Letter to the editor: Creating supportive environments in academia for Black scientists to thrive
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsThis letter by Kevin Cox, Kiona Elliott, and Taylor Harris is the 4th in our series on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM disciplines. Read the editorial call for letters here: Sowing the seeds of equity and diversity in academia and STEM disciplines.
Cox KL Jr, Elliott KR, Harris TM (2021) Creating…
Letter to the editor: Challenges facing LGBTQ+ early-career scientists and how to engage in changing the status quo
Blog, LGBTQ+ Plant Scientist Network, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsThis letter by Sterling Field and Alex Rajewski is the 3rd in our series on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM disciplines. Read the editorial call for letters here: Sowing the seeds of equity and diversity in academia and STEM disciplines.
Field S, Rajewski A (2021). Challenges facing LGBTQ+…
Letter to the editor: Ready, primed, go: Ending the racism pandemic in science
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsThis letter by Sona Pandey is the 2nd in our series on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM disciplines. Read the editorial call for letters here: Sowing the seeds of equity and diversity in academia and STEM disciplines.
Pandy, S. (2020). Ready, primed, go: Ending the racism pandemic in science.…
Letter to the editor: Planting equity: Using what we know to cultivate growth as a plant biology community
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsThis letter by Beronda Montgomery is the 1st in our series on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM disciplines. Read the editorial call for letters here: Sowing the seeds of equity and diversity in academia and STEM disciplines.
Montgomery, BL (2020). Planting equity: Using what we know to cultivate…
A Rosy Scenario for Flower Opening
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellCheng et al. explore how ethylene promotes the asymmetric growth of petal bases to promote flower opening in rose. The Plant Cell (2021) https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab031
By Chengchen Xia, Junping Gao, and Nan Ma
Background: Flowers are unique structures in angiosperms that are used for…
Recognizing The Plant Cell author Noemí Ruiz-Lopez
The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesNoemí Ruiz-Lopez, co-first author of Synaptotagmins at the endoplasmic reticulum–plasma membrane contact sites maintain diacylglycerol homeostasis during abiotic stress
Current Position: Associate Professor at the University of Málaga.
Education: PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology, B.S. in Biology…
Recognizing The Plant Cell author Jessica Pérez Sancho
The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesJessica Pérez Sancho, co-first author of Synaptotagmins at the endoplasmic reticulum–plasma membrane contact sites maintain diacylglycerol homeostasis during abiotic stress
Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher in the Laboratory of Membrane Biogenesis (UMR 5200-CSIC-U.Bordeaux), France.
Education: …
Genomes losing balance – what is the consequence?
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellShi et al. (2021). Plant Cell. Gene expression in diploid aneuploids and polyploids. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab030
By Xiaowen Shi and James A. Birchler
Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211
Background: A change in the number of chromosomes…
Genomic imbalance: an extra chromosome arm can induce severe phenotypic and gene expression changes
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYang et al. use haploid induction, genomic and transcriptomic sequencing to explore gene expression changes across the genome when the chromosome arm was varied in haploid maize.
By Hua Yang, James Birchler, University of Missouri-Columbia
Background: The phenotypic consequences of the addition…