PEOPLE
Himanshu Chhillar (he/him)
Ph.D. candidate (from Feb 2022)
B.Sc. in Life Sciences, University of Delhi
M.Sc. in Botany, Jamia Hamdard
Interests: biotic and abiotic stress, molecular plant immunity, gene regulatory networks, phytohormones
Hobbies: travelling, football
Twitter: @HimanshuChhill3
Pei-Min Yeh
Ph.D. candidate (from Sep 2022)
B.Sc. in Plant Pathology, Chung-Hsing University
M.Sc. in Plant Science, Taiwan University
Interests: molecular plant immunity, molecular plant science, plant pathology
Hobbies: listening to music, traveling, gardening, clawing
Twitter: @Peimin_bacon
Hoang Hung Nguyen
Ph.D. candidate (from Jan 2023)
B.Sc. in Biology, Freie University of Berlin
M.Sc. in Biology, Freie University of Berlin
Interests: molecular biology, plant immunity, plant genetics, botany
Hobbies: cooking, programming, swimming
Bob Sebastiaan (he/him)
Ph.D. candidate (from July 2023)
B.Sc. in Biotechnology, Wageningen University
M.Sc. in Biotechnology, Wageningen University
Interests: molecular biology, plant immunity, plant developmental biology, gene regulatory networks
Hobbies: cycling, tennis, gaming, baking, travelling
Chuqing Su (she/her)
Ph.D. candidate (from Nov 2023)
B.Sc. in Plant Protection, China Agricultural University
M.Sc. in Plant Science, Wageningen University & Research
Interests: plant immunity, plant genetics, plant breeding
Hobbies: cooking, traveling
Twitter: @ChuqingSu
Yuxiang Jiang (he/him)
Marie-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow (from Jul 2023)
B.Sc. in Biochemistry, Ocean University of China (OUC)
Ph.D. in Developmental Biology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS)
Interests: plant signalling, plant immunity, plant genetics
Hobbies: reading, running
Twitter: @YuxiangJiang2
Richalynn Leong Chiu Xian (she/her)
Postdoctoral Scientist (from Nov 2023)
B.Sc. in Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
M.Sc. in Applied Plant Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
Ph.D. in Plant Sciences, Temasek Lifesciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore
Interests: molecular biology, biotic and abiotic stress, gene regulatory networks, plant evolution
Hobbies: wildlife photography, hiking, salsa, badminton
Twitter: @Richalynn1
Yuankun Yang (he/him)
Postdoctoral Scientist (from Apr 2024)
M.Sc. in Phytopathology, The Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
Ph.D. in Plant Biochemistry, The Center for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tuebingen
Interests: plant immunity, plant-microbe interaction, effector biology, gene regulatory networks
Hobbies: basketball, cooking, traveling
Twitter: @yuankun_yang
Nino Verwei (he/him)
M.Sc. candidate (graduate student)
B.Sc. in Life Science and Technology, Delft University of Technology (TUD) and Leiden University (ULEI)
Intended M.Sc. in Computer Science specialization Bioinformatics, ULEI
Interests: machine learning, data science, Life science
Hobbies: cooking, video games, programming
Rashmitha Shetty (she/her)
M.Sc. candidate (graduate student)
B.Tech. in Biotechnology, BITS Pilani University
Intended M.Sc. in Biology specialization in Molecular, Cellular and Organismal Biology, Leiden University
Interests: biotic and abiotic stresses, plant immunity, plant developmental biology
Hobbies: travelling, playing sports
Thijs den Boef (he/him)
M.Sc. candidate (graduate student)
B.Sc. in Biology, Leiden University
Intended M.Sc. in Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology, Leiden University
Interests: immunity, mechanisms of disease, virology
Hobbies: making music, gaming, city trips
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