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Insight in Reproductive Immunology

edited by Ruben Motrich

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 531 | Submission Open

Keywords: reproductive immunology; immune tolerance; male reproductive tract; female reproductive tract; fertility disorders; inflammation; pregnancy complications; immunoregulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Immunology)

Nanoscale Materials for Advanced Electrocatalysts

edited by

Safia Khan

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 511 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; electrocatalysis; electrocatalysts; energy conversion; fuel cells

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Nanoscience)

Thyroid Disease: From Molecular Mechanisms to Diagnosis and Therapeutic Advances

edited by

Mariana Lorena Tellechea

and Juan Nicola

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 502 | Submission Open

Keywords: thyroid disease; hypothyroidism; hyperthyroidism; autoimmune thyroid disease; thyroid nodules; thyroid cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism)

Characterization and Engineering of Functional Nanomaterials

edited by

Paramasivan Sivaprakash

and Shanmugam Vignesh

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 495 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional nanomaterials; molecular-level engineering; engineered materials; materials characterization; energy and environmental applications; materials design and performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Nanoscience)

Combined and Mixture Exposure Toxicology of Cancer and Chronic Diseases

edited by

Alok Deoraj

and Quentin Felty

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 492 | Submission Open

Keywords: combined exposure; mixture exposure; toxicology of cancer; omics of cancer; AI in carcinogenesis; machine learning use in cancer; cancer biomarkers; pollutants of cancer; agrochemicals; endocrine-disruptive chemicals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

Gene Delivery in Cancer Therapy: Next-Generation Platforms and Translational Advances

edited by

Ksenija Božinović

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 481 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene delivery; gene therapy; viral vectors; non-viral vectors; lipid nanoparticles; extracellular vesicles; mRNA therapeutics; CRISPR/Cas genome editing; tumor microenvironment; translational oncology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

Consensus-Based Approaches to Rational Drug Design and Predictive Toxicology

edited by

Fernando Daniel Prieto-Martínez

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 476 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug design; bioactive compounds; pharmacophore; molecular dynamics; protein–ligand interactions; activity cliffs; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Toxicology)

Molecular Biology, Genetics, Diagnosis, Management and Therapy of Dermatological Diseases

edited by

Elisa Molinelli

and Corrado Tagliati

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open

Keywords: genodermatoses; hydradenitis suppurativa; inflammatory dermatoses; metabolic disorders; infections; esthetic medicine; neoplastic diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Computational Strategies in Toxicology

edited by

Rajesh Kumar Pathak

and

Vikas Kumar

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 457 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging pollutants; environment; molecular docking; molecular dynamics simulations; QSAR; Omics; PBPK model; predictive toxicology; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Informatics)

Bioactive Peptides: From Discovery and Characterization to Production, Therapeutic Applications, and Mechanistic Elucidation

edited by

José Thalles Lacerda

Taliana Bezerra

and

Luiz Juliano

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 451 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive peptides; mass spectrometry; machine learning; molecular dynamics simulation; synthetic biology; enzymology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioactives and Nutraceuticals)

Molecular Design and Engineering of Carbon-Based Materials for Environmental Remediation and Bioenergy

edited by Hilda Elizabeth Reynel-Ávila

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 447 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption; catalysis; functionalization; molecular design; environmental; sustainable energy; tailoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science)

Molecular Biomarkers for Assessing Marine Ecosystem Health

edited by

Maria Costantini

Valerio Zupo

and

Roberta Esposito

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 445 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; biomarkers; biomonitoring; marine organisms; pollution; metals; microplastics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Molecular Mechanisms of Biotic and Abiotic Stress Responses in Trees

edited by

Chenghao Li

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 434 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought stress; nutrient deficiency; salinity stress; pathogen defense; transcriptional regulation; epigenetic modifications; signal transduction; bioinformatics & multi-omics analysis; breeding for stress resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Decoding the Pediatric Brain Tumor Microenvironment: A Molecular Perspective

edited by

Samuele Tardito

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 432 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatric brain tumor; precision immunotherapy; pediatric neuro-oncology; tumor microenvironment (TME); single-cell RNA sequencing; whole transcriptomics; mass spectrometry-based proteomics; mass cytometry; cellular and molecular architecture; organoid

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

New Trends in Green Synthesis of Nanomaterials

edited by Rocío Redón

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 428 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; cytotoxicity; drug delivery; nanomaterials; green synthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Nanoscience)

From Molecule to Mind: Neuropharmacology of Psychoactive Alkaloids and Next-Generation Neuroactives

edited by Kyoko Koshibu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 405 | Submission Open

Keywords: psychoactive alkaloids; neuropharmacology; bioactive compounds; performance enhancement; addiction; translational research; cognitive modulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioactives and Nutraceuticals)

