As part of our ongoing review of our editorial structure, the Topical Advisor Panel (TAP) role will be discontinued effective January 1, 2027.
Topical Advisory Panel
- Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship Section
- Novel Antimicrobial Agents Section
- Antimicrobial Peptides Section
- Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance Section
- Plant-Derived Antibiotics Section
- Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases Section
- Antibiotics in Animal Health Section
Members
School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
Interests: paediatric research; antimicrobial stewardship; pharmaco-epidemiology; systematic review and meta-analysis
Interests: paediatric research; antimicrobial stewardship; pharmaco-epidemiology; systematic review and meta-analysis
Global Health, Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Interests: antibiotics; bacteria; infection; tropical diseases; antimicrobials; antibiotic resistance; infectious disease epidemiology; HIV; antimicrobial resistance; drug resistance
Interests: antibiotics; bacteria; infection; tropical diseases; antimicrobials; antibiotic resistance; infectious disease epidemiology; HIV; antimicrobial resistance; drug resistance
Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Jorge, Zaragoza, Spain
Interests: microbiome; metagenomics; transcriptomics; bioinformatics; microbial ecology; next-generation sequencing (NGS); differential expression analysis
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Interests: microbiome; metagenomics; transcriptomics; bioinformatics; microbial ecology; next-generation sequencing (NGS); differential expression analysis
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Infection Immunity and Inflammation theme, Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases, Charles Perkins Centre, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Interests: bacterial biofilm; quorum sensing in bacteria; antimicrobial drug development; host-pathogen interactions
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Interests: bacterial biofilm; quorum sensing in bacteria; antimicrobial drug development; host-pathogen interactions
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1. Institute for Insect Biotechnology, Department of Applied Entomology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
2. LOEWE Centre for Translational Biodiversity Genomics (LOEWE-TBG), Frankfurt, Germany
Interests: antimicrobial peptides; natural compounds; arthropod immunity; tropical diseases; vector-borne diseases
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2. LOEWE Centre for Translational Biodiversity Genomics (LOEWE-TBG), Frankfurt, Germany
Interests: antimicrobial peptides; natural compounds; arthropod immunity; tropical diseases; vector-borne diseases
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Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Humboldtstrasse 50/III, 8010 Graz, Austria
Interests: membrane-active compounds; antimicrobial peptides; anti-cancer peptides; lipid-peptide interactions; membrane-compound interaction; drug design
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Interests: membrane-active compounds; antimicrobial peptides; anti-cancer peptides; lipid-peptide interactions; membrane-compound interaction; drug design
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Division of Clinical Pharmacy/Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy, Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
Interests: clinical pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; clinical pharmacometrics; critical care; sepsis; obesity; drug therapy optimization
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Interests: clinical pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; clinical pharmacometrics; critical care; sepsis; obesity; drug therapy optimization
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Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
Interests: antimicrobial resistance genes; mobile genetic elements; oxazolidinone resistance; antimicrobial peptides
Interests: antimicrobial resistance genes; mobile genetic elements; oxazolidinone resistance; antimicrobial peptides
Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Foggia University Via Napoli, 2571122 Foggia, Italy
Interests: antimicrobial resistance, antibiotic resistance, foodborne bacteria, bacterial isolates from food, public health microbiology, one health approach, antimicrobial surveillance
Interests: antimicrobial resistance, antibiotic resistance, foodborne bacteria, bacterial isolates from food, public health microbiology, one health approach, antimicrobial surveillance
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Interests: molecular biology; cell culture; immunology of infectious disease
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Interests: molecular biology; cell culture; immunology of infectious disease
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College of Arts and Sciences: Biology, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, USA
Interests: biofilms; antibiotics; phage
Interests: biofilms; antibiotics; phage
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ, USA
Interests: antibiotic resistance; multidrug resistance; lysine acetylation; KAT; KDAC; histone-like proteins; post-translational modifications; mass spectrometry; proteomics; antimicrobial peptides; biofilm
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Interests: antibiotic resistance; multidrug resistance; lysine acetylation; KAT; KDAC; histone-like proteins; post-translational modifications; mass spectrometry; proteomics; antimicrobial peptides; biofilm
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University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Interests: antimicrobial peptides; cationic peptides; peptide antibiotics; antibiotic resistance; anttimicrobial therapeutics
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Interests: antimicrobial peptides; cationic peptides; peptide antibiotics; antibiotic resistance; anttimicrobial therapeutics
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Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USA
Interests: antimicrobial stewardship; diagnostic stewardship; drug-resistant gram-negatives; rapid diagnostics (particular in gram-negative infections).
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Interests: antimicrobial stewardship; diagnostic stewardship; drug-resistant gram-negatives; rapid diagnostics (particular in gram-negative infections).
