Yang et al. find complex interactions between primary metabolism and plant immunity. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab283 By Jian Hua, Leiyun Yang, Zhixue Wang, Plant Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA Background: Plant NLR…

Anjil Kumar Srivastava, co-first author of "The conjugation of SUMO to the transcription factor MYC2 functions in blue light-mediated seedling development in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Division of Plant Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK  Education: PhD;…

Moumita Srivastava, co-first author of "The conjugation of SUMO to the transcription factor MYC2 functions in blue light-mediated seedling development in Arabidopsis" Current Position:   Protein Scientist, Iksuda Therapeutics, Newcastle, UK Education:  PhD; Biotechnology, National Institute…

Wu et al. uncover a mechanism underlying chalkiness, an important grain quality trait in rice. Background: With improved living standards, the demand for better grain quality has become a challenge in rice production areas. Rice chalkiness, i.e., endosperm containing opaque regions, seriously reduces…

Zhuoyang Li, first author of "Natural variation in the bZIP68 promoter modulates cold tolerance during maize domestication” Current Position: Research Assistant at China Agricultural University Education: Ph.D. degree from China Agricultural University Non-scientific Interests: playing football,…

Zhigang Wang, co-first author of "Three OsMYB36 members redundantly regulate Casparian strip formation at the root endodermis" Current Position: Ph.D. Candidate in College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China Education: 2018-present, Ph.D. Candidate in Biology Major,…

Baolei Zhang, co-first author of "Three OsMYB36 members redundantly regulate Casparian Strip formation at the root endodermis" Current Position: PhD student, Guangxi University, China Education: B.E. Shandong University of Science and Technology, China Non-scientific Interests: Table tennis,…

Magdalena Szechyńska-Hebda, co-first author of “Aboveground Plant-to-Plant Electrical Signaling Mediates Network Acquired Acclimation” Current Position: Deputy Director for Science at the Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute - National Research Institute, Poland Education: Habilitation…