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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

B.Sc. in Molecular Biology, University of Zagreb
Intended M.Sc. in Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology, Leiden University

Interests: plant genetics, developmental biology, gene regulatory networks, plant-microbe interactions
Hobbies: cooking, crochet, ice skating

B.Sc. in Biological Engineering, Hubei University of Technology
Intended M.Sc. in Molecule, Cellular, and Organismal Biology, Leiden University

Interests: molecular biology, biochemistry

Hobbies: football, travelling

B.Sc. in Bioengineering, Shanghai University
Intended M.Sc. in Molecule Genetics and Biotechnology, Leiden University

Interests: molecular biology, innate immune system

Hobbies: travelling, video games

B.Tech. in Plymouth University Biological Sciences
Intended M.Sc. in Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology, Leiden University

Interests: molecular biology, virology, immune systems

Hobbies: music, video games, reading

B.Sc. in Biotechnology, Bharathiar University

Intended M.Sc. in Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology, Leiden University

Interests: molecular genetics, plant biology

Hobbies: cycling, mountain adventure, football

Intended B.Sc. in Bioinformatics, Hogeschool Leiden

Interests: bioinformatics, evolution, inter-species biology, systems biology, machine learning, simulation
Hobbies: programming, gaming

Intended B.Sc. in Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology, Leiden University

Interests: molecular biology, immune systems, mechanisms of disease, molecular genetics
Hobbies: sailing, cooking, Formula 1

Intended B.Sc. in Life Sciences, Hogeschool Inholland

Interests: molecular biology, plant breeding, bioinformatics, machine learning, computer vision

Hobbies: playing guitar, MMA, cooking/eating, travelling

Intended B.Sc. in Biology, Aeres University of Applied Sciences

Interests: bioinformatics, biotechnology, data science, genomics

Hobbies: breeding plants, nonfiction, sport, traveling