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MDPI will attend the American Academy of Pediatrics 2023 National Conference & Exhibition. This event will be held in Washington D.C. for five days from Friday, 20 October, to Tuesday, 24 October 2023.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Children;
• JCM;
• Medicina;
• Healthcare;
• IJERPH;
• JPM;
• Clinpract;
• Diagnostics;
• Medicines.

If you plan on attending this conference, please stop by our booth and speak with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have.

For more information about the conference, please visit https://aapexperience.org/.

MDPI’s Young Investigator Awards recognize promising young researchers, acknowledge their contributions, and enhance communication among scientists. We are proud to present the winners for the year 2022 in medicine and pharmacology. The winners were selected by the journals’ Award Evaluation Committee.

We would like to warmly congratulate the awarded young investigators for their outstanding contributions. MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Biomedicines:

• Yuyan Jiang, Stanford University, USA
• Billy Wai-Lung Ng, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

Cancers:

• Ashleigh Poh, The Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, Australia
• Miranda Fidler-Benaoudia, University of Calgary, Canada

Current Oncology:

• Bishal Gyawali, Queen’s University, Canada

Healthcare:

• Shahnawaz Anwer, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

JCM:

• Jan Bednarsch, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

JPM:

• Anda Mihaela Naciu, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Italy
• Jerome Lechien, University of Mons, Belgium

Pharmaceuticals:

• Daniele Bertoglio, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Pharmaceutics:

• Gregor Fuhrmann, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

TropicalMed:

• Haley Adcox, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA

About MDPI Awards:

In order to support the academic community, especially young researchers, and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and a form of recognition, help to promote the influence of talented individuals who have made outstanding achievements and are making significant contributions to the advancement of their fields.

For more MDPI awards, please click here.

We are proud to recognize the winners of MDPI’s 2022 Travel Awards in medicine and pharmacology category for their outstanding presentations.

MDPI journals regularly offer Travel Awards to encourage talented junior scientists to present their research at academic conferences in specific fields, which helps to enhance their influence.

The winners mentioned below were carefully selected by the journal editors based on an outline of their research and the work to be presented at an academic conference.

We would like to congratulate the winners of the 2022 Travel Awards and wish them success with their future research endeavors. MDPI will continue to enhance communication among scientists.

Antibiotics:

• Filip Jansåker, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
• Vanessa Silva, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal

Cancers:

• Diego de Miguel Perez, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA
• Luigi Russo, Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Italy

Current Oncology:

• Sneha Sethi, University of Adelaide, Australia
• Xiyin Wang, Indiana University School of Medicine, USA

Dentistry Journal:

• Sonia Nath, University of Adelaide, Australia
• Konstantina Kritikou, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania

Diagnostics:

• Adrien Holzgreve, The University Hospital of Munich, Germany

Hemato:

• Antonella Padella, Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori "Dino Amadori" - IRST S.r.l., Italy

JCDD:

• Susanna Cooper, St. George’s University of London, UK
• Renée Tillie, Maastricht University Medical Center, the Netherlands

JCM:

• Max Lennart Eckstein, University of Bayreuth, Germany
• Lorenzo Bertani, University of Pisa, Italy

Pharmaceutics:

• Yuxue Cao, University of Queensland, Australia
• Flávia Sousa, Italian Institute of Technology, Italy

About MDPI Awards:

In order to support the academic community, especially young researchers, and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and form ot recognition, help to promote the influence of talented individuals who have made outstanding achievements and are making significant contributions to their fields.

See more MDPI awards, please click here.

In order to acknowledge our reviewers, who so generously dedicate their time to reviewing papers and demonstrate diligence, professionalism, and timeliness when reviewing manuscripts, MDPI journals regularly offer outstanding reviewer awards to scholars who participate in the peer-review process.

We are proud to recognize the winners for the year 2022 in medicine and pharmacology for their outstanding contributions among the extensive competition by presenting them with an Outstanding Reviewer Award.

