Editorial Board for section 'Antimicrobial Peptides'
- Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship Section
- Novel Antimicrobial Agents Section
- Antimicrobial Peptides Section
- Biosynthesis and Combinatorial Approaches in Antimicrobial Discovery Section
- Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance Section
- Fungi and Their Metabolites Section
- Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Drugs Section
- Plant-Derived Antibiotics Section
- Mechanisms and Structural Biology of Antibiotic Action Section
- Genetic and Biochemical Studies of Antibiotic Activity and Resistance Section
- Bacteriophages Section
- The Global Need for Effective Antibiotics Section
- Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases Section
- Antimicrobial Materials and Surfaces Section
- Antibiofilm Strategies Section
- Antibiotics in Animal Health Section
Please see the section webpage for more information on this 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
Institute of Neurophysiopathology (INP), Aix-Marseille University, Faculté des sciences médicales et paramédicales, 27, Bd Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
Interests: antimicrobial peptides; antibacterial; antibiotics; structure-activity relationships; bacteriocins; drug design; peptide engineering
* Section: Antimicrobial Peptides
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Interests: antimicrobial peptides; antibacterial; antibiotics; structure-activity relationships; bacteriocins; drug design; peptide engineering
* Section: Antimicrobial Peptides
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Department of Chemistry, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide 5005, Australia
Interests: reversible sensors; peptidomimetics; photochemistry; electrochemical biosensors; combined imaging and sensing platforms
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Interests: reversible sensors; peptidomimetics; photochemistry; electrochemical biosensors; combined imaging and sensing platforms
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Proteomics and Protein Chemistry Unit, Department of Medicine and Life Sciences, Pompeu Fabra University, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: antimicrobial peptides; antimicrobial prediction algorithms; cell-penetrating peptides; blood-brain barrier peptide shuttles; peptide disruptors of GPCR homo- or heteromers; peptide-based vaccine
Interests: antimicrobial peptides; antimicrobial prediction algorithms; cell-penetrating peptides; blood-brain barrier peptide shuttles; peptide disruptors of GPCR homo- or heteromers; peptide-based vaccine
Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, 28049 Madrid, Spain
Interests: bacterial cell division; peptidoglycan structure; peptidoglycan metabolism; penicillin-binding proteins; beta-lactams; betalactamases; protein export; two-component systems
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Interests: bacterial cell division; peptidoglycan structure; peptidoglycan metabolism; penicillin-binding proteins; beta-lactams; betalactamases; protein export; two-component systems
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Protein Structure Research Group, Korea Basic Science Institute, 162 Yeongudanji-ro, Ochang-eup, Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju-si 28119, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea
Interests: peptidomimetics; antimicrobial peptide; Structure activity relationship(SAR); Short peptide
Interests: peptidomimetics; antimicrobial peptide; Structure activity relationship(SAR); Short peptide
Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Interests: antimicrobial peptides; biofilm infections; unconventional antimicrobials; wound infections; pulmonary infections; host response to infections; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Interests: antimicrobial peptides; biofilm infections; unconventional antimicrobials; wound infections; pulmonary infections; host response to infections; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation, Harbor–UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA
Interests: Staphylococcus aureus; endocarditis; antimicrobial peptides
Interests: Staphylococcus aureus; endocarditis; antimicrobial peptides
Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, Tor Vergata University of Rome, 00133 Rome, Italy
Interests: Membrane permeabilization; antimicrobial peptides; peptide mimickings; Molecular Dynamics simulation
Interests: Membrane permeabilization; antimicrobial peptides; peptide mimickings; Molecular Dynamics simulation
Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Université Grenoble Alpes, F-38000 Grenoble, France
Interests: bioactive peptides; antimicrobial peptides; insect immunity; innate immunity; toxins; venoms; drug development; biomarker discovery; infection diseases; chronic diseases; microbiology; peptide and protein chemistry; mass spectrometry
Interests: bioactive peptides; antimicrobial peptides; insect immunity; innate immunity; toxins; venoms; drug development; biomarker discovery; infection diseases; chronic diseases; microbiology; peptide and protein chemistry; mass spectrometry
Department of Chemistry, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Rd., Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA
Interests: biophysical chemistry; antimicrobials; peptide-lipid interactions
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Interests: biophysical chemistry; antimicrobials; peptide-lipid interactions
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Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
Interests: new antibacterial targets; bacterial cell walls; peptidoglycan; autolysins; O-Acetylation; antibiotic resistance; enzyme mechanisms
Interests: new antibacterial targets; bacterial cell walls; peptidoglycan; autolysins; O-Acetylation; antibiotic resistance; enzyme mechanisms
1. Machine Biology Group, Departments of Psychiatry and Microbiology, Institute for Biomedical Informatics, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
2. Departments of Bioengineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Interests: antibiotic discovery; synthetic biology; computational biology; microbiology; antimicrobial peptides; microbiome engineering
2. Departments of Bioengineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Interests: antibiotic discovery; synthetic biology; computational biology; microbiology; antimicrobial peptides; microbiome engineering
Department of Chemistry, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
Interests: peptides; antimicrobial peptides; conformational analysis; 3D structure; antitumor peptides; circular dichroism; 2D-NMR; protein-protein interaction; peptide-membrane interaction; membrane-active peptides; phospholipid membranes; liposomes
Interests: peptides; antimicrobial peptides; conformational analysis; 3D structure; antitumor peptides; circular dichroism; 2D-NMR; protein-protein interaction; peptide-membrane interaction; membrane-active peptides; phospholipid membranes; liposomes
