Systems biology of meristems: an interview with Teva Vernoux

Abstract

Abstract Teva Vernoux is a plant developmental biologist and holds positions as the Director of the Institute for Reproduction and Development of Plants at ENS de Lyon, and as a Research Director at Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Teva spoke to us about the need for multidisciplinary approaches to tackle multi-scale problems, how to go beyond a list of genes, and the importance of constructive reviews.

Keywords

• Plant development
• Systems biology
• Shoot apical meristem
• Plant hormones
• Phyllotaxis
• Developmental biology