International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Prof. Dr. Nicola A. Uccella

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IRESMO Foundation, Institute for Research in Europe on Molecular Sciences, c/o DIMEG, 42C, UniCal, 87036 Arcavacata, CS, Italy
Interests: olive bioactives; biomolecular sciences of Mediterranean food; molecular dynamics and computation of Mediterranean bioactives; Mediterranean nutraceuticals; Mediterranean functional foods; Mediterranean cosmeceuticals and nutricosmeceuticals; biophenols; biophenol-secoiridoids; soft-mass spectrometry; heterocyclic molecules; reaction mechanisms of gas-phase organic ions; pericyclic sintones
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Prof. Dr. Takayuki Uchihashi

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Laboratory of Biomolecular Dynamics and Function, Department of Physics, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Interests: single-molecule biophysics; protein dynamics; protein assembly; atomic force microscopy; optical microscopy
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Prof. Dr. Salvatore Ulisse

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Department of Surgical Sciences, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena, 324, 00161-Rome, Italy
Interests: Iodine nutrition; iodine deficiency disorders; thyroid diseases; diagnosis; prognosis and therapy of thyroid cancers; cell cycle regulation; thyroid hormones; male and female reproduction systems
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Prof. Dr. Oliver Ullrich

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Institute of Anatomy, University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
Interests: cell biology; gravitational biology and biomechanics; space medicine; space biotechnology
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Dr. In Chul Um

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Department of Biofibers and Biomaterials Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
Interests: silk; biopolymer; natural fiber; non-woven fabric; wet-spinning; electro-spinning
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Dr. Paolo Umari

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Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 8, 35131 Padua, Italy
Interests: density functional theory; photoelectric material; computational spectroscopy; chemical physics
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Prof. Dr. Vittorio Unfer

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1. The Experts Group on Inositols in Basic and Clinical Research and on PCOS (EGOI-PCOS), Rome, Italy
2. UniCamillus-Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, 00156 Rome, Italy
Interests: biotechnology; genetics; pharmacology; pharmacokinetics; reproductive biology; reproductive endocrinology; reproductive medicine; assisted reproductive technology; pharmaceutical formulation ovary obstetrics reproduction biology cryopreservation
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Dr. Karen Usdin

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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), Bethesda, MD, USA
Interests: fragile X–related disorders; repeat expansion diseases
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Prof. Dr. Yuri N. Utkin

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Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ul. Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, Moscow 117997, Russia
Interests: snake venoms; toxins; new proteins; isolation; properties; nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
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Dr. Pinar Uysal-Onganer

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Cancer Research Group, School of Life Sciences, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Westminster, London, UK
Interests: non-coding RNAs; molecular oncology; tumour microenvironment; Wnt signalling; prostate cancer; breast cancer; pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
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Dr. Elizabeth Vafiadaki

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Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Efesiou St, 115-27 Athens, Greece
Interests: cardiac cell biology; calcium homeostasis; cardiovascular physiology; cardiac disease; personalized medicine
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Dr. Taras Valovka

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1. Department of Pediatrics I, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
2. Institute of Cell Biology, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Interests: inflammation; NF-κB; arginine methylation; rare genetic diseases; RIPK; necroptosis

Dr. Georgios Valsamakis

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2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aretaieio Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Interests: metabolism; obesity; appetite axis; endometrial environment
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Prof. Dr. Victor van Beusechem

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Department Medical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Interests: cancer therapy development; therapeutic target discovery; functional genetic screening; oncolytic immunotherapy
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Prof. Dr. Hans van Bokhoven

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Department of Human Genetics, Radboudumc, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Interests: neurodevelopmental disorders; intellectual disability; epigenetics; gene therapy; cell therapy

Prof. Dr. Maria Giuliana Vannucchi

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Histology and Embryology Research Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy
Interests: morphology; neurochemistry; enteric nervous system; gut development; brain ischemia; brain aging; nitric oxide

Dr. Cristina Vassalle

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Fondazione CNR-Regione Toscana G. Monasterio, Via Moruzzi 1, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
Interests: cardiometabolic risk; cardiometabolic disease; biomarkers; endothelial function; sphingolipids
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Prof. Dr. Stephen F. Vatner

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Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
Interests: cardiovascular biology; cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors; brown adipose tissue; healthful aging
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Dr. Anne Vejux

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Equipe 5, Neurobiologie des Comportements Alimentaires/Neurobiology of Feeding Behaviours 9E, Boulevard Jeanne d'Arc, 21000 Dijon, France
Interests: oxysterols; very-long-chain fatty acids; lipid metabolism; diet; peroxisomes; biotherapies; inflammation; cancer; cell cycle and apoptosis; autophagy; biological membranes; oxidative damage; biomarkers; neurodegenerative diseases
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Dr. Annalena Venneri

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1. Department of Neuroscience, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2HQ, UK
2. Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
Interests: cognitive decline; alzheimer’s disease; neurodegeneration

Dr. Tomer Ventura

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Centre for Bioinnovation, School of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD 4556, Australia
Interests: androgenic gland; aquaculture; crustaceans; disease management; gene silencing; genetic modification; monosex; selective breeding; sex reversal; yield improvement
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Prof. Dr. Peter Veranič

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Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Vrazov trg 2, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interests: epithelium; nano-particles; tunnelling nano-tubes, urinary bladder; cancer; cystitis; chitosan application
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Prof. Dr. Liliana Verestiuc

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Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Bioengineering, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iaşi, Romania
Interests: polymers; hydrogel; biomaterials; tissue engineering; drug delivery systems; nanotechnologies
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Dr. Laura Vergani

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Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences (DISTAV), University of Genova, Corso Europa 26, 16132 Genova, Italy
Interests: biophysics; molecular and cellular physiology; molecular biology; biochemistry; protein engineering

Dr. Cosmin Mihai Vesa

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Department of Preclinical Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 410073 Oradea, Romania
Interests: diabetes mellitus; obesity; nutrition; metabolism
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Prof. Dr. Miguel Vicente-Manzanares

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Molecular Mechanisms Program, Centro de Investigación del Cáncer, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
Interests: actin; cytoskeleton; myosin; integrin; adhesion; migration; MYH9-RD; mechanotransduction; mechanobiology
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Prof. Dr. Mark H. Vickers

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Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Interests: maternal and infant nutrition; obesity; metabolic syndrome; type 2 diabetes

Dr. María Jesus Vidal

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Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapeutics in Solid Tumors Group, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: ERBB2 mRNA; HER2-positive breast cancer; T-DM1; antibody-drug conjugates; trastuzumab emtansine; non-PEGylated liposomal doxorubicin; HER2-positive; metastatic breast cancer

Dr. Guido Viel

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Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, Section of Legal Medicine and Forensic Toxicology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
Interests: forensic toxicology; pathology; radiology; alcohol use and abuse (in particular markers of chronic excessive drinking); substance use disorders
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Prof. Dr. Eugenio Vilanova

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Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Avenida de la Universidad s/n, 03202 Elche, Spain
Interests: toxicology; neurotoxicity; pesticides; organophosphorus; in vitro; embryotoxicity
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