Editorial Board for section 'Origins of Life'
- Animal Science Section
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Computational Biology Section
- Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering Section
- Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution Section
- Epidemiology Section
- Genomics and Proteomics Section
- Medical Research Section
- Microbiology Section
- Origins of Life Section
- Paleobiology Section
- Pharmaceutical Science Section
- Physiology and Pathology Section
- Plant Science Section
- Radiobiology and Nuclear Medicine Section
- Reproductive and Developmental Biology Section
- Synthetic Biology and Systems Biology Section
- Artificial Intelligence in the Life Sciences 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 Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Herzl 234, Rehovot 7610010, Israel
Interests: systems biology; systems prebiology; mutually catalytic networks; genome; origin of life
* Section: Origins of Life
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Interests: systems biology; systems prebiology; mutually catalytic networks; genome; origin of life
* Section: Origins of Life
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Distinguished Research Professor of Marine Chemistry, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
Interests: primitive Earth; prebiotic amino acids; cosmogeochemistry; origin of life chemistry; homochirality
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Interests: primitive Earth; prebiotic amino acids; cosmogeochemistry; origin of life chemistry; homochirality
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Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali and Museo Geologico Giovanni Capellini, University of Bologna, Via Zamboni 63-67, 40126 Bologna, Italy
Interests: extreme environments; microbial communities; foraminifera; geomicrobiology; astrobiology
Interests: extreme environments; microbial communities; foraminifera; geomicrobiology; astrobiology
Faculty of Science, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Interests: paleoecology; extreme environments; hot springs; hydrocarbon seeps; trace fossils
Interests: paleoecology; extreme environments; hot springs; hydrocarbon seeps; trace fossils
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
Interests: origin of Life; In vitro evolution; catalytic RNAs/ribozymes
Interests: origin of Life; In vitro evolution; catalytic RNAs/ribozymes
Department of Chemistry, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 8410501, Israel
Interests: chemical reactivity; origin of life; abiogenesis; evolution
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Interests: chemical reactivity; origin of life; abiogenesis; evolution
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Department of Ecological and BiologicalSciences (DEB), University of Tuscia, Largo dell'Università snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
Interests: fungi from extreme environments
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Interests: fungi from extreme environments
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Center for the Origins of Life, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Tech, 901 Atlantic Avenue NW, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
Interests: ribosome; RNA; evolution; iron; origin of life
Interests: ribosome; RNA; evolution; iron; origin of life
School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, 4 The Parade, Cardiff CF24 3AA, UK
Interests: astrobiology; detection of life; limits of life; origin of life; nature of aging; anti-aging medicine; computational chemistry; science commercialization; biotechnology financing; venture capital
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Interests: astrobiology; detection of life; limits of life; origin of life; nature of aging; anti-aging medicine; computational chemistry; science commercialization; biotechnology financing; venture capital
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Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata", Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Roma, Italy
Interests: astrobiology; cosmology; habitability; exoplanets; biosignatures; technosignatures; extraterrestrial intelligence
Interests: astrobiology; cosmology; habitability; exoplanets; biosignatures; technosignatures; extraterrestrial intelligence
Dr. Daniela Billi
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Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
Interests: astrobiology; extreme environments; cyanobacteria; molecular biology
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Interests: astrobiology; extreme environments; cyanobacteria; molecular biology
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Department of Chemistry, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103, USA
Interests: prebiotic solvent systems; mineral CO2 photoreduction; thioester chemistry; K+/Na+ gradient in early cells
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Interests: prebiotic solvent systems; mineral CO2 photoreduction; thioester chemistry; K+/Na+ gradient in early cells
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CBM Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, 4301 Orleans, France
Interests: astrobiology; chirality; prebiotics; organic chemistry; evolution; synthetic organic chemistry; meteorites; organic synthesis; chromatography; mars
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Interests: astrobiology; chirality; prebiotics; organic chemistry; evolution; synthetic organic chemistry; meteorites; organic synthesis; chromatography; mars
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Planetary Environments Lab, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
Interests: mass spectrometry; molecular biosignatures; laser desorption/ionization; hypervelocity impact chemistry; Mars; Europa; habitability; analytical techniques
Interests: mass spectrometry; molecular biosignatures; laser desorption/ionization; hypervelocity impact chemistry; Mars; Europa; habitability; analytical techniques
Department of Radiation Oncology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
Interests: space radiation; radiobiology; cognitive testing; executive functions; neurocircuit
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Interests: space radiation; radiobiology; cognitive testing; executive functions; neurocircuit
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INAF-Astrophysical Observatory of Arcetri, L.go E. Fermi 5, IT-50125 Firenze, Italy
Interests: astrobiology; Mars; asteroids; comets; astrochemistry; laboratory studies on dust; ices; biomolecule; spectroscopy; photo processing
