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Top altmetric scoring papers from The Plant Cell and Plant Physiology – 2017

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The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) is a not-for-profit member society, and the publisher of two the top plant science journals, The Plant Cell and Plant Physiology. ASPB is also a member of the Scientific Society Publisher Alliance (SSPA). Like other society-published journals, ASPB’s journals provide authors with the opportunity to have their work … Read more Top altmetric scoring papers from The Plant Cell and Plant Physiology – 2017

Fond farewell to Patti Lockhart, ASPB Managing Editor

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The staff and editorial boards of ASPB, The Plant Cell, and Plant Physiology would like to offer our appreciation and best wishes to Patti Lockhart, who is leaving her position as managing editor of the ASPB journals for a new opportunity at the Transportation Resource Board of the National Academies. Patti has been with ASPB … Read more Fond farewell to Patti Lockhart, ASPB Managing Editor

New in Plant Physiology: Laticifer Function and Development

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This Research in Focus is written by science writer Peter Minorsky (ASPB and Mercy College) who writes the monthly On the Inside column for Plant Physiology. This summary describes a paper by Castelblanque et al., in the October 2016 issue. Laticifers are specialized cells (or row of cells) that synthesize and accumulate latex. The latex … Read more New in Plant Physiology: Laticifer Function and Development

Plant Cell and Plant Physiology publishing workshops at Plant Biology 2016

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Did you know that ASPB is the publisher of two top plant science research journals? Publishing has always been a core part of ASPB’s mission. At Plant Biology 2016 (July 9 – 13 in Austin, Texas), you can meet, learn from and share you thoughts with the Editors-in-Chief of the ASPB journals. Publishing in and … Read more Plant Cell and Plant Physiology publishing workshops at Plant Biology 2016

New in Plant Physiology: Seed Production Affects Maternal Growth and Senescence in Arabidopsis

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This Research in Focus is written by science writer Peter Minorsky (ASPB and Mercy College) who writes the monthly On the Inside column for Plant Physiology. This summary describes a paper by Wuest et al., published in the  May 2016 issue. In some plant species, floral initiation can overlap temporally with the development of seeds. … Read more New in Plant Physiology: Seed Production Affects Maternal Growth and Senescence in Arabidopsis

Recognizing Our Authors: Saito, AbuQamar, Ralph, and Zhong

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This post is part of the Recognizing our Authors series. Kazuki Saito The Plant Cell, Plant Physiology Kazuki Saito is deputy director of the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, where he is also group director of the Metabolomics Research Group. He is also a professor in the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Chiba University. As … Read more Recognizing Our Authors: Saito, AbuQamar, Ralph, and Zhong

Recognizing Our Authors: Usadel, Aharoni, Fukao, and Sumner

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This post is part of the Recognizing our Authors series. Björn Usadel The Plant Cell, Plant Physiology Björn Usadel studied biochemistry in Berlin and New York. He went on to pursue a PhD at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology and Potsdam University with Markus Pauly. Afterward he worked with Mark Stitt on … Read more Recognizing Our Authors: Usadel, Aharoni, Fukao, and Sumner

Recognizing Our Authors: Casal, Ori, Gruissem, and Bressan

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This post is part of the Recognizing our Authors series. Jorge Casal The Plant Cell, Plant Physiology Jorge Casal undertook his early studies at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), where he completed his MSc in 1987, before moving to the University of Leicester (UK) where he completed his PhD in 1989. He is now professor at UBA, … Read more Recognizing Our Authors: Casal, Ori, Gruissem, and Bressan

Recognizing Our Authors: Hwang, Gilliham, Zanetti, and Leister

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This post is part of the Recognizing our Authors series. Inhwan Hwang The Plant Cell, Plant Physiology Inhwan Hwang received his BS and MS degrees from the Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, in 1977–1981 and 1981–1983, respectively, and his PhD degree (molecular biology, adviser: Chi-Bom Chae) from the Department of Biochemistry University of North … Read more Recognizing Our Authors: Hwang, Gilliham, Zanetti, and Leister

Recognizing Our Authors: Van Aken, Foresi, Leon-Reyes, and Ljung

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This post is part of the Recognizing our Authors series. Olivier Van Aken The Plant Cell, Plant Physiology Olivier Van Aken obtained his PhD at Ghent University (Belgium) in the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB, Plant Systems Biology). He then moved to the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology at The University of … Read more Recognizing Our Authors: Van Aken, Foresi, Leon-Reyes, and Ljung

Recognizing Our Authors: Carrie, Tyerman, Welti, and Yamaji

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This post is part of the Recognizing our Authors Series. Chris Carrie The Plant Cell, Plant Physiology Chris Carrie received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Western Australia in 2005. He then went on to obtain his PhD in 2011 working at the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Biology located at the University … Read more Recognizing Our Authors: Carrie, Tyerman, Welti, and Yamaji

Recognizing Our Authors: Xing Wang Deng, Christine Beveridge, and Nicolas Taylor

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This post is part of the Recognizing our Authors series. Xing Wang Deng The Plant Cell, Plant Physiology Xing Wang Deng is a university endowed professor of plant biology at Peking University. He graduated from Peking University in 1985 with an MS degree and then from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1989 with a … Read more Recognizing Our Authors: Xing Wang Deng, Christine Beveridge, and Nicolas Taylor

Recognizing Our Authors: Stierhof, Tohge, and Valent

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This post is part of the Recognizing our Authors series. York-Dieter Stierhof The Plant Cell York-Dieter Stierhof is the head of the central facility for electron microscopy at the Center for Plant Molecular Biology ZMBP at the University of Tübingen. He studied biology at the University of Tübingen and got his PhD in zoology/parasitology. During … Read more Recognizing Our Authors: Stierhof, Tohge, and Valent

Recognizing Our Authors: David Casero, Yidong Liu, and Sheng Yang He

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This post is part of the Recognizing our Authors series. David Casero The Plant Cell, Plant Physiology David Casero is an assistant researcher in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA. He earned his BS in theoretical physics and PhD in applied mathematics at Complutense University in Spain. David conducted postdoctoral research in Matteo … Read more Recognizing Our Authors: David Casero, Yidong Liu, and Sheng Yang He

Recognizing Our Authors: Baldwin, Bailey-Serres, and Boerjan

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This post is part of the Recognizing our Authors series. Ian Baldwin The Plant Cell, Plant Physiology Ian Baldwin graduated with a PhD in chemical ecology from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, Section of Neurobiology and Behavior in 1989. He was an assistant (1989), associate (1993), and full professor (1996) in the Department of Biology … Read more Recognizing Our Authors: Baldwin, Bailey-Serres, and Boerjan