The Plant Cell: Author Profiles

Behind the manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Twitter and Facebook— now, read more about why they chose to pursue plant sciences and click on the links to read their articles.   Adrien…

Behind the manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Twitter and Facebook— now, read more about why they chose to pursue plant sciences and click on the links to read their articles.   Peizhe…

Behind the manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Twitter and Facebook— now, read more about why they chose to pursue plant sciences and click on the links to read their articles.   Yutao…

Behind the manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Twitter and Facebook— now, read more about why they chose to pursue plant sciences and click on the links to read their articles.   Yutao…

Behind the manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Twitter and Facebook— now, read more about why they chose to pursue plant sciences and click on the links to read their articles.   Xinyong…

Behind the manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Twitter and Facebook— now, read more about why they chose to pursue plant sciences and click on the links to read their articles.   Jie…

Behind the manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Twitter and Facebook— now, read more about why they chose to pursue plant sciences and click on the links to read their articles.   Leping…

Behind the manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Twitter and Facebook— now, read more about why they chose to pursue plant sciences and click on the links to read their articles.   Kaiwei…

Behind those manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Twitter and Facebook— now, read more about why they chose to pursue plant sciences and click on the links to read their articles. Xiang…

Behind those manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Twitter and Facebook— now, read more about why they chose to pursue plant sciences and click on the links to read their articles. Yi…

In the month of July, we published many groundbreaking manuscripts. Behind those manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Twitter and Facebook— now, read more about why they chose to pursue…

In the month of June, we published many groundbreaking manuscripts. Behind those manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Twitter and Facebook— now, read more about why they chose to pursue…

In the month of May, we published many groundbreaking manuscripts. Behind those manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Facebook and Twitter — now, read more about why they chose to pursue…

Huijie Liu, co-first author of "N4-acetylation of cytidine in (m)RNA plays essential roles in plants"  Current position: Ph.D. candidate, Nanjing Agricultural University Education: Master, Hangzhou Normal University Non-scientific Interests: traveling and watching movies Brief bio: In 2022,…

Run Han, co-first author of  “SALT OVERLY SENSITIVE2 stabilizes phytochrome-interacting factors PIF4 and PIF5 to promote Arabidopsis shade avoidance” and “Phytochromes enhance SOS2-mediated PIF1 and PIF3 phosphorylation and degradation to promote Arabidopsis salt tolerance”  Current Position:…

Liang Ma, co-first author of “Phytochromes enhance SOS2-mediated PIF1 and PIF3 phosphorylation and degradation to promote Arabidopsis salt tolerance” and “SALT OVERLY SENSITIVE2 stabilizes phytochrome-interacting factors PIF4 and PIF5 to promote Arabidopsis shade avoidance” Current Position:…

Catherine Stuart, co-first author of "RNA degradome analysis reveals DNE1 endoribonuclease is required for the turnover of diverse mRNA substrates in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Research Assistant at the University of Texas Health Science Center (full-time) and Baylor College of Medicine (part-time),…

Vinay Nagarajan, co-first author of "RNA degradome analysis reveals DNE1 endoribonuclease is required for the turnover of diverse mRNA substrates in Arabidopsis" Current Position:  Scientist, Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Education:  Ph.D., Horticulture,…

Xiaochang Yin, co-first author of "Binding by the Polycomb complex component BMI1 and H2A monoubiquitination shape local and long-range interactions in the Arabidopsis genome" Current Position: Postdoc, School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University, China Education: Ph.D., Hainan University,…

Francisco J. Romero-Campero, co-first author of "Binding by the Polycomb complex component BMI1 and H2A monoubiquitination shape local and long-range interactions in the Arabidopsis genome" Current Position: Principal Investigator in the Institute for Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis (University…

Minqi Yang, co-first author of "Binding by the Polycomb complex component BMI1 and H2A monoubiquitination shape local and long-range interactions in the Arabidopsis genome" Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University Education: Bachelor of ­­­­Science,…

Ana Lopez Vazquez, first author of "Protein S-acylation controls the subcellular localization and biological activity of PHYTOCHROME KINASE SUBSTRATE" Current Position: TBD Education: Ph.D. in Life Sciences, University of Lausanne (UNIL), Switzerland. Master’s degree in Molecular Genetics…

Ely Oliveira-Garcia, first author of "Clathrin-mediated endocytosis facilitates the internalization of Magnaporthe oryzae effectors into rice cells" Current Position:  Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Pathology & Crop Physiology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton…

Weichao Huang, first author of "Chlamydomonas mutants lacking chloroplast TRIOSE PHOSPHATE TRANSPORTER3 are metabolically compromised and light-sensitive" Current Position: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen, China Education: PhD…

Ju-Chen Chia, first author of "Loss of OPT3 function decreases phloem copper levels and impairs crosstalk between copper and iron homeostasis and shoot-to-root signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana" Current Position: Research Associate at Plant Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell…

Xiangui Zhou, co-first author of "Phosphorylation and ubiquitination of OsWRKY31 are integral to OsMKK10-2-mediated defense responses in rice" Current Position: visiting scholar, Shenzhen university, China Education: 2006-2010 BS in Huazhong agricultural university, Wuhan, China; 2010-2017…

Shuai Wang, co-first author of "Phosphorylation and ubiquitination of OsWRKY31 are integral to OsMKK10-2-mediated defense responses in rice" Current Position: Ph.D. at College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University，China Education: M.A. at College of plant Science and Technology,…

Kang Li, co-first author of "Structural basis and evolution of the photosystem I–light-harvesting supercomplex of cryptophyte algae" Current Position: staff, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology，China Education:  Ph.D., Shandong University, China Non-scientific…

Peng Wang, co-first author of "Structural basis and evolution of the photosystem I–light-harvesting supercomplex of cryptophyte algae" Current position：Associate professor, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, China Education：Ph.D (2017), School of Life Sciences, Shandong…

Longsheng Zhao, co-first author of "Structural basis and evolution of the photosystem I–light-harvesting supercomplex of cryptophyte algae"  Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow in State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, and Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao…

Dan Yuan, co-first author of "INDETERMINATE1 autonomously regulates phosphate homeostasis upstream of the miR399-ZmPHO2 signaling module in maize" Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University Education: Ph.D. in Huazhong Agricultural University Non-scientific…

Xufeng Wang, co-first author of "INDETERMINATE1 autonomously regulates phosphate homeostasis upstream of the miR399-ZmPHO2 signaling module in maize" Current Position: Assistant Project Scientist, Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside Education: Ph.D., China Agricultural…

Huixue Dong, first author of "GSK3 phosphorylates and regulates the Green Revolution protein Rht-B1b to reduce plant height in wheat" Current Position: Lecturer, Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, China Education: Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China Non-scientific…

Xiaojing Dong, first author of "14-3-3 proteins facilitate the activation of MAP kinase cascades by upstream immunity-related kinases" Current Position: Research Assistant, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology Education: Ph.D., China Agricultural University, China Non-scientific Interests:…

Shuyan Song, first author of "The functional evolution of architecturally different plant geranyl diphosphate synthases from geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase"  Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow in State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology & ZJU‐Hangzhou…

Junbei Ni, first author of "The ethylene-responsive transcription factor PpERF9 represses PpRAP2.4 and PpMYB114 via histone deacetylation to inhibit anthocyanin biosynthesis in pear" Current Position: Associate Professor, College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, Zhejiang University Education:…

Yongming Chen, co-first author of “The translational landscape of bread wheat during grain development” Current Position: Postdoc in China Agricultural University Education: PhD in China Agricultural University Interests: Music, Movie Brief bio: I received my PhD from China Agricultural…

Yiwen Guo, co-first author of “The translational landscape of bread wheat during grain development” Current Position: Ph.D. candidate in China Agricultural University Education: Bachelor, Northeast Forestry University Interests: Travel, Photography, Reading Brief bio: During the undergraduate…

Noriyuki Konishi, first author of "Polar localization of a rice silicon transporter requires isoleucine at both C- and N-termini as well as positively charged residues" Current Position: Assistant professor, Okayama University, Japan Education: B.S. (2008-2012) and Ph.D. (2012-2017) in Graduate…

Fabin Yang, co-first author of "Inhibition of SIZ1-mediated SUMOylation of HOOKLESS1 promotes light-induced apical hook opening in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, Sichuan University Education: Master’s degree, Qufu Normal University Non-scientific Interests: Playing basketball…

Jiawei Xiong, co-first author of "Inhibition of SIZ1-mediated SUMOylation of HOOKLESS1 promotes light-induced apical hook opening in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, Sichuan University Education: Bachelor’s degree, Sichuan Agricultural University Non-scientific Interests: Reading…

Zhiqiang Liu, co-first author of "Antagonistic regulation of target genes by the SISTER OF TM3–JOINTLESS2 complex in tomato inflorescence branching" Current Position: Ph.D. at Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, China Education: Bachelor at Huazhong…

Xiaotian Wang, co-first author of "Antagonistic regulation of target genes by the SISTER OF TM3–JOINTLESS2 complex in tomato inflorescence branching" Current Position: Assistant Professor, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China Education: Ph.D. in the Institute…

Jingwei Bai, co-first author of "Antagonistic regulation of target genes by the SISTER OF TM3–JOINTLESS2 complex in tomato inflorescence branching" Current Position: Master, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China Education: Bachelor at Henan Agricultural…

Volodymyr Radchuk, first author of "SWEET11b transports both sugar and cytokinin in developing barley grains" Current Position: Research Associate at the Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Germany Education: Dr. sc., Institute of Cell Biology and Genetic Engineering,…

Kunrong He, first author of "PHOSPHATE STARVATION RESPONSE1 (PHR1) interacts with JASMONATE ZIM-DOMAIN (JAZ) and MYC2 to modulate phosphate deficiency-induced jasmonate signaling in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Ph.D. in Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences (XTBG,…

Xianpeng Yang, co-first author of "An ancestral role for 3-KETOACYL-COA SYNTHASE3 as a negative regulator of plant cuticular wax synthesis" Current Position: Lecturer at Shandong Normal University Education: Ph.D., Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Non-scientific Interests:…

Lilan Hong, co-first author of "Enhancer activation via TCP and HD-ZIP and repression by Dof transcription factors mediate giant cell-specific expression" Current Position: Principal investigator in Zhejiang University, China Education: Ph.D., Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese…

Haodong Huang, co-first author of "An ancestral role for 3-KETOACYL-COA SYNTHASE3 as a negative regulator of plant cuticular wax synthesis" Current Position: Ph.D. student, Hubei University Education: Master, Hubei University Non-scientific Interests: Cooking, Reading, Running Brief bio:…

Byron Rusnak, co-first author of "Enhancer activation via TCP and HD-ZIP and repression by Dof transcription factors mediate giant cell-specific expression" Current Position: PhD Candidate Education: BS Plant Science from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Currently in the Plant Biology…

Xia Yan, first author of "The transcriptional landscape of plant infection by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae reveals distinct families of temporally co-regulated and structurally conserved effectors" Current Position: Postdoctoral Scientist, The Sainsbury Laboratory, UK Education: Zhejiang…

Daewon Kim, first author of "The Raf-like MAPKKK INTEGRIN-LINKED KINASE 5 regulates purinergic receptor-mediated innate immunity in Arabidopsis" Current position: Research Scientist in Dr. Gary Stacey’ Lab, Division of Plant Science and Technology, University of Missouri-Columbia Education: Ph.D.…

Mickaël DURAND, first author of "The Arabidopsis transcription factor NLP2 regulates early nitrate responses and integrates nitrate assimilation with energy and carbon skeleton supply" Curent Position: Associate professor, Plant Biomolecules and Biotechnology lab, Université de Tours, France Education:…

Wei Wei, first author of "Proteasomal degradation of MaMYB60 mediated by the E3 ligase MaBAH1 causes high temperature-induced repression of chlorophyll catabolism and green ripening in banana" Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University Education:…

Yuhan Hao, first author of "Green means go: Green light promotes hypocotyl elongation via brassinosteroid signaling" Current Position: Assistant Professor in CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences (CEMPS) Education: 2012-2016 Ph.D in Fudan University; 2009-2012 MS in Shenyang Agricultural…

Van Cam Nguyen, first author of "Distinctly localized lipid phosphate phosphatases mediate endoplasmic reticulum glycerolipid metabolism in Arabidopsis" Current Position:  Postdoctoral Researcher, Plant Lipid Research Team, Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS), RIKEN Yokohama, Japan Education: Ph.D.,…

Eva Dvořák Tomaštíková, first author of "SMC5/6 complex-mediated SUMOylation stimulates DNA-protein crosslink repair in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Centre of Plant Structural and Functional Genomics, Institute of Experimental Botany, Olomouc, Czech Republic Education:…

Nam V. Hoang, first author of "The Gynandropsis gynandra genome provides insights into whole-genome duplications and the evolution of C4 photosynthesis in Cleomaceae" Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at Wageningen University, The Netherlands Education: PhD in Plant Genomics at The University…