Department of Chemistry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Dublin, Ireland
Interests: antimicrobial peptides; prodrugs; peptidomimetics
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Interests: antimicrobial peptides; prodrugs; peptidomimetics
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Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY 40292, USA
Interests: regulation of innate immunity; antimicrobial peptides; antifungal peptides; defensins; cathelicidins; novel antiviral compounds
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Interests: regulation of innate immunity; antimicrobial peptides; antifungal peptides; defensins; cathelicidins; novel antiviral compounds
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Prof. Dr. Djamel Drider
Section Board Member
UMR Transfrontalière BioEcoAgro 1158, Université de Lille, Lille, France
Interests: antimicrobial peptides synthesized by the ribsomal pathway (bacteriocins); probiotics; microbial ecology; alternatives to antibiotics; antibiotic resistance; animal health; food bioconservation
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Interests: antimicrobial peptides synthesized by the ribsomal pathway (bacteriocins); probiotics; microbial ecology; alternatives to antibiotics; antibiotic resistance; animal health; food bioconservation
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1. Center for Proteomics and Biochemical Analysis, Postgraduate Program in Genomic Sciences and Biotechnology, Catholic University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
2. Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology, S-Inova Biotech, Dom Bosco Catholic University, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
Interests: antimicrobial peptides; proteomics; biotechnology
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2. Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology, S-Inova Biotech, Dom Bosco Catholic University, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
Interests: antimicrobial peptides; proteomics; biotechnology
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School of Medicine and Surgery, Department of Pharmacy, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
Interests: melanocortin peptides; peptide and peptidomimetic active at urotensin-II receptor; antimicrobial peptides; antiviral peptides
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Interests: melanocortin peptides; peptide and peptidomimetic active at urotensin-II receptor; antimicrobial peptides; antiviral peptides
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Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Interests: antimicrobial peptides; drug delivery
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Interests: antimicrobial peptides; drug delivery
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Departament de Fisicoquímica, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Interests: biomembranes; antimicrobial peptides; efflux pumps
Interests: biomembranes; antimicrobial peptides; efflux pumps
The Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Gwanak-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Interests: peptide drug; antimicrobial peptide; structural study on antibiotic target proteins; toxin-antitoxin systems
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Interests: peptide drug; antimicrobial peptide; structural study on antibiotic target proteins; toxin-antitoxin systems
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Department of Translational Research and New technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Interests: bacteria; pathogens; biofilm; bacterial virulence; persisters; antimicrobial peptides; antibiotics
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Interests: bacteria; pathogens; biofilm; bacterial virulence; persisters; antimicrobial peptides; antibiotics
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Department of Biochemical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Interests: antimicrobial peptides; peptide-membrane interaction; cystic fibrosis; infectious diseases; pneumonia; keratitis; drug development; wound healing; Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Interests: antimicrobial peptides; peptide-membrane interaction; cystic fibrosis; infectious diseases; pneumonia; keratitis; drug development; wound healing; Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
Interests: bacterial cell division; FtsZ; antibiotics targeting cell division proteins
Interests: bacterial cell division; FtsZ; antibiotics targeting cell division proteins
Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, The University of the West Indies (The UWI), St. Augustine Campus, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Interests: antimicrobial peptides; bioactive host-defence peptides; immunomodulators; venoms; novel therapeutics; drug development; host-pathogen interactions and host response to infections; multi-drug resistant
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Interests: antimicrobial peptides; bioactive host-defence peptides; immunomodulators; venoms; novel therapeutics; drug development; host-pathogen interactions and host response to infections; multi-drug resistant
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
Interests: antimicrobial peptides; histatins; echinocandins; magainins; defensins; silver antimicrobials
Interests: antimicrobial peptides; histatins; echinocandins; magainins; defensins; silver antimicrobials
Department of Medical Biotechnology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
Interests: antimicrobial peptides; antibacterial activity; toxicity; proteins; infection
Interests: antimicrobial peptides; antibacterial activity; toxicity; proteins; infection
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
Interests: antimicrobial peptides; antibacterial activity, medical device coatings; immunostimulatory glycolipids; oligosaccharide vaccines
Interests: antimicrobial peptides; antibacterial activity, medical device coatings; immunostimulatory glycolipids; oligosaccharide vaccines
Department of STEBICEF, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Interests: antimicrobial peptides; antibiofilm agents; antivirulence agents; antimicrobial nanoparticles; biomedical systems with antimicrobial and antibiofilm properties
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Interests: antimicrobial peptides; antibiofilm agents; antivirulence agents; antimicrobial nanoparticles; biomedical systems with antimicrobial and antibiofilm properties
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Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
Interests: bioactive peptides; antimicrobial/host defense peptides; peptide/membrane interactions; peptide and protein structure; function and dynamics; optical spectroscopies; molecular dynamics simulations
Interests: bioactive peptides; antimicrobial/host defense peptides; peptide/membrane interactions; peptide and protein structure; function and dynamics; optical spectroscopies; molecular dynamics simulations