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of the winners on their achievements. MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Antibiotics:

• Maxime Pichon, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers, France
• Violeta Popovici, Ovidius University of Constanta, Romania
• Yosra A. Helmy, University of Kentucky, USA

Cancers:

• Antonio G. Solimando, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Italy
• Linlin Guo, The Ohio State University Medical Center, USA
• Ravindra Deshpande, Wake Forest School of Medicine, USA
• Songli Zhu, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, USA
• Antonella Argentiero, IRCCS Istituto Tumori “Giovanni Paolo II” of Bari, Italy
• Camelia Coada, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Italy
• Chenghui Li, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA
• Laurentiu Pop, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
• Muhammad Fazal Ijaz, Dongguk University, Republic of Korea
• Rafał Watrowski, University of Freiburg, Germany
• Ruben C. Petreaca, The Ohio State University, USA
• Ruchi Roy, Rush University Medical Center, USA
• Salvatore Cocuzza, University of Catania, Italy
• Santosh Kumar Singh, Morehouse School of Medicine, USA
• Sergei Boichuk, Kazan State Medical University, Russia
• Simon John Christoph Soerensen, Stanford University, USA
• Takuya Koie, Gifu University, Japan
• Teresa Rubio-Tomás, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece
• Teruki Nii, Kyushu University, Japan
• Tomasz Marjanski, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland

Current Oncology:

• Kristen Haase, The University of British Columbia, Canada
• Ravi Ramjeesingh, Nova Scotia Cancer Centre and Dalhousie University, Canada
• Makoto Endo, Kyushu University, Japan

Healthcare:

• Tefera Tadesse, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
• Ravi Ramjeesingh, Nova Scotia Cancer Centre and Dalhousie University, Canada
• Ryuichi Ohta, Unnan City Hospital, Japan

JCM:

• Henry Sutanto, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, the Netherlands
• José-María Sánchez-González, University of Seville, Spain
• Emmanouil Kapetanakis, General Hospital of Piraeus “Tzaneio”, Greece

JPM:

• Eleonora Topino, Libera Università Maria Santissima Assunta (LUMSA), Italy
• Rodolfo Reda, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
• Giulio Francesco Romiti, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
• Maria Gabriella Melchiorre, IRCCS INRCA—National Institute of Health and Science on Ageing, Italy
• James Walter, ¹Hines VA Hospital, USA; ² Loyola Medical Center, USA

Medical Sciences:

• Vasiliki Tsigkou, Sotiria Hospital, Greece

Pharmaceutics:

• Flavia Zacconi, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile
• Bhupendra Prajapati, Ganpat University, India
• Van-An Duong, Gachon University, Republic of Korea
• Ashish Agrawal, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), India

Tomography:

• Aydin Eresen, University of California Irvine, USA

About MDPI Awards:

In order to support the academic community, especially young researchers, and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and form of recognition, help to promote the influence of talented individuals who have made outstanding achievements and are making significant contributions to their fields.

See more MDPI awards, please click here.

MDPI’s Best PhD Thesis Awards aim to recognize young scholars who are deemed to have produced the most outstanding PhD thesis in their fields of research and to encourage them to continue their outstanding work and further contributions to their field.

We would like to congratulate the winners of the 2022 Best PhD Thesis Awards in medicine and pharmacology and wish them success with their future research endeavors. MDPI will continue to enhance communication among scientists.