Linhan Sun, first author of "Analyses of Cullin1 homologs reveal functional redundancy in S-RNase-based self-incompatibility and evolutionary relationships in eudicots" Name: Linhan Sun Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher, The Pennsylvania State University, USA Education: B.S. in…

Shreenivas Kumar Singh, first author of "The nuclear effector ArPEC25 from the necrotrophic fungus Ascochyta rabiei targets the chickpea transcription factor CaβLIM1a and negatively modulates lignin biosynthesis, increasing host susceptibility" Current Position: Postdoctoral research fellow in the…

Hong Liao, co-first author of “Delphinieae flowers originated from the rewiring of interactions between duplicated and diversified floral organ identity and symmetry genes” Current Position: Associate Professor, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, China Education:…

Shuixian Li, co-first author of “Delphinieae flowers originated from the rewiring of interactions between duplicated and diversified floral organ identity and symmetry genes” Current position：Ph.D. candidate, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Education：Bachelor…

Huiqi Zhao, co-first author of “Delphinieae flowers originated from the rewiring of interactions between duplicated and diversified floral organ identity and symmetry genes” Current Position: Assistant Professor, Sanya Institute, Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China Education:…

Jiangping Mao, first author of “Cytokinin-responsive MdTCP17 interacts with MdWOX11 to repress adventitious root primordium formation in apple rootstocks” Current Position: Associate Professor Education: Ph.D. in Northwest Agriculture Forestry University Non-scientific Interests: Reading Brief…

Hidemasa Suzuki, first author of "Auxin signaling is essential for organogenesis but not for cell survival in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha" Current Position Assistant professor at Tohoku University, Japan Education Ph.D. in Life Sciences, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University Non-scientific…

Pengtao Yue, first author of "Jasmonate Activates a CsMPK6-CsMYC2 Module that Regulates the Expression of β-citraurin Biosynthetic Genes and Fruit Coloration in Orange (Citrus sinensis)" Current Position: Post-doc, Huazhong Agricultural University Education: Ph.D., Shenyang Agricultural University Non-scientific…

Shan Gao, co-first author of “APC/CCDC20 targets SCFFBL17 to activate replication stress responses in Arabidopsis” Current Position: PhD candidate at Huazhong Agricultural University Education: B.Sc. at Yantai University, China Non-scientific Interests: Reading, Badminton Brief bio: I…

Ting Pan, co-first author of “APC/CCDC20 targets SCFFBL17 to activate replication stress responses in Arapidopsis” Current Position: Postdoc, Huazhong Agricultural University Education: Ph.D., Sichuan University, China Non-scientific Interests: Reading, Exercise Brief bio: I joined Prof.…

Tianxia Yang, co-first author of “Tomato MED25 Regulates Fruit Ripening by Interacting with EIN3-like Transcription Factors” Current Position: Postdoc. Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Education: Huazhong Agricultural University. Doctor of Science in…

Lei Deng, co-first author of “Tomato MED25 Regulates Fruit Ripening by Interacting with EIN3-like Transcription Factors” Current Position: Associate Professor, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Education: Ph.D. in Chongqing…

Taiyu Chen, first author of "Producing fast and active Rubisco in tobacco to enhance photosynthesis" Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at Huazhong Agricultural University/The University of Liverpool (UK) Education:  Ph.D., Huazhong Agricultural University, China Non-scientific Interests:…

Gabriel DESLANDES-HÉROLD, first author of "The PRK/Rubisco shunt strongly influences Arabidopsis seed metabolism and oil accumulation, affecting more than carbon recycling" Current Position: Lab Manager at Institute of Plant Science, University of Bern, Switzerland Education: Dr. sc. ETH Zurich Non-scientific…

Leonard Blaschek, first author of "Different combinations of laccase paralogs nonredundantly control the amount and composition of lignin in specific cell types and cell wall layers in Arabidopsis" Current Position: EMBO postdoctoral fellow at Copenhagen University Education: BSc Biology, Greifswald…

Katelyn H McKown, first author of "Expanded roles and divergent regulation of FAMA in Brachypodium and Arabidopsis stomatal development" Current Position: Lecturer in the Civic, Liberal, and Global Education program at Stanford University Education: B.S. with honors in Biology (Stanford University),…

Zhenpeng Luo, first author of "The small peptide CEP1 and the NIN-like protein NLP1 regulate NRT2.1 to mediate root nodule formation across nitrate concentrations" Current Position: Ph. D. candidate Education: Ph.D. in Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences (CEMPS), University…

Wenjia Xu, co-first author of Endosperm cellularization failure induces a dehydration stress response leading to embryo arrest Current position: Postdoc in Dr. Enrico Magnani lab, INRAE Centre de Versailles-Grignon, France Education: MSc from Northeast Forestry University, China; Ph.D from Université…

Hikaru Sato, co-first author of Endosperm cellularization failure induces a dehydration stress response leading to embryo arrest Current Position: Project Assistant Professor in Prof. Sachihiro Matsunaga’s lab, Dept. Integrated Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan Education: MSc Agriculture…

Yuhong Li, first author of "Arabidopsis EXECUTER1 interacts with WRKY transcription factors to mediate plastid-to-nucleus singlet oxygen signaling" Current Position: Post-doc Education: Ph.D. in Developmental Biology Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Non-scientific Interests:…

Xiaoguang Chen, first author of "A plastid nucleoside kinase is involved in inosine salvage and control of purine nucleotide biosynthesis"  Current Position: No at present (position hunting) Education:  Ph.D. at Leibniz Universität Hannover Non-scientific Interests: Sports, Cooking Brief…

Haibo Dai, first author of “Cucumber STACHYOSE SYNTHASE is regulated by its cis-antisense RNA asCsSTS to balance source-sink carbon partitioning” Current Position: Ph.D. candidate at Yangzhou University, China Education: B.Sc. at Changshu Institute of Technology, China Non-scientific Interests:…

Sachiko Toma-Fukai, first author of "Structural insight into the activation of an Arabidopsis organellar C-to-U RNA editing enzyme by active site complementation" Current Position: Associate professor of NARA Institute of Science and Technology, Japan Education: PhD (Science) at Osaka University,…

Tian li Li, co-first author of "BPL3 binds the long noncoding RNA nalncFL7 to suppress FORKED-LIKE7 and modulate HAI1-mediated MPK3/6 dephosphorylation in plant immunity" Current Position: Ph.D. candidate at College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China. Education:…

Gan Ai, co-first author of "BPL3 binds the long noncoding RNA nalncFL7 to suppress FORKED-LIKE7 and modulate HAI1-mediated MPK3/6 dephosphorylation in plant immunity"  Current Position: Postdoctor Education: Ph.D. in Nanjing Agricultural University (NJAU) Non-scientific Interests: Reading,…

Jia He, first author of "Establishing Physalis as a Solanaceae model system enables genetic reevaluation of the inflated calyx syndrome" Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Education: Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Pennsylvania;…

Bennet Reiter, first author of "CGL160-mediated recruitment of the coupling factor CF1 is required for efficient thylakoid ATP synthase assembly, photosynthesis, and chloroplast development in Arabidopsis" Current Position:  Medical Writer, Advanced Medical Services Education: Dr. rer. nat. in…

Ella Katz, first author of "Genetic variation underlying differential ammonium and nitrate responses in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Prof. Dan Kliebenstein at University of California, Davis. Education: PhD in the lab of Prof. Daniel Chamovitz (Tel Aviv University,…

Sijia Qi, co-first author of “The OPEN STOMATA1-SPIRAL1 module regulates microtubule stability during abscisic acid-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis” Current Position: Ph.D. candidate in China Agricultural University Education: Bachelor, Agricultural University of Hebei Non-scientific…

Pan Wang, co-first author of “The OPEN STOMATA1-SPIRAL1 module regulates microtubule stability during abscisic acid-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis” Current Position: Ph.D. candidate in China Agricultural University Education: Master and bachelor, Capital Normal University Non-scientific…

Qiong Nan, first author of "Polarly localized WPR proteins interact with PAN receptors and the actin cytoskeleton during maize stomatal development" Current position： Post-doc, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA Education: Ph.D., Lanzhou University, China Non-scientific Interests: Cycling…

Yongping Zhao, first author of “The Evening Complex Promotes Flowering and Adaptation of Maize to the Temperate Regions" Current position: Research scientist at Syngenta Biotechnology China (SBC). Education: PhD in Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, supervised…

Haiqi Fu, first author of “SALT OVERLY SENSITIVE 1 is inhibited by clade D Protein phosphatase 2C D6 and D7 in Arabidopsis thaliana” Current Position: Research Assistant Education: Ph. D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. College of Biological Sciences, China Agriculture University Non-scientific…

Delphine Ménard, first author of “Plant biomechanics and resilience to environmental changes are controlled by specific lignin chemistries in each vascular cell type and morphotype” Current Position:  Head of the Plant in vitro cell cultures platform and Laboratory safety coordinator at the…

Minsoo Yoon, the first author of "A conserved glutamate residue in RPM1-INTERACTING PROTEIN4 is ADP-ribosylated by the Pseudomonas effector AvrRpm2 to activate RPM1-mediated plant resistance"   Current Position: Scientist, The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Auckland,…

Samantha Klasfeld, first author of "Greenscreen: A simple method to remove artifactual signals and enrich for true peaks in genomic datasets including ChIP-seq data" Current Position:   Postdoctoral Fellow Rare Disease Research Unit (RDRU), Pfizer Education: University of Pennsylvania, Perelman…

Abbas El Sahili , co-first author of "Structural basis for proenzyme maturation, substrate recognition, and ligation by a hyperactive peptide asparaginyl ligase" Current Position: Senior Research Fellow Education: Ph.D. at University Paris-Sud XI (Paris Saclay) Non-scientific Interests: Reading,…

Side Hu, co-first author of "Structural basis for proenzyme maturation, substrate recognition, and ligation by a hyperactive peptide asparaginyl ligase" Current Position: Ph.D. graduate Education: Ph.D. at Nanyang Technological University Non-scientific Interests: Reading, Computer games, Chinese…

Jakub Dolata, first author of "Chromatin-associated microprocessor assembly is regulated by the U1 snRNP auxiliary protein PRP40" Current Position: Assistant Professor,  Department of Gene Expression, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland Education:…

Agata Stepien, first author of "Chromatin-associated microprocessor assembly is regulated by the U1 snRNP auxiliary protein PRP40" Current Position: Postdoc, AMU, Poland Education: PhD, AMU, Poland; Msc, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland Non-scientific Interests: reading, singing and…

Ashish Kumar, co-first author of "Plant-specific HDT family histone deacetylases are nucleoplasmins" Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate at Yale University, CT, USA. Education: Ph.D. in Biotechnology from Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India Non-scientific Interests:…

Ruchir Chandrakant Bobde, co-first author of "Plant-specific HDT family histone deacetylases are nucleoplasmins" Current Position: Ph.D. student at the Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India Education: M.Sc. in Biotechnology from Hislop College, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, India Non-scientific…

Yang Yang, co-first author of “Multiple cyclic nucleotide-gated channels function as ABA-activated Ca2+ channels required for ABA-induced stomata closure in Arabidopsis” Current Position: Ph.D. candidate at CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Science (CEMPS) and University of Chinese…

Yan-Qiu Tan, co-first author of “ Multiple cyclic nucleotide-gated channels function as ABA-activated Ca2+ channels required for ABA-induced stomata closure in Arabidopsis.” Current Position: Research assistant Education:  Ph.D. in Botany from CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant…

Chia-Nan Tao, first author of "A single amino acid transporter controls the uptake of priming-inducing beta-amino acids and the associated trade-off between induced resistance and plant growth" Current Position: PhD student at School of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield Education: Master…

Bo Yang, first author of "The sugar transporter ZmSUGCAR1 of the Nitrate Transporter 1/Peptide Transporter family is critical for maize grain filling" Current Position: Scientist, The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited (Plant & Food Research) Education: PhD in plant biology,…

Antoine Nicolas, first author of "De novo stem cell establishment in meristems requires repression of organ boundary cell fate" Current Position: Looking for a postdoc position in Germany close to Berlin  Education: PhD in Plant Biology at University Paris-Saclay ; MSc and BSc at University Paris-Saclay  Non-scientific…

Xiaojie Tian, co-first author of “WRKY53 negatively regulates rice cold tolerance at the booting stage by fine-tuning anther gibberellin levels” Current Position: Associate Research Fellow, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin, China Education:…

Jiaqi Tang, co-first author of “WRKY53 negatively regulates rice cold tolerance at the booting stage by fine-tuning anther gibberellin levels” Current Position: Research associate, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin, China Education: Ph.D.,…

Yang Zhou, first author of "Rice EIL1 interacts with OsIAAs to regulate auxin biosynthesis mediated by the tryptophan aminotransferase MHZ10/OsTAR2 during root ethylene responses" Current Position: Postdoc, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Education:…

