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Guokai Xu: The Plant Cell First Author

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: The Plant Cell First Author

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: The Plant Cell First Author

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: The Plant Cell First Author

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: The Plant Cell First Author

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: The Plant Cell Author

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: The Plant Cell First Author

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: The Plant Cell First Author

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: The Plant Cell First Author

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)…