Editorial Board
- Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms Section
- Vaccines and Therapeutic Developments Section
- Ticks Section
- Bacterial Pathogens Section
- Fungal Pathogens Section
- Viral Pathogens Section
- Parasitic Pathogens Section
- Emerging Pathogens Section
- Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases 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
Department of Microbiology and Immunology B4106, Uniformed Services University, 4301 Jones Bridge Rd., Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
Interests: virus-host cell interactions; enveloped virus entry; viral glycoprotein structure and function and virus receptors; viral vaccine and therapeutics development; HIV; paramyxoviruses; emerging viruses; henipaviruses-Nipah and Hendra; filoviruses-Ebola and Marburg; Australian bat lyssavirus; membrane fusion; animal models; filoviruses
Interests: virus-host cell interactions; enveloped virus entry; viral glycoprotein structure and function and virus receptors; viral vaccine and therapeutics development; HIV; paramyxoviruses; emerging viruses; henipaviruses-Nipah and Hendra; filoviruses-Ebola and Marburg; Australian bat lyssavirus; membrane fusion; animal models; filoviruses
Department of Translational Research, N.T.M.S., Università di Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Interests: immunology and diagnosis of human parasitic diseases; human infectious disease epidemiology; SDS-PAGE; western blotting; imnnunohistochemistry; biotechnology; PCR; gelatin zymography
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Interests: immunology and diagnosis of human parasitic diseases; human infectious disease epidemiology; SDS-PAGE; western blotting; imnnunohistochemistry; biotechnology; PCR; gelatin zymography
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Department of Biosciences, Biotechnology and the Environment, University of Bari, Via Orabona, 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
Interests: antimicrobial resistance; mobile and mobilisable genetic elements; genetic elements associated with antimicrobial resistance; horizontal transfer
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Interests: antimicrobial resistance; mobile and mobilisable genetic elements; genetic elements associated with antimicrobial resistance; horizontal transfer
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School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Interests: microbiology; population genetics and ecology of medically important fungi; yeast and mould pathogens; new antifungal strategies; drug synergy and natural products
Interests: microbiology; population genetics and ecology of medically important fungi; yeast and mould pathogens; new antifungal strategies; drug synergy and natural products
School of Pharmacy, Pacific University, Hillsboro, OR 97123, USA
Interests: molecular biology; cell biology; metabolism; host–pathogen interaction; Leishmania; Trypanosoma
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Interests: molecular biology; cell biology; metabolism; host–pathogen interaction; Leishmania; Trypanosoma
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1. Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE) Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Bizkaia Technology Park, 48160 Derio, Spain
2. IKERBasque Basque Foundation for Science, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
Interests: molecular mechanisms involved in the prion transmission between different species
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2. IKERBasque Basque Foundation for Science, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
Interests: molecular mechanisms involved in the prion transmission between different species
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Department of Organismal Biology, Comparative Physiology, Uppsala University, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden
Interests: animal parasitic oomycetes; prophenoloxidase system
Interests: animal parasitic oomycetes; prophenoloxidase system
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
Interests: mucosal immunity (female reproductive tracts and GI); host–virus interaction; HIV; herpesvirus; human papillomavirus; Zika virus; SARS-CoV-2
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Interests: mucosal immunity (female reproductive tracts and GI); host–virus interaction; HIV; herpesvirus; human papillomavirus; Zika virus; SARS-CoV-2
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA
Interests: training in mathematics; biology; environmental science; geographic information science; plant pathology; bioinformatics
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Interests: training in mathematics; biology; environmental science; geographic information science; plant pathology; bioinformatics
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Unité des Virus Emergents, Aix Marseille Université, IRD 190, INSERM U1207, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Marseille-APHM, 13005 Marseille, France
Interests: arthropod-borne viruses; vector-borne and zoonotic viral diseases; viruses of medical importance; diagnostics; epidemiology; virus discovery; taxonomy
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Interests: arthropod-borne viruses; vector-borne and zoonotic viral diseases; viruses of medical importance; diagnostics; epidemiology; virus discovery; taxonomy
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Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese National Center for Bioinformation), Beijing, China
Interests: microbial genomics; metagenomics; single-cell/spatial omics; antimicrobial resistance; pathogen immune microenvironment; tuberculosis; mycobacterium tuberculosis; klebsiella pneumonia
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Interests: microbial genomics; metagenomics; single-cell/spatial omics; antimicrobial resistance; pathogen immune microenvironment; tuberculosis; mycobacterium tuberculosis; klebsiella pneumonia
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Department of Microbiology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Interests: papillomavirus; human microbiota; cervical cancer; head and neck cancer; bioinformatics
Interests: papillomavirus; human microbiota; cervical cancer; head and neck cancer; bioinformatics
Influenza Virus Group - UR0892, Department of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Research Center of Jouy-en-Josas, National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Jouy-en-Josas, France
Interests: vaccines; molecular biology; influenza A virus; virus; protein function; nanoparticles; protein assembly
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Interests: vaccines; molecular biology; influenza A virus; virus; protein function; nanoparticles; protein assembly
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Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology Rua do CampoAlegre, 823 Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira n. ş 228, Porto, Portugal
Interests: immunology; protozoa; vaccine; drug target; diagnosis
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Interests: immunology; protozoa; vaccine; drug target; diagnosis
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Molecular Gastroenterology Section, Leeds Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK
Interests: Helicobacter pylori; host-pathogen interactions in gastrointestinal tract; infection and gastrointestinal cancer; mucosal immunology
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Interests: Helicobacter pylori; host-pathogen interactions in gastrointestinal tract; infection and gastrointestinal cancer; mucosal immunology
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Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Microbiology Section, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
Interests: study of the immune response during acute and chronic viral infections; development of new virus vaccines and preclinical studies in animal model; emerging viral infections; study of arboviruses and human pathogenesis
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Interests: study of the immune response during acute and chronic viral infections; development of new virus vaccines and preclinical studies in animal model; emerging viral infections; study of arboviruses and human pathogenesis
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Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
Interests: parasitic protozoan; Giardia; Entamoeba; metabolism; protein function; lipid pathways; drug discovery; parasite–host interactions
Interests: parasitic protozoan; Giardia; Entamoeba; metabolism; protein function; lipid pathways; drug discovery; parasite–host interactions
The Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Interests: polymicrobial chronic oral diseases; oral microbiome in health and disease; oral bacterial ecology; bacterial biofilms; novel antimicrobials; biomarkers of oral disease
Interests: polymicrobial chronic oral diseases; oral microbiome in health and disease; oral bacterial ecology; bacterial biofilms; novel antimicrobials; biomarkers of oral disease
Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Institute of Microbiology, Università degli Studi di Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
Interests: antibiotic resistance; antiviral resistance; molecular epidemiology
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Interests: antibiotic resistance; antiviral resistance; molecular epidemiology
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Transversal Activities in Applied Genomics, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium
Interests: food consumption and food safety; health and disease monitoring; health and environment;molecular methods development; public health; One Health; microbial genomics; metagenomics; foodborne pathogens; outbreak investigation; surveillance; diagnostics; genetic and epigenetic biomarker detection; virulence gene detection; AMR gene detection; molecular biology; NGS; WGS; sequencing; PCR; qPCR; Luminex; quality
Interests: food consumption and food safety; health and disease monitoring; health and environment;molecular methods development; public health; One Health; microbial genomics; metagenomics; foodborne pathogens; outbreak investigation; surveillance; diagnostics; genetic and epigenetic biomarker detection; virulence gene detection; AMR gene detection; molecular biology; NGS; WGS; sequencing; PCR; qPCR; Luminex; quality
Microbial Infection & Immunity, Non-Clinical Departments, The Ohio State University, 782 Biomedical Research Tower (BRT) 460 W 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Interests: molecular determinants of pathogenesis and biofilm development; regulation of gene expression; host pathogen interactions, vaccine development, innate and adaptive immunity
Interests: molecular determinants of pathogenesis and biofilm development; regulation of gene expression; host pathogen interactions, vaccine development, innate and adaptive immunity
Center of Emphasis in Infectious Diseases, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
Interests: vaccines against tuberculosis; host-pathogen interactions of mycobacteria and mycoplasma; miRNAs and other non-coding RNAs; regulation of gene expression; antioxidants and oxidative stress
Interests: vaccines against tuberculosis; host-pathogen interactions of mycobacteria and mycoplasma; miRNAs and other non-coding RNAs; regulation of gene expression; antioxidants and oxidative stress
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Località Piano d'Accio, 64100 Teramo, Italy
Interests: comparative neuropathology; prion diseases (especially sheep and goat Scrapie); Cetaceans’ pathology
Interests: comparative neuropathology; prion diseases (especially sheep and goat Scrapie); Cetaceans’ pathology
1. Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
2. Department of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
Interests: metabolic pathways of trypanosomatids and malaria parasites
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2. Department of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
Interests: metabolic pathways of trypanosomatids and malaria parasites
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Cell and Molecular Biology, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, USA
Interests: Listeria; pathogenesis; stress response; oxygen
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Interests: Listeria; pathogenesis; stress response; oxygen
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Department of Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Vector Borne Infectious Disease Research Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Interests: kinetoplastids; immunology; vaccines; vector ecology; epidemiology and public health
Interests: kinetoplastids; immunology; vaccines; vector ecology; epidemiology and public health
Microbiome Research Centre, St George and Sutherland Clinical School, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
Interests: gut microbiome; microbially driven GI cancer; gastric cancer; inflammatory bowel disease; helicobacter pylori infection
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Interests: gut microbiome; microbially driven GI cancer; gastric cancer; inflammatory bowel disease; helicobacter pylori infection
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Kimron Veterinary Institute, Division of Virology, Beit Dagan 50250, Israel
Interests: veterinary virology; veterinary viral discovery; fish virology; fish bacteriology; veterinary emerging diseases
Interests: veterinary virology; veterinary viral discovery; fish virology; fish bacteriology; veterinary emerging diseases
Faculty of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan
Interests: hematology and oncology; microbe-induced carcinogenesis; cancer drug discovery; parasitic infections; opportunistic microorganisms; immunology; microbiota; infectious diseases; artificial intelligence and medical sciences
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Interests: hematology and oncology; microbe-induced carcinogenesis; cancer drug discovery; parasitic infections; opportunistic microorganisms; immunology; microbiota; infectious diseases; artificial intelligence and medical sciences
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Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 2406, USA
Interests: mycobacteria in household plumbing; biofilm formation by mycobacteria; mycobacterial gene transfer; identification of new anti-mycobacterial antibiotics
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Interests: mycobacteria in household plumbing; biofilm formation by mycobacteria; mycobacterial gene transfer; identification of new anti-mycobacterial antibiotics
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