Lina Cheng, first author of "A SlCLV3-SlWUS module regulates auxin and ethylene homeostasis in low light–induced tomato flower abscission" Current Position: PhD student, Shenyang Agricultural University Education: 2011-2015, Shanxi Agricultural University, Horticulture, Undergraduate. 2015-now,…

Qiuling Wang, co-first author of “Type one protein phosphatase regulates fixed-carbon starvation-induced autophagy in Arabidopsis” Current Position: Post-doctoral Research Fellow, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lan Zhou, China Education: Ph.D by cooperation of Institute of Genetics…

Qianqian Qin, co-first author of “Type one protein phosphatase regulates fixed-carbon starvation-induced autophagy in Arabidopsis.” Current Position:Lecturer, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lan Zhou, China Education: Ph.D., Lanzhou University, China Non-scientific Interests:…

Won C. Yim, co-first author of "The final piece of the Triangle of U: Evolution of the tetraploid Brassica carinata genome" Current Position: Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA. Education: Ph. D in Dept. Plant Biotechnology at the Dongguk…

Mia Lynn Swain, co-first author of "The final piece of the Triangle of U: Evolution of the tetraploid Brassica carinata genome" Current Position: Ph.D. student in Dr. Won Yim’s plant genomics lab in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA. Education: B.S. in Biochemistry…

Xiaoxiao Li, co-first author of “Ectopic expression of BOTRYTIS SUSCEPTIBLE1 reveals its function as a positive regulator of wound-induced cell death and plant susceptibility to Botrytis” Current Position: Ph.D. candidate at Zhejiang University Education: M.S., Zhejiang A&F University Non-scientific…

Jiawei Xiong, first author of  “The deubiquitinating enzymes UBP12 and UBP13 positively regulate recovery after carbon starvation by modulating BES1 stability in Arabidopsis thaliana” Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, Sichuan University Education: Bachelor’s degree, Sichuan Agricultural…

Li Yu, first author of "Eudicot primary cell wall glucomannan is related in synthesis, structure and function to xyloglucan" Current position: Research Associate at University of Cambridge with Prof. Paul Dupree. Education: PhD in Biochemistry Department from the Northeast Normal University, China…

Luyan Zhou, co-first author of “Phytochrome Interacting Factor Regulates Stomatal Aperture by Coordinating Red Light and Abscisic Acid” Current Position: Master degree candidate at Yangzhou University, China Education: B.Sc. at Yangzhou University, China Non-scientific Interests: Reading,…

Qian Li, co-first author of “Phytochrome Interacting Factor Regulates Stomatal Aperture by Coordinating Red Light and Abscisic Acid” Current Position: Master degree candidate at Yangzhou University, China Education: B.Sc. at Yangzhou University, China Non-scientific Interests: Reading and…

Weiwei Fang, first author of “TANDEM ZINC-FINGER/PLUS3 Regulates Phytochrome B Abundance and Signaling to Fine-tune Hypocotyl Growth” Name: Weiwei Fang Current position: Post-doctoral researcher at University of Milan (starting in September 2022). Education: PhD in Plant Cell and Molecular…

Yang Li, first author of "The RNA helicase UAP56 and the E3 ubiquitin ligase COP1 coordinately regulate alternative splicing to repress photomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Ph.D. (job hunting), Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Education: Ph.D. from Institute of Botany,…

Guanghui An, first author of “Loss-of-function of SAWTOOTH 1 affects leaf dorsiventrality genes to promote leafy heads in lettuce” Education: B.S. (2016) at Huazhong Agriculture University; Ph.D. (2022) at Huazhong Agriculture University. Non-scientific Interests: Travelling, Cooking, Music Brief…

Fuguo Cao, 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: Ph.D. student, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China Education: Bachelor's degree in…

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…

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,…

Anna Schulten, first author of "Energy status-promoted growth and development of Arabidopsis require copper deficiency response transcriptional regulator SPL7" Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher with Prof. Caroline Dean at the John Innes Centre, UK Education: PhD in the lab of Prof. Ute…

Lifan Sun, first author of "TOUCH 3 and CALMODULIN 1/4/6 cooperate with calcium-dependent protein kinases to trigger calcium-dependent activation of CAM-BINDING PROTEIN 60-LIKE G and regulate fungal resistance in plants" Current Position: Research Assistant, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy…

Yue Niu, co-first author of “The phospholipid flippase ALA3 regulates pollen tube growth and guidance in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Associate professor in School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University. Education: Ph.D. in School of Life Sciences with Prof. Guochang Zheng (Academician of CAS)…

Yang Yang, the first author of “The phospholipid flippase ALA3 regulates pollen tube growth and guidance in Arabidopsis” Current Position: Postdoctor in the School of Ecology, Lanzhou University Education: Ph.D. in School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University Non-scientific Interests: music,…

Mei Niu, first author of “Rice DWARF AND LOW-TILLERING and the homeodomain protein OSH15 interact to regulate internode elongation via orchestrating brassinosteroid signaling and metabolism” Current Position: Research Assistant in Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China Education: PhD…

Xingbo Cai, co-first author of "ERECTA regulates seed size independent of its intracellular domain via MAPK-DA1-UBP15 signaling" Current Position:  Ph.D. student, The University of Texas at Austin Education: M.S., Hebei Normal University, China B.S., Hebei Normal University, China Non-scientific…

Xuedan Wu, co-first author of "ERECTA regulates seed size independently of its intracellular domain via MAPK-DA1-UBP15 signaling" Education: Ph.D., Hebei Normal University China; B.S., HuiHua College of Hebei Normal University, China Non-scientific Interests: Travel, Reading and photography Brief…

Jieming Jiang, first author of "A diRNA–protein scaffold module mediates SMC5/6 recruitment in plant DNA repair" Current Position: Associate Research Fellow Education: South China Normal University, Doctor Non-scientific Interests: Keep pets, Travel Brief bio: I joined the research team…

Shuxian Huang, first author of “The plant ESCRT component FREE1 regulates peroxisome-mediated turnover of lipid droplets in germinating Arabidopsis seedlings” Current Position:  Research Associate, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Education: Ph.D. in The Chinese…

Liang Zhang, first author of "The tetratricopeptide repeat protein OsTPR075 promotes heading by regulating florigen transport in rice" Current Position: Post-doctoral Research Fellow, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China Education: Ph.D., Wuhan Botanical…

Chan Liu, first author of “AP1/2β-Mediated Exocytosis of Tapetum-Specific Transporters Is Required for Pollen Development in Arabidopsis thaliana.” Current Position: Ph.D. candidate (job hunting), Lanzhou University, China Education: Master degree from Zhejiang Normal University, China Non-scientific…

Ming Chen, first author of “Rapid Growth of Moso Bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis): Cellular Roadmaps, Transcriptome Dynamics, and Environmental Factors” Current Position: PhD student, Nanjing Forestry University Education: BSc Jiangsu Normal University Non-scientific Interests: Tennis, Travelling…

Lei Li, first author and co-correspondence author of “Defects in autophagy lead to selective in vivo changes in turnover of cytosolic and organelle proteins in Arabidopsis” Current Position: Professor, Frontiers Science Center for Cell Responses, Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, College…

Cunman He, first author of "The retrograde signalling regulator ANAC017 recruits the MKK9-MPK3/6, ethylene, and auxin signalling pathways to balance mitochondrial dysfunction with growth"  Current position: Research officer, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia Education: MS, School of…

Junting Pan, co-first author of “A plastid-encoded protein Orf2971 is required for protein translocation and chloroplast quality control” Current Position: Ph.D candidate, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Education: Master (2018) from Nanjing Agricultural University Non-scientific…

Jiale Xing, co-first author of “A plastid-encoded protein Orf2971 is required for protein translocation and chloroplast quality control” Current Position: Postdoc, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Education: Ph.D. (2018) from Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Non-scientific…

Amey Redkar, first author of  "Conserved Secreted Effectors Contribute to Endophytic Growth and Multi-Host Plant Compatibility in a Vascular Wilt Fungus"  Current Position:   Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellow, Department of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganeshkhind, Pune, India Education:  Ph.D.…

XinMeng Gui, first author of “Phytophthora effector hijacks the host pre-mRNA splicing machinery to modulate small RNA and plant immunity” Current Position: Ph.D. candidate at Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China. Education: Ph.D. in College of life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University. Non-scientific…

Kyle Palos, first author of "Identification and functional annotation of long intergenic non-coding RNAs in Brassicaceae" Current Position: Postdoctoral scientist at the Boyce Thompson Institute with Dr. Andrew Nelson. Education: PhD in Plant Science from the University of Arizona with Dr. Mark…

Tianzhen Liu, first author of "Dwarf and High Tillering1 represses rice tillering through mediating the splicing of D14 pre-mRNA" Current Position：Ph.D. candidate, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China Education: B.S. at Shandong Agricultural University,…

Meina Guo, first author of "Alternative splicing of REGULATOR OF LEAF INCLINATION 1 modulates phosphate starvation signaling and plant growth" Current Position: Postdoctoral/associate researcher in the lab of Prof. Keke Yi, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy…

Xinhang Zheng, first author of "Ustilaginoidea virens secretes a family of phosphatases that stabilize the negative immune regulator OsMPK6 and suppress plant immunity" Current Position: Ph.D. candidate at China Agricultural University Education: Bachelor’s degree in China Agricultural University Non-scientific…

Vasiliki Michalopoulou, first author of "The host exocyst complex is targeted by a conserved bacterial type-III effector that promotes virulence" Current position: Post-doc, IMBB-FORTH Education: PhD in Microbiology Plant Biotechnology at University of Crete, MSc in Molecular Biology and Plant…

Naresh Loudya, first author of "Mutations in the chloroplast inner envelope protein TIC100 impair and repair chloroplast protein import and impact retrograde signalling" Current Position:  Post-doctoral Research Associate, Royal Holloway University of London. I am fortunate to be about to join as…

Yu Chen, co-first author of “MOR1/MAP215 acts synergistically with katanin to control cell division and anisotropic cell elongation in Arabidopsis” Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China Education: Bachelor Degree from Hainan…

Xiayan Liu, co-first author of “MOR1/MAP215 acts synergistically with katanin to control cell division and anisotropic cell elongation in Arabidopsis” Current Position: Professor, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China Education: B.S. from Fudan University in…

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…

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…

Young-Joon Park, first author of "SMAX1 potentiates phytochrome B-mediated hypocotyl thermomorphogenesis" Current Position: Post-doctoral researcher, Molecular Signaling Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, South Korea Education: Ph.D., Molecular Signaling Laboratory,…

Ruihua Huang, first author of "BLISTER promotes seed maturation and fatty acid biosynthesis by interacting with WRINKLED1 to regulate chromatin dynamics in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Postdoctor in South China Normal University Education:  PhD’s degrees in South China Normal University Non-scientific…

Harley Gordon, first author of "CRISPR/Cas9 Disruption of UGT71L1 in Poplar Connects Salicinoid and Salicylic Acid Metabolism and Alters Growth and Morphology" Current Position: PhD Candidate, University of Victoria Education: MSc University of Guelph, BSc University of Victoria Non-scientific…

Jian Hu, first author of “AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR 7 integrates gibberellin and auxin signaling via interactions between DELLA and AUX/IAA proteins to regulate cambial activity in poplar” Current Position: PhD candidate at the School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China. Education:…

Gesa Hoffmann, first author of "Arabidopsis RNA processing body components LSM1 and DCP5 aid in the evasion of translational repression during Cauliflower mosaic virus infection" Current Position: PhD candidate at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala, Sweden Education: Bachelor…

Fengli Zhao, co-first author of "Progressive chromatin silencing of ABA biosynthesis genes permits seed germination in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Postdoc fellow, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology Education: B.S. in Agronomy, Henan Agricultural University,…

Deyue Yang, co-first author of “Progressive chromatin silencing of ABA biosynthesis gene permits seed germination in Arabidopsis” Current Position: Senior Research Fellow, Southern University of Science and Technology, China Education: B.S. in Biology, Nanjing University, China; PhD in Plant…

Dingyue Wang, co-first author of “Chromatin remodeling complexes regulate genome architecture in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, Peking University, China Education: B.S., Capital Normal University, China Non-scientific Interests: Basketball, bodybuilding, travel Brief…

Tingting Yang, co-first author of “Chromatin remodeling complexes regulate genome architecture in Arabidopsis” Current Position: Postdoc, Peking University, China Education: B.S., Qingdao Agriculture University, China M.S., Northwest A&F University, China Ph.D, Max Planck Institute…

Alan Wanke, co-first author of "Fungi hijack a ubiquitous plant apoplastic endoglucanase to release a ROS scavenging β-glucan decasaccharide to subvert immune responses" Current Position: Research Assistant in the group of Dr Sebastian Schornack (Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge,…

Balakumaran Chandrasekar, co-first author of "Fungi hijack a ubiquitous plant apoplastic endoglucanase to release a ROS scavenging β-glucan decasaccharide to subvert immune responses" Current Position:   Assistant Professor (Plant Biotechnology), Department of Biological Sciences, Birla Institute…