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Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Interests: antimicrobial peptides; hepcidin; antibiotic resistance; iron metabolism; iron overload; anemia; erythropoiesis; innate immunity; fish immunology; bacterial, viral and parasitic diseases
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Interests: antimicrobial peptides; hepcidin; antibiotic resistance; iron metabolism; iron overload; anemia; erythropoiesis; innate immunity; fish immunology; bacterial, viral and parasitic diseases
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Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
Interests: antibiotic use; antibiotic resistance; low- and middle income countries; sub-saharan africa; informal settlements; community research; hospital research; epidemiology; public health
Interests: antibiotic use; antibiotic resistance; low- and middle income countries; sub-saharan africa; informal settlements; community research; hospital research; epidemiology; public health
Structural Biology Research Center, Institute of Materials Structure Science, KEK/High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan
Interests: protein structure; membrane protein; transporter; X-ray crystallography
Interests: protein structure; membrane protein; transporter; X-ray crystallography
1. CIIMAR/CIMAR LA, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
2. Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre 1021, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
Interests: computational biology; biodiscovery; chemo- and bioinformatics; bioactive peptides; antimicrobial peptides (AMPs); biotechnology
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2. Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre 1021, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
Interests: computational biology; biodiscovery; chemo- and bioinformatics; bioactive peptides; antimicrobial peptides (AMPs); biotechnology
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i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
Interests: health sciences; clinical, environmental and food microbiology; one health; food safety; pathogens and opportunistic bacteria; molecular epidemiology; resistance to antibiotics; tolerance to metals and biocides; mobile genetic elements; bacterial typing methods (conventional and high-throughput methodologies); human microbiome; chronic kidney disease; infection and systemic inflammation
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Interests: health sciences; clinical, environmental and food microbiology; one health; food safety; pathogens and opportunistic bacteria; molecular epidemiology; resistance to antibiotics; tolerance to metals and biocides; mobile genetic elements; bacterial typing methods (conventional and high-throughput methodologies); human microbiome; chronic kidney disease; infection and systemic inflammation
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College of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University Seoul 03760, Korea
Interests: MRSA; bacterial persisters; antibiotic development; host-pathogen interaction; high-throughput screening
Interests: MRSA; bacterial persisters; antibiotic development; host-pathogen interaction; high-throughput screening
Department of Microbiology, Medical School, AHEPA University Hospital, S. Kiriakidi 1, 546 36 Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: antimicrobial resistance; carbapenemase producing bacteria; multidrug resistant bacteria; surveillance of antimicrobial resistance; Acinetobacter baumannii infections; Klebsiella pneumoniae infections
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Interests: antimicrobial resistance; carbapenemase producing bacteria; multidrug resistant bacteria; surveillance of antimicrobial resistance; Acinetobacter baumannii infections; Klebsiella pneumoniae infections
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Department of Medicine II, Liver Center Munich, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany
Interests: antimicrobial resistances; bacterial pathogenesis; non-antimicrobial approaches; bacterial infections and liver dieseases; macrophages and phagocytosis.
Interests: antimicrobial resistances; bacterial pathogenesis; non-antimicrobial approaches; bacterial infections and liver dieseases; macrophages and phagocytosis.
University of Florida College of Medicine, Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, Gainesville, FL, USA
Interests: breastfeeding; electronic health records; biomedical informatics; pediatric obesity; multi-omics
Interests: breastfeeding; electronic health records; biomedical informatics; pediatric obesity; multi-omics
Department of Medicine and Surgery, Laboratory of Microbiology and Virology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Interests: antimicrobial peptides; serum protein-derived peptides; infectious diseases; anti-infective peptides; anti-biofilm peptides; structure-function relationship of AMP
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Interests: antimicrobial peptides; serum protein-derived peptides; infectious diseases; anti-infective peptides; anti-biofilm peptides; structure-function relationship of AMP
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INL—International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
Interests: biomarkers; infectious diseases; microfluidic devices; biosensors; bacteriophages
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Interests: biomarkers; infectious diseases; microfluidic devices; biosensors; bacteriophages
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Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Interests: AHR; innate immunity; host-pathogen interactions; host directed therapy
Interests: AHR; innate immunity; host-pathogen interactions; host directed therapy
Dipartimento di Scienze Biotecnologiche di Base, Cliniche Intensivologicheicatt.it e Perioperatorie, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
Interests: microbiology; micology; virology; graphene; endodontic infections
Interests: microbiology; micology; virology; graphene; endodontic infections
University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
Interests: streptomyces; secondary metabolites; development; antibiotics; biotechnology; microbiology
Interests: streptomyces; secondary metabolites; development; antibiotics; biotechnology; microbiology
Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (INAF), Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
Interests: antibiotics; antibio-resistance; alternatives to antibiotics; extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL); enterobacteria; pathogenic bacteria; bacteriocins; antimicrobial compounds; probiotics; food microbiology; food safety
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Interests: antibiotics; antibio-resistance; alternatives to antibiotics; extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL); enterobacteria; pathogenic bacteria; bacteriocins; antimicrobial compounds; probiotics; food microbiology; food safety
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Institute for Animal and Environmental Health, Centre for Infection Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Interests: antimicrobial resistance mechanisms; bacterial stress response; resistance evolution; persisters; horizontal gene transfer; cross-resistance; antimicrobial peptides; biocides; bacteriophages; drug interactions; evolutionary microbiology; systems microbiology; One Health
Interests: antimicrobial resistance mechanisms; bacterial stress response; resistance evolution; persisters; horizontal gene transfer; cross-resistance; antimicrobial peptides; biocides; bacteriophages; drug interactions; evolutionary microbiology; systems microbiology; One Health
