The Plant Cell

Lijuan Jiang, co-first author of “Methylation of a MITE insertion in the MdRFNR1-1 promoter is positively associated with its allelic expression in apple in response to drought stress” Current Position: Post-doctoral in Yangzhou University Education: PhD’s degree in Northwest A&F University Non-scientific…

Chundong Niu, co-first author of “Methylation of a MITE insertion in the MdRFNR1-1 promoter is positively associated with its allelic expression in apple in response to drought stress” Current Position: Post-doctoral in College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China Education:…

Yajun Leng, first author of "Arabidopsis ERdj3B coordinates with ERECTA-family receptor kinases to regulate ovule development and the heat stress response" Current Position: Postdoc, Tsinghua University Education: Ph.D. from China Agricultural University B.S. from Shandong Agricultural University; Non-scientific…

Jing Hui, first author of “The Mycorrhiza-Specific Ammonium Transporter ZmAMT3;1 Mediates Mycorrhiza-dependent Nitrogen Uptake in Maize Roots" Current Position: China Agricultural University, Research Assistant Education: Ph.D. degree from China Agricultural University; Bachelor degree from Northwest…

By Dariusz Jan Smoliński, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland Rudzka and colleagues characterize the retention of Sm pre-mRNAs that retain introns in Cajal bodies over the course of microsporocyte development in European larch (Larix decidua) Background: Reports in both animals and plants have…

Junfei Ma, first author of "A nuclear import pathway exploited by pathogenic noncoding RNAs" Current Position: Ph.D. candidate at Mississippi State University, MS, US. Education: Expected to graduate in the Fall of 2022 at Mississippi State University. Non-scientific Interests: Travelling,…

Emma Tung Corcoran, first author of "Systematic histone H4 replacement in Arabidopsis thaliana reveals a role for H4R17 in regulating flowering time" Current Position: Seeking industry positions Education: Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from Yale University, Sc.B. in…

Zizhen Liang, first author of "Electron tomography of prolamellar bodies and their transformation into grana thylakoids in cryofixed Arabidopsis cotyledons" Current Position: Post-doctoral Research Associate, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Education: Ph.D. in Botany, College of Life Sciences,…