant Phenotyping at the University of Essex (UK). She obtained her first degree in applied biology from Liverpool John Moores University…
About Life and Science: An Interview with Plant Physiology Monitoring Editor Prof. Christian Fankhauser, PhD
Blog, Editor ProfilesBy Jathish Ponnu, PhD, Plant Physiology Assistant Features Editor
Prof. Christian Fankhauser is an eminent photobiologist passionate about phototropism and shade avoidance in plants. He works at the Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, Switzerland and has served as a Monitoring…
An Interview with Pierdomenico Perata, PhD, Monitoring Editor of Plant Physiology
Blog, Editor ProfilesBy José Manuel Ugalde, PhD, Plant Physiology Assistant Features Editor, and Elisa Dell’Aglio, PhD
Prof. Pierdomenico Perata is an Italian plant physologist and professor at the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa. He completed his PhD in agricultural biology at the University of Pisa, Italy, and…
From Editor to Teacher: Views from Both Sides of the Scientific System. An Interview with Plant Physiology Monitoring Editor Prof. Ronald Pierik, PhD
Blog, Editor Profiles, Plant PhysiologyBy Guada Fernández-Milmanda, PhD, Plant Physiology Assistant Features Editor
Professor Ronald Pierik completed his PhD in the lab of Drs. Eric Visser and Hans de Kroon in Radboud University, The Netherlands, researching the role of ethylene in neighbor-induced shade avoidance. After completing his…
Led by Inspiration: An Interview with Plant Physiology Monitoring Editor Eirini Kaiserli, PhD
Blog, Editor Profiles, Plant PhysiologyBy Sarah Courbier, PhD, Plant Physiology Assistant Features Editor
A native of Kos, Greece, Eirini studied in the UK at the University of Glasgow, earning a degree in biotechnology and, later, a PhD investigating the function and localization of the first genetically encoded UV-B receptor, UVR8. Eirini…