Diego López Márquez, co-first author of "PAMP-triggered genetic reprogramming involves widespread alternative transcription initiation and an immediate transcription factor wave" Current Position: Postdoc at Peter Brodersen`s lab (University of Copenhagen). Education: PhD in Advanced Biotechnology…

Axel Thieffry, co-first author of "PAMP-triggered genetic reprogramming involves widespread alternative transcription initiation and an immediate transcription factor wave" Current Position: Bioinformatics Project Manager, Intomics A/S, Lyngby, Denmark Education: BSc Biotechnics & Medical…

Ping Wang, first author of “Integrated Omics Reveal Novel Functions and Underlying Mechanisms of FERONIA Receptor Kinase in Arabidopsis thaliana” Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate in the lab of Prof. Yanhai Yin, Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University Education:…

Liqun Ma, first author of "SlRBP1 promotes translational efficiency via SleIF4A2 to maintain chloroplast function in tomato" Current Position: Postdoc, China Agricultural University Education: Ph.D. (2021) from China Agricultural University Non-scientific Interests: Reading, Travelling, I started…

Hannah Elisa Krawczyk, first author of "SEED LIPID DROPLET PROTEIN1, SEED LIPID DROPLET PROTEIN2 and LIPID DROPLET PLASMA MEMBRANE ADAPTOR mediate lipid droplet-plasma membrane tethering" Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Human Genetics of the University Medical Center…

Yang Yang, first author of "A mitochondrial RNA processing protein mediates plant immunity to a broad spectrum of pathogens by modulating the mitochondrial oxidative burst" Current Position: PhD student, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China. Supervisor: Prof. Weixing…

Mahmoud M. Zakaria, co-first author of "Insights into polyamine metabolism: homospermidine is double-oxidized in two discrete steps by a single copper-containing amine oxidase in pyrrolizidine alkaloid biosynthesis" Current Position: Ph.D. candidate in the laboratory of Chemical Ecology and Molecular…

Thomas Stegemann, co-first author of "Insights into polyamine metabolism: homospermidine is double-oxidized in two discrete steps by a single copper-containing amine oxidase in pyrrolizidine alkaloid biosynthesis" Current Position: Senior Application Scientist GC, GC-MS at ThermoFisher Scientific,…

Shuai Wang, first author of "Phosphorylation of MdERF17 by MdMPK4 Promotes Apple Fruit Peel Degreening during Light/Dark Transitions" Current Position: Ph.D. candidate at China Agricultural University Education: M.S. at Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Non-scientific Interests: reading,…

Guo-Qian Yang, first author of "Activation and negative feedback regulation of SlHY5 transcription by the SlBBX20/21–SlHY5 transcription factor module in UV-B signaling" Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai, China). Education:…

Sanbon Chaka Gosa, co-first author of "Out of the blue: Phototropins of the leaf vascular bundle sheath mediate the regulation of leaf hydraulic conductance by blue light" Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Prof. Andrew Leakey’s research group at the Institute for Genomic Biology,…

Yael Grunwald, co-first author of "Out of the blue: Phototropins of the leaf vascular bundle sheath mediate the regulation of leaf hydraulic conductance by blue light" Current Position: TBD Education: PhD in Plant Physiology and MSc in Environmental Biology, both at the Faculty of Agriculture of…

Seung Hee Jo, first author of "The Arabidopsis cyclophilin CYP18-1 facilitates PRP18 dephpshorylation and the splicing of introns retained under heat stress" Education: BSc in School of Biological Science and Technology in Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea Non-scientific Interests: Tasty…

Magda Rudzka, co-first author of "Functional nuclear retention of pre-mRNA involving Cajal bodies during meiotic prophase in European larch (Larix decidua)" Current position: Laboratory assistant at the Central Laboratory of the Main Inspectorate of Plant Health and Seed Inspection Education: PhD.…

Patrycja Wróblewska-Ankiewicz, co-first author of “Functional nuclear retention of pre-mRNA involving Cajal bodies during meiotic prophase in European larch (Larix decidua)” Current Position: Ph.D. student at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Nicolaus Copernicus University…

Karolina Majewska, co-first author of "Functional nuclear retention of pre-mRNA involving Cajal bodies during meiotic prophase in European larch (Larix decidua)" Current Position: Ph.D. student in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń Education: M.Sc.…

Jing Peng, first author of “COP1 positively regulates ABA signaling during Arabidopsis seedling growth in darkness by mediating ABA-induced ABI5 accumulation” Current Position: Postdoc, China Agricultural University Education: B.S. (2016) from Shanxi Agricultural University; Ph.D. (2022) from…

Takashi Akagi, co-first author of "Genome-wide cis-decoding for expression design in tomato using cistrome data and explainable deep learning" Current Position: Research Professor, Grad Sch Environ Life Sci, Okayama University, Japan Education: B.S., M.S. and PhD in agricultural biology, Kyoto…

Eriko Kuwada, co-first author of "Genome-wide cis-decoding for expression design in tomato using cistrome data and explainable deep learning" Current Position: Master candidate, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Japan Education: B.S. in agricultural biology,…

Kanae Masuda, co-first author of "Genome-wide cis-decoding for expression design in tomato using cistrome data and explainable deep learning" Current Position: Ph.D. candidate in Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Japan. Education: MSc and BSc in Agricultural…

Rui Xu, co-first author of "The tomato OST1-VOZ1 module regulates drought-mediated flowering" Current Position: PhD student, Henan University, China Education: B.S., Henan Agriculture University, China M.S., Chinese Academy of Agriculture Science, China Non-scientific Interests: food and…

Leelyn Chong, co-first author of "The tomato OST1-VOZ1 module regulates drought-mediated flowering" Current Position: Associate Professor at Henan University, China Education: Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Life Sciences, Purdue University, Indiana, USA; Master of Science in Nutritional…

Shaopeng Li, first author of "LeafNet: A Tool for Segmenting and Quantifying Stomata and Pavement Cells" Current Position: PhD candidate at Wuhan University, China Education: B.S., Wuhan University, China Non-scientific Interests: Reading Brief bio: In 2018, I finished my undergraduate study…

Yugo Kitazawa, first author of "A phytoplasma effector acts as a ubiquitin-like mediator between floral MADS-box proteins and proteasome shuttle proteins" Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of…

Guokai Xu, first author of "Embryonic reactivation of FLOWERING LOCUS C by ABSCISIC ACID-INSENSITIVE 3 establishes the vernalization requirement in each Arabidopsis generation" Current Position: Assistant Scientist, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, China Education: Ph.D.…

Dana Amira Dahhan, co-first author of "Proteomic Characterization of Isolated Arabidopsis Clathrin-Coated Vesicles Reveals Evolutionarily Conserved and Plant Specific Components” Current Position: PhD student at University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI,  USA) Education: Biochemistry, B.S.…

Xuan Du, first author of "Structure of plant RNA-DEPENDENT RNA POLYMERASE 2, an enzyme involved in small interfering RNA production" Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher in Dr. Sisi Li’s research group at Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, International Cancer Center, Shenzhen…

Bian Wu, first author of “Natural variation in WHITE-CORE RATE 1 regulates redox homeostasis in rice endosperm to affect grain quality” Current Position: Ph.D. at Huazhong Agricultural University Education: Ph.D., National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural…

Tao Wang, first author of "Maize RNA 3’-terminal phosphate cyclase-like protein promotes 18S pre-rRNA cleavage and is important for kernel development" Current Position:  PhD student, Anhui Agricultural University Education: BS in Biopharming, Anhui Agricultural University Non-scientific…

Mendel Lane Perkins, first author of "Monolignol export by diffusion down a polymerization-induced concentration gradient"  Current Position: PhD Candidate, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada Education: MSc in Biological Sciences, University of Calgary,…

Hua Qin, first author of "Orchestration of ethylene and gibberellin signals determines primary root elongation in rice"   Current Position: Assistant Investigator, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) Education: Postdoc and Ph.D., (Biochemistry…

Sanghun Lee, first author of "Broad spectrum fungal resistance in sorghum is conferred through the complex regulation of an immune receptor gene embedded in a natural antisense transcript" Current Position: Research Associate of Botany and Plant Pathology at Purdue University, USA Education: BS…

Yuhao Liu, co-first author of "Arabidopsis CHROMATIN REMODELING 19 acts as a transcriptional repressor and contributes to plant pathogen resistance" Current position: Postdoc in Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Education: PhD (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)…

Huijia Kang, co-first author of “Arabidopsis CHROMATIN REMODELING 19 acts as a transcriptional repressor and contributes to plant pathogen resistance" Current Position: Postdoc in School of Life Sciences Fudan University Education: PhD (Biochemistry and molecular biology) in Fudan University;…

Jeong Hun Kim, first author of "FYVE2, a phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate effector, interacts with the COPII machinery to control autophagosome formation in Arabidopsis" Current Position : Ph.D student (advisor : Taijoon Chung), Pusan National University, South Korea Education: Bachelor’s degree…

Lei Tian, co-first author of "The N-terminally truncated helper NLR NRG1C antagonizes immunity mediated by its full-length neighbors NRG1A and NRG1B"  Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Education: B.Sc., Nankai University,…

Zhongshou Wu, co-first author of "The N-terminally truncated helper NLR NRG1C antagonizes immunity mediated by its full-length neighbors NRG1A and NRG1B" Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Steven Jacobsen’s group at University of California, Los Angeles, USA Education: PhD, University…

Eva Laura von der Heyde, first author of "Molecular and cellular dynamics of early embryonic cell divisions in Volvox carteri" Current Position: Doctoral student in the department of Cellular and Developmental Biology of Plants at Bielefeld University, Germany Education: B.Sc. in Biology (Bielefeld…

Yang Gao, first author of "Chloroplast translational regulation uncovers nonessential photosynthesis genes as key players in plant cold acclimation" Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher in the research group of Translational Regulation in Plants headed by Dr. Reimo Zoschke at the Max Planck Institute…

Dongbei Guo, co-first author of “CONSTITUTIVE EXPRESSER OF PATHOGENESIS-RELATED GENES 5 is an RNA-binding protein controlling plant immunity via RNA processing complex” Current Position: M.S. candidate, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, China Education: B.S. in Bioengineering,…

Yuan Guo, co-first author of “CONSTITUTIVE EXPRESSER OF PATHOGENESIS-RELATED GENES 5 is an RNA-binding protein controlling plant immunity via RNA processing complex” Current Position: Engineer in Sanyou Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd, China  Education: M.S. in Botany, Shanghai Normal University,…

Shun Peng, co-first author of “CONSTITUTIVE EXPRESSER OF PATHOGENESIS-RELATED GENES 5 is an RNA-binding protein controlling plant immunity via RNA processing complex” Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, China Education: M.S. in botany, Shanghai…

Margot Raffeiner, first author of "The Xanthomonas type-III effector XopS stabilizes CaWRKY40a to regulate defense responses and stomatal immunity in pepper (Capsicum annuum)" Current Position:  Postdoctoral Researcher in Dr. Suayb Üstün’s research group at the Center for Plant Molecular Biology…

Yoko Hasegawa, first author of "The TGN/EE SNARE protein SYP61 and the ubiquitin ligase ATL31 cooperatively regulate plant responses to carbon/nitrogen conditions in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Ph.D. student in Hokkaido University, Japan Education: Bachelor and Master in Hokkaido University,…

Philippe Fuchs, first author of "Reductive stress triggers ANAC017-mediated retrograde signaling to safeguard the endoplasmic reticulum by boosting mitochondrial respiratory capacity"  Current Position: Regulatory and Area Manager, Andermatt Group AG, Grossdietwil, Switzerland Education: PhD in…

Guo-Ling “Gillian” Nan, co-first author of "A cascade of bHLH-regulated pathways program maize anther development" Current Position: Life Science Research Professional, Stanford University, USA Education: PhD in Horticulture at University of Hawaii at Manoa, MSc in Botany at National Taiwan…

Chong Teng, co-first author of "A cascade of bHLH-regulated pathways program maize anther development" Current Position: Research Scientist, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, USA Education: Undergraduate degree in Biology at Chinese Agriculture University (CAU) and PhD in Genetics from Dr.…

Shan Jiang, first author of "The UBP14-CDKB1; 1-CDKG2 cascade controls endoreduplication and cell growth in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Beijing, China). Education: Bachelor’s degree in…

Lisa Désirée Westrich, co-first author of “Fast and global reorganization of the chloroplast protein biogenesis network during heat acclimation” Current Position: PhD student in the laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Eukaryotes at the Technische Universtität Kaiserslautern Education: M.…

Raphael Trösch, co-first author of “Fast and global reorganization of the chloroplast protein biogenesis network during heat acclimation” Current Position: Post Doc in Dr. Reimo Zoschke’s research group at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology in Golm. Education: Ph.D. in…

Fabian Ries, co-first author of “Fast and global reorganization of the chloroplast protein biogenesis network during heat acclimation” Current Position: PhD student at the laboratory Molecular Genetics of Eukaryotes, University of Kaiserslautern Education: M.Sc. in Microbial and Plant Biotechnology,…

