Q1. Who inspired you to become a scientist? My science teachers in middle and high school! I had some really great ones who imbued me with a fascination for the natural world. Q2. What drives your research interest? Surprises, and discordant facts, mostly. When a result doesn’t match expectations, or when two well-established facts seem […]
Recent Publications Harnessing the Power of Translatomics Every week we provide a digest of a small number of recent interesting papers in the field of translatomics. In this week’s Sunday papers, Zhang et al. find that the giant virus APMV overcomes a significant codon usage mismatch with its amoeba host by creating a specialized subcellular […]
Q1. Who inspired you to become a scientist? Quite unexpectedly, I was inspired by the professor who taught biochemistry during my bachelor’s studies in physical education. I had to retake the exam, which forced me to dive deeper into the material — and instead of being discouraged, I became intrigued. That experience sparked a growing […]
Q1. Who inspired you to become a scientist? I have always been fascinated by understanding how life works. Along the way, my school social sciences teacher and high school physics teacher encouraged my curiosity. Q2. What drives your research interest? Curiosity drives me, wanting to uncover how things work and why. Passion for discovery keeps […]
Recent Publications Harnessing the Power of Translatomics Every week we provide a digest of a small number of recent interesting papers in the field of translatomics. In this week’s Sunday papers, Han et al. investigate the role of translation machinery in the biogenesis of phased, secondary, phasiRNAs during maize anther development. Liu et al. use […]
