Editorial Board for section 'Mechanisms of Diseases'
- Omics/Informatics Section
- Pharmacogenetics Section
- Clinical Medicine, Cell, and Organism Physiology Section
- Epidemiology Section
- Mechanisms of Diseases Section
- Methodology, Drug and Device Discovery Section
- Personalized Therapy and Drug Delivery Section
- Evidence Based Medicine Section
- Regenerative Medicine and Therapeutics Section
- Epigenetic Therapy Section
- Sex, Gender and Hormone Based Medicine Section
- Disease Biomarker Section
- Personalized Critical Care Section
- Molecular Targeted Therapy Section
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Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Interests: sarcopenia; psoas muscles; cachexia; nutritional and metabolic derangements; metabolic changes of adiposity in cancer; low muscle mass among cancer patients; nutritional status; obesity; hyperglycemia; cancer cachexia; muscularity
Interests: sarcopenia; psoas muscles; cachexia; nutritional and metabolic derangements; metabolic changes of adiposity in cancer; low muscle mass among cancer patients; nutritional status; obesity; hyperglycemia; cancer cachexia; muscularity
Division of Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology, Policlinico Universitario “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
Interests: cardiology; interventional cardiology; dyslipidemia; heart disease; valve disease; heart failure
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Interests: cardiology; interventional cardiology; dyslipidemia; heart disease; valve disease; heart failure
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Department of Cardiology, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359, Japan
Interests: heart failure; cardiomyopathy; autoimmunity; microbitoa; biomarkers; genetic testing
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Interests: heart failure; cardiomyopathy; autoimmunity; microbitoa; biomarkers; genetic testing
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Department of Rheumatology, Kumamoto Sakurajyuji Hospital, Kumamoto 861-4173, Japan
Interests: clinical rheumatology; autoimmune rheumatic diseases; rheumatoid arthritis; adult onset Still's disease; Sjögren’s syndrome; monoclonal antibody; amyloid A amyloidosis
Interests: clinical rheumatology; autoimmune rheumatic diseases; rheumatoid arthritis; adult onset Still's disease; Sjögren’s syndrome; monoclonal antibody; amyloid A amyloidosis
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Interests: cognitive enhancement; neurocognition; neuroscience; psychopharmacology; rehabilitation; social cognition
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Interests: cognitive enhancement; neurocognition; neuroscience; psychopharmacology; rehabilitation; social cognition
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Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Georgetwon University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
Interests: interventional oncology; interventional immunology; tumor microenvironment; tumor immune cells; tumor microenvironment manipulation
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Interests: interventional oncology; interventional immunology; tumor microenvironment; tumor immune cells; tumor microenvironment manipulation
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Unit of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Department, University of Verona, P.le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134 Verona, Italy
Interests: otolaryngology; head & neck surgery; rhinoplasty; endoscopic ear surgery; free flaps; head & neck reconstructive surgery; laryngectomy; endoscopic nasal surgery
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Interests: otolaryngology; head & neck surgery; rhinoplasty; endoscopic ear surgery; free flaps; head & neck reconstructive surgery; laryngectomy; endoscopic nasal surgery
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1. Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork, Lee Maltings Complex, Dyke Parade, T12R5CP Cork, Ireland
2. Department of Physics, University College Cork, College Road, T12R5CP Cork, Ireland
Interests: machine learning; artificial intelligence; theranostics; medical devices; wearables; home healthcare; mobile healthcare; telehealth; telemedicine; personalized medicine; translational research; vibrational spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; infrared spectroscopy; biophotonics; biomedical optics; cancer; skin cancer; oral cancer; colorectal cancer; diabetes; aging; photoaging; metabolomics; proteomics; optical spectroscopy; optical imaging; multivariate analysis
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2. Department of Physics, University College Cork, College Road, T12R5CP Cork, Ireland
Interests: machine learning; artificial intelligence; theranostics; medical devices; wearables; home healthcare; mobile healthcare; telehealth; telemedicine; personalized medicine; translational research; vibrational spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; infrared spectroscopy; biophotonics; biomedical optics; cancer; skin cancer; oral cancer; colorectal cancer; diabetes; aging; photoaging; metabolomics; proteomics; optical spectroscopy; optical imaging; multivariate analysis