Interests: astrobiology; Mars; asteroids; comets; astrochemistry; laboratory studies on dust; ices; biomolecule; spectroscopy; photo processing
Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali (BiGeA), Università di Bologna, Via Zamboni 67, 40126 Bologna, Italy
Interests: geobiology; palaeontology; astrobiology; extreme environments
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Interests: geobiology; palaeontology; astrobiology; extreme environments
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Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, 1375 Av. Thérèse-Lavoie-Roux, Montreal, QC H2V 0B3, Canada
Interests: natural complexity; lattice simulations; evolutionary computation; solar and stellar activity
Interests: natural complexity; lattice simulations; evolutionary computation; solar and stellar activity
Paul Whitfield Horn Professor of Geosciences & Curator of Paleontology, Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79415, USA
Interests: astrobiology; origin; evolution; functional anatomy
Interests: astrobiology; origin; evolution; functional anatomy
Laboratoire de Physique des Interactions Ioniques et Moléculaires (PIIM), UMR CNRS 7345, 13397 Marseille, France
Interests: astrochemistry; meteoritics; ultrahigh-resolving analytical chemistry; data analysis; origin of life
Interests: astrochemistry; meteoritics; ultrahigh-resolving analytical chemistry; data analysis; origin of life
1. Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
2. BIOTA Institute, Boulder Creek, CA 95006, USA
Interests: origins of life; nonenzymatic polymerization; lipid biophysics; astrobiology; biosignature detection; Archean geology; space mission design; computational simulation
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2. BIOTA Institute, Boulder Creek, CA 95006, USA
Interests: origins of life; nonenzymatic polymerization; lipid biophysics; astrobiology; biosignature detection; Archean geology; space mission design; computational simulation
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Aix-Marseille Université, PIIM UMR-CNRS 7345, F-13397 Marseille, France
Interests: analytical chemistry; chemical reactivity; astrochemistry; astrobiology; prebiotic chemistry
Interests: analytical chemistry; chemical reactivity; astrochemistry; astrobiology; prebiotic chemistry
Stockholm University Astrobiology Centre, Department of Physics, Stockholm University, Frescativägen, 114 19 Stockholm, Sweden
Interests: molecular astrophysics; atmospheric chemistry; interstellar chemistry; complex molecules in space; modelling of large chemical reaction networks; spectroscopy of interstellar and atmospheric molecules; radioastronomy observations; asroobiology; interaction between microbial populations and their geological substrates
Interests: molecular astrophysics; atmospheric chemistry; interstellar chemistry; complex molecules in space; modelling of large chemical reaction networks; spectroscopy of interstellar and atmospheric molecules; radioastronomy observations; asroobiology; interaction between microbial populations and their geological substrates
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
Interests: RNA; prebiotic molecular; astrobiology; origin of life
Interests: RNA; prebiotic molecular; astrobiology; origin of life
Department of Bioscience, Aarhus Universitet, Ny Munkegade 116, Building 1540, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
Interests: astrobiology; aeromicrobiology; microbial physiology; microbial ecology; extreme environments
Interests: astrobiology; aeromicrobiology; microbial physiology; microbial ecology; extreme environments
Institute of Molecular and Supramolecular Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Lyon, Claude Bernard Lyon 1, UMR 5246, CEDEX, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
Interests: systems chemistry; systems biology; prebiotic chemistry and prebiotic systems chemistry; origin of life; prebiotic synthesis of amphiphiles; total synthesis of racemic and enantiopure phospholipids; evolvable molecular systems synthesis of fluorescent clickable probes; synthesis and application of glycolipids; radical reactions
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Interests: systems chemistry; systems biology; prebiotic chemistry and prebiotic systems chemistry; origin of life; prebiotic synthesis of amphiphiles; total synthesis of racemic and enantiopure phospholipids; evolvable molecular systems synthesis of fluorescent clickable probes; synthesis and application of glycolipids; radical reactions
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Department of Biology and Biochemstry, University of Houston, 369 Science & Research Bldg. 2, Houston, TX 77204, USA
Interests: ribosome evolution; RNA sequence space; RNA structure; Archaea
Interests: ribosome evolution; RNA sequence space; RNA structure; Archaea
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 266 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
Interests: astrobiology; ocean worlds; hydrothermal systems; chemosynthesis
Interests: astrobiology; ocean worlds; hydrothermal systems; chemosynthesis
Department of Molecular Evolution, Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA), Carretera de Ajalvir km 4, Torrejón de Ardoz, 28850 Madrid, Spain
Interests: extremophiles; molecular mechanisms of resistance to extreme conditions; acidophiles; halophiles; UV resistance; metagenomics; metatranscriptomics; bacterial social behavior; extracellular DNA; horizontal gene transfer
Interests: extremophiles; molecular mechanisms of resistance to extreme conditions; acidophiles; halophiles; UV resistance; metagenomics; metatranscriptomics; bacterial social behavior; extracellular DNA; horizontal gene transfer
Department of Physical and Quantum Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, PL-50370 Wrocław, Poland
Interests: ab initio quantum chemistry; density functional theory; computational chemistry; photochemistry; photophysics; prebiotic chemistry; origins of Life; nonadiabatic effects; excitation energy transfer (EET); internal conversion; intersystem crossing; linear and nonlinear electrooptic properties; intermolecular interactions; continuous and discrete solvation models
Interests: ab initio quantum chemistry; density functional theory; computational chemistry; photochemistry; photophysics; prebiotic chemistry; origins of Life; nonadiabatic effects; excitation energy transfer (EET); internal conversion; intersystem crossing; linear and nonlinear electrooptic properties; intermolecular interactions; continuous and discrete solvation models
