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
- Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics Section
- Molecular Biology Section
- Biochemistry Section
- Molecular Plant Sciences Section
- Molecular Oncology Section
- Molecular Neurobiology Section
- Molecular Immunology Section
- Materials Science Section
- Molecular Genetics and Genomics Section
- Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism Section
- Molecular Pharmacology Section
- Bioactives and Nutraceuticals Section
- Molecular Microbiology Section
- Molecular Biophysics Section
- Molecular Toxicology Section
- Macromolecules Section
- Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics Section
- Molecular Role of Xenobiotics Section
- Molecular Informatics Section
- Molecular Nanoscience Section
- Molecular Recognition Section
- Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Section
- Bioinorganic Chemistry Section
- Green Chemistry Section
Members
Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, “Magna Graecia” University of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
Interests: bioinformatic; oncology; heart development; congenital heart disease
Interests: bioinformatic; oncology; heart development; congenital heart disease
Department of Clinical Specialistic and Dental Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Tronto 10/A, 60126 Ancona, Italy
Interests: oral squamous cell carcinoma; head and neck cancers; oral oncology; salivary biomarkers; prognostic markers; odontogenic cysts and tumors; autoimmune oral diseases; apoptotic and anti-apoptotic molecules
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Interests: oral squamous cell carcinoma; head and neck cancers; oral oncology; salivary biomarkers; prognostic markers; odontogenic cysts and tumors; autoimmune oral diseases; apoptotic and anti-apoptotic molecules
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Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection—National Research Council, Sesto Fiorentino,50019 Firenze, Italy
Interests: invasive alien pathogens; early detection; population genetics
Interests: invasive alien pathogens; early detection; population genetics
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
Interests: theory and computer simulations of soft materials such as polymers; nanoparticle systems; liquids; biomaterials
Interests: theory and computer simulations of soft materials such as polymers; nanoparticle systems; liquids; biomaterials
i3S—Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde and INEB—Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
Interests: osteoarticular repair/regeneration; extracellular vesicles; immune cells; mesenchymal stem/stromal cells; microRNAs; biomaterial-immune cell interaction; systemic response to biomaterials
Interests: osteoarticular repair/regeneration; extracellular vesicles; immune cells; mesenchymal stem/stromal cells; microRNAs; biomaterial-immune cell interaction; systemic response to biomaterials
1. LAQV/REQUIMTE, Escola Superior de Saúde, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
2. Molecular Oncology & Viral Pathology, IPO-Porto Research Center, Portuguese Institute of Oncology, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
Interests: pharmacogenomics; personalize medicine; phycopharmacology; antidepressants; mental disorders
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2. Molecular Oncology & Viral Pathology, IPO-Porto Research Center, Portuguese Institute of Oncology, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
Interests: pharmacogenomics; personalize medicine; phycopharmacology; antidepressants; mental disorders
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CICS-UBI—Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal
Interests: neurodegeneration; choroid plexus
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Interests: neurodegeneration; choroid plexus
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CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: biorefinery; biomass valorization; green extraction methodologies; natural compounds; phenolic compounds; lipophilic compounds; HPLC-MS
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Interests: biorefinery; biomass valorization; green extraction methodologies; natural compounds; phenolic compounds; lipophilic compounds; HPLC-MS
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Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
Interests: brain tumor; stroke; demyelinating disease; cancer; molecular and cellular biology; exosome; macrophage and COVID-19
Interests: brain tumor; stroke; demyelinating disease; cancer; molecular and cellular biology; exosome; macrophage and COVID-19
Dr. Alexey Sarapultsev
Institute of Immunology and Physiology of the Ural Branch of the RAS, 620000 Ekaterinburg, Russia
Interests: psychosomatic disorders; PTSD; immunology; cardiology; stress; pediatric dentistry; oncology; inflammation
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Interests: psychosomatic disorders; PTSD; immunology; cardiology; stress; pediatric dentistry; oncology; inflammation
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Translational Platform for Regenerative Medicine, Mossakowski Medical Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Interests: euroregeneration; neurodegeneration; stem cells; cell therapy; neuroprotection; neurorestoratology
Interests: euroregeneration; neurodegeneration; stem cells; cell therapy; neuroprotection; neurorestoratology
1. Department of Biology, University of Crete, 714 09 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
2. Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, 714 09 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
3. Biosciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon EX4 4SB, UK
Interests: microbial pathogenicity; bacterial pathogenomics; molecular host-microbe interactions; molecular plant immunity; NLR biology; effectors biology
2. Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, 714 09 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
3. Biosciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon EX4 4SB, UK
Interests: microbial pathogenicity; bacterial pathogenomics; molecular host-microbe interactions; molecular plant immunity; NLR biology; effectors biology
Research Laboratories, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, 00146 Rome, Italy
Interests: bacterial pathogens; host-pathogen interactions; Shigella flexneri; Escherichia coli; Acinetobacter baumannii; microRNAs; genotyping
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Interests: bacterial pathogens; host-pathogen interactions; Shigella flexneri; Escherichia coli; Acinetobacter baumannii; microRNAs; genotyping
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Director of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Institute of Science Tokyo (TMDU), Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
Interests: arrhythmia; cardiac electrophysiology; gene therapy; biomarker; microRNA
Interests: arrhythmia; cardiac electrophysiology; gene therapy; biomarker; microRNA
Shizuoka Cancer Center, Department of Diagnostic Pathology, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun 411-8777, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Interests: genes; pathology; cancer; head and neck tumor; circadian rhythm
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Interests: genes; pathology; cancer; head and neck tumor; circadian rhythm
