The Cells Best Paper Award for papers published in 2022 has been presented to the below articles, selected by a committee chaired by the Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Alexander E. Kalyuzhny. Following a review process conducted by the Award Evaluation Committee, six winners were chosen.

Article:

First Prize: CHF 500 plus a paper free of charge after peer review in 2025.
Ex Vivo Generation of CAR Macrophages from Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells for Use in Cancer Therapy
By Daniela Paasch, Johann Meyer, Andriana Stamopoulou, Daniela Lenz, Johannes Kuehle, Doreen Kloos, Theresa Buchegger, Astrid Holzinger, Christine S. Falk, Christina Kloth, Constantin S. von Kaisenberg, Hinrich Abken, Axel Schambach, Nico Lachmann, Michael Morgan and Thomas Moritz
Cells 2022, 11(6), 994; doi:10.3390/cells11060994

Second Prize: A paper free of charge after peer review in 2025.
Extracellular Release of Mitochondrial DNA: Triggered by Cigarette Smoke and Detected in COPD
By Luca Giordano, Alyssa D. Gregory, Mireia Pérez Verdaguer, Sarah A. Ware, Hayley Harvey, Evan DeVallance, Tomasz Brzoska, Prithu Sundd, Yingze Zhang, Frank C. Sciurba, Steven D. Shapiro and Brett A. Kaufman
Cells 2022, 11(3), 369; doi:10.3390/cells11030369

S100A8/A9 Is a Marker for the Release of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps and Induces Neutrophil Activation
By Evelien G. G. Sprenkeler, Judith Zandstra, Nadine D. van Kleef, Ines Goetschalckx, Bibian Verstegen, Cathelijn E. M. Aarts, Hans Janssen, Anton T. J. Tool, Gerard van Mierlo, Robin van Bruggen, Ilse Jongerius and Taco W. Kuijpers
Cells 2022, 11(2), 236; doi:10.3390/cells11020236

Review:

First Prize: CHF 500 plus a paper free of charge after peer review in 2025.
Microglia Phenotypes in Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases
By Menbere Y. Wendimu and Shelley B. Hooks
Cells 2022, 11(13), 2091; doi:10.3390/cells11132091

Second Prize: A paper free of charge after peer review in 2025.
Advanced Glycation End-Products (AGEs): Formation, Chemistry, Classification, Receptors, and Diseases Related to AGEs
By Aleksandra Twarda-Clapa, Aleksandra Olczak, Aneta M. Białkowska and Maria Koziołkiewicz
Cells 2022, 11(8), 1312; doi:10.3390/cells11081312

Interconnections between Inflammageing and Immunosenescence during Ageing
By Thibault Teissier, Eric Boulanger and Lynne S. Cox
Cells 2022, 11(3), 359; doi:10.3390/cells11030359

Please join us in congratulating the winners of the Cells 2022 Best Paper Award. We also wish to take this opportunity to thank our authors for their continued support of Cells.