Editorial Board
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
Newborn Screening and Metabolic Laboratory, Synlab MVZ Weiden, D-92637 Weiden, Germany
Interests: neonatal screening; process quality; knowledge scharing and education; new technologies in NBS; new applications in NBS; multiparameter analysis
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Interests: neonatal screening; process quality; knowledge scharing and education; new technologies in NBS; new applications in NBS; multiparameter analysis
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Office of the International Society for Neonatal Screening, Reigerskamp 273, 3607 HP Maarssen, The Netherlands
Interests: (neonatal screening in) Europe; (neonatal screening and) the Wilson and Jungner criteria; lysosomal storage diseases; application of next generation sequencing in neonatal screening; inherited errors of metabolism; tandem mass spectrometry; genomics; artificial intelligence in neonatal screening; cystic fibrosis; screening policies and governance; quality assurance
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Interests: (neonatal screening in) Europe; (neonatal screening and) the Wilson and Jungner criteria; lysosomal storage diseases; application of next generation sequencing in neonatal screening; inherited errors of metabolism; tandem mass spectrometry; genomics; artificial intelligence in neonatal screening; cystic fibrosis; screening policies and governance; quality assurance
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1. Department of Pediatrics, Division of Human Genetics, Section of Biochemical Genetics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
2. Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Interests: PKU; galactosemia; fatty acid oxidation defects; cobalamin disorders; homocystinuria; MPS II; LAL deficiency and organic acidopathies
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2. Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Interests: PKU; galactosemia; fatty acid oxidation defects; cobalamin disorders; homocystinuria; MPS II; LAL deficiency and organic acidopathies
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Duke University Hospital Biochemical Genetics Lab, Durham, NC 27709, USA
Interests: tandem mass spectrometry; liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry; lysosomal storage disease biomarkers; digital microfluidic fluorometry; acylcarnitines; second-tier biochemical testing
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Interests: tandem mass spectrometry; liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry; lysosomal storage disease biomarkers; digital microfluidic fluorometry; acylcarnitines; second-tier biochemical testing
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Dr. Dianne Webster
Associate Editor
1. National Newborn Metabolic Screening Programme, LabPlus, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland 1148, New Zealand
2. Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland 1023, New Zealand
Interests: newborn screening (programme audit, metrics, policy, definitions, guidelines, quality)
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2. Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland 1023, New Zealand
Interests: newborn screening (programme audit, metrics, policy, definitions, guidelines, quality)
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Prof. Dr. Neil R. M. Buist
Advisory Board Member
Pediatrics and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Interests: newborn screening; inborn errors of metabolism
Interests: newborn screening; inborn errors of metabolism
Harvard Medical School, Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Interests: neonatal screening; inborn errors of metabolism; phenylketonuria; homocystinuria; galactosemia; endocrine disorders; program development; bio banking; assistance to developing countries in setting up/expanding NBS; biological anthropology; genetic epidemiology
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Interests: neonatal screening; inborn errors of metabolism; phenylketonuria; homocystinuria; galactosemia; endocrine disorders; program development; bio banking; assistance to developing countries in setting up/expanding NBS; biological anthropology; genetic epidemiology
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Dr. Enzo Ranieri
Advisory Board Member
Department of Newborn Screening, Sydney Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
Interests: metabolomics in newborn screening; cystic fibrosis; spinal muscular atrophy; high resolution mass spectrometry; next generation sequencing; advanced statistical procedures in data analysis; policies and governance of newborn screening programmes
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Interests: metabolomics in newborn screening; cystic fibrosis; spinal muscular atrophy; high resolution mass spectrometry; next generation sequencing; advanced statistical procedures in data analysis; policies and governance of newborn screening programmes
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Dr. Bradford L. Therrell
Advisory Board Member
1. Nat. Newborn Screening and Global Research Center, 3907 Galacia Drive, Austin, TX 78759, USA
2. Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
Interests: newborn screening quality assurance; newborn screening in developing countries; hemoglobinopathies; laboratory certification; international newborn screening harmonization
2. Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
Interests: newborn screening quality assurance; newborn screening in developing countries; hemoglobinopathies; laboratory certification; international newborn screening harmonization
Department of Congenital Disorders, Statens Serum Institut, 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark
Interests: newborn screening; cystic fibrosis; SCID; spinal muscular atrophy
Interests: newborn screening; cystic fibrosis; SCID; spinal muscular atrophy
Prof. Dr. Jim R. Bonham
Editorial Board Member
Department of Clinical Chemistry, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield S10 2TH, UK