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara 259-1193, Japan
Interests: osteoarthritis; cartilage repair; regeneration; platelet rich plasma; MSCs
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Interests: osteoarthritis; cartilage repair; regeneration; platelet rich plasma; MSCs
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Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Chiba, Japan
Interests: cell death; anticancer drug resistance; cancer prevention & treatment; non-coding RNA
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Interests: cell death; anticancer drug resistance; cancer prevention & treatment; non-coding RNA
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Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1 Midorigaoka-Higashi, Asahikawa 078-8510, Hokkaido, Japan
Interests: cancer genomics; carcinogenesis of pancreatic cancer; carcinogenesis of biliary tract cancer; cancer cahexia of hepatobiliary tract and pancreas cancer; cancer-related sarcopenia; hepatobliliary tract cancer related microRNA/non-coding RNA; pancreas cancer related microRNA/non-coding RNA; biomaker of the early detection of cancer; neuroendocrine tumor/carcinoma
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Interests: cancer genomics; carcinogenesis of pancreatic cancer; carcinogenesis of biliary tract cancer; cancer cahexia of hepatobiliary tract and pancreas cancer; cancer-related sarcopenia; hepatobliliary tract cancer related microRNA/non-coding RNA; pancreas cancer related microRNA/non-coding RNA; biomaker of the early detection of cancer; neuroendocrine tumor/carcinoma
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Faculty of Life Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kamigamo-Motoyama, Kita-ku, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan
Interests: fertilisation; oogenesis; oocyte maturation; early development; oncogene; membrane microdomain; signal transduction
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Interests: fertilisation; oogenesis; oocyte maturation; early development; oncogene; membrane microdomain; signal transduction
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Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Interests: cell biology; animal cells; intracellular signal transduction; small GTPases; type II diabetes; insulin signaling; glucose transporter; skeletal muscle; adipocytes
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Interests: cell biology; animal cells; intracellular signal transduction; small GTPases; type II diabetes; insulin signaling; glucose transporter; skeletal muscle; adipocytes
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Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
Interests: smart materials; nanomaterials; hybrid biointerfaces; theranostics; nanomedicine
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Interests: smart materials; nanomaterials; hybrid biointerfaces; theranostics; nanomedicine
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Department DiBEST (Biologia, Ecologia, Scienze della Terra), University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci 4c, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy
Interests: proteoliposome; membrane transporters; plasma membrane; protein purification; amino acids; cancer cell line; exosomes
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Interests: proteoliposome; membrane transporters; plasma membrane; protein purification; amino acids; cancer cell line; exosomes
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Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Interests: genetics; genomics; phylodynamics; bioinformatics; biostatistics; population genetics; one health
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Interests: genetics; genomics; phylodynamics; bioinformatics; biostatistics; population genetics; one health
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Dipartimento di Medicina di Laboratorio, Madre Giuseppina Vannini Hospital, Via di Acqua Bullicante 4, 00177 Rome, Italy
Interests: cancer; biomarkers; mitochondria; targeted drugs; clinical chemistry; laboratory medicine
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Interests: cancer; biomarkers; mitochondria; targeted drugs; clinical chemistry; laboratory medicine
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Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience, and Advanced Diagnostics, Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Clinical Molecular Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Interests: hypovitaminosis D-related disorders; genetics association studies; molecular biology; biomarkers
Interests: hypovitaminosis D-related disorders; genetics association studies; molecular biology; biomarkers
Department of Dermatology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
Interests: the clinical application of CAR-T cells and TCR-T cells against solid tumors, mainly melanoma; the optimization of CAR-T cells, CAR-NK cells, CAR-monocytes, and CAR-macrophages specific to several cancer antigens; the identification of new, more specific tumor antigens for CAR-T cell therapy
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Interests: the clinical application of CAR-T cells and TCR-T cells against solid tumors, mainly melanoma; the optimization of CAR-T cells, CAR-NK cells, CAR-monocytes, and CAR-macrophages specific to several cancer antigens; the identification of new, more specific tumor antigens for CAR-T cell therapy
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Phoenix Children’s Hospital and the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ 85001, USA
Interests: brain tumors; metabolic therapies; adjuvant therapy; chemotherapy; radiation therapy; ketogenic diet; pediatric brain tumors; tumor metabolism; biomarkers of therapy
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Interests: brain tumors; metabolic therapies; adjuvant therapy; chemotherapy; radiation therapy; ketogenic diet; pediatric brain tumors; tumor metabolism; biomarkers of therapy
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Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80100 Naples, Italy
Interests: fetal medicine; obstetrics; high risk pregnancy; fetal ultrasound
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Interests: fetal medicine; obstetrics; high risk pregnancy; fetal ultrasound
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DISAFA Departement, Largo Braccini 2, University of Torino, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy
Interests: biostimulants; plant biofortification; crop nutrition; abiotic stress; beneficial elements; phytoremediation
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Interests: biostimulants; plant biofortification; crop nutrition; abiotic stress; beneficial elements; phytoremediation
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Department of Internal Medicine III, Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO), University Hospital Bonn, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Straße 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
Interests: cancer immunotherapy; NKT cells; cytokine-induced killer cells; gastrointestinal cancer
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Interests: cancer immunotherapy; NKT cells; cytokine-induced killer cells; gastrointestinal cancer
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