Mitochondrial Metabolism in Health and Diseases

edited by

Yongting Luo

and Peng An

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 399 | Submission Open

Keywords: mitochondria metabolism; mitochondrial signaling; mitochondrial homeostasis; health and disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism)

Current Treatment Models in Hepatocellular Carcinomas

edited by

Michał P. Wasilewicz

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 379 | Submission Open

Keywords: hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); liver tumors; liver cancer; molecular mechanisms; systemic therapies; immunochemotherapy; immunotherapy; adjuvant therapy; neoadjuvant therapy; hepatocellular carcinoma microenvironment; liver resection/liver transplantation in HCC; microwave ablation (MWA); transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

Design and Application of Biocatalysts: Emerging Advances in Enzyme Technology

edited by

Salvadora Ortega-Requena

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 379 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocatalysis; enzyme engineering; green chemistry; directed evolution; computational design; industrial enzymes; nano-biocatalysts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry)

Advances in the Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Metal Complexes with Multifaceted Biological Activities

edited by

Luca Conti

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 374 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal complexes; molecular design; biological activity; structure–activity relationships; therapeutic applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics)

New Advances in Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: From Molecular Signaling to Therapeutic Applications

edited by

Feng-Yao Tang

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open

Keywords: N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids; bioactive signaling molecules; stem cell; cancer; gut microbiota; precision nutrition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Molecular Studies of DNA Strand Exchange

edited by

Masayuki Takahashi

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open

Keywords: DNA strand exchange; homologous recombination: RecA-family recombinases; drug resistance: drug development against recombinases; evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biophysics)

Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutics of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

edited by

Eleni-Myrto Trifylli

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open

Keywords: microRNAs (miRNAs); hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); hepatic cancer; extracellular vesicles; noncoding RNAs; circular RNAs (circRNAs); gene regulation; epigenetics; drug resistance; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

Regulatory Mechanism and Network of Abiotic Stress-Response in Plants: 3rd Edition

edited by

Yong-Hwan Moon

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress response; osmotic stress; temperature stress; transcriptional regulation; post-transcriptional regulation; regulatory mechanism; gene regulatory network

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Molecular Discoveries in Pharmacogenetics: From Bench to Bedside

edited by

Kumaraswamy Naidu Chitrala

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacogenetics; clincial practice; artficial intelligence; bioinformatics; personalized medicine; drug response; genetic variations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pharmacology)

Artificial Intelligence and Data Science for the Discovery of Anticancer Targets and Decision Support

edited by

Soumia Ziti

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in oncology; data science and decision support in cancer therapy; target discovery and biomarker identification; machine learning and multi-omics integration; predictive modeling in precision medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Informatics)

Polymer Composites: Macromolecular Structure and Application

edited by

Donatella Duraccio

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer composites; macromolecular structure; reinforcement strategies; structure–property relationships; sustainable materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecules)

Biocatalysis: Mechanisms of Proteolytic Enzymes, 3rd Edition

edited by

Peter Goettig

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: aspartic proteases; cryptic ligand binding sites; cysteine proteases; metalloproteases; non-canonical amino acids; prodrugs; protease ligases; SARS-CoV-2 proteases; serine proteases; threonine proteases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biophysics)

Molecular Insights in Renal and Epithelial Physiology

edited by Pedro A. Jose

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 327 | Submission Open

Keywords: renal and epithelial physiology; ion transport; glomerulo-tubular balance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Molecular Determinants of Therapeutic Response and Resistance in Urological Cancers

edited by

Mehdi Kardoust Parizi

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 324 | Submission Open

Keywords: urological cancers; therapeutic resistance; treatment response; molecular determinants; precision oncology; biomarkers; tumor heterogeneity; genomics; epigenetics; tumor microenvironment; immune evasion; targeted therapy; immunotherapy; DNA damage repair; translational research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

Stress Adaptation and Immune Surveillance: Extracellular Vesicles, Autophagy, and Inflammasomes in Cancer and Neurodegeneration

edited by Seema Singh

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 322 | Submission Open

Keywords: autophagy; ferroptosis; inflammasome activation; extracellular vesicle (EV); cancer; neurodegeneration; chronic infections

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Immunology)

Recent Research on Metabolomics and Cancer Pathogenesis

edited by

Danuta Dudzik

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer metabolomics; metabolic reprogramming; biomarkers; tumor microenvironment; systems biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Advances in Amyloids: From Structure to Tailored Function

edited by

Laurent Marichal

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open

Keywords: amyloid; aggregation; self-assembly; seeding; protein structure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecules)

