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
- Behavioural Biology Section
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Section
- Biotechnology Section
- Cancer Biology Section
- Cell Biology Section
- Conservation Biology and Biodiversity Section
- Ecology Section
- Evolutionary Biology Section
- Genetics and Genomics Section
- Immunology Section
- Marine and Freshwater Biology Section
- Medical Biology Section
- Microbiology Section
- Neuroscience Section
- Plant Science Section
- Zoology Section
Members
Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
Interests: plant pathology; plant pathogens; disease resistance; fungal genetics and biology; plant-microbe interactions; microbiome
Interests: plant pathology; plant pathogens; disease resistance; fungal genetics and biology; plant-microbe interactions; microbiome
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Interests: stem cell; transport mechanisms (Na+, Cl– and SCFA–) in the human
Interests: stem cell; transport mechanisms (Na+, Cl– and SCFA–) in the human
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Interests: high-throughput in vitro screening; environmental mixtures; phytotoxicity; ecotoxicology; reactive oxygen species; risk assessment
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Interests: high-throughput in vitro screening; environmental mixtures; phytotoxicity; ecotoxicology; reactive oxygen species; risk assessment
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Department for Quality of Life Studies, University of Bologna, Via Del Pilastro 8, 40127 Bologna, Italy
Interests: bioenergetics; energy metabolism; metabolic diseases; exercise; sport biomechanics
Interests: bioenergetics; energy metabolism; metabolic diseases; exercise; sport biomechanics
LAQV@REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
Interests: QSAR; machine learning; nanotechnology; nano-QSAR; nanotoxicology; computational biology
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Interests: QSAR; machine learning; nanotechnology; nano-QSAR; nanotoxicology; computational biology
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Division of Translational Medicine, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Interests: mitosis; spindle assembly checkpoint; mitotic kinases; mitotic phosphatases; kinetochore-microtubule interactions
Interests: mitosis; spindle assembly checkpoint; mitotic kinases; mitotic phosphatases; kinetochore-microtubule interactions
National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, 9 Dublin, Ireland
Interests: HER2; breast cancer; HER2-targeted therapies; apoptosis; ovarian cancer
Interests: HER2; breast cancer; HER2-targeted therapies; apoptosis; ovarian cancer
Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, 80 Wood Lane, London W12 0BZ, UK
Interests: drug target identification and validation studies; chemical biology approaches to interrogate complex biological systems; quantitative proteomics
Interests: drug target identification and validation studies; chemical biology approaches to interrogate complex biological systems; quantitative proteomics
Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, 17165 Stockholm, Sweden
Interests: glutathione; glutaredoxin; thioredoxin system; ribonucleotide reductase; oxidative stress; redox signalling
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Interests: glutathione; glutaredoxin; thioredoxin system; ribonucleotide reductase; oxidative stress; redox signalling
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1. Institute of Agrarian Sciences, Superior Council of Scientific Investigations, ICA-CSIC, Calle Serrano 115 dpdo, 28006 Madrid, Spain
2. Centre International des Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes–Istituto Agronomico Mediterraneo di Bari, Via Ceglie, 9-70010 Valenzano, Bari, Italy
Interests: Xylella fastidiosa; vector-borne plant pathogens; insect vectors' behavior; biopesticides
2. Centre International des Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes–Istituto Agronomico Mediterraneo di Bari, Via Ceglie, 9-70010 Valenzano, Bari, Italy
Interests: Xylella fastidiosa; vector-borne plant pathogens; insect vectors' behavior; biopesticides
Departamento de Ciencias Básicas—Centro de Ciencias Exactas CCE-UBB, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Campus Fernando May, Chillán 3780000, Chile
Interests: mathematical modelling; tumor progression; mathematical model calibration; epidemiological models; indirectly transmitted diseases models; inverse problems; bioconvective flow problems; growth populat
Interests: mathematical modelling; tumor progression; mathematical model calibration; epidemiological models; indirectly transmitted diseases models; inverse problems; bioconvective flow problems; growth populat
Dr. Antony Cougnoux
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA
Interests: cell death; mouse models; cell signaling; cancer biology; immunofluorescence; cytotoxicity; inflammation; neurodegenerative diseases; rare diseases; bacterial infections
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Interests: cell death; mouse models; cell signaling; cancer biology; immunofluorescence; cytotoxicity; inflammation; neurodegenerative diseases; rare diseases; bacterial infections
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Acoustics Group, Cerema-University Gustave Eiffel, UMRAE, F-67035 Strasbourg, France
Interests: animal acoustic communication; animal behaviour; effects of anthropogenic noise (e.g.sonar, ship noise) on marine mammals; playback experiments; behavioural response studies; cetaceans
Interests: animal acoustic communication; animal behaviour; effects of anthropogenic noise (e.g.sonar, ship noise) on marine mammals; playback experiments; behavioural response studies; cetaceans
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
Interests: JC virus; HIV-1; Pur-alpha and Pur family proteins; Guanine-rich repeat; G-quadruplex; C9orf72 ALF/FTD; RNA transport; neurodegeneration; MCM protein; DNA replication; cell and molecular biology
Interests: JC virus; HIV-1; Pur-alpha and Pur family proteins; Guanine-rich repeat; G-quadruplex; C9orf72 ALF/FTD; RNA transport; neurodegeneration; MCM protein; DNA replication; cell and molecular biology
Thomson Group, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK
Interests: utilising next generation sequencing to understand viral resistance to therapy
Interests: utilising next generation sequencing to understand viral resistance to therapy
Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
Interests: harmful algal blooms; molecular ecology of dinoflagellates; microbiomes of dinoflagellates
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Interests: harmful algal blooms; molecular ecology of dinoflagellates; microbiomes of dinoflagellates
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Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
Interests: complex diseases; microbiome; evolutionary biology; bioinformatics
Interests: complex diseases; microbiome; evolutionary biology; bioinformatics
School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Interests: computational biology; bioinformatics; genomics; transcriptomics; chip-seq; ngs analysis; adaptation; gwas; evolutionary; population genomics; gene expression
Interests: computational biology; bioinformatics; genomics; transcriptomics; chip-seq; ngs analysis; adaptation; gwas; evolutionary; population genomics; gene expression
Department of Biology, Agriculture and Food Science, Institute of Biosciences and BioResources (IBBR), National Research Council (CNR), 80131 Naples, Italy
Interests: neurobiology; genetics; C. elegans; neurodegeneration; human diseases; SMA; Parkinson
Interests: neurobiology; genetics; C. elegans; neurodegeneration; human diseases; SMA; Parkinson
Mitra Lab, Department of Genetics, School of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
Interests: schizophrenia; autism spectrum disorders; neurological diseases; genetics; iPSCs; functional genomics
Interests: schizophrenia; autism spectrum disorders; neurological diseases; genetics; iPSCs; functional genomics
Instructional and Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
Interests: biomedical signal processing; modeling neural mechanisms of addiction and memory; central respiratory networks; oscillation mechanisms in the hippocampus; nonlinear dynamics of neural systems
Interests: biomedical signal processing; modeling neural mechanisms of addiction and memory; central respiratory networks; oscillation mechanisms in the hippocampus; nonlinear dynamics of neural systems
Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
Interests: nanobiotechnology; bioengineered magnetic nanoparticles
Interests: nanobiotechnology; bioengineered magnetic nanoparticles
Biology Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, NY 11973-5000, USA
Interests: plant cell wall; plant genetics; bioengineering; metabolic engineering; transcription; plant mediator complex
Interests: plant cell wall; plant genetics; bioengineering; metabolic engineering; transcription; plant mediator complex
Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Kingston University, Kingston-upon-Thames KT1 2EE, UK
Interests: hippo signalling; mechanotransduction; YAP; cancer; polarity; Rho GTPases; signalling; organ growth; extracellular matrix; integrins; drug repurposing in cancer
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Interests: hippo signalling; mechanotransduction; YAP; cancer; polarity; Rho GTPases; signalling; organ growth; extracellular matrix; integrins; drug repurposing in cancer
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Department of Oral, Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, University Medical Center Rostock, Schillingallee 69, 18057 Rostock, Germany
Interests: cancer; metabolomics; sphingolipids; amino acid metabolism; tissue engineering; stem cells
Interests: cancer; metabolomics; sphingolipids; amino acid metabolism; tissue engineering; stem cells
CSIRO Synthetic Biology Future Science Platform, University of Technology Sydney, P.O. Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia
Interests: algal and plant metabolism, algal and plant terpenoid metabolism; algae and plant molecular biology and genetics; algal strain engineering; algal biotechnology; synthetic biology; metabolic engineering
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Interests: algal and plant metabolism, algal and plant terpenoid metabolism; algae and plant molecular biology and genetics; algal strain engineering; algal biotechnology; synthetic biology; metabolic engineering
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Department of Orthpaedics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029-5674, USA
Interests: regenerative medicine for musculoskeletal tissues; mechanobiology; developmental biology; skeletal stem cells
Interests: regenerative medicine for musculoskeletal tissues; mechanobiology; developmental biology; skeletal stem cells
College of Agriculture, Henan University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
Interests: bacterial chemotaxis; chemoreceptor; plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR); rhizosphere microbiology; plant-soil microbial interactions; root exudates
Interests: bacterial chemotaxis; chemoreceptor; plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR); rhizosphere microbiology; plant-soil microbial interactions; root exudates
Biosensors for Bioengineering Group, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology C/Baldiri Reixac, 10-12, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: muscular dystrophies; skeletal muscle tissue engineering; organs-on-chip; drug development; antisense oligonucleotides; gene therapy; microRNAs; splicing
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Interests: muscular dystrophies; skeletal muscle tissue engineering; organs-on-chip; drug development; antisense oligonucleotides; gene therapy; microRNAs; splicing
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1. Instituto Universitario Fernández-Vega, University of Oviedo, Av. Drs Fernández Vega 34, 33012 Oviedo, Spain
2. Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
3. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, Av. del Hospital Universitario, s/n, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
Interests: histopathology; cancer; molecular biology
2. Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
3. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, Av. del Hospital Universitario, s/n, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
Interests: histopathology; cancer; molecular biology
