Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Cells 2023 Reviewer Award. The Cells Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to Cells. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.

First Prize:
Dr. Takujiro Homma
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
Research Interests: oxidative stress; innate immunity; proteasome; cell death; autophagy; neurodegenerative diseases; cell cycle; prion diseases; liver injury; protein aggregation; ros; male reproduction; ferroptosis

Second Prize:
Dr. Aniruddha Das
Matouschek Lab, Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Interests: ubiquitin–proteasome system; proteasome; proteostasis; quality control pathway; biochemistry; protein metabolism

Dr. Kishor Pant
Hormel Institute, a Medical Research Center University of Minnesota, Austin, MN, USA
Interests: polycystic liver diseases; molecular biology of cancer cells; NASH; cholangiocarcinoma; hepatocellular carcinoma

The Prize for Each Winner:
– First Prize: CHF 500 and one free publication in 2024 after peer review;
– Second Prize: one free publication in 2024 after peer review;
– Each winner will receive an electronic certificate.

Kind regards,
Cells Editorial Office