The Roles of Glycosylation in Diseases

edited by

Koichi Furukawa

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: glycoproteins; glycolipids; signaling; cell–cell interaction; cell membrane

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

Immune Mechanisms of Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases

edited by Immacolata Pietraforte

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open

Keywords: autoimmune diseases; autoinflammatory diseases; inflammation and immune-mediated diseases; T and B cells; APCs; Treg. Th17/Th23; chemokines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Immunology)

Engineering Cell-Derived Nanostructures for Therapeutic Delivery

edited by

Tania Limongi

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open

Keywords: extracellular vesicles (EVs); cell membrane-coated nanoparticles; plant-derived nanostructures (PDNSs); bacterial extracellular vesicles (bEVs); drug delivery; nanomedicine; nano-biointerfaces; bioinspired engineering; biomanufacturing; translational nanotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Nanoscience)

Molecular Insights into Photocatalytic Degradation and Biomass Valorization for Green Chemistry Applications

edited by

David Contreras

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; advanced oxidation processes; reactive oxygen species; in operando spectroscopy; biomass valorization; lignin depolymerization; green chemistry; emerging contaminants; structure–activity relationships; water reuse and treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry)

Emerging Insights into Endothelial Biology and Metabolism

edited by

Hemant Giri

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open

Keywords: endothelial dysfunction; endothelial activation; vascular biology; endothelial migration; angiogenesis; vascular permeability; shear stress; microvascular and macrovascular remodeling; leukocyte trafficking; mitochondrial function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Advances in Research on Cotton Breeding and Genetics

edited by

Yanpeng Zhao

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open

Keywords: cotton genomics; molecular breeding; gene regulation; abiotic stress tolerance; fiber quality improvement; disease resistance; genetic engineering; marker-assisted selection; transcriptomics; genome editing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Drought Stress Tolerance in Crops: Physiological, Molecular, and Sustainable Management Approaches

edited by

Jamal Nasar

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought stress; crop resilience; water use efficiency; drought tolerance mechanism; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

New Developments in Fluorescent Biosensors

edited by

Chin-Feng Wan

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon-based luminescent materials; green fluorescent sensors; C-dots; environmental sensing; biomedical applications; green synthesis strategies; fluorescence quenching; heavy metal detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biophysics)

Genetic Architecture and Molecular Breeding of Economically Important Traits in Marine Fish

edited by

Kecheng Zhu

and

Jinmin Pan

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomic selection; genotype–phenotype association; complex trait architecture; molecular breeding; aquaculture genomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Molecular Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Control of Infectious Diseases: From Pathogen Genomics to Public Health Action

edited by

Alexandra Porras-Ramirez

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular epidemiology; infectious diseases; genomic surveillance; antimicrobial resistance; tuberculosis; dengue; viral hepatitis; vaccination; emerging pathogens; public health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Advancements in Cancer Biomarkers, 2nd Edition

edited by

Christos Mikropoulos

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarkers; ctDNA; mircroRNA; proteomics; gene methylation; TIL; transcriptomics; microRNA; tumor microenvironment; gene methylation; proteomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

New Advances in Muscle Physiology and Biophysics

edited by

Massimo Reconditi

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: muscle; actin; myosin; titin; sarcomere; muscle energetics; muscle aging; exercise; excitation–contraction coupling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biophysics)

Epigenetic Mechanisms at the Crossroads of Aging and Neuroinflammation

edited by Vicki Maltby

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: epigenetic; aging; neuroinflammation; microglial activation; astrocyte reprogramming; chromatin remodeling; DNA methylation; histone modifications; non-coding RNAs; neurodegeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)

Molecular Mechanisms of Alzheimer’s Disease: 2nd Edition

edited by

Sudip Dhakal

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; amyloid beta; tauopathy; autophagy; stress response; mitochondrial dysfunction; cognitive decline; biomarkers; disease models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Neurobiology)

Genetic Basis and Molecular Mechanism of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

edited by Antonio Falace

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs); genetic variants; neuronal development; synaptic function; ion channels; intracellular trafficking; endo-lysosomal pathway; disease mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Nanoscience)

Molecular Biomarkers for Targeted Therapies: 2nd Edition

edited by Vija Lavinia

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarkers; molecular targeted radiotherapies; prognostic biomarkers; predictive biomarkers; single or composite biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Inflammatory Microenvironments in Chronic Diseases: Immune Regulation, Tissue Adaptation, and Molecular Remodeling

edited by

Bat Erdene Jugder

submission deadline 28 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 409 | Submission Open

Keywords: inflammatory microenvironment; chronic inflammation; immune dysregulation; tissue adaptation; molecular remodeling; stromal remodeling; fibrosis; single-cell transcriptomics; spatial profiling; therapeutic targets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

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