Editorial Board for section 'Medical Biotechnology'
- Agricultural and Food Biotechnology Section
- Computational Biology Section
- Environmental Biotechnology Section
- Industrial Biotechnology Section
- Medical Biotechnology Section
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Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Interests: microarrays; next generation sequencing; genomics; genomics technologies; gene expression; RNA-seq; translational research
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Interests: microarrays; next generation sequencing; genomics; genomics technologies; gene expression; RNA-seq; translational research
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Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
Interests: adductomics; drug metabolism; mass spectrometry; protein covalent adducts; biomarkers of exposure; diagnosis biomarkers; molecular mechanisms of chemically-induced adverse reactions; bioactivation mechanisms
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Interests: adductomics; drug metabolism; mass spectrometry; protein covalent adducts; biomarkers of exposure; diagnosis biomarkers; molecular mechanisms of chemically-induced adverse reactions; bioactivation mechanisms
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Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Interests: biofilms; biosurfactants; protein engineering; transmembrane signal transduction; antimicrobials; polysaccharide lyase; biomineralization; bioremediation; PFAS; structural biology; food safety; biomass processing
Interests: biofilms; biosurfactants; protein engineering; transmembrane signal transduction; antimicrobials; polysaccharide lyase; biomineralization; bioremediation; PFAS; structural biology; food safety; biomass processing
Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNAs, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Interests: non-coding RNA; microRNA; cancer; metastasis
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Interests: non-coding RNA; microRNA; cancer; metastasis
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Faculty of Health Sciences & Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI), Curtin University, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia
Interests: host–microbiota interaction; gut–lung axis
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Interests: host–microbiota interaction; gut–lung axis
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Department of Pharmaceutical and Environmental Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, USA
Interests: virtual screening; QSAR; drug design; structure activity relationship; lead optimization; molecular docking; natural product chemistry; anticancer drug discovery; kinase inhibitors; nucleic acids; siRNA; mGlu receptor agonists
Interests: virtual screening; QSAR; drug design; structure activity relationship; lead optimization; molecular docking; natural product chemistry; anticancer drug discovery; kinase inhibitors; nucleic acids; siRNA; mGlu receptor agonists
Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 30 Gascoigne Road, Hong Kong, China
Interests: cancer biomarker; evidence-based medicine; extracellular vesicles; genomics; microRNA; molecular diagnostics; non-coding RNAs; nasopharyngeal carcinoma; next-generation sequencing; non-small cell lung cancer; proteomics; drug repurposing and bioinformatics
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Interests: cancer biomarker; evidence-based medicine; extracellular vesicles; genomics; microRNA; molecular diagnostics; non-coding RNAs; nasopharyngeal carcinoma; next-generation sequencing; non-small cell lung cancer; proteomics; drug repurposing and bioinformatics
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1. Department of Human Sciences and Quality of Life Promotion, San Raffaele Open University, Via di Val Cannuta 247, 00166 Rome, Italy
2. CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Franco Salvatore, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Naples, Italy
Interests: next generation sequencing; genomics; cancer genomics; hereditary cancers; metagenomics; human microbiome; molecular diagnostics
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2. CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Franco Salvatore, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Naples, Italy
Interests: next generation sequencing; genomics; cancer genomics; hereditary cancers; metagenomics; human microbiome; molecular diagnostics
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Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Biotecnologie e Biofarmaceutica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
Interests: gene expression; ncRNAs; transcriptome; genomics; NGS technologies
Interests: gene expression; ncRNAs; transcriptome; genomics; NGS technologies
Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University, Salvatore Venuta University Campus, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
Interests: cancer; integrative omics analysis; mirna therapeutics; pharmacogenomics
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Interests: cancer; integrative omics analysis; mirna therapeutics; pharmacogenomics
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Dr. Hakim Djaballah