Cancers:

• “Uncovering Novel Prognostic and Predictive Epigenetic Biomarkers in Malignant Testicular Germ Cell Tumors”

by João Pedro da Silva Machado Lobo, University of Porto, Portugal

• “Metastatic Recurrence in Colorectal Cancer Arises from Residual EMP1+ Cells”

by Adrià Cañellas Socias, University of Barcelona, Spain

Healthcare:

• “Investigating Novel Aspects of the Blood–Brain Barrier Using High-Resolution Electron Microscopy”

by Shireen Mentor, University of Cape Town, South Africa

JPM:

• “An Epidemiological Approach to Study The Interplay between Genome, Epigenome and Exposome in Women”

by Roberta Magnano San Lio, University of Catania, Italy

Pharmaceutics:

• “Intravitreal Liposomes as Ocular Drug Delivery Systems: Vitreal Interactions, Retinal Permeation and Drug Release Characteristics”

by Shirin Tavakoli, University of Helsinki, Finland

TropicalMed:

• “Microbiome-Mediated Colonization Resistance: Defense against Enteropathogens and Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms”

by Quinten Ducarmon, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands

About MDPI Awards:

In order to support the academic community, especially young researchers, and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and form of recognition, help to promote the influence of talented individuals who have made outstanding achievements and are making significant contributions to their fields.

For more MDPI awards, please click here.

The purpose of our Best Paper Awards is to promote and recognize the most impactful contributions published within MDPI journals.

The editors of each journal carefully selected review and research papers through a rigorous evaluative process based on criteria such as the scientific merit, overall impact, and quality of presentation of the papers published in the journal.

We are honored to present the winners for the year 2022 in medicine and pharmacology, who were selected amongst extensive competition, and congratulate the authors for their outstanding scientific publications. MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Antibiotics:

• “Development and Challenges of Antimicrobial Peptides for Therapeutic Applications”
  by Charles H. Chen and Timothy K. Lu
  Antibiotics 2020, 9(1), 24; https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9010024

• “Antimicrobial Usage and Resistance in Companion Animals: A Cross-Sectional Study in Three European Countries”
  by Philip Joosten, Daniela Ceccarelli, Evelien Odent, Steven Sarrazin, Haitske Graveland, Liese Van Gompel, Antonio Battisti, Andrea Caprioli, Alessia Franco, Jaap A. Wagenaar et al.
  Antibiotics 2020, 9(2), 87; https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9020087

Dentistry Journal:

• “Management of Peri-Implantitis Lesions without the Use of Systemic Antibiotics: A Systematic Review”
  by Ahsen Khan, Ankit Goyal, Scott D. Currell and Dileep Sharma
  Dent. J. 2020, 8(3), 106; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj8030106

• “Associations among Primary Stability, Histomorphometric Findings, and Bone Density: A Prospective Randomized Study after Alveolar Ridge Preservation with a Collagen Cone”
  by Sigmar Schnutenhaus, Werner Götz, Jens Dreyhaupt, Heike Rudolph, Ralph G. Luthardt and Cornelia Edelmann
  Dent. J. 2020, 8(4), 112; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj8040112

Healthcare:

• “Novel Prefrontal Synthesis Intervention Improves Language in Children with Autism”
  by Andrey Vyshedskiy, Edward Khokhlovich, Rita Dunn, Alexander Faisman, Jonah Elgart, Lisa Lokshina, Yuriy Gankin, Simone Ostrovsky, Lauren deTorres, Stephen M. Edelson et al.
  Healthcare 2020, 8(4), 566; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040566

• “The Effects of Long-Term 40-Hz Physioacoustic Vibrations on Motor Impairments in Parkinson’s Disease: A Double-Blinded Randomized Control Trial”
  by Abdullah Mosabbir, Quincy J. Almeida and Heidi Ahonen
  Healthcare 2020, 8(2), 113; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8020113

JCM:

• “Racial Disparities-Associated COVID-19 Mortality among Minority Populations in the US”
  by Donald J. Alcendor
  J. Clin. Med. 2020, 9(8), 2442; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9082442

• “Hypertension, Thrombosis, Kidney Failure, and Diabetes: Is COVID-19 an Endothelial Disease? A Comprehensive Evaluation of Clinical and Basic Evidence”
  by Celestino Sardu, Jessica Gambardella, Marco Bruno Morelli, Xujun Wang, Raffaele Marfella and Gaetano Santulli
  J. Clin. Med. 2020, 9(5), 1417; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9051417

