Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief:
Katherine Denby, Centre for Novel Agricultural Products (CNAP), Department of Biology, University of York, UK; [email protected]
Research interests: Plant systems biology, Plant pathogen interaction, Functional genomics, Gene regulatory networks, Crop improvement
Senior Editors:
Federica Brandizzi, Plant Research Laboratory, East Lansing, Michigan State University, USA; [email protected]
Research interests: Cell Biology, Plant endomembranes, Endoplasmic reticulum stress, Fluorescent protein technology, Protein trafficking
Alisdair R. Fernie, Molecular Physiology, Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, Germany; [email protected]
Research interests:, Carbohydrate metabolism, Metabolomics, Primary metabolism
Jianbing Yan, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics, Huazhong Agricultural District, Wuhan, China
Research interests: Genome structure and evolution, Genome sequencing, Quantitative genetics, DNA recombination
Features Editor:
Luis de Luna Valdez, Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, USA; [email protected]
Research interests: Import of cytosolic RNAs into chloroplasts
Research Highlights Editors:
Gwendolyn Kirschner, James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, UK; [email protected]
Research interests: Root architecture & development, gravitropism, root tissue patterning
Martin Balcerowicz, University of Dundee, UK; [email protected]
Research interests: Control of gene expression by temperature
Science Writing Mentor:
Sheila McCormick, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, USA; [email protected]
Research interests: Pollen development and function, Gamete biology, Science communication
Social Media Editor
Catharina Merchante, University of Malaga, Spain; [email protected]
Editors:
Jose Alonso, Department of Genetics, North Carolina State University, North Carolina, USA
Research interests:, Ethylene signaling and response pathway, Hormone interactions and signal integration, Arabidopsis functional genomics and tool development, Auxin biosynthesis, Post-transcriptional control of hormonal response
Elena Baena-Gonzalez, Department of Biology, University of Oxford, UK
Research interests:, Sugar metabolism, Sugar-based transcription factors, regulation and post-translation regulation, Protein synthesis, post-translational modifications and breakdown, ABA and sugar signalling pathways, Metabolic adaptation to drought stress
Peter Balint-Kurti, USDA-ARS, Raleigh, USA
Research interests: Maize Genetics, Genetics of Plant Disease Resistance and Defense Response, Plant Hypersensitive Defense Response, Plant Quantitative Resistance
Jörg Bohlmann, Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Research interests: Secondary metabolism, Enzyme biochemistry, Terpenoid synthases, Cytochrome P450, Chemical ecology, Plant-herbivore interactions, Plant pollinator interactions, Plant genomics, Woody plants, Medicinal plants, Bioproduct plants, Evolution, Gene family evolution, Evolution of secondary metabolism
Federica Brandizzi, Michigan State University, Plant Research Laboratory, East Lansing, USA
Research interests: Cell biology, Plant endomembranes, Endoplasmic reticulum stress, Fluorescent protein technology, Protein trafficking
Jorge J. Casal, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Research interests: Light signaling circuitry, its architecture and functional implications; Plant photoreceptors: phytochromes, cryptochromes, phototropins; Photoperiodism, light control of flowering; Photomorphogenesis in crops; Temperature sensation; Thermomorphogenesis; Environmental control of growth.
Lucia Colombo, Plant Developmental Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Italy
Research interests: Plant reproduction, Apomixis, Flower development, and Functional genomics
Mehran Dastmalchi, McGill University, Department of Plant Science, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Research interests: Specialized metabolism, Enzyme biochemistry, Medicinal plants, Alkaloid and flavonoid metabolism, Compartmentalization, Protein-protein interactions, Transporters
Alisdair R. Fernie, Molecular Physiology, Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, Golm, Germany
Research interests: Carbohydrate metabolism, Metabolomics, Primary metabolism
Jaume Flexas, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Biologia, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Research interests: Ecophysiology, Mesophyll conductance and photosynthesis, Plants from extreme environments, Drought, Field physiology
Cristiane Paula Gomes Calixto, Botany Department, Biosciences Institute, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Research interests: Systems biology, Transcriptomics, Alternative splicing, Temperature stress, Thermotolerance
Scott Jackson, Institute for Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
Research interests: Genomics, Cytogenetics, Evolutionary genomics, Legumes, Polyploidy
Magda Julkowska, Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University, USA
Research interests: Genetics, Stress biology, Abiotic stress, Salt stress, Drought stress, Indigenous crops, Plant phenotyping, GWAS, Plant architecture, Developmental biology
Eirini Kaiserli, School of Molecular Biosciences, University of Glasgow, UK
Research interests: Light signalling, Thermomorphogenesis, Flowering regulation, Nuclear architecture, Sub-nuclear localisation, Transcriptional regulation, Chromatin regulation
