Category: The Plant Cell: Author Profiles

Tianhu Sun, fist author of ORANGE Represses Chloroplast Biogenesis in Etiolated Arabidopsis Cotyledons via Interaction with TCP14 Current Position: Post-Doctoral Associate, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cornell University Education: PhD in Biology and BS in Plant Biology from Nanjing University (Nanjing,…

Qingwen Shen, first author of Dual Activities of Plant cGMP-Dependent Protein Kinase and its Roles in Gibberellin Signaling and Salt Stress Current Position: Research assistant in National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, China Education: Ph.D. in Biochemistry…

Nischal Karki, first author of Metabolically distinct pools of phosphatidylcholine are involved in trafficking of fatty acids out of and into the chloroplast for membrane production Current Position: Graduate Student, Chemistry, Southern Methodist University Education: B.S. in Biochemistry, University…

Rafael Andrade Buono, co-first author of CRISPR-TSKO: A Technique for Efficient Mutagenesis in Specific Cell Types, Tissues, or Organs in Arabidopsis Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow in the group of Dr. Moritz Nowack, VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology Education: PhD in Botany from University…

Ward Decaestecker, co-first author of CRISPR-TSKO: A Technique for Efficient Mutagenesis in Specific Cell Types, Tissues, or Organs in Arabidopsis Current Position: PhD student in the group of Dr. Thomas Jacobs, VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology Education: BSc and MSc in Biochemistry and…

Jacinta Watkins, first author of A GDSL esterase/lipase catalyzes the esterification of lutein in bread wheat Current Position: PhD candidate, Pogson lab, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, Research School of Biology, Australian National University Education:…

Yingying Meng, first author of The MYB Activator WHITE PETAL1 Associates with MtTT8 and MtWD40-1 to Regulate Carotenoid-Derived Flower Pigmentation in Medicago truncatula Current Position: Associate Professor, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Education:…

Xixi Zheng, co-first author of Intra-Kernel Reallocation of Proteins in Maize Depends on VP1-Mediated Scutellum Development and Nutrient Assimilation Current Position: Ph.D. Candidate, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Shanghai Institutes…