• “Estimation of the Transmission Risk of the 2019-nCoy and Its Implication for Public Health Interventions”
  by Biao Tang, Xia Wang, Qian Li, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Sanyi Tang, Yanni Xiao and Jianhong Wu
  J. Clin. Med. 2020, 9(2), 462; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9020462

JPM:

• “Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms Affected in ALS”
  by Laura Le Gall, Ekene Anakor, Owen Connolly, Udaya G. Vijayakumar, William J. Duddy and Stephanie Duguez
  J. Pers. Med. 2020, 10(3), 101; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm10030101

• “Postulated Adjuvant Therapeutic Strategies for COVID-19”
  by Anderson O. Ferreira, Hudson C. Polonini and Eli C. F. Dijkers
  J. Pers. Med. 2020, 10(3), 80; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm10030080

• “Evidences of CTLA-4 and PD-1 Blocking Agents-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Cellular and Preclinical Models”
  by Vincenzo Quagliariello, Margherita Passariello, Domenica Rea, Antonio Barbieri, Martina Iovine, Annamaria Bonelli, Antonietta Caronna, Gerardo Botti, Claudia De Lorenzo and Nicola Maurea
  J. Pers. Med. 2020, 10(4), 179; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm10040179

Pharmaceutics:

• "Manufacturing Considerations for the Development of Lipid Nanoparticles Using Microfluidics”
  by Carla B. Roces, Gustavo Lou, Nikita Jain, Suraj Abraham, Anitha Thomas, Gavin W. Halbert and Yvonne Perrie
  Pharmaceutics 2020, 12(11), 1095; https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics12111095

• “Development of Remdesivir as a Dry Powder for Inhalation by Thin Film Freezing”
  by Sawittree Sahakijpijarn, Chaeho Moon, John J. Koleng, Dale J. Christensen and Robert O. Williams III
  Pharmaceutics 2020, 12(11), 1002; https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics12111002

• “Skin Wound Healing Process and New Emerging Technologies for Skin Wound Care and Regeneration”
  by Erika Maria Tottoli, Rossella Dorati, Ida Genta, Enrica Chiesa, Silvia Pisani and Bice Conti
  Pharmaceutics 2020, 12(8), 735; https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics12080735

Pharmacy:

• “The Role of Hospital and Community Pharmacists in the Management of COVID-19: Towards an Expanded Definition of the Roles, Responsibilities, and Duties of the Pharmacist”
  by Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Muhammad Mansour, Alessandro Bonsignore and Rosagemma Ciliberti
  Pharmacy 2020, 8(3), 140; https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy8030140

• “Association of a Novel Medication Risk Score with Adverse Drug Events and Other Pertinent Outcomes Among Participants of the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly”
  by David L. Bankes, Hubert Jin, Stephanie Finnel, Veronique Michaud, Calvin H. Knowlton, Jacques Turgeon and Alan Stein
  Pharmacy 2020, 8(2), 87; doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy8020087

About MDPI Awards:

In order to support the academic community, especially young researchers, and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and form of recognition, help to promote the influence of talented individuals who have made outstanding achievements and are making significant contributions to their fields.

See more MDPI awards, please click here.

To commemorate the World Hepatitis Day 2023, MDPI organized a webinar on 28 July 2023 to encourage researchers to come together, take action, and highlight how the exchange of findings facilitates efforts to raise awareness of hepatitis. The low coverage of testing and treatment is the most important gap to be addressed to achieve the global elimination goals of hepatitis B virus (HBV) by 2030.