Kerstin Kaufmann, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Chair for Plant Cell and Molecular Biology, Berlin, Germany
Research interests: Gene regulatory networks, Flower development, Plant transcription factors, Epigenetics, Transcriptional regulation, Flowering
Tracy Lawson, University of Essex, School of Biological Sciences, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, UK
Research interests: Plant Physiology/Ecophysiology, Plant phenotyping, Stomatal function, Photosynthesis, Chlorophyll fluorescence, Infra-red Gas exchange, Water use efficiency
Olivier Loudet, INRA - IJPB, Route de Saint Cyr, Versailles, France
Research interests: Natural variation, Quantitative genetics, Abiotic stress tolerance, High-throughput phenotyping, Arabidopsis genetics
Zhongchi Liu, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, School of Synthetic Biology, China
Research interests: Flower Development, Transcription Regulation, Meristem, Comparative Genomics, Regulation of gene expression, Fruit development, Hormone signalling
Zefu Lu, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
Research interests: Gene regulatory networks, Epigenomics, Cis-regulatory elements, Transcription factors, Plant architectures
Jianxin Ma, Purdue University, 915 S. University St, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Research interests: ROS, Comparative Genomics, Genome Evolution, Transposable Elements, Soybean Genetics, Crop Domestication
Macarena Marín Arancibia, Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Research interests: Plant-biotic interactions, Symbiosis, Beneficial microbes, Microbiome, Microbiology
Veronica Maurino, Molecular Plant Physiology, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Botany (IZMB), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Research interests: Metabolism, Photosynthesis, Reactive oxygen and carbonyl species, Environmental stresses, Molecular adaptations
Ron Mittler, The Division of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, and The Department of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center. University of Missouri, Columbia, , USA
Research interests: ROS, Abiotic stress, Gene expression, Systems Biology, Cancer biology
Jenny Mortimer, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, & Waite Research Institute, University of Adelaide , Australia
Research interests: Cell walls, Glycobiology, Synthetic biology, Glycolipids, Biofuels
Eiji Nambara, University of Toronto, Cell & Systems Biology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Research interests: Plant hormones, Biosynthesis, Catabolism, Abscisic acid, Seed, Stress response
Holger Puchta, Chair Botany II, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Research interests: Genome engineering, CRISPR/Cas, DNA repair, Meiotic recombination, DNA processing enzymes, Genome evolution
Feng Qin, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Research interests: Drought response and tolerance, Gene expression regulation, Maize genetics, Stress adaptation, Natural variation
Stefan Rensing, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Freiburg, Germany
Research Interests: Bioinformatics, comparative genomics, transcriptomics, evo-devo, bryophytes, Physcomitrella patens, Genome sequencing, Genome structure and evolution
Hatem Rouached, Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
Research interests: Ion(s) sensing, signaling and transport, Ion homeostasis interactions, Nutrient biofortification, Heavy metal and phytoremediation, Nutrient transport under abiotic/biotic stress, Nutrient-hormone signaling interactions
Robert Sablowski, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK
Research interests: Meristem development, Organ growth, Morphogenesis, Cell cycle
Christian Schmitz-Linneweber, Humboldt University Berlin, Institute of Biology, Berlin, Germany
Research interests: Organellar gene expression and organellar genomes, Organelle biogenesis, Protein-RNA interactions; RNA binding proteins, RNA processing, Translation, Chloroplast biotechnology
Adam Steinbrenner, Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Research interests: Plant biotic interactions, Immune receptors, Plant-herbivore interactions, Defense signaling, Molecular evolution, Chemical ecology
Haim Treves, Department of Biology, RPTU Kaiserslautern, Germany
Research interests: Algal metabolic diversity, Photosynthesis efficiency and growth
Yves Van de Peer, University Of Gent, Department of Plant Biotechnology and Genetics, Zwijnaarde, Belgium
Research interests: Comparative genomics, Systems biology, Evolutionary analysis, Genome evolution, Gene and genome duplication
Bin Yu, Center for Plant Science Innovation, & School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA
Research interests: Small RNA metabolism, Epigenetics, RNA silencing, Non-coding RNAs, Arabidopsis genetics
Yang Zhao, Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Research interests: Drought and osmotic stress signaling, Salt stress signaling, Extracellular signaling, Cell surface signaling, Stress adaptation
Matias Zurbriggen, University of Duesseldorf, Institute of Synthetic Biology and CEPLAS, Duesseldorf, Germany
Research interests: Synthetic biology, Optogenetics, Synthetic signalling, Light signalling
Editorial Office Staff
Andrea Lewis, Associate Managing Editor; [email protected]