The Plant Cell: Author Profiles

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…