Omics in Entomology: Unraveling the Molecular Mechanisms of Insects
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025
Special Issue Editor
Interests: entomology; medical entomology; forensic entomology; agricultural entomology
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Dear Colleagues,
Entomology is the science that studies insects. These invertebrates have implications in different aspect of society (such as ecological, medical, veterinary, and agricultural ones and even human nutrition). The study of these arthropods using omics tools (genomics, metabolomics, proteomics, transcriptomics, and lipidomics, among others) has contributed to our knowledge of biomacromolecules, biology, physiology, and even interactions with pathogenic agents (in the case of insect vectors). Thus, this Special Issue aims to gather important scientific contributions from omics studies related to insects of ecological (e.g., pollinators), medical (biological and mechanical vectors of zoonoses), veterinary (biological and mechanical vectors of diseases affecting animals of veterinary interest), and nutritional importance (insects produced for human consumption).
The main areas of interest include (but are not limited to) the following: entomology; medical, agricultural, and veterinary entomology; molecular structure and dynamics; bioinformatics and system biology; biomacromolecules including proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids; and molecular genetics, biology, and biomarkers.
Dr. Kaio Cesar Chaboli Alevi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- entomology, medical entomology
- forensic entomology
- agricultural entomology
- omics
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