Editorial Board
- In Silico Approaches in Drug Discovery Section
- Medicinal Chemistry and Preliminary Screening Section
- Drug Candidates from Natural Sources Section
- Biologics Section
- Preclinical Research Section
- Clinical Research Section
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
Formerly Head, Department of Organic Chemistry (FS), University of Mons-UMONS, 7000 Mons, Belgium
Interests: heterocycles; medicinal chemistry; green chemistry; microwave-induced synthesis
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Interests: heterocycles; medicinal chemistry; green chemistry; microwave-induced synthesis
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BioCIS, Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
Interests: parasitology; antiparasite chemotherapy; mechanism of action of antiparasite drugs; drug resistance; leishmaniasis
* Section: Medicinal Chemistry and Preliminary Screening
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Interests: parasitology; antiparasite chemotherapy; mechanism of action of antiparasite drugs; drug resistance; leishmaniasis
* Section: Medicinal Chemistry and Preliminary Screening
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Department of Microbiology, Infectious Disease and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
Interests: ligands of G protein coupled receptors; receptors for peptide hormones (including bradykinin, anaphylatoxin C5a, neurokinins...); in vitro and in vivo pharmacology (NOT in silico docking); quantitative assessment of drug antagonism; peptides and peptidomimetics developed as drugs
* Section: Biologics
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Interests: ligands of G protein coupled receptors; receptors for peptide hormones (including bradykinin, anaphylatoxin C5a, neurokinins...); in vitro and in vivo pharmacology (NOT in silico docking); quantitative assessment of drug antagonism; peptides and peptidomimetics developed as drugs
* Section: Biologics
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Center of Health Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular Modeling and Computational Structural Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, IPPN, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho 373, Bloco H, Rio de Janeiro 21941-599, Brazil
Interests: molecular modeling; computational and medicinal chemistry; molecular simulations; structural biology
* Section: In Silico Approaches in Drug Discovery
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Interests: molecular modeling; computational and medicinal chemistry; molecular simulations; structural biology
* Section: In Silico Approaches in Drug Discovery
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Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University, 06330, Ankara, Turkey
Interests: pharmacognosy; natural products; herbal medicine; plant-based cosmetics
* Section: Drug Candidates from Natural Sources
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Interests: pharmacognosy; natural products; herbal medicine; plant-based cosmetics
* Section: Drug Candidates from Natural Sources
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USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Mycotoxin Prevention and Applied Microbiology Research, 1815 N. University St., Peoria, IL 61604, USA
Interests: cheminformatics; nanotechnology; functional foods and natural products; food safety; chemical toxicology; QSAR; quantum chemistry
Interests: cheminformatics; nanotechnology; functional foods and natural products; food safety; chemical toxicology; QSAR; quantum chemistry
AFMOL–Laboratory of Functional and Molecular Studies in Physiopharmacology, Department of Biophysics and Physiology, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina 64049-550, Brazil
Interests: bioactive peptides; cardiovascular; diabetes; dyslipidemia; endothelium; hypertension; medicinal plants; natural products; pharmacology; preclinical toxicology; vasorelaxant
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Interests: bioactive peptides; cardiovascular; diabetes; dyslipidemia; endothelium; hypertension; medicinal plants; natural products; pharmacology; preclinical toxicology; vasorelaxant
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Research Group Molecular Biology of Systemic Radiotherapy, Research Program Imaging and Radiooncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 223, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Interests: theranostic radioligands; targeted radionuclide therapies; targeted alpha therapies; combination therapies; molecular imaging; pharmaceutical radiochemistry; coordination and bioinorganic chemistry; radionuclide production and separation methods
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Interests: theranostic radioligands; targeted radionuclide therapies; targeted alpha therapies; combination therapies; molecular imaging; pharmaceutical radiochemistry; coordination and bioinorganic chemistry; radionuclide production and separation methods
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1. MSBChem Consulting, Brisbane, QLD 4005, Australia
2. Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4067, Australia
Interests: natural product chemistry; lead discovery; drug development; antibacterials; mode of action
2. Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4067, Australia
Interests: natural product chemistry; lead discovery; drug development; antibacterials; mode of action
Department of Medicine and Surgery, Center for Nanomedicine Nanomib, University of Milan Bicocca, 20854 Vedano al Lambro, MB, Italy
Interests: nanomedicine; nano-bio interactions; biomimicry; protein corona; proteomics; drug delivery
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Interests: nanomedicine; nano-bio interactions; biomimicry; protein corona; proteomics; drug delivery
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1. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
2. Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA
Interests: preclinical drug development; Pneumocystis species; fungal sex; Pneumocystis pneumonia; echinocandins
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2. Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA
Interests: preclinical drug development; Pneumocystis species; fungal sex; Pneumocystis pneumonia; echinocandins
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Centre d’Etudes et de Recherche sur le Médicament de Normandie, Normandie University, Unicaen, CERMN, 14000 Caen, France
Interests: drug design; medicinal chemistry; chemical library; polypharmacology; Alzheimer's disease
Interests: drug design; medicinal chemistry; chemical library; polypharmacology; Alzheimer's disease
AGIR, UR 4294, UFR de Pharmacie, Université de Picardie, Jules Verne, 1 rue des Louvels, 80037 Amiens, France
Interests: medicinal organic chemistry; heterocyclic chemistry; drug design; antimicrobial agents; siderophores and trojan horse strategy
Interests: medicinal organic chemistry; heterocyclic chemistry; drug design; antimicrobial agents; siderophores and trojan horse strategy
School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa
Interests: peptides; solid-phase synthesis; cell penetrating peptides; antimicrobial peptides; oligonucleotides; peptide nucleic acids; drug discovery; peptide–drug conjugates
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Interests: peptides; solid-phase synthesis; cell penetrating peptides; antimicrobial peptides; oligonucleotides; peptide nucleic acids; drug discovery; peptide–drug conjugates
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1. Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), 4450-208 Porto, Portugal
2. Laboratory of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
Interests: medicinal chemistry; organic synthesis; heterocycles; P-glycoprotein; anticancer; antimicrobials; chiral drugs; marine natural products
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2. Laboratory of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
Interests: medicinal chemistry; organic synthesis; heterocycles; P-glycoprotein; anticancer; antimicrobials; chiral drugs; marine natural products
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Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0657, USA
Interests: parasites; Entamoeba; Giardia; Naegleria; Acanthamoeba; free-living amoeba; chemotherapy; drugs; amoebiasis; primary amoebic meningoencephalitis
Interests: parasites; Entamoeba; Giardia; Naegleria; Acanthamoeba; free-living amoeba; chemotherapy; drugs; amoebiasis; primary amoebic meningoencephalitis
INSERM U1285, CNRS UMR 8576–UGSF–Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, University of Lille, 59000 Lille, France
Interests: organic chemistry; organometalic chemistry; medical chemistry; infectious diseases; antifungal; chemobiology
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Interests: organic chemistry; organometalic chemistry; medical chemistry; infectious diseases; antifungal; chemobiology
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Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, 61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
Interests: medicinal chemistry; drug design; cannabinoids; sugar-based surfactants
Interests: medicinal chemistry; drug design; cannabinoids; sugar-based surfactants
Department of Pharmacy, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
Interests: drug discovery; computational techniques; anticancer agents; aromatase inhibitors
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Interests: drug discovery; computational techniques; anticancer agents; aromatase inhibitors
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1. Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
2. Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR/CIMAR), Universidade do Porto, Edifício do Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4050-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
Interests: medicinal chemistry; organic chemistry; chiral bioactive substances; enantioselective studies; chirality; chromatography
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2. Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR/CIMAR), Universidade do Porto, Edifício do Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4050-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
Interests: medicinal chemistry; organic chemistry; chiral bioactive substances; enantioselective studies; chirality; chromatography