Shiu Cheung Lung, first author of "Oxylipin signaling in salt-stressed soybean is modulated by ligand-dependent interaction of Class II acyl-CoA-binding proteins with lipoxygenase" Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong Education: BSc and…

Qun Wang, first author of "ENB1 encodes a cellulose synthase 5 that directs synthesis of cell wall ingrowths in maize basal endosperm transfer cells" Current Position: Ph.D. candidate at China Agricultural University Education: M.S. at Shanghai University Non-scientific Interests: reading, traveling,…

Jinseul Kyung, co-first author of "The two clock proteins CCA1 and LHY activate VIN3 transcription during vernalization through the vernalization-responsive cis-element" Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Korea  Education: Bachelor…

Myeongjune Jeon, co-first author of "The two clock proteins CCA1 and LHY activate VIN3 transcription during vernalization through the vernalization-responsive cis-element" Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Korea Education: B.S. in…

Bae Young Choi, co-first author of “The Chlamydomonas bZIP transcription factor BLZ8 confers oxidative stress tolerance by inducing the carbon-concentrating mechanism” Current position: Ph.D. student at the Laboratory of Plant Cell Biology, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea Education:…

Yuan Huang, first author of the research article “Species-specific gene partial duplication in Arabidopsis thaliana evolved novel phenotypic effects on morphological traits under strong positive selection” Current Position: Professor at Yunnan Normal University, China Education: Ph.D, Kunming…

Jonathan Huc, first author of "Bypassing reproductive barriers in hybrid seeds using chemically induced epimutagenesis" Current Position: PhD student in Max Planck Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie (Potsdam, Germany) Education: High School Diploma in Biotechnologies (ESTBA, Paris, 2017),…

Toshisangba Longkumer, first author of "Spatial differences in stoichiometry of EGR phosphatase and Microtubule-Associated Stress Protein 1 control root meristem activity during drought stress" Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica,…

Ping Chang, first author of "The U1 snRNP component RBP45d regulates temperature-responsive flowering in Arabidopsis" Current Position: PhD student in Taiwan International Graduate Program at the Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan Education: BS in Biotechnology Science…

Huapeng Zhou, first author of "PAMP-INDUCED SECRETED PEPTIDE 3 modulates salt tolerance through RECEPTOR-LIKE KINASE 7 in plants"   Current position: Associate Professor, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, China Education: Ph.D., Beijing Normal University & National Institute…

Tuan Minh Tran, co-first author of "Potentiation of plant defense by bacterial outer membrane vesicles is mediated by membrane nanodomains" Current position: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of South Alabama Education: Ph.D. in Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison,…

Choon-Peng Chng, co-first author of "Potentiation of plant defense by bacterial outer membrane vesicles is mediated by membrane nanodomains" Current Position: Post Doc in Prof. Changjin Huang’s research group at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University…

Peng Zhou, first author of "Prediction of conserved and variable heat and cold stress response in maize using cis-regulatory information" Current Position: Principal Investigator at Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) Education: Postdoc (Maize Genetics) and…

Leiyun Yang, first author of "Reduction of the canonical function of a glycolytic enzyme enolase triggers immune responses that further affect metabolism and growth in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Postdoc, Plant Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, USA Education:…

Simon C. “Niels” Groen, first author of “Evolutionary systems biology reveals patterns of rice adaptation to drought-prone agro-ecosystems” Current Position: Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Systems Biology at the University of California, Riverside Education: BSc and MSc in Biology,…

Marcos Ariel Tronconi, co-first author of "Respiratory and C4-photosynthetic NAD-malic enzyme coexist in bundle sheath cell mitochondria and evolved via association of differentially adapted subunits" Current Position: Research Associate at the Center of Photosynthetic and Biochemical Studies (CEFOBI),…

Meike Hüdig, co-first author of "Respiratory and C4-photosynthetic NAD-malic enzyme coexist in bundle sheath cell mitochondria and evolved via association of differentially adapted subunits" Current Position: Postdoc at the Plant Molecular Physiology Division, University of Bonn, Germany. Education:…

Hong Zhao, first author of “Origin, Loss and Regain of Self-Incompatibility in Angiosperms” Current Position: Postdoc Fellow, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Education: B.S. from Lanzhou University (2014); Ph.D. from Institute of…

Cong Li, co-first author of "Mutual upregulation of HY5 and TZP in mediating phytochrome A signaling" Current Position: Postdoc, China Agricultural University Education: B.S. (2014) from Hebei Agricultural University; Ph.D. (2019) from China Agricultural University Non-scientific Interests:…

Lijuan Qi, co-first author of "Mutual upregulation of HY5 and TZP in mediating phytochrome A signaling" Current Position: Postdoc, China Agricultural University Education: B.Sc.(Ag.) (2015) from Hebei Agricultural University; Ph.D. (2020) from China Agricultural University Non-scientific Interests:…

Kun Li, first author of "Interactions between SQUAMOSA and SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE MADS-box proteins regulate meristem transitions during wheat spike development" Current Position:  Postdoctoral Research Associate in Dr. Jorge Dubcovsky lab, Howard Hughes Medical Institute / University of California,…

Zhiming Ma, first author of "Membrane nanodomains modulate formin condensation for actin remodeling in Arabidopsis innate immune responses" Current Position: Postdoc research fellow, School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.  Education: Ph.D., Nanyang Technological…

Shao-Li Yang, first author of "Misregulation of MYB16 expression causes stomatal cluster formation by disrupting polarity during asymmetric cell divisions" Current Position: Research assistant (RA), Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology (IPMB), Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan Education:  08/2016-06/2018    …

Matthias Ostermeier, first author of "Thylakoid attachment to the plasma membrane in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 requires the AncM protein" Current Position: PhD student at laboratory of Molecular Plant Sciences, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich Education: M.Sc. in Biology, Ludwig Maximilians…

Steffen Heinz, first author of "Thylakoid attachment to the plasma membrane in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 requires the AncM protein" Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher in the Molecular Plant Science group, LMU Munich, Germany Education: PhD, Molecular Plant Science group, LMU Munich, Germany;…

Joke De Jaeger-Braet, first author of "Heat stress reveals a specialized variant of the pachytene checkpoint in meiosis of Arabidopsis thaliana" Current Position: Ph.D. Student at IPM (University of Hamburg, Germany) Education:    M.Sc. in Plant Biotechnology (University of Gent, Belgium) B.Sc.…

Patricia Ballester Fuentes, first author of "A transcriptional complex of NGATHA and bHLH transcription factors directs stigma development in Arabidopsis" Current position: Postdoctoral researcher at IBMCP (CSIC-UPV, Valencia-Spain). Education: PhD in Biotechnology, Polytechnic University of Valencia,…

Yuanyuan Zhou, co-first author of "The calcium-dependent protein kinase CPK28 is targeted by the ubiquitin ligases ATL31 and ATL6 for proteasome-mediated degradation to fine-tune immune signaling in Arabidopsis" Current position: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Doctoral candidate Education:…

Xiaotong Liu, co-first author of "The calcium-dependent protein kinase CPK28 is targeted by the ubiquitin ligases ATL31 and ATL6 for proteasome-mediated degradation to fine-tune immune signaling in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Assistant researcher at the Center for Agricultural Resources Research,…

Feng Zhu, first author of "Genome-wide association of the metabolic shifts underpinning dark-induced senescence in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Postdoc at Huazhong Agricultural University and Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie Education: B.S. in Huazhong Agricultural University; Ph.D…

Mingqin Chang, first author of "COPII Sec23 proteins form isoform-specific endoplasmic reticulum exit sites with differential effects on polarized growth" Current Position: Postdoc scholar at University of California Davis, US Education: Ph.D University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, US Non-scientific…

Sydney Duncombe, first author of "Super-resolution imaging illuminates new dynamic behaviors of cellulose synthase" Current Position: PhD student in the Plant Biology program at the Pennsylvania State University. Education: BS in Genetics and Plant Biology, University of California, Berkeley. Non-scientific…

Leonie Hacker, first author of "The repair of topoisomerase 2 cleavage complexes in Arabidopsis" Current position: PhD student, Botanical Institute, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany Education: B.S. and M.S. in Biology, Karlsruhe…

Jia Yuan Ye,  first author of “STOP1 activates NRT1.1-mediated nitrate uptake to create a favorable rhizopheric pH for plant adaptation to acidity” Current position: PhD student, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University Education: BS, Zhejiang University, China Non-scientific…

Kunpeng Liu, first author of "Intragenic tRNA-promoted R-loops orchestrate transcription interference for plant oxidative stress responses" Current Position: Postdoc at School of Life Sciences in Tsinghua University Education: B.S. from Huazhong Agricultural University；P.hD. from Fudan University Non-scientific…

Youping Li, first author of "The CRY2-COP1-HY5-BBX7/8 module regulates blue light-dependent cold acclimation in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Postdoc in Beijing Vegetable Research Center (BVRC), Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science (BAAFS) Education: Ph.D. Botany from China Agricultural…

Marco Incarbone, first author of "Immunocapture of dsRNA-bound proteins provides insight into Tobacco rattle virus replication complexes and reveals Arabidopsis DRB2 to be a wide-spectrum antiviral effecto" Current Position: Lise Meitner postdoctoral fellow at Gregor Mendel Institute, Vienna Education: Master’s…

Ping Wang, first author of “F-box E3 Ubiquitin Ligase BAF1 Mediates the Degradation of Brassinosteroid-Activated Transcription Factor BES1 through Selective Autophagy in Arabidopsis” Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate in the lab of Prof. Yanhai Yin, Department of Genetics, Development…

Peng Wang, first author of "Medicago SPX1 and SPX3 regulate phosphate homeostasis, mycorrhizal colonization, and arbuscule degradation" Current Position: PhD student at laboratory of molecular biology, Wageningen University, the Netherlands Education: M.Sc. in Biochemistry and molecular biology,…

Ambre Guillory, co-first author of "The Physcomitrium (Physcomitrella) patens PpKAI2L receptors for strigolactones and related compounds function via MAX2-dependent and independent pathways" Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at LIPME (INRAE-CNRS Toulouse) Education: PhD in Plant Biology,…

Mauricio Lopez-Obando, co-first author of "The Physcomitrium (Physcomitrella) patens PpKAI2L receptors for strigolactones and related compounds function via MAX2-dependent and independent pathways" Current Position: Consultant and Vedas CII´s Associated Volunteer.  Education: BSc in chemistry…

Ratnesh Chandra Mishra, co-first author of "The 5-formyl-tetrahydrofolate proteome links folates with C/N metabolism and reveals feedback regulation of folate biosynthesis" Current Position: BOF Postdoctoral Fellow at Laboratory of Functional Plant Biology, Department of Biology, Ghent University. Education: PhD…

Hirokazu Tsukaya, first author of "The leaf meristem enigma: The relationship between the plate meristem and the marginal meristem" Current Position: Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan Education: PhD, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan Non-scientific…

Hyodong Lee, first author of “Calcium-dependent protein kinase 29 modulates PIN-FORMED polarity and Arabidopsis development via its own phosphorylation code” Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher in Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Korea Education: Bachelor…

Benjamin Julius, first author of "Maize Brittle Stalk2-Like3, encoding a COBRA protein, functions in cell wall formation and carbohydrate partitioning" Current Position: Scientist I – Bayer Crop Science Education: Ph.D. Biological Sciences University of Missouri-Columbia, B.S. Biology from Truman…

Youngwoo Lee, first author of "A co-fractionation mass spectrometry-based prediction of protein complex assemblies in the developing rice aleurone-subaleurone" Current Position: Postdoc in Szymanski Lab at Department of Botany and Plant Pathology and Center for Plant Biology in Purdue University Education: PhD…

Lele Shang, co-first author of ''A mutation in a C2H2-type zinc finger transcription factor contributed to the transition towards self-pollination in cultivated tomatoes'' Current Position: Ph.D. Candidate, Huazhong Agricultural University Education: B.S. in Shandong Agricultural University Non-scientific…

Kenneth Acosta, first author of "Return of the Lemnaceae: Duckweed as a model plant system in the genomics and post-genomics era" Current Position: PhD student, Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University - New Brunswick, NJ Education: A.A. in Biology, Union County College - Cranford,…

Nadia Fernández-Jiménez, co-first author of "Defects in meiotic chromosome segregation lead to unreduced male gametes in Arabidopsis SMC5/6 complex mutants" Current Position: PhD student in Department of Genetics, Physiology and Microbiology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain. Education:…

Fen Yang, co-first author of "Defects in meiotic chromosome segregation lead to unreduced male gametes in Arabidopsis SMC5/6 complex mutants" Current Position:  Ph.D. student at the Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Acad Sci and the Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science,…

Mei-yu Ke, co-first author of "GmPIN-dependent polar auxin transport is involved in soybean nodule development" Current Position:  PhD student in Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University Education: PhD and MS in Haixia Institute of Science and…