Interests: quality assurance; inherited metabolic disorders; genomics; IT supporting patients; system governance
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Interests: quality assurance; inherited metabolic disorders; genomics; IT supporting patients; system governance
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Dr. Gustavo J. C. Borrajo
Editorial Board Member
Detección de Errores Congénitos, Fundación Bioquímica Argentina, Calle 6 # 1344, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
Interests: newborn screening, with emphasis on analytical and quality assurance issues; PKU, CH, cystic fibrosis, galactosemia, CAH, biotinidase deficiency, MSUD and tandem mass spectrometry; assistance to Latin American countries in setting up newborn screening activities
* Region Latin America
Interests: newborn screening, with emphasis on analytical and quality assurance issues; PKU, CH, cystic fibrosis, galactosemia, CAH, biotinidase deficiency, MSUD and tandem mass spectrometry; assistance to Latin American countries in setting up newborn screening activities
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Screening Center, Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Veterinärstr. 2, 85764 Oberschleißheim, Germany
Interests: newborn hearing screening; neonatal screening; hearing disorder; epidemiology; tracking
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Interests: newborn hearing screening; neonatal screening; hearing disorder; epidemiology; tracking
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1. University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), Omaha, NE 68198, USA
2. Department of Health Professions, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
Interests: genomics; global health; infectious disease, rare disease; artificial intelligence; health outcomes; global policy; social determinants of health; trauma informed pediatric care
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2. Department of Health Professions, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
Interests: genomics; global health; infectious disease, rare disease; artificial intelligence; health outcomes; global policy; social determinants of health; trauma informed pediatric care
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Division of Inborn Errors of Metabolism, North East Italy Newborn Screening Center, University-Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
Interests: clinical and biochemical characterisation of inborn errors of intermediary metabolism; clinical application of tandem mass spectrometry; neurotransmitters defects; metabolic diseases in adulthood; development of new therapies; NBS new programs for inborn errors of metabolism
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Interests: clinical and biochemical characterisation of inborn errors of intermediary metabolism; clinical application of tandem mass spectrometry; neurotransmitters defects; metabolic diseases in adulthood; development of new therapies; NBS new programs for inborn errors of metabolism
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Prof. Dr. Barbara K. Burton
Editorial Board Member
1. Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
2. Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Interests: lysosomal storage diseases; mucopolysaccharidoses; newborn screening
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2. Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Interests: lysosomal storage diseases; mucopolysaccharidoses; newborn screening
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1. Pediatrics, Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
2. Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
3. Center for Bioethics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Interests: bioethics; rare diseases; ethical and psychosocial aspects of genomics; newborn screening; newborn sequencing; prenatal diagnosis and screening; the diagnostic odyssey continuum; the developmental continuum; pediatric innovative therapies; fetal therapies; inborn errors of metabolism; neurodevelopmental disorders; pediatric clinical genomics; clinical ethics; research ethics; equity and fairness
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2. Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
3. Center for Bioethics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Interests: bioethics; rare diseases; ethical and psychosocial aspects of genomics; newborn screening; newborn sequencing; prenatal diagnosis and screening; the diagnostic odyssey continuum; the developmental continuum; pediatric innovative therapies; fetal therapies; inborn errors of metabolism; neurodevelopmental disorders; pediatric clinical genomics; clinical ethics; research ethics; equity and fairness
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Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, King's College London, Bessemer Road, London SE5 9PJ, UK
Interests: newborn bloodspot screening; cystic fibrosis; communication of screening results; sickle cell disease; IMDs; genetic information sharing; impact of false positive and uncertain results following screening
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Interests: newborn bloodspot screening; cystic fibrosis; communication of screening results; sickle cell disease; IMDs; genetic information sharing; impact of false positive and uncertain results following screening
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Division of Experimental Pediatrics & Metabolism, University Children’s Hospital, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
Interests: newborn metabolic screening; metabolism; metabolite profiling; early origins of childhood obesity & associated metabolic disease; fetal metabolic programming; nutrient-sensing mechanisms; metabolic & nutritional medicine
Interests: newborn metabolic screening; metabolism; metabolite profiling; early origins of childhood obesity & associated metabolic disease; fetal metabolic programming; nutrient-sensing mechanisms; metabolic & nutritional medicine
Dr. James B. Gibson