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Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Interests: psychiatry; neurophysiology; neuroimaging; schizophrenia; bipolar disorder
Interests: psychiatry; neurophysiology; neuroimaging; schizophrenia; bipolar disorder
Department of Medicine and Medical Specialities, IRYCYS, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, 28801 Alcala de Henares, Spain
Interests: vascular diseases; artery; venous disease; venous hypertension; heart; lymph; diabetes; immune system; translational medicine
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Interests: vascular diseases; artery; venous disease; venous hypertension; heart; lymph; diabetes; immune system; translational medicine
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Principal Investigator at Biomedical Research Institute of Malaga (IBIMA), Málaga, Spain
Interests: atherosclerosis; cardiovascular inflammation; immune response; nutrition
Interests: atherosclerosis; cardiovascular inflammation; immune response; nutrition
Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Interests: cancer stem cells; metastasis; brain tumors; 3D models
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Interests: cancer stem cells; metastasis; brain tumors; 3D models
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Vision and Eye Research Institute, School of Medicine, Anglia Ruskin University, Young Street, Cambridge, UK
Interests: vision; eye; ophthalmology; retinopathy
Interests: vision; eye; ophthalmology; retinopathy
Department of Family Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
Interests: medicine; cardiovascular diseases; HDL
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Interests: medicine; cardiovascular diseases; HDL
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Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Interests: bioengineering; machine learning; carcinoid tumor; lung; breast-cancer; neuroendocrine carcinoma; nivolumab; pembrolizumab; immunotherapy; pulmonary neuroendocrine neoplasms; automated analysis; genomics; genetics; whole-slide image
Interests: bioengineering; machine learning; carcinoid tumor; lung; breast-cancer; neuroendocrine carcinoma; nivolumab; pembrolizumab; immunotherapy; pulmonary neuroendocrine neoplasms; automated analysis; genomics; genetics; whole-slide image
1. Department of Cardiovascular and Pneumological Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy
2. Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
Interests: cardiovascular translational research; acute coronary syndromes; cardiovascular pathophysiology; acute cardiac care; echocardiography
2. Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
Interests: cardiovascular translational research; acute coronary syndromes; cardiovascular pathophysiology; acute cardiac care; echocardiography
Division of Subacute Care, IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Milan, Italy
Interests: the management of rare diseases, in particular on hereditary angioedema due to C1 inhibitor deficiency; the study of autonomic nervous system in degenerative diseases
Interests: the management of rare diseases, in particular on hereditary angioedema due to C1 inhibitor deficiency; the study of autonomic nervous system in degenerative diseases
School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Interests: oral lesions; precision medicine; oral medicine; oral and maxillofacial pathology; vascular biology
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Interests: oral lesions; precision medicine; oral medicine; oral and maxillofacial pathology; vascular biology
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Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Genoa, via Pastore 1, 16132 Genoa, Italy
Interests: lung cancer; microRNA; lung cancer microRNA in liquid biopsy
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Interests: lung cancer; microRNA; lung cancer microRNA in liquid biopsy
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Department of Pharmacology, College of Graduate Studies, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA
Interests: metabolism; metabolic signaling; drug targets; immunopharmacology; infections; inflammation
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Interests: metabolism; metabolic signaling; drug targets; immunopharmacology; infections; inflammation
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Division of Internal Medicine and Stroke Care, Department of Promoting Health, Maternal-Infant, Excellence and Internal and Specialized Medicine (ProMISE) “G. D’Alessandro”, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy
Interests: clinical and laboratory definition of malnutrition and sarcopenia in highly complex elderly patients referred to our internal medicine department; the role of muscular endocrine function and the cross-talk between muscle-heart-bone and other distant tissues in mediating the negative effects of sarcopenia and muscle wasting; prognostic value of malnutrition and sarcopenia in COPD and heart failure
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Interests: clinical and laboratory definition of malnutrition and sarcopenia in highly complex elderly patients referred to our internal medicine department; the role of muscular endocrine function and the cross-talk between muscle-heart-bone and other distant tissues in mediating the negative effects of sarcopenia and muscle wasting; prognostic value of malnutrition and sarcopenia in COPD and heart failure