Yuanyuan Cui, co-first author of "GmPIN-dependent polar auxin transport is involved in soybean nodule development" Current Position: Research assistant in Prof. Xiao Luo’s lab in Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University. Education: MS in College of Resources and Environment,…

Zhiwei Chen, co-first author of "GmPIN-dependent polar auxin transport is involved in soybean nodule development" Current Position:  Research assistant in Prof. Rui Xia’s lab in College of Horticulture, South China Agriculture University. Education: MS in College of Resources and Environment,…

Zhen Gao, co-first author of "GmPIN-dependent polar auxin transport is involved in soybean nodule development" Current Position: Associated Professor, Horticultural Plant Biology and Metabolomics Center, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University Education:…

Li Qin, first author of "The ARP2/3 complex, acting cooperatively with Class I formins, modulates penetration resistance in Arabidopsis against powdery mildew invasion" Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate in the lab of Prof. Yangdou Wei, Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan Education:…

  Michal Pyc, co-first author of "LDIP Cooperates with SEIPIN and LDAP to Facilitate Lipid Droplet Biogenesis in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Research Scientist at Willow Biosciences (Burnaby, Canada) Education: B.Sc., M.Sc. in Biology at Queen’s University (Canada); Ph.D. in Molecular…

Satinder Gidda, co-first author of "LDIP Cooperates with SEIPIN and LDAP to Facilitate Lipid Droplet Biogenesis in Arabidopsis" Education: M.Biotechnology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) (New Delhi, India); Ph.D in Biology at Concordia University (Montreal, Canada) Non-scientific…

Guoqiang Huang, first author of "AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR 6 and 7 control the flag leaf angle in rice by regulating secondary cell wall biosynthesis of lamina joints" Current position: Postdoc at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Education: B.S. in Shandong Agricultural University; Ph.D in Biology, Shanghai…

Justus Niemeyer, first author of "Real-time Monitoring of Subcellular H2O2 Distribution in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii" Current Position: PhD student in Prof. Michael Schroda’s lab in the Department of Molecular Biotechnology & Systems Biology, TU Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany Education: Bachelor…

José Antonio Pedroza-García first author of "Maize ATR Safeguards Genome Stability During Kernel Development to Prevent Early Endosperm Endocycle Onset and Cell Death" Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at Biotechnology Institute (IBT), UNAM, Mexico Education: PhD in Plant Molecular Biology,…

Daoheng Hu, co-first author of "Multiplex CRISPR-Cas9 editing of DNA methyltransferases in rice uncovers a class of non-CG methylation specific for GC-rich regions" Current Position: Research Assistant at the school of life sciences of Yunnan University, China Education: PhD & Master in Genetics…

Yiming Yu, co-first author of "Multiplex CRISPR-Cas9 editing of DNA methyltransferases in rice uncovers a class of non-CG methylation specific for GC-rich regions" Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China Education: B.S.…

Xiaoqian Chu, co-first author of HBI Transcription Factor-Mediated ROS Homeostasis Regulates Nitrate Signal Transduction Current Position: Job hunting Education: PhD in Botany at Shandong University Non-scientific Interests: Reading, Music, Museums Brief bio: I started my PhD study and accepted…

Jia-Gang Wang, co-first author of HBI Transcription Factor-Mediated ROS Homeostasis Regulates Nitrate Signal Transduction Current Position: Shanxi Agricultural University, Professor Education:   2011.09-2016.06, Shandong Agricultural University, Master and Ph.D. in Cell Biology 2007.09-2011.06…

Lihong Hao, co-first author of "VPS18-regulated vesicle trafficking controls the secretion of pectin and its modifying enzyme during pollen tube growth in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Associate Professor at Shanxi University. Education: Ph.D. in Plant Molecular Biology at Peking University, B.S.…

Jiao Shi, co-first author of "VPS18-regulated vesicle trafficking controls the secretion of pectin and its modifying enzyme during pollen tube growth in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Project Manager Education: Ph.D. in Peking University, P. R. China Non-scientific Interests: Reading, hiking Brief…

Saiying Hou, co-first author of "VPS18-regulated vesicle trafficking controls the secretion of pectin and its modifying enzyme during pollen tube growth in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Ph.D. Candidate, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China Education: B.S. in College of Biological…

Tomoyuki Furuya, first author of "Gene co-expression network analysis identifies BEH3 as a stabilizer of secondary vascular development in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Japan Education: PhD, Graduate School of Agricultural Science,…

Xuyen Ha Le, first author of "The mitochondrial pyruvate carrier (MPC) complex mediates one of three pyruvate-supplying pathways that sustain Arabidopsis respiratory metabolism" Current Position: PhD student in Millar Lab, ARC Centre for Plant Energy Biology Education: Bachelor of Biotechnology…

Peng Xu, first author of "Blue light-dependent interactions of CRY1 with GID1 and DELLA proteins regulate gibberellin signaling and photomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis" Current Position:  Fudan University,PhD Education: Fudan University, PhD; Northwest A & F University, bachelor and master Non-scientific…

Fernando Baile, first author of EAR domain-containing transcription factors trigger PRC2-mediated chromatin marking in Arabidopsis Current Position: PhD student in Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis Institute (IBVF) in Seville, University of Seville, Spain. Education: BS in Biochemistry, MS…

Zhicheng Wu, co-first author of "The circadian-controlled PIF8-BBX28 module regulates petal senescence in rose flowers by governing mitochondrial ROS homeostasis at night" Current Position: Ph.D candidate Education: Ph.D candidate at China Agricultural University Non-scientific Interests: Playing…

Yi Zhang, co-first author of "The circadian-controlled PIF8-BBX28 module regulates petal senescence in rose flowers by governing mitochondrial ROS homeostasis at night" Current Position: Postdoctoral research in the joint project, FAFU-UCR Joint Centre, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology.…

Lise Noack first author of "A nanodomain-anchored scaffolding complex is required for the function and localization of phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase alpha in plants" Current Position: Postdoc in Prof. Staffan Persson’s lab at department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen Education:…

Said Hafidh, co-first author of "LARP6C orchestrates post-transcriptional reprogramming of gene expression during hydration to promote pollen tube guidance" Current Position: Senior Research Fellow in Pollen Biology Lab of prof. David Honys at the Institute of Experimental Botany, Prague. Education:…

Elodie Billey, co-first author of "LARP6C orchestrates post-transcriptional reprogramming of gene expression during hydration to promote pollen tube guidance" Current Position: Researcher in Microalgae Engineering, TOTAL Refining & Chemicals, France.  Education: Ph.D. Plant Biology from University…

Stacy A. Anderson, first author of "A homolog of Guided Entry of Tail-anchored proteins3 functions in membrane-specific protein targeting in chloroplasts of Arabidopsis" Current Position: Scientist - Roche Sequencing Solutions Education: BS (Western Washington University), PhD (University of Wisconsin…

Xiaojie Tian, first author of "WRKY53 Integrates Classic Brassinosteroid Signaling and the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway to Regulate Rice Architecture and Seed Size" Current Position: Research associate, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin,…

Arkadiusz Zupok, first author of "A photosynthesis operon in the chloroplast genome drives speciation in evening primroses" Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the group of Molecular Enzymology at the University of Potsdam, Germany Education: PhD in Molecular Biology at the Max-Planck-Institute…

Samuel Nonis, first author of Structural and biochemical analyses of concanavalin A circular permutation by jack bean asparaginyl endopeptidase Current Position: PhD thesis under examination and looking for my first post-doc position Education: PhD student in Biochemistry/Structural Biology, Honours…

Changtian Pan, first author of PIF4 negatively modulates cold tolerance in tomato anthers via temperature-dependent regulation of tapetal cell death Current Position: Post-Doctoral Associate, Department of Plant Science & Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland-College Park Education:…

Yingjun Yu, co-first author of BBX19 fine-tunes the circadian rhythm by interacting with PSEUDO-RESPONSE REGULATOR proteins to facilitate their repressive effect on morning-phased clock genes Current position: PhD candidate in Prof. Lei Wang’s lab at Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Education:…

Li Yuan, co-first author of BBX19 fine-tunes the circadian rhythm by interacting with PSEUDO-RESPONSE REGULATOR proteins to facilitate their repressive effect on morning-phased clock genes Current Position: Postdoc at Henan University, China Education: Ph.D. in Cell Biology, Hebei Normal University Non-scientific…

Rachael Ann DeTar, first author of Loss of inner-envelope K+/H+ exchangers impairs plastid rRNA maturation and gene expression Current Position: Ph.D. student Education: I graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from Colorado State University (CSU, Fort Collins,…

Noemí 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…

Jessica 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: …

Nikolai Adamski, first author of Ectopic Expression of Triticum polonicum VRT-A2 Underlies Elongated Glumes and Grains in Hexaploid Wheat in a Dosage-Dependent Manner  Current Position:  Postdoctoral scientist, Department of Crop Genetics, John Innes Centre, UK Education: Diploma in Biology,…

Sabrina Chin, first author of Spatial and Temporal Localization of SPIRRIG and WAVE/SCAR Reveal Roles for These Proteins in Actin-Mediated Root Hair Development Current Position: Research Associate, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Education: Ph.D., The Australian National University, Canberra,…

Andrea Berardi, first author of Complex evolution of novel red floral color in Petunia Current Position:  Harvard University Herbaria Research Fellow Education: PhD in Biology at University of Virginia, B.A. in Biology at Colgate University Non-scientific Interests:  yoga, baking, botanizing Brief…

Wenbin Zhang, the first author of Arabidopsis NF-YCs play dual roles in repressing brassinosteroid biosynthesis and signaling during light-regulated hypocotyl elongation Current Position: Job hunting Education: PhD student in South China Botanical Garden，Chinese Academy of Sciences Non-scientific…

Titouan Bonnot, first author of Time of day prioritizes the pool of translating mRNAs in response to heat stress Current Position: Post-doctoral research associate in the laboratory of Dr. Dawn Nagel at the University of California, Riverside (UCR), Department of Botany and Plant Sciences Education:…

Pierre Buscaill, first author of Defeated by the nines: nine extracellular strategies to avoid MAMP recognition in plants  Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Plant Chemetics Lab of Prof. Renier A.L. van der Hoorn at the University of Oxford. Education: PhD Biology (National…

Kirk Amundson, first author of Rare instances of haploid inducer DNA in potato dihaploids and ploidy-dependent genome instability Current Position: Ph.D. Candidate, University of California Davis, Davis CA USA Education: B.S. in Biochemistry, University of Minnesota Non-scientific interests:…

Carmen Martín-Pizarro, first author of The NAC transcription factor FaRIF controls fruit ripening in strawberry Current position: Postdoc at the Institute for Mediterranean and Subtropical Horticulture (IHSM – UMA – CSIC) Education: BSc in Biological Science and PhD in Molecular Biology (University…

Shajahan Anver, co-first author of Gene expression evolution in pattern-triggered immunity within Arabidopsis thaliana and across Brassicaceae species Current Position: Research Associate, Department of Genetics Evolution and Environment & UCL Institute of Healthy Ageing, University College London Education: …

Hanna Nishida, co-first author of Different DNA-binding specificities between NLP and NIN transcription factors underlie nitrate-induced control of root nodulation Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization…

Shohei Nosaki, co-first author of Different DNA-binding specificities between NLP and NIN transcription factors underlie nitrate-induced control of root nodulation Current Position: Assistant professor, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan Education:…

Hardik P. Gala, first author of A single cell view of the transcriptome during lateral root initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana Current Position:  Postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Jennifer Nemhauser  @ University of Washington, Department of Biology­ Education: PhD in Cell biology with Prof. Jyotsna…

Fanli Meng, first author of Genomic editing of intronic enhancers unveils their roles in regulation of tissue-specific gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana Current Position:  Professor, College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University (NEAU), China Education: Ph.D., Genetics at Shenyang…

Niklas Klusch, first author of A ferredoxin bridge connects the two arms of plant mitochondrial complex I  Current Position: PhD student, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics Education: BSc in Biology, MSc in Cell Biology and Physiology, Goethe University Frankfurt/Germany Non-scientific Interests:…

Henryk Straube, first author of Enhanced nucleotide analysis enables the quantification of deoxynucleotides in plants revealing connections between nucleoside and deoxynucleoside metabolism Current Position: PhD student, Department of Molecular Nutrition and Biochemistry of Plants, Institute of…

Boxin Liu, first author of Manipulating ZmEXPA4 Expression Ameliorated Drought-induced Disruption of Anthesis and Silking Interval in Maize Current Position: job candidate Education: PhD in Prof. Feng Qin’s Lab at Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Non-scientific Interests: Music,…

Yang Yu, co-first author of The Arabidopsis MATERNAL EFFECT EMBRYO ARREST45 Protein Modulates Maternal Auxin Biosynthesis and Controls Seed Size by Inducing AINTEGUMENTA Current Position: PhD candidate in Prof. Xian Sheng Zhang’s lab at Shandong Agricultural University, Shangdong, China Education:…