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President & CEO, Keren Therapeutics, New York, NY, USA
Interests: drug discovery; drug development; infectious diseases; cancer; non-coding RNA; microRNA; diagnostics; systems biology; functional genomics; biomarkers
Interests: drug discovery; drug development; infectious diseases; cancer; non-coding RNA; microRNA; diagnostics; systems biology; functional genomics; biomarkers
Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Johannes Gutenberg University, Staudinger Weg 5, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Interests: natural products; molecular pharmacology; cancer; drug resistance; genome-wide profiling
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Interests: natural products; molecular pharmacology; cancer; drug resistance; genome-wide profiling
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Division of Cancer Research and Training, Department of Internal Medicine, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science & UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Interests: liquid biopsy; precision medicine; regenerative medicine; stem cells; drug discovery
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Interests: liquid biopsy; precision medicine; regenerative medicine; stem cells; drug discovery
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Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
Interests: ncRNAs; ultra-conserved DNA regions
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Interests: ncRNAs; ultra-conserved DNA regions
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Dr. Ana Isabel Fernández
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1. Department of Cardiology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM), Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 28007 Madrid, Spain
2. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, CIBERCV, 28029 Madrid, Spain
Interests: gene variants linked to diseases; genomics; transcriptomics; metagenomics; cardiovascular disease; cardiomyopathies; pulmonary hypertension
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Interests: gene variants linked to diseases; genomics; transcriptomics; metagenomics; cardiovascular disease; cardiomyopathies; pulmonary hypertension
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Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine—DIMES, University of Bologna, Via S. Giacomo, 14, 40126 Bologna, Italy
Interests: molecular diagnostics; microRNAs; non-coding RNA; cancer expression profile; liquid biopsy; microvescicles
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Interests: molecular diagnostics; microRNAs; non-coding RNA; cancer expression profile; liquid biopsy; microvescicles
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Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy
Interests: microRNA; long non coding RNA; prostate cancer
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Interests: microRNA; long non coding RNA; prostate cancer
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Departamento de Genética y Biología Molecular, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (Cinvestav), Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, Ciudad de México 07360, Mexico
Interests: application of high-throughput DNA sequencing to describe microbial communities associated to human diseases; food; biotechnology and bioremediation processes
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Interests: application of high-throughput DNA sequencing to describe microbial communities associated to human diseases; food; biotechnology and bioremediation processes
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Herbal Analysis Services UK, Greenwich, University of Greenwich, London, UK
Interests: natural products chemistry; pharmacology; drug discovery; pharmacognosy
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Interests: natural products chemistry; pharmacology; drug discovery; pharmacognosy
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Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Departments of Medicine and Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
Interests: human; antibody (IgG, IgA, IgM, IgE); immediate-type hypersensitivity; allergy; immunoassay; lateral flow assays; humoral immune responses; adverse reactions in clinical trials; anaphylaxis; in vitro diagnostic methods; allergen components
Interests: human; antibody (IgG, IgA, IgM, IgE); immediate-type hypersensitivity; allergy; immunoassay; lateral flow assays; humoral immune responses; adverse reactions in clinical trials; anaphylaxis; in vitro diagnostic methods; allergen components
Department of Neurosurgery, Nanomedicine Research Center, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, 110 N. George Burns Rd., Davis 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
Interests: drug delivery on the nanoscale for cancer treatment; nanodrugs; nanomedicine; single molecule nanodrugs to deliver chemotherapeutica, antisense oligonucleotides, siRNA, MicroRNA,proteins and peptides; brain and breast tumors; breast and lung metastases of the brain; polymalic acid polyanion biodegradable nanoparticle; polyfunctional delivery vector; targeted drug delivery; blood-brain-barrier; membranolytic activity; transferrin receptor (antibody); nanodrug toxicity; nanoscale contrast reagent for magnetic resonance-imaging (MRI); MRI contrast enhancer reagent; Gd-DOTA; MRI of Alzheimer plaques; stem cells in brain tumor (Glioma multiforme); anti-tumor treatment brain and breast; triple-negative breast cancer; Her2-positive breast cancer; peptidomimetics; theranostic nanodevices