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Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Optics and Optometry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Interests: retina ganglion cell; intraocular hypertension; intraocular pressure; nerve fibers; retinal; optical coherence tomography; trabeculectomy; glaucoma; anterior eye chamber; neuro-ophthalmological medicine; Alzheimer’s disease; ophthalmology
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Interests: retina ganglion cell; intraocular hypertension; intraocular pressure; nerve fibers; retinal; optical coherence tomography; trabeculectomy; glaucoma; anterior eye chamber; neuro-ophthalmological medicine; Alzheimer’s disease; ophthalmology
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College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Sciences Center Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Interests: genomics; clinical and molecular toxicology; molecular genetics; molecular pharmacology; precision medicine; pulmonary medicine
Interests: genomics; clinical and molecular toxicology; molecular genetics; molecular pharmacology; precision medicine; pulmonary medicine
Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, School of Human Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Interests: tumor microenvironment; tumor biology; adrenal tumors; pheochromocytoma; paraganglioma; tumor markers; molecular oncology; tumor metastases
Interests: tumor microenvironment; tumor biology; adrenal tumors; pheochromocytoma; paraganglioma; tumor markers; molecular oncology; tumor metastases
Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
Interests: clinical neurology; multiple sclerosis; neuroinflammatory disorders; cognition; fatigue; neurological imaging; cognitive impairment; clinical trials
Interests: clinical neurology; multiple sclerosis; neuroinflammatory disorders; cognition; fatigue; neurological imaging; cognitive impairment; clinical trials
1. Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, 20072 Milan, Italy
2. Medical Oncology & Hematology Unit, Humanitas Cancer Center, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, 200289 Milan, Italy
Interests: liver cancers; hepatocellular carcinoma; biliary tract cancers; cholangiocarcinoma; clinical trials; translational research; biomarkers
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2. Medical Oncology & Hematology Unit, Humanitas Cancer Center, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, 200289 Milan, Italy
Interests: liver cancers; hepatocellular carcinoma; biliary tract cancers; cholangiocarcinoma; clinical trials; translational research; biomarkers
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Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
Interests: brain; neuroscience; neurons; memory; neural plasticity; neurodegeneration; synaptic plasticity; synaptic transmission; synapses; Alzheimer's disease; neurobiology; neurodegenerative diseases; brain physiology; cellular neurophysiology; plasticity and metaplasticity; amyloid β-protein
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Interests: brain; neuroscience; neurons; memory; neural plasticity; neurodegeneration; synaptic plasticity; synaptic transmission; synapses; Alzheimer's disease; neurobiology; neurodegenerative diseases; brain physiology; cellular neurophysiology; plasticity and metaplasticity; amyloid β-protein
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Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
Interests: familial hypercholesterolemia; diabetes mellitus; hypertension; prediabetes
Interests: familial hypercholesterolemia; diabetes mellitus; hypertension; prediabetes
1. CNR-NANOTEC, Institute of Nanotechnology, National Research Council
of Italy, 87036 Rende, Cosenza, Italy
2. BIFI, Institute for Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems, University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
Interests: computational modeling; in silico biopharmaceutics; nanomedicine; drug discovery; bioactive compounds; molecular targets; functional nanomaterials; protein-drug interactions; molecular mechanisms of diseases; protein-misfolding and IDP-related disorders
2. BIFI, Institute for Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems, University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
Interests: computational modeling; in silico biopharmaceutics; nanomedicine; drug discovery; bioactive compounds; molecular targets; functional nanomaterials; protein-drug interactions; molecular mechanisms of diseases; protein-misfolding and IDP-related disorders
1. Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV 89557, USA
2. RosVivo Therapeutics, Applied Research Facility, 1664 N. Virginia St., Reno, NV 89557, USA
Interests: therapeutic microRNAs; diabetes; gastrointestinal disorders; obesity; fatty liver disease
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2. RosVivo Therapeutics, Applied Research Facility, 1664 N. Virginia St., Reno, NV 89557, USA
Interests: therapeutic microRNAs; diabetes; gastrointestinal disorders; obesity; fatty liver disease
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