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Section of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, Dell Children's Medical Group, 1301 Barbara Jordan Blvd Ste 200, Austin, TX 78723, USA
Interests: inborn errors of metabolism; hypoglycemia; long term and treatment-stratified outcomes of patients detected by newborn screening; development of treatment options for potentially screenable disorders; telemedicine delivery of genetic consultative and management services; ethical and societal challenges in the expansion of screening programs
Interests: inborn errors of metabolism; hypoglycemia; long term and treatment-stratified outcomes of patients detected by newborn screening; development of treatment options for potentially screenable disorders; telemedicine delivery of genetic consultative and management services; ethical and societal challenges in the expansion of screening programs
University Children’s Hospital, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
Interests: newborn screening; inborn errors of metabolism; endocrine disorders; cystic fibrosis; extension of newborn screening programmes; second-tier testing; vitamin B12 deficiency; long-term outcome of patients detected by newborn screening; screening for disease in ophthalmology; ophthalmological manifestations of metabolic disorders; glaucoma screening
Interests: newborn screening; inborn errors of metabolism; endocrine disorders; cystic fibrosis; extension of newborn screening programmes; second-tier testing; vitamin B12 deficiency; long-term outcome of patients detected by newborn screening; screening for disease in ophthalmology; ophthalmological manifestations of metabolic disorders; glaucoma screening
Department of Clinical Immunology, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, SE-14186 Stockholm, Sweden
Interests: primary immunodeficiency; genetics; newborn screening
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Interests: primary immunodeficiency; genetics; newborn screening
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1. New Zealand Newborn Metabolic Screening Programme, LabPlus, Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
2. Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland 1023, New Zealand
Interests: newborn screening; CAH; CH; quality improvements; screening outcomes
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2. Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland 1023, New Zealand
Interests: newborn screening; CAH; CH; quality improvements; screening outcomes
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Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Gemeinschaftsklinikum Mittelrhein gGmbH, 56073 Koblenz, Germany
Interests: sickle cell disease; thalassemia; hemoglobinopathies; newborn screening; digital health interventions
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Interests: sickle cell disease; thalassemia; hemoglobinopathies; newborn screening; digital health interventions
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Newborn Screening and Molecular Biology Branch, Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Mail Stop F-19, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Interests: quality assurance; newborn screening; filter paper blood collection device
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Interests: quality assurance; newborn screening; filter paper blood collection device
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Prof. Dr. Edwin Naylor
Editorial Board Member
Consultant in Newborn Screening & Biochemical and Molecular Genetics, Department of Pediatrics (Genetics), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
Interests: newborn screening for duchenne and congenital muscular dystrophy including DNA confirmation using targeted NGS; prenatal and newborn screening for lead and other heavy metals (inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry); use of tandem mass spectrometry for newborn screening; development of 2nd-tier DNA confirmation for primary newborn screening
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Interests: newborn screening for duchenne and congenital muscular dystrophy including DNA confirmation using targeted NGS; prenatal and newborn screening for lead and other heavy metals (inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry); use of tandem mass spectrometry for newborn screening; development of 2nd-tier DNA confirmation for primary newborn screening
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1. Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, S-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
2. Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, Astrid Lindgren Children Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, S-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
Interests: CAH; newborn screening; disorders of sex development
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2. Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, Astrid Lindgren Children Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, S-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
Interests: CAH; newborn screening; disorders of sex development
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Newborn Screening Program, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY 12201-2002, USA
Interests: newborn screening; lysosomal storage disorders; Krabbe disease; genetics
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Interests: newborn screening; lysosomal storage disorders; Krabbe disease; genetics
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Metabolic and Newborn Screening Laboratories, Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
Interests: inborn errors of metabolism; newborn screening; mass spectrometry; metabolomics
Interests: inborn errors of metabolism; newborn screening; mass spectrometry; metabolomics
Prof. Dr. Amal Saadallah
Editorial Board Member
Newborn Screening and Biochemical Genetics Laboratory (NLNBS), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, MBC-03-30, Riyad 11211, Saudi Arabia
Interests: newborn screening
* Region Middle East & North Africa
Interests: newborn screening
* Region Middle East & North Africa