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School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Taylor’s University, Subang Jaya 47500, Selangor, Malaysia
Interests: cancer; glycosylation; drug discovery; immunotherapy; regenerative medicine
Interests: cancer; glycosylation; drug discovery; immunotherapy; regenerative medicine
Faculté de pharmacie, Université Laval, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Hôpital Saint-François d'Assise, 10, rue de l'Espinay, Local D0-707, Québec, QC G1L 3L5, Canada
Interests: medicinal chemistry; drug discovery; bioactive compounds; small molecules; personalized chemotherapy; anticancer drug development; design of anticancer drugs; computer aided-drug design; docking; molecular modeling; targeted cancer therapy; antimitotics; breast cancers
Interests: medicinal chemistry; drug discovery; bioactive compounds; small molecules; personalized chemotherapy; anticancer drug development; design of anticancer drugs; computer aided-drug design; docking; molecular modeling; targeted cancer therapy; antimitotics; breast cancers
Metabolomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 139 Ruski Blvd., 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Interests: plant secondary metabolism; natural products chemistry; leads finding; metabolomics; plant biotechnology
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Interests: plant secondary metabolism; natural products chemistry; leads finding; metabolomics; plant biotechnology
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Grupo de Aptámeros, IRYCIS-Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Carretera de Colmenar Viejo Km. 9.100, 28034 Madrid, Spain
Interests: aptamer; cancer; diagnostics; infectious diseases; therapy
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Interests: aptamer; cancer; diagnostics; infectious diseases; therapy
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Key Lab of Chinese Medicine Resources Conservation, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People’s Republic of China, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
Interests: medicinal plants and their resources; taxonomy; identification; special metabolism; physiology; chemical analysis
Interests: medicinal plants and their resources; taxonomy; identification; special metabolism; physiology; chemical analysis
Department of Biology and Toxicology, Ashland University, Ashland, OH 44805, USA
Interests: bacteriophage; phage therapy; host range; phage evolution; phage receptor; phage-host co-evolution
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Interests: bacteriophage; phage therapy; host range; phage evolution; phage receptor; phage-host co-evolution
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Formerly Professor, Haute Ecole Provinciale de Hainaut-Condorcet, 7330 Saint-Ghislain, Belgium
Interests: medicinal chemistry; organic synthesis; parasitic diseases; orphan drugs
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Interests: medicinal chemistry; organic synthesis; parasitic diseases; orphan drugs
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School of Chemistry, Analytical and Biological Chemistry Research Facility, University College Cork, College Road, T12 K8AF Cork, Ireland
Interests: indole, carbazole and quinoline chemistry; identification of new molecular templates for drug discovery; ellipticine derivatives and their mechanism of biological effect; kinase inhibitor design and synthesis of bisindolemaleimides and indolocarbazoles; phytosterols and the toxicity of their oxygenated products; quinolinediones and isoquinolinediones for the treatment of MultiDrug Resistant disease; LCMS in the improvement of pharmaceutical process and impurity profiling
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Interests: indole, carbazole and quinoline chemistry; identification of new molecular templates for drug discovery; ellipticine derivatives and their mechanism of biological effect; kinase inhibitor design and synthesis of bisindolemaleimides and indolocarbazoles; phytosterols and the toxicity of their oxygenated products; quinolinediones and isoquinolinediones for the treatment of MultiDrug Resistant disease; LCMS in the improvement of pharmaceutical process and impurity profiling
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DIFACQUIM Research Group, Department of Pharmacy, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Avenida Universidad 3000, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
Interests: drug discovery; computational medicinal chemistry; chemoinformatics; molecular modeling; epigenetics; natural products; food chemicals
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Interests: drug discovery; computational medicinal chemistry; chemoinformatics; molecular modeling; epigenetics; natural products; food chemicals
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XGen Venture Life Science, Via Privata Giovannino De Grassi, 11-20123 Milan, Italy
Interests: nanotechnology; inflammation; personalized nanomedicine; biomimetic nanomedicine; drug delivery
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Interests: nanotechnology; inflammation; personalized nanomedicine; biomimetic nanomedicine; drug delivery
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