Ying Ju Li, co-first author of The Arabidopsis MATERNAL EFFECT EMBRYO ARREST45 Protein Modulates Maternal Auxin Biosynthesis and Controls Seed Size by Inducing AINTEGUMENTA Current Position: In the job Education: BE in college of life sciences, Shangdong Agricultural University, Shangdong, China;…

Samuel Koh Wee Han, first author of Mapping and engineering of auxin-induced plasma membrane dissociation in BRX family proteins Current Position: Ph.D. student, Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne Education: MSc in Life Sciences (Hokkaido University, Japan) and BSc in…

Huaming He first author of The Arabidopsis Mediator complex subunit 8 regulates oxidative stress responses Current Position: Lecturer, Beijing Technology and Business University, China Education: Ph.D., VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, Belgium; MS, China Agricultural University, China Non-scientific…

Yingying Xing, first author of Bacterial effector targeting of a plant iron sensor facilitates iron acquisition and pathogen colonization Current Position: Ph.D. graduate Education: Ph.D. in Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China; Bachelor in College of Plant…

Frederickson D. Entila first author of Gene expression evolution in pattern-triggered immunity within Arabidopsis thaliana and across Brassicaceae species Current Position: PhD student, Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research Education: BSc Biology, Major in Microbiology, University of…

Mauricio Contreras, first author of Host-interactor screens of Phytophthora infestans RXLR proteins reveal vesicle trafficking as a major effector-targeted process Current Position: PhD Student at The Sainsbury Laboratory in Norwich, UK. Education: BSc in Biological Sciences from the University…

Zechariah Haber, first author of Resolving diurnal dynamics of the chloroplastic glutathione redox state in Arabidopsis reveals its photosynthetically-derived oxidation Current position: Ph.D. student in Plant Sciences and Food Security at Tel Aviv University, under the supervision of Dr. Nir Sade Education:…

Anlong Jiang, first author of The PIF1-miR408-PLANTACYANIN Repression Cascade Regulates Light-Dependent Seed Germination Current Position: Postdoc in Dr. Lei Li's Lab at Peking University Education: Doctorate in Biology, Peking University Non-scientific Interests: reading, movies Brief bio:…

Qiujiao Yang, first author of Receptor-Like Cytoplasmic Kinase CDG1 Negatively Regulates Arabidopsis Pattern-Triggered Immunity and Is Involved in AvrRpm1-Induced RIN4 Phosphorylation Current Position: job candidate Education: PhD (2020) in Botany, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University,…

Yuyun Zhang, first author of An atlas of wheat epigenetic regulatory elements reveals subgenome-divergence in the regulation of development and stress responses Current Position: PhD candidate, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences Education: BS from Northwest Agricultural &…

Meiyue Wang, first author of An atlas of wheat epigenetic regulatory elements reveals subgenome-divergence in the regulation of development and stress responses Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences Education: Bachelor of Agronomy in Nanjing Agricultural…

Name: Hanyang Cai, first author of Spatiotemporal control of miR398 biogenesis via chromatin remodelling and kinase signaling ensures proper ovule development Current Position: Assistant professor, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU), China Education: Ph.D.,…

Chenxia Cheng, first author of Ethylene-regulated asymmetric growth of petal base promotes flower opening in rose (Rosa hybrida) Current Position: Lecturer, College of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University Education: Ph.D. in College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing,…

Lucie Kriegshauser, first author of Function of the HYDROXYCINNAMOYL-CoA:SHIKIMATE HYDROXYCINNAMOYL TRANSFERASE is evolutionarily conserved in embryophytes  Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at the Institut des sciences des plantes (IPS2), INRA, Paris-Saclay, France Education: PhD in plant…

Gary Yates, co-first author of A Recombineering Pipeline to Clone Large and Complex Genes in Chlamydomonas Current Position: Senior Research Associate and head of product development at PharmaSeeds Education: BSc (Hons) in Genetics from the University of Glasgow. PhD from the University…

Tom Emrich-Mills, co-first author of A Recombineering Pipeline to Clone Large and Complex Genes in Chlamydomonas Current position: PhD student, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, UK Education: MSc (Biochemistry) and BSc (Biology) from the University…

Hua Yang author of Predominantly inverse modulation of gene expression in genomically unbalanced disomic haploid maize Current Position: Postdoc at University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, US Education: BS in Plant science and technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an, China;…

Pilar Corredor-Moreno, first author of The branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase TaBCAT1 modulates amino acid metabolism and positively regulates wheat rust susceptibility Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK Education: PhD in Crop Genetics and Plant Pathology…

Yi Ren, author of Evolutionary Gain of Oligosaccharide Hydrolysis and Sugar Transport Enhanced Carbohydrate Partitioning in Sweet Watermelon Fruits Name: Yi Ren Current Position: Associate Research Fellow, Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences (BAAFS), Beijing, China Education:…

Yuke Geng, co-first author of Rice and Arabidopsis homologs of yeast CHROMOSOME TRANSMISSION FIDELITY PROTEIN 4 commonly interact with Polycomb complexes but exert divergent regulatory functions Current Position: Laboratory technician, college of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University…

Pingxian Zhang, co-first author of Rice and Arabidopsis homologs of yeast CHROMOSOME TRANSMISSION FIDELITY PROTEIN 4 commonly interact with Polycomb complexes but exert divergent regulatory functions Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural…

Chunmei Zhu, co-first author of Rice and Arabidopsis homologs of yeast CHROMOSOME TRANSMISSION FIDELITY PROTEIN 4 commonly interact with Polycomb complexes but exert divergent regulatory functions Current Position: Postdoctoral position, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural…

Yi Zhang, co-first author of An Alternative Splicing Variant of PtRD26 Delays Leaf Senescence by Regulating Multiple NAC Transcription Factors in Populas  Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design (BAIC-TBMD), Beijing Forestry…

Hou-Ling Wang, co-first author of An Alternative Splicing Variant of PtRD26 Delays Leaf Senescence by Regulating Multiple NAC Transcription Factors in Populus Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design (BAIC-TBMD), Beijing…

Ji-Yun Kim, first author of Distinct identities of leaf phloem cells revealed by single cell transcriptomics Current Position:  Postdoctoral researcher at Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf Education: BS/MS/Ph.D. in Biological Science at Seoul National University Non-scientific Interests: music,…

Michael Busche, first author of TOR coordinates nucleotide availability with ribosome biogenesis in plants Current Position: Graduate Student at the University of California-Berkeley Education: BS in Biochemistry and Plant Genetics from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana Non-scientific…

Xiaowen Shi, first author of Genomic imbalance determines positive and negative modulation of gene expression in diploid maize Current Position:  Postdoctoral Fellow in the Division of Biological Sciences at University of Missouri, Columbia Education: Ph.D. in Genetics, Genomics and Development,…

Evan S. Forsythe, first author of Genome-wide signatures of plastid-nuclear coevolution point to repeated perturbations of plastid proteostasis systems across angiosperms Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Colorado State University Education: PhD, University of Arizona, School of Plant Sciences Non-scientific…

Daniil M Prigozhin, first author of:  Analysis of intraspecies diversity reveals a subset of highly variable plant immune receptors and predicts their binding sites Current Position: Project Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Education: BA in Mathematics/Molecular and Cell Biology,…

Jae Young Choi, first author of Natural variation in plant telomere length is associated with flowering time Current Position: Postdoc, Center for Genomics and Systems Biology at New York University (USA) Education: Ph.D., Cornell University (USA) Non-scientific Interests: I think I use to like…

Patrice Salomé, first author of  Single-Cell RNA Sequencing of Batch Chlamydomonas Cultures Reveals Heterogeneity in their Diurnal Cycle Phase and Co-Expression Networks in Chlamydomonas Reveal Significant Rhythmicity in Batch Cultures and Empower Gene Function Discovery Current Position: Science…

Feiyang Ma, first author of Single-Cell RNA Sequencing of Batch Chlamydomonas Cultures Reveals Heterogeneity in their Diurnal Cycle Phase Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Los Angeles Education: Ph.D. (2020), University of California, Los Angeles; B.S. (2016), Nankai…

Francesca B. Lopez, co-first author of Gene dosage compensation of rRNA transcript levels in Arabidopsis thaliana lines with reduced ribosomal gene copy number https://bit.ly/3pKnKc5 Current Position: PhD candidate at Genetics and Biotechnology lab under the supervision of Prof. Charles Spillane Non-scientific…

Antoine Fort, co-first author of Gene dosage compensation of rRNA transcript levels in Arabidopsis thaliana lines with reduced ribosomal gene copy number https://bit.ly/3pKnKc5 Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher in seaweed breeding and genomics, Plant Systems Biology Lab, NUI Galway, Ireland Education:…

Yun-Long Liu, co-first author of The Pharus latifolius Genome Bridges the Gap of Early Grass Evolution Current Position: Assistant Professor, Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB), Chinese Academy of Sciences Education: Ph.D.（2013）at University of Chinese Academy…

Peng-Fei Ma, co-first author of The Pharus latifolius Genome Bridges the Gap of Early Grass Evolution Current Position: Associate Professor at Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Education: Ph. D. from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Non-scientific…

Rodrigo Siqueira Reis, first author of An antisense noncoding RNA enhances translation via localised structural rearrangements of its cognate mRNA Current Position: Postdoc at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland Education: PhD in Molecular Biology (University of Sydney, Australia), MSc in Biochemistry…

Olga Blifernez-Klassen, first author of A gene regulatory network for antenna size control in carbon dioxide-deprived Chlamydomonas cells Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate at Algae Biotechnology and Bioenergy Research Group at Bielefeld University, Faculty of Biology, Center for Biotechnology…

Cole Wunderlich, first author of Metabolic source isotopic pair labeling and genome wide association are complementary tools for the identification of metabolite-gene associations in plants Current Position: PhD Student, Simons Center for Quantitative Biology, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring…

Fu-Yu Hung, first author of Arabidopsis histone demethylase JMJ28 regulates CONSTANS by interacting with FBH transcription factors Current Position: Visiting Researcher of Cell Function Research Team in RIKEN, Japan/ Postdoctoral Scientist of Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan…

Gábor Sipka, first author of Light-adapted charge-separated state of photosystem II. Structural and functional dynamics of the closed reaction center Current Position: Research associate in the research group of Prof. Dr. Győző Garab and Dr. Petar H. Lambrev, the Laboratory of Photosynthetic Membranes,…

Xinchen Lv, first author of Structural insights into the multivalent binding of the Arabidopsis FLOWERING LOCUS T promoter by the CO-NF-Y master transcription factor complex Current Position: Visiting Student in Dr. Jiamu Du’s Lab at Southern University of Science and Technology Education: PhD…

Om Prakash Narayan, first author of Sulfur transfer from the endophytic fungus Serendipita indica improves maize growth and requires the sulfate transporter SiSulT Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Tufts University, Boston, USA Education: Ph.D., Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi,…

Dereje Worku Mekonnen, co-first author of UGT76B1, a promiscuous hub of small molecule-based immune signaling, glucosylates N-hydroxypipecolic acid and balances plant immunity Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at Helmholtz Zentrum Müchen (contract now ended) Education: PhD at the University…

Sibylle Bauer, co-first author of UGT76B1, a promiscuous hub of small molecule-based immune signaling, glucosylates N-hydroxypipecolic acid and balances plant immunity Current Position: Proposal Manager at FGK Clinical Research GmbH, Munich, Germany Education: PhD in Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität…

Bao Yang, first author of Non-Specific Phospholipase C4 Hydrolyzes Phosphosphingolipids and Sustains Plant Root Growth under Phosphate Deficiency Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China Education:…

He Zhang, first author of MicroRNA775 Regulates Intrinsic Leaf Size and Reduces Cell Wall Pectin Levels by Targeting a Galactosyltransferase Gene in Arabidopsis Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China Education: Bachelor of Biological science…

Feifei Xu, first author of Exportin-4 Coordinates Nuclear Shuttling of TOPLESS Family Transcription Corepressors to Regulate Plant Immunity Current Position: Research associate at the Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, China Education: PhD…

Guo-Zhang Wu, first author of GUN control in retrograde signaling: How GENOMES UNCOUPLED proteins adjust nuclear gene expression to plastid biogenesis Current Position: Associate Professor, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Education: Ph.D from Shanghai Institute…

  Claudia Steglich, first author of Inverse regulation of light harvesting and photoprotection is mediated by a 3' end-derived sRNA in cyanobacteria Current Position: Senior researcher, Laboratory of Genetics & Experimental Bioinformatics, Institute of Biology III, University of Freiburg,…

Margot Bezrutczyk, first author of Evidence for phloem loading via the abaxial bundle sheath cells in maize leaves Current Position:  PhD Student at Heinrich Heine University Education: BS in Neural Science from NYU, MS in Neuroscience from U.C. San Diego Non-scientific Interests:  gardening…

