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
- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Section
- Molecular Medicine Section
- Natural and Bio-derived Molecules Section
- Chemical Biology Section
- Cellular Biochemistry Section
- Biological Factors Section
- Bio-Engineered Materials Section
- Enzymology Section
- Molecular Genetics Section
- Molecular Biology Section
- Molecular Biomarkers Section
- Molecular Reproduction Section
- Molecular Biophysics: Structure, Dynamics, and Function Section
- Biomacromolecules: Proteins, Nucleic Acids and Carbohydrates Section
- Lipids Section
Members
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
Interests: retinal neurodegeneration; cellular senescence; aging; inflammation; oxidative stress; microRNA; diabetic retinopathy; age-related macular degeneration; retinal neovascularization
Interests: retinal neurodegeneration; cellular senescence; aging; inflammation; oxidative stress; microRNA; diabetic retinopathy; age-related macular degeneration; retinal neovascularization
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Interests: ubiquitin code; structure-function analysis of protein-protein interactions; structural insight into enzymatic mechanisms
Interests: ubiquitin code; structure-function analysis of protein-protein interactions; structural insight into enzymatic mechanisms
Research Computing (RC) Data Analytics Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Interests: membrane dynamics; small-GTPases; KRAS; kinases; molecular simulations; protein-membrane simulations
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Interests: membrane dynamics; small-GTPases; KRAS; kinases; molecular simulations; protein-membrane simulations
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Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Via Balzarini, Teramo, Italy
Interests: molecular mechanisms; epigenetics; gene expression; DNA methylation; biomarkers; endocannabinoids
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Interests: molecular mechanisms; epigenetics; gene expression; DNA methylation; biomarkers; endocannabinoids
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1. IMPART Network, Dalhousie Medicine, 100 Tucker Park Rd., Saint John, NB E2K 5E2, Canada
2. Women’s Health Research Institute, BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre, H214 – 4500 Oak Street, Box 42B, Vancouver, BC V6H 3N1, Canada
3. Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
Interests: molecular basis of heart failure; molecular therapeutics; sex differences in cardiovascular health and disease; menopause
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2. Women’s Health Research Institute, BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre, H214 – 4500 Oak Street, Box 42B, Vancouver, BC V6H 3N1, Canada
3. Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
Interests: molecular basis of heart failure; molecular therapeutics; sex differences in cardiovascular health and disease; menopause
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Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Interests: drug discovery; medicinal chemistry; anticancer drugs; chemical biology; cancer pharmacology
Interests: drug discovery; medicinal chemistry; anticancer drugs; chemical biology; cancer pharmacology
CBM Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, UPR 4301 du CNRS, Orleans, France
Interests: DNA and RNA structure; Transcription; RNA polymerase; RNA-protein interactions; RNA metabolism; Genomics and transcriptomics
Interests: DNA and RNA structure; Transcription; RNA polymerase; RNA-protein interactions; RNA metabolism; Genomics and transcriptomics
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL 60064, USA
Interests: drug discovery; medicinal chemistry; pharmacokinetics; hit to lead optimization; protein kinases; protein-protein interactions
Interests: drug discovery; medicinal chemistry; pharmacokinetics; hit to lead optimization; protein kinases; protein-protein interactions
Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania and National Institute for Biomembranes and Biosystems, Section of Catania, Via S. Sofia 89, 95123 Catania, Italy
Interests: bioenergetics; mitochondrial metabolism; membrane proteins; VDACs; mitochondrial porins; oxidative stress; oxidative PTMs; gene expression; neurodegeneration; yeast
Interests: bioenergetics; mitochondrial metabolism; membrane proteins; VDACs; mitochondrial porins; oxidative stress; oxidative PTMs; gene expression; neurodegeneration; yeast
Experimental Radiology, Dept. of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
Interests: inflammation; alcohol; trauma; biomarkers; imaging
Interests: inflammation; alcohol; trauma; biomarkers; imaging
Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2V2, Canada
Interests: polymer science and engineering; biomaterial and cancer gene therapy
Interests: polymer science and engineering; biomaterial and cancer gene therapy
Laboratory for Clinical Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases, 4204 Golnik, Slovenia
Interests: basophils; Hymenoptera venom anaphylaxis; mast cell disorders; hereditary alpha-tryptasemia; hereditary angioedema
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Interests: basophils; Hymenoptera venom anaphylaxis; mast cell disorders; hereditary alpha-tryptasemia; hereditary angioedema
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Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar - Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Interests: peroxisome biogenesis; protein targeting; transient ubiquitination
Interests: peroxisome biogenesis; protein targeting; transient ubiquitination
Dipartimento di Chirurgia e Specialità Medico Chirurgiche, Università degli Studi di Catania, Catania, Italy
Interests: axonal hereditary neuropathy; multiple myeloma; lymphoma; mitochondria; Warburg effect; drug resistance
Interests: axonal hereditary neuropathy; multiple myeloma; lymphoma; mitochondria; Warburg effect; drug resistance
Faculty of Health, School of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
Interests: vascular biology; microvascular endothelial cells; signaling pathways of angiogenesis; epigenetics; exercise physiology; molecular and integrative physiology; intracellular stress response (Mdm2, FoxO1, p53, etc.)
Interests: vascular biology; microvascular endothelial cells; signaling pathways of angiogenesis; epigenetics; exercise physiology; molecular and integrative physiology; intracellular stress response (Mdm2, FoxO1, p53, etc.)
Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterranea (IHSM-UMA-CCSIC), Malaga, Spain
Interests: plant lipids; lipid signalling; lipid transport; membrane contact sites; abiotic stress; arabidopsis; tomato
Interests: plant lipids; lipid signalling; lipid transport; membrane contact sites; abiotic stress; arabidopsis; tomato
1. Institute of Neurobiology, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany
2. Children's Hospital and Institute of Pediatrics, University of Debrecen, Nagyerdei krt. 98, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Interests: comparative molecular endocrinology; immunometabolism; metabolic biochemistry; inflammation and innate immunity; macrophage biology; functional genomics of diabetes and obesity
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2. Children's Hospital and Institute of Pediatrics, University of Debrecen, Nagyerdei krt. 98, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Interests: comparative molecular endocrinology; immunometabolism; metabolic biochemistry; inflammation and innate immunity; macrophage biology; functional genomics of diabetes and obesity
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Dr. Marjan Sabbaghian
Department of Andrology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
Interests: male reproduction; sperm biology; oxidative stress; sperm dna fragmentation; genetics of male infertility; biomarkers
Interests: male reproduction; sperm biology; oxidative stress; sperm dna fragmentation; genetics of male infertility; biomarkers
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
Interests: immunotherapy; cancer; targeted therapy; checkpoint inhibitors; skin cancer; biliary tumors; NSCLC; cancer biomarkers; mechanisms of therapy resistance in cancer
Interests: immunotherapy; cancer; targeted therapy; checkpoint inhibitors; skin cancer; biliary tumors; NSCLC; cancer biomarkers; mechanisms of therapy resistance in cancer
Division of Molecular Medicine, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: HPV; miRNA; HNSCC; cervical cancer; DNA viruses; biomarkers; epidemiology
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Interests: HPV; miRNA; HNSCC; cervical cancer; DNA viruses; biomarkers; epidemiology
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Institute of Pathology, University of Bern, 3008 Bern, Switzerland
Interests: cancer metabolism; acquired therapy resistance; drug discovery; ferroptosis and oxidative stress; automated quantitative single-cell imaging; tumoroid culture; neuroendocrine tumours
Interests: cancer metabolism; acquired therapy resistance; drug discovery; ferroptosis and oxidative stress; automated quantitative single-cell imaging; tumoroid culture; neuroendocrine tumours
Cellular Signalling Laboratory, Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DIBINEM), 40126 Bologna, Italy
Interests: apoptosis; necrosis; autophagy; oxidative stress; anticancer drugs; extracellular vescicles; in vitro cell cultures; ultrastructural analyses; immunohistochemistry
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Interests: apoptosis; necrosis; autophagy; oxidative stress; anticancer drugs; extracellular vescicles; in vitro cell cultures; ultrastructural analyses; immunohistochemistry
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Dr. Soichi Sano
Department of Cardiology, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
Interests: somatic mosaicism; clonal hematopoiesis; inflammation; onco-cardiology; heart failure
Interests: somatic mosaicism; clonal hematopoiesis; inflammation; onco-cardiology; heart failure
Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, University Campus of Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy
Interests: food chemistry; medicinal plants; natural products; polyphenols; functional foods; health-related claims; bioactive compounds; plant-derived compounds; nutraceuticals; food waste and agro-industrial byproduct valorization; chemical characterization
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Interests: food chemistry; medicinal plants; natural products; polyphenols; functional foods; health-related claims; bioactive compounds; plant-derived compounds; nutraceuticals; food waste and agro-industrial byproduct valorization; chemical characterization
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1. Department of Medical Biotechnologies and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
2. Humanitas Clinical and Research Center – IRCCS, Rozzano, Italy
Interests: immunology; tumors; macrophages
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2. Humanitas Clinical and Research Center – IRCCS, Rozzano, Italy
Interests: immunology; tumors; macrophages
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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, UK
Interests: Alpha synuclein; Amyloid beta; Tau; neurodegeneration; fluorescence lifetime; superresolution imaging; C. elegans
Interests: Alpha synuclein; Amyloid beta; Tau; neurodegeneration; fluorescence lifetime; superresolution imaging; C. elegans
1. U.O.C. Genetica Medica, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, 16147 Genova, Italy
2. Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), Università degli Studi di Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy
Interests: cystic fibrosis; epithelial physiology; airway physiology; TMEM16 genes; ion channel; phospholipid scramblases; in vitro models; neurodevelopmental disorders; induced pluripotent stem cells; brain organoids; therapeutic development; high content imaging; high throughput screening
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2. Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), Università degli Studi di Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy
Interests: cystic fibrosis; epithelial physiology; airway physiology; TMEM16 genes; ion channel; phospholipid scramblases; in vitro models; neurodevelopmental disorders; induced pluripotent stem cells; brain organoids; therapeutic development; high content imaging; high throughput screening
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IRCCS Istituto Tumori Giovanni Paolo II, Bari, Italy
Interests: metastatic melanoma; angiogenesis; apoptosis; autophagy
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Interests: metastatic melanoma; angiogenesis; apoptosis; autophagy
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South African National Bioinformatics Institute, University of the Western Cape, South Africa and Laboratory of Computational Modeling of Drugs, South Ural State University, 76 Lenin prospekt, Chelyabinsk 454080, Russia
Interests: bioinformatics; computational chemistry; computer aided drug design; biochemistry; structural biology and genomics
Interests: bioinformatics; computational chemistry; computer aided drug design; biochemistry; structural biology and genomics
Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Interests: hematopoietic stem cells; notch signaling; development; irradiation; apoptosis; senescence
Interests: hematopoietic stem cells; notch signaling; development; irradiation; apoptosis; senescence
