Volodymyr Radchuk: The Plant Cell First Author

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, Kiev Ukraine

Non-scientific Interests: Gardening, Hiking

Brief bio: I studied cell biology and genetic engineering in Kiev, Ukraine. My PhD degree I obtained by working on the development of transformation methods in Brassicaceae. Since moving to the Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben in Germany I have been studying the molecular mechanisms of grain development and seed filling in cereal crops.