Ryo Yokoyama, first author of The Entry Reaction of the Plant Shikimate Pathway Is Subjected to Highly-Complex Metabolite-Mediated Regulation Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Education: BA, MS, and Ph.D., Kyoto University, Japan Non-scientific…

Yujiao Gao, first author of The endosperm-specific transcription factor TaNAC019 regulates glutenin and starch accumulation and its elite allele improves wheat grain quality Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology and Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization…

Liyong Zhang, first author of Live Imaging of Microtubule Organization, Cell Expansion, and Intercellular Space Formation in Arabidopsis Leaf Spongy Mesophyll Cells Current Position: PhD Student in Dr. Chris Ambrose Lab at University of Saskatchewan Education: MSc in Biology, University of Science…

Praveen Krishnamoorthy, co-first author of Plasma membrane nano-organization specifies phosphoinositide effects on Rho-GTPases and actin dynamics in tobacco pollen tubes Current Position: Staff Scientist for Light microscopy at the Center for Cellular Imaging in Washington University in St. Louis (WUCCI),…

Marta Fratini, co-first author of Plasma membrane nano-organization specifies phosphoinositide effects on Rho-GTPases and actin dynamics in tobacco pollen tubes Current Position: Postdoctoral Scientist at Prof. Dr. Ingo Heilmann Laboratory, University of Halle, Halle (Saale), Germany Education: PhD…

Yuanlong Liu, first author of Phased, Secondary, Small  Interfering RNAs (phasiRNAs) in Plants: Their Biogenesis, Genic Sources, and Roles in Stress Responses, Development, and Reproduction Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Horticulture College, South China Agriculture University, Guangzhou,…

Matthias Riediger, first author of Analysis of a photosynthetic cyanobacterium rich in internal membrane systems via gradient profiling by sequencing (Grad-seq) Current Position: Post-Doc, Laboratory of Genetics & Experimental Bioinformatics, Institute of Biology III, University of Freiburg, Germany Education:…

Juan Zhang, co-first author of Interdependent evolution of biosynthetic gene clusters for momilactone production in rice Current Position: Postdoc in China Agriculture University; Incoming Associate Professor in the School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology…

Naoki Kitaoka, co-first author of Interdependent evolution of biosynthetic gene clusters for momilactone production in rice Current Position: Assistant Professor, Hokkaido University Education: PhD, Hokkaido University Non-scientific Interests: Kayaking and jogging Brief bio: I started my…

Dongbo Shi, first author of Tissue-specific transcriptome profiling of the Arabidopsis inflorescence stem reveals local cellular signatures Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Centre for Organismal Studies (COS), Heidelberg University, Germany Education: PhD in Life Science from Kyoto University…

Akira Yoshinari, first author of Transport-coupled ubiquitination of a borate transporter BOR1 for its boron-dependent degradation Current Position: Postdoc, Institute of Transformative Biomolecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University Education: Ph.D., Hokkaido University, Japan; bachelor degree, Tohoku…

Jiao Zhan, first author of Inverse regulation of light harvesting and photoprotection mediated by a 3' end-derived sRNA in cyanobacteria Current Position:  Assistant researcher, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Education: Ph.D., Genetics, University of Chinese Academy of…

Masaomi Yamamrua, co-first author of Seed-coat Protective Neolignans are Produced by the Dirigent Protein AtDP1 and the Laccase AtLAC5 in Arabidopsis Current Position: Specially appointed assistant professor, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere (RISH), Kyoto University Education: Ph.D.…

Keiko Yonekura-Sakakibara, co-first author of Seed-coat Protective Neolignans are Produced by the Dirigent Protein AtDP1 and the Laccase AtLAC5 in Arabidopsis Current Position: Senior Research Scientist, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Japan Education: Ph.D. in Science, Osaka University,…

Ciera Martinez, first author of Spatial transcriptional signatures define margin morphogenesis along the proximal-distal and medio-lateral axes in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) leaves Current Position: Research Lead, Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences, Berkeley Institute of Data Science Education:…

Yuge Li, co-first author of EDS1-Interacting J Protein 1 (EIJ1) Is an Essential Negative Regulator of Plant Innate Immunity in Arabidopsis Current Position: Associate Professor, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences Education: Ph.D. from Sun Yat-sen University Non-scientific…

Hailun Liu, co-first author of EDS1-Interacting J Protein 1 (EIJ1) Is an Essential Negative Regulator of Plant Innate Immunity in Arabidopsis Current Position: Postdoc in South China Botanical Garden Education: PhD from Nanjing Agricultural University Non-scientific Interests: cooking, PUBG Brief…

Xiu-Li Hou, first author of DEAD-BOX RNA HELICASE 27 Regulates MicroRNA Biogenesis, Zygote Division and Stem Cell Homeostasis Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Education: PhD in Developmental…

Arvid Herrmann, first author of KINESIN-12E regulates metaphase spindle flux and helps control spindle size in Arabidopsis Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow in Prof. Dr. Keiko Toriis Lab at University of Texas at Austin Education: PhD in 2018 at the ZMBP (Center for Plant Molecular Biology)…

A. Cristina Barragán, first author of Plant NLR Diversity: The Known Unknowns of pan-NLRomes Current Position: PhD Student, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen Germany Education: MSc in Biology, University of Tübingen Non-scientific Interests: podcasts, travelling, music,…

Jiajun Wang, first author of Differential Regulation of Arabidopsis PP2C-D1 by SAUR17 and SAUR50 in Apical Hook Development and Cotyledon Opening Current Position: Research assistant at School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University Education: Ph.D. in School of Life Sciences, Peking…

HuanJun Li, co-first author of Grass-Specific EPAD1 Is Essential for Pollen Exine Patterning in Rice Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology,…

Yu-Jin Kim, co-first author of Grass-Specific EPAD1 Is Essential for Pollen Exine Patterning in Rice Current Position: Professor, Department of Life Science and Environmental Biochemistry, Pusan National University, (South) Korea Education: Ph.D. from Kyung Hee University Non-scientific Interests:…

Ronghuan Ji, co-first author of Soybean Dicer-Like 2 Regulates Seed Coat Color via Production of Primary 22-nt Small Interfering RNAs from Long Inverted Repeats Current Position: Research assistant in Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Education: Ph.D degree in 2020, Chinese Academy of Agricultural…

Jinbu Jia, co-first author of Soybean Dicer-Like 2 Regulates Seed Coat Color via Production of Primary 22-nt Small Interfering RNAs from Long Inverted Repeats Current Position: Research Assistant Professor at School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055,…

Laura Klasek, first author of Chloroplast chaperonin-mediated targeting of a thylakoid membrane protein Current Position: Research Scientist I, Elemental Enzymes Education: PhD in Plant Biology from UC Davis (Inoue and Theg labs), BA in Biology and English with a creative writing focus from Hendrix…

Jie Zhang, co-first author of Regulation of Aluminum Resistance in Arabidopsis Involves the SUMOylation of the Zinc Finger Transcription Factor STOP1 Current Position: Postdoc in VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology Education: PhD in School of Life Science, Sun Yat-sen University Non-scientific…

Qiu Fang, co-first author of Regulation of Aluminum Resistance in Arabidopsis Involves the SUMOylation of the Zinc Finger Transcription Factor STOP1 Current Position: Ph.D. candidate Education: Bachelor (2014) and Ph.D. candidate at Nanjing Agricultural University Non-scientific Interests: Cactus Brief…

Chunliu Zhuo, co-first author of Substrate-Specificity of LACCASE 8 Facilitates Polymerization of Caffeyl Alcohol for C-Lignin Biosynthesis in the Seed Coat of Cleome hassleriana Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of North Texas Education: PhD in Practaculture Sciences…

Xin Wang, co-first author of Substrate-Specificity of LACCASE 8 Facilitates Polymerization of Caffeyl Alcohol for C-Lignin Biosynthesis in the Seed Coat of Cleome hassleriana Current Position: Associate Professor in Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Science, Wuhan, China Education:…

Angeles Aroca, co-first author of Abscisic Acid-Triggered Persulfidation of Cysteine Protease ATG4 Mediates Regulation of Autophagy by Sulfide Current Position: Marie-Curie postdoctoral researcher at the Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis (University of Seville, Spain) Education: PhD in Biotechnology…

Ana M. Laureano Marín, co-first author of Abscisic Acid-Triggered Persulfidation of Cysteine Protease ATG4 Mediates Regulation of Autophagy by Sulfide Current Position: R&D Project Manager in Fertiberia SA. Education: PhD in Plant Biochemistry. Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis.…

Ping Wang, first author of Cotton wall-associated kinase GhWAK7A mediates responses to fungal wilt pathogens by complexing with the chitin sensory receptors Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station,…

Jing Liu, first author of SPIKE1 Activates the GTPase ROP6 to Guide the Polarized Growth of Infection Threads in Lotus japonicus Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology Education: Ph.D. in Genetics, CAS Center…

Andan Zhu, co-first author of Temporal regulation of metabolome and proteome in photosynthetic and photorespiratory pathways contributes to maize heterosis Current Position: Professor, Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Education: Ph. D. from…

Zhi Li, co-first author of Temporal regulation of metabolome and proteome in photosynthetic and photorespiratory pathways contributes to maize heterosis Current Position: Postdoc in Dr. Z. Jeffrey Chen’s lab at The University of Texas at Austin Education: Ph.D. from China Agricultural University Non-scientific…

Dr. Fen Liu, first author of AUTOPHAGY-RELATED14 And Its Associated Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Complex Promotes Autophagy In Arabidopsis Current Position: Research scientist at Lushan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China Education: PhD South China Botanical Garden,…

Cristina Castillejo Mangado, first author of Allelic Variation of MYB10 is the Major Force Controlling Natural Variation of Skin and Flesh Color in Strawberry (Fragaria spp.) fruit Current Position: Research Associate at Instituto de Investigación y Formación Agraria y Pesquera de Andalucía (IFAPA) Education:…

Feng Xiong, first author of Transcriptional regulation of PLETHORA1 in root meristem through an importin and its two antagonistic cargos Current Position: Research assistant in State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, China Education: obtained…

Derui Liu, first author of Endocytosis of BRASSINOSTEROID INSENSITIVE1 is partly driven by a canonical tyrosine-based motif Current Position: Postdoc in the Molecular Plant-Microbe Interaction Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University Education: PhD at CAS Center…

Sami Kazaz, first author of Differential Activation of Partially Redundant Δ9 Stearoyl-ACP Desaturase Genes is Critical for Omega-9 Monounsaturated Fatty Acid Biosynthesis During Seed Development in Arabidopsis Current position: PhD student, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRAE, Versailles, France Education:…

Sara Izquierdo Zandalinas, first author of Vascular bundles mediate systemic reactive oxygen signaling during light stress in Arabidopsis Current Position: Senior Research Assistant at the Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, USA Education: PhD in Sciences at the University Jaume I…

Nan Nan, co-first author of A DNA Methylation Reader-Chaperone Regulator-Transcription Factor Complex Activates OsHKT1;5 Expression during Salinity Stress Current position: Work in College of Plant Protection, Jilin Agriculture University Education: PhD at Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics…

Jie Wang, co-first author of A DNA Methylation Reader-Chaperone Regulator-Transcription Factor Complex Activates OsHKT1;5 Expression during Salinity Stress Current Position: Ph.D. candidate Education: Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University,…

María Jazmín Abraham-Juárez, first author of Evolutionary Variation in MADS-box Dimerization Affects Floral Development and Protein Abundance in Maize Current Position: Researcher, CONACyT- División de Biología Molecular, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (IPICYT).…

Viktoriya Coneva, co-first author of Sterile spikelets contribute to yield in sorghum and related grasses Current Position: Molecular Biology Scientist at CTC Genomics, St. Louis Education: PhD University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada Non-scientific Interests: day hikes, photography, puns Brief…

Taylor AuBuchon-Elder, co-first author of Sterile spikelets contribute to yield in sorghum and related grasses Current Position: Senior lab technician Education: B.A. Biological Sciences Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri Non-scientific interests: cooking, gardening, traveling, activism,…

Yue Liang, first author of Auxin regulates sucrose transport to repress petal abscission in rose (Rosa hybrida) Current Position: PhD, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China Education: PhD, MS and BS from China Agricultural University, Beijing, China Non-scientific…

Zhaoxia Li, first author of The transcription factor bZIP60 links the Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) to the Heat Stress Response (HSR) in maize Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher, Plant Sciences Institute, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA Education: BSc in Bioscience from Tangshan Normal…

Janina Steinbeck, first author of In Vivo NADH/NAD+ Biosensing Reveals the Dynamics of Cytosolic Redox Metabolism in Plants Current position: Postdoc in the Plant Energy Biology Lab, Institute for Biology and Biotechnology of Plants, University of Münster Education: PhD jointly at the University…

Yang Yang, co-first author of The Tip-localized Phosphatidylserine Established by Arabidopsis ALA3 is Crucial for Rab GTPase-mediated Vesicle Trafficking and Pollen Tube Growth Current Position: Ph.D. candidate. Education: MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life…

Yuelong Zhou, co-first