Topical Advisory Panel for section 'Molecular Plant Sciences'
- Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics Section
- Molecular Biology Section
- Biochemistry Section
- Molecular Plant Sciences Section
- Molecular Oncology Section
- Molecular Neurobiology Section
- Molecular Immunology Section
- Materials Science Section
- Molecular Genetics and Genomics Section
- Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism Section
- Molecular Pharmacology Section
- Bioactives and Nutraceuticals Section
- Molecular Microbiology Section
- Molecular Biophysics Section
- Molecular Toxicology Section
- Macromolecules Section
- Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics Section
- Molecular Informatics Section
- Molecular Nanoscience Section
- Molecular Recognition Section
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Members
Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, Building E, Largo dell’Università s.n.c., 01100 Viterbo, Italy
Interests: plant defense mechanisms against biotic and abiotic stresses; role of the phytohormones on plant defense strategies; plant adaptation to harsh environments
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Interests: plant defense mechanisms against biotic and abiotic stresses; role of the phytohormones on plant defense strategies; plant adaptation to harsh environments
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Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
Interests: physiological, biochemical, and molecular responses of plants to abiotic stresses such as deficiencies of natural resources (e.g., nutrients and water) or salinity; analysis of the effects of biofertilizers (i.e., biochar and wood distillate) on the soil–plant system; the use of solid and liquid byproducts of hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) in soilless culture systems; analysis of the impact of bioplastics on plant yield and soil quality
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Interests: physiological, biochemical, and molecular responses of plants to abiotic stresses such as deficiencies of natural resources (e.g., nutrients and water) or salinity; analysis of the effects of biofertilizers (i.e., biochar and wood distillate) on the soil–plant system; the use of solid and liquid byproducts of hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) in soilless culture systems; analysis of the impact of bioplastics on plant yield and soil quality
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Agriculture Victoria, Tatura, VIC 3616, Australia
Interests: applied statistics; experimental design; statistical modelling; data analysis in plant sciences
Interests: applied statistics; experimental design; statistical modelling; data analysis in plant sciences
Department of Life Sciences, National University of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung 811, Taiwan
Interests: bioactive compounds; chromatography techniques; medicinal plants; phytochemicals; plant biotechnology; plant growth regulators; plant secondary metabolites
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Interests: bioactive compounds; chromatography techniques; medicinal plants; phytochemicals; plant biotechnology; plant growth regulators; plant secondary metabolites
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State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Research and Development Center for Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
Interests: proteogenomics; abiotic stress; post-transcriptional regulation
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Interests: proteogenomics; abiotic stress; post-transcriptional regulation
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Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Interests: sugar partitioning; sugar transporters; crop yield
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Interests: sugar partitioning; sugar transporters; crop yield
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National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea
Interests: crop physiology; abiotic stress; plant biotechnology; crop production and quality; rice functional genomics
Interests: crop physiology; abiotic stress; plant biotechnology; crop production and quality; rice functional genomics
College of Life Sciences Chromatography Center, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
Interests: molecular plant-microbe interactions; metabolomics; biotic/abiotic stress; functional genomics; chemical biology; maize
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Interests: molecular plant-microbe interactions; metabolomics; biotic/abiotic stress; functional genomics; chemical biology; maize
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State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
Interests: plant disease resistance; plant-pathogen interaction; transcriptional regulatory network; integrated disease control; stress biology
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Interests: plant disease resistance; plant-pathogen interaction; transcriptional regulatory network; integrated disease control; stress biology
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Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, 410049 Saratov, Russia
Interests: plant genes; development; embryogenesis; gynogenesis; transgene biosafety; CRISPR/Cas; bioinformatics; modeling; protein-protein; DNA-protein and plant-microbe interactions
Interests: plant genes; development; embryogenesis; gynogenesis; transgene biosafety; CRISPR/Cas; bioinformatics; modeling; protein-protein; DNA-protein and plant-microbe interactions
National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Interests: plant abbiotic stress tolerance; molecular maker; genetic engineering
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Interests: plant abbiotic stress tolerance; molecular maker; genetic engineering
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National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Biosciences and BioResources (IBBR), Via Università n. 133, 80055 Portici, Italy
Interests: plant agrobiodiversity; genetic and chemical variability; plant genetic resources; molecular characterization; biomolecular resources; DNA-based molecular markers; biosequences; DNA polymorphisms; bioinformatics; protein function prediction; nutrition and health; natural products; secondary metabolites; bioactive molecules; functional foods and nutraceuticals
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Interests: plant agrobiodiversity; genetic and chemical variability; plant genetic resources; molecular characterization; biomolecular resources; DNA-based molecular markers; biosequences; DNA polymorphisms; bioinformatics; protein function prediction; nutrition and health; natural products; secondary metabolites; bioactive molecules; functional foods and nutraceuticals
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Department of Biotechnology, Central University of Haryana, Mahendragarh 123031, Haryana, India
Interests: aquaporins; comparative genomics; genome editing; nutrient uptake; transporter proteins
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Interests: aquaporins; comparative genomics; genome editing; nutrient uptake; transporter proteins
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Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 Leiden, The Netherlands
Interests: plant innate immunity; plant-microbe interactions; molecular plant biology; stress biology; systemic acquired resistance; transcriptional regulation; chromatin biology and epigenetics; secondary metabolites; molecular evolution; plant genetics; plant biochemistry
Interests: plant innate immunity; plant-microbe interactions; molecular plant biology; stress biology; systemic acquired resistance; transcriptional regulation; chromatin biology and epigenetics; secondary metabolites; molecular evolution; plant genetics; plant biochemistry
1. Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland
2. Department of Plant Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Science, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 13 st., 20-033 Lublin, Poland
