Xiaowen Shi: Plant Physiology First Author

Xiaowen Shi, co-first author of “SCARECROW maintains the stem cell niche in Arabidopsis root by ensuring telomere integrity“

Current Position: Ph.D. Candidate, Northwest A & F University

Education:

2019.09 –        Northwest A & F University, Ph.D. Candidate

2015.09 – 2018.06 Shanxi Agriculture University, Master of Biology

Non-scientific Interests: reading, running, traveling

Brief biography:

I joined the laboratory of Professor Hongchang Cui in 2018 and have been studying the mechanism underlying root growth and development. As the co-first author of this study, I have conducted the following work: 1) Repeated some of the experiments conducted by Bingxin Wang: (such as examination of the anatomy and marker gene expression in mutant roots, and testing the interaction between TEN1 and STN1. 2) Determined the extent of DNA damage in the scr mutant by comet assay. 4) Assessed telomere integrity by a quantitative PCR-based assay. In addition, I have been characterizing the role of AT-Hook transcription factors in root development and leaf senescence in Arabidopsis.

 

姓名：石晓雯

目前职位：西北农林科技大学，博士研究生

教育经历：2019.09至今，西北农林科技大学，博士研究生在读

2015.09至2018.06，山西农业大学，硕士研究生

兴趣爱好：阅读，徒步，旅行

个人简介：自2018年加入崔洪昌教授课题组以来，一直致力于根生长发育的调控机制研究。作为本研究的共同第一作者，我参与的工作有：1）重复验证了王冰昕做过的一些实验，例如检测突变体根的细胞结构和标记基因的表达，以及验证TEN1和STN1之间的相互作用；2）通过彗星实验检测scr突变体中基因组受损程度；3）通过端粒RT-qPCR检测端粒是否完整。此外，我的另一研究方向是，AT-Hook转录因子调控拟南芥根发育和叶片衰老的分子机理的研究。