Interests: drug delivery on the nanoscale for cancer treatment; nanodrugs; nanomedicine; single molecule nanodrugs to deliver chemotherapeutica, antisense oligonucleotides, siRNA, MicroRNA,proteins and peptides; brain and breast tumors; breast and lung metastases of the brain; polymalic acid polyanion biodegradable nanoparticle; polyfunctional delivery vector; targeted drug delivery; blood-brain-barrier; membranolytic activity; transferrin receptor (antibody); nanodrug toxicity; nanoscale contrast reagent for magnetic resonance-imaging (MRI); MRI contrast enhancer reagent; Gd-DOTA; MRI of Alzheimer plaques; stem cells in brain tumor (Glioma multiforme); anti-tumor treatment brain and breast; triple-negative breast cancer; Her2-positive breast cancer; peptidomimetics; theranostic nanodevices
Department of Cellular and Molecular Anatomy, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3192, Japan
Interests: imaging mass spectrometry; omics analysis; cell engineering
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Interests: imaging mass spectrometry; omics analysis; cell engineering
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INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la récherche medicale), U848, Apoptosis, Cancer and Immunity, Institut Gustave Roussy, F-94805 Villejuif, France
Interests: cancer; immunogenic cell death; drug repositioning; molecular pharmacology; host-tumor interactions
Interests: cancer; immunogenic cell death; drug repositioning; molecular pharmacology; host-tumor interactions
Dr. Lorant Lakatos
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1. Biological Research Center, Szeged, Hungary
2. Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
Interests: RNA biology; viruses; miRNA; siRNA; RNA silencing; non-coding RNA
Interests: RNA biology; viruses; miRNA; siRNA; RNA silencing; non-coding RNA
Faculty of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
Interests: single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs); gene expression; microarrays; RNA stability; mtDNA; DNA sequencing; human identification
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Interests: single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs); gene expression; microarrays; RNA stability; mtDNA; DNA sequencing; human identification
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Douglas Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC H4H 1R3, Canada
Interests: functional genomics; miRNA; single-cell transcriptomics; single-cell epigenomics; psychiatric phenotypes; high-resolution molecular imaging; spatial neurotranscriptomics
Interests: functional genomics; miRNA; single-cell transcriptomics; single-cell epigenomics; psychiatric phenotypes; high-resolution molecular imaging; spatial neurotranscriptomics
Department of Toxicology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-631 Poznan, Poland
Interests: toxicology; the anti-cancer activity of methylated resveratrol analogues; the proliferation and differentiation of stem cells; reproductive biology; transcriptomics
Interests: toxicology; the anti-cancer activity of methylated resveratrol analogues; the proliferation and differentiation of stem cells; reproductive biology; transcriptomics
Institute of Pharmacy – Medicinal Chemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 2+4, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
Interests: protein ligands; fragment ligation assays; drug discovery; high-throughput screening; dynamic ligation screening (DLS)
Interests: protein ligands; fragment ligation assays; drug discovery; high-throughput screening; dynamic ligation screening (DLS)
Prof. Dr. Vehary Sakanyan
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Cancer group, IICiMed, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Nantes, F-44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France
Interests: drug discovery; cancer therapy; reactive molecules; protein binding; high throughput; microorganisms; plasmids; amino acid production
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Interests: drug discovery; cancer therapy; reactive molecules; protein binding; high throughput; microorganisms; plasmids; amino acid production
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Head Biochemistry, NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Markwiesenstr. 55, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany
Interests: multiplex immunoassays; assay development and technical validation; multiplex and high-throughput platforms; infectious diseases; pathogen detection; serology; biomarker research; personalized medicine; antibody and protein characterization; protein/peptide immobilization strategies; crosslinking; cell signalling; cancer
Interests: multiplex immunoassays; assay development and technical validation; multiplex and high-throughput platforms; infectious diseases; pathogen detection; serology; biomarker research; personalized medicine; antibody and protein characterization; protein/peptide immobilization strategies; crosslinking; cell signalling; cancer