Interests: secondary metabolites in plants; interaction between environmental stress and secondary metabolites in plants; chemometrics; phytochemistry
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2. Department of Plant Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Science, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 13 st., 20-033 Lublin, Poland
Interests: secondary metabolites in plants; interaction between environmental stress and secondary metabolites in plants; chemometrics; phytochemistry
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Bamboo Research Institute, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Interests: abiotic stress; heavy metals in plants; nanoparticles; phytohormon; nitric oxide; bamboo species
Interests: abiotic stress; heavy metals in plants; nanoparticles; phytohormon; nitric oxide; bamboo species
Department of Agricultural Science, University of Naples “Federico II,” 80055 Portici, Italy
Interests: plant genomic; R-genes; new resistance genes; bioinformatics platform
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Interests: plant genomic; R-genes; new resistance genes; bioinformatics platform
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Department of Landscape Plants, Sichuan Agriculture University, Chengdu 611130, China
Interests: medicinal plants; biosynthesis; active ingredients; regulation mechanism
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Interests: medicinal plants; biosynthesis; active ingredients; regulation mechanism
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ARS, Cotton Fiber Biosci Res Unit, USDA, SRRC, New Orleans, LA 70124-4305, USA
Interests: cotton fiber and yield QTL identification; marker-assisted and genomic selection in cotton breeding; molecular mechanisms of cotton fiber development with special emphasis on elongation and secondary cell wall thickening
Interests: cotton fiber and yield QTL identification; marker-assisted and genomic selection in cotton breeding; molecular mechanisms of cotton fiber development with special emphasis on elongation and secondary cell wall thickening
Dr. Baohua Feng
China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, China
Interests: rice-abiotic interaction; plant hormone; heat stress; low temperature stress; salt stress; sugar metabolism; photosynthesis
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Interests: rice-abiotic interaction; plant hormone; heat stress; low temperature stress; salt stress; sugar metabolism; photosynthesis
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Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy
Interests: molecular and cellular aspects of plant–microbe interactions, mainly during arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis; plant response to biotic stress; role of phytohormones in plant growth and in response to microbes; apocarotenoids
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Interests: molecular and cellular aspects of plant–microbe interactions, mainly during arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis; plant response to biotic stress; role of phytohormones in plant growth and in response to microbes; apocarotenoids
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Mendel Centre for Plant Genomics and Proteomics, Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Interests: chromatin; epigenetics; plant molecular biology; telomeres; telomerase; DNA methylation; histone posttranslational modifications
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Interests: chromatin; epigenetics; plant molecular biology; telomeres; telomerase; DNA methylation; histone posttranslational modifications
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Department of Chemical Sciences, Organic Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
Interests: mass spectrometry; HPLC; milk proteins; cereal proteins; gliadins; glutenins; VDAC proteins; proteomics
Interests: mass spectrometry; HPLC; milk proteins; cereal proteins; gliadins; glutenins; VDAC proteins; proteomics
1. Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, 06120 Halle, Germany
2. Department of Biochemistry, St. Petersburg State University, 199034, St. Petersburg, Russia
Interests: bioanalytical chemistry; mass spectrometry; chromatography; proteomics; metabolomics; food chemistry; nutrition; metabolic diseases; biomarkers; Maillard reaction; glycation; environmental stress; stress tolerance in plants; plant-derived natural products as anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective drugs
2. Department of Biochemistry, St. Petersburg State University, 199034, St. Petersburg, Russia
Interests: bioanalytical chemistry; mass spectrometry; chromatography; proteomics; metabolomics; food chemistry; nutrition; metabolic diseases; biomarkers; Maillard reaction; glycation; environmental stress; stress tolerance in plants; plant-derived natural products as anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective drugs
Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Dornburger Str. 159, 07743 Jena, Germany
Interests: plant–microbe interaction; phloem physiology; systemic signaling in plants; phytohormones; electrical signals
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Interests: plant–microbe interaction; phloem physiology; systemic signaling in plants; phytohormones; electrical signals
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Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Torino, Italy
Interests: small RNAs; virus; grapevine; plant-pathogen interaction; genetic transformation; functional genomics; methylation; biotic stress
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Interests: small RNAs; virus; grapevine; plant-pathogen interaction; genetic transformation; functional genomics; methylation; biotic stress
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Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation—State Research Institute, Czartoryskich 8, 24-100 Puławy, Poland
Interests: microbiome and mycobiome of soil and plant rhizosphere; endorhizosphere; next generation sequencing; soil and plant biodiversity
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Interests: microbiome and mycobiome of soil and plant rhizosphere; endorhizosphere; next generation sequencing; soil and plant biodiversity
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1. Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology, University of Plovdiv, 24 Tsar Assen Str., 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2. Center of Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology (CPSBB), 139 Ruski Blvd., 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Interests: abiotic stress; desiccation tolerance; drought; oxidative stress; resurrection plants
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2. Center of Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology (CPSBB), 139 Ruski Blvd., 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Interests: abiotic stress; desiccation tolerance; drought; oxidative stress; resurrection plants
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Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics of the Kazan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan, Russia
Interests: plant–microbe interactions; plant microbiome analysis by metagenomics; plant transcriptome analysis; bacteria transcriptome analysis; microRNA
Interests: plant–microbe interactions; plant microbiome analysis by metagenomics; plant transcriptome analysis; bacteria transcriptome analysis; microRNA
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Avd. Fuentenueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
Interests: bioactive compounds; metabolomics; analytical techniques; chemical analysis; extraction processes; plant and food analysis; bioavailability; fuctional food; nutraceuticals
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Interests: bioactive compounds; metabolomics; analytical techniques; chemical analysis; extraction processes; plant and food analysis; bioavailability; fuctional food; nutraceuticals
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