Session 1:

 You can watch the recorded webinar below:

Session 2:

 You can watch the recorded webinar below:

 Relevant Special Issues:

Pathogens
“Research on Hepatitis B Virus: Past, Present, and Future”
Edited by: Hyung Joon Yim
Submission deadline: 31 August 2023 

JPM
“Novel Challenges and Therapeutic Options for Liver Diseases”
Edited by: Guido Gerken
Submission deadline: 30 September 2023 

Medicina
“Viral Hepatitis Research: Updates and Challenges”
Edited by: Endrit Shahini, Antonio Giovanni Solimando and Antonella Argentiero
Submission deadline: 15 October 2023 

Cells
“Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) and Liver Fibrosis: Molecular and Multicellular Control of Evolving Diseased States”
Edited by: Jérôme Eeckhoute
Submission deadline: 15 February 2024 

Diagnostics
“Diagnosis and Management of Liver Diseases—2nd Edition”
Edited by: Jeong-Ju Yoo
Submission deadline: 30 September 2023 

Vaccines
“Vaccination and Treatments against Viral Hepatitis: Achievements, Challenges and Perspectives”
Edited by: Bárbara Vieira Do Lago and Vinicius M. Mello
Submission deadline: 15 October 2023

Conference: The 45th Congress of the Spanish Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SEBBM 2023)
Date: 5–8 September 2023
Place: University of Zaragoza Faculty of Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain
Booth: #30

MDPI journals will be attending the 45th Congress of the Spanish Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SEBBM 2023) as an exhibitor. This meeting will be held in Zaragoza, Spain, from 5 to 8 September 2023.

SEBBM contributed significantly to the creation of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) in 1964, represents Spain in the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB), is one of the founding members of the Confederation of Spanish Scientific Societies (COSCE) and belongs to the Spanish Association of Biocompanies (ASEBIO), which develops activities in the field of biotechnology in Spain.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Genes;
• Cells;
• Biomolecules;
• IJMS;
• Biomedicines;
• Applied Biosciences;
• CIMB;
• Biomedinformatics;
• DNA;
• Biology;
• Medicina;
• BioTech;
• Biologics;
• Diagnostics;
• JMP.

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to start a conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following website: https://www.acs.org/meetings/acs-meetings/fall-2023.html.

The low coverage of testing and treatment is the most important gap to be addressed to achieve the global elimination goals of hepatitis B virus (HBV) by 2030. 

To commemorate the World Hepatitis Day 2023, MDPI is launching a special webinar to encourage researchers to come together, take action, and highlight how the exchange of findings facilitates efforts to raise awareness of hepatitis.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the MDPI World Hepatitis Day Webinar 2023. 

Conference secretariat: Ms. Shun Li
Date and time: 28 July 2023, 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., CEST

This is a free webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized. 

Unable to attend? Register anyway and we will let you know when the recording is available to watch. 

Session 1:

Register for Session 1 for free!

Session 2:

Register for Session 2 for free! 

Relevant Special Issues:
Pathogens
"Research on Hepatitis B Virus: Past, Present, and Future"
Edited by: Hyung Joon Yim
Submission deadline: 31 August 2023 

JPM
"Novel Challenges and Therapeutic Options for Liver Diseases"
Edited by: Guido Gerken
Submission deadline: 30 September 2023 

Medicina
"Viral Hepatitis Research: Updates and Challenges"
Edited by: Endrit Shahini, Antonio Giovanni Solimando and Antonella Argentiero
Submission deadline: 15 October 2023 

Cells
"Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) and Liver Fibrosis: Molecular and Multicellular Control of Evolving Diseased States"
Edited by: Jérôme Eeckhoute
Submission deadline: 15 February 2024 

Diagnostics
"Diagnosis and Management of Liver Diseases—2nd Edition"
Edited by: Jeong-Ju Yoo
Submission deadline: 30 September 2023 

Vaccines
"Vaccination and Treatments against Viral Hepatitis: Achievements, Challenges and Perspectives"
Edited by: Bárbara Vieira Do Lago and Vinicius M. Mello
Submission deadline: 15 October 2023