Editorial Board
- Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms Section
- Vaccines and Therapeutic Developments Section
- Ticks Section
- Bacterial Pathogens Section
- Fungal Pathogens Section
- Viral Pathogens Section
- Parasitic Pathogens Section
- Emerging Pathogens Section
- Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases Section
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
Center for Infectious Disease Research, George Mason University, Manassas, VA 20110, USA
Interests: HIV-1, particularly the molecular mechanisms of chemokine coreceptor signaling in HIV infection of human blood T cells and macrophages; the antiviral mechanisms of the SHREK family of proteins such as PSGL-1; development of a noval hybrid alphavirus-SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirion (Ha-CoV-2)
Interests: HIV-1, particularly the molecular mechanisms of chemokine coreceptor signaling in HIV infection of human blood T cells and macrophages; the antiviral mechanisms of the SHREK family of proteins such as PSGL-1; development of a noval hybrid alphavirus-SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirion (Ha-CoV-2)
Department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Interests: microRNAs in corneal biology; ocular immunity; sensory innervation; neuroimmune interaction; bacterial keratitis; other corneal and ocular diseases
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Interests: microRNAs in corneal biology; ocular immunity; sensory innervation; neuroimmune interaction; bacterial keratitis; other corneal and ocular diseases
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Department of Veterinary Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan
Interests: enteric bacteria; virulence; molecular epidemiology; E. coli; STEC/EHEC; E. albertii; Campylobacter; Vibrio
Interests: enteric bacteria; virulence; molecular epidemiology; E. coli; STEC/EHEC; E. albertii; Campylobacter; Vibrio
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Interests: bacterial pathogenesis; signal transduction; gene regulation; vector-borne pathogens
Interests: bacterial pathogenesis; signal transduction; gene regulation; vector-borne pathogens
1. Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
2. Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
Interests: eye diseases; polymorphism; cancer prevention; cancer biomarker; oral cancer; cancer metastasis; matrix metalloproteinase
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2. Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
Interests: eye diseases; polymorphism; cancer prevention; cancer biomarker; oral cancer; cancer metastasis; matrix metalloproteinase
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Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Interests: vascular immunology and atherosclerosis; immunometabolism; epigenetic pathology
Interests: vascular immunology and atherosclerosis; immunometabolism; epigenetic pathology
Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088, USA
Interests: development of robust and rapid molecular-based detection technique with major emphasis to foodborne pathogens and biothreat agents; food safety (Identification of the role and risk of injured foodborne pathogens after thermal, pH and other environmental challenge); antibiotic resistance and metabolomics
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Interests: development of robust and rapid molecular-based detection technique with major emphasis to foodborne pathogens and biothreat agents; food safety (Identification of the role and risk of injured foodborne pathogens after thermal, pH and other environmental challenge); antibiotic resistance and metabolomics
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Laboratory of Trypanosomatid Biology Life Science Research Center, University of Ostrava, Chittussiho 10, 71000 Ostrava, Czech Republic
Interests: parasitology; trypanosomatid biology; evolution; viruses
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Interests: parasitology; trypanosomatid biology; evolution; viruses
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College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1601, USA
Interests: immunology and prion biology
Interests: immunology and prion biology
Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences “Luigi Sacco”, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Interests: molecular epidemiology; surveillance of infections caused by viruses; evolutionary dynamics and phylogenesis of viruses
Interests: molecular epidemiology; surveillance of infections caused by viruses; evolutionary dynamics and phylogenesis of viruses
College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
Interests: antibiotic-resistant bacteria; antimicrobial resistance; resistance genes; molecular epidemiology; whole genome sequencing; metagenome sequencing; molecular mechanisms; horizontal transmission; phage therapy
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Interests: antibiotic-resistant bacteria; antimicrobial resistance; resistance genes; molecular epidemiology; whole genome sequencing; metagenome sequencing; molecular mechanisms; horizontal transmission; phage therapy
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Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
Interests: innate immunity; host defense peptides; antibiotic alternatives
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Interests: innate immunity; host defense peptides; antibiotic alternatives
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Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Microbiology and Immunology, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
Interests: microbial manipulation of host signaling pathways; host responses to microbial infection and vaccine development; chlamydia, pathogenesis of tubal factor infertility; outer membrane vesicle budding
Interests: microbial manipulation of host signaling pathways; host responses to microbial infection and vaccine development; chlamydia, pathogenesis of tubal factor infertility; outer membrane vesicle budding
1. Distinguished Professor, Director, Institute of Brain Science, Nanchang, China
2. Executive Dean, Jiangxi Academy of Clinical Medical Sciences, Nanchang, China
3. The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University School of Medicine, Nanchang, China
Interests: prions; prion diseases; prion-like; zoonosis; neurodegenerative disorders; protein misfolding disorders; protein aggregations; biomarkers; neuroscience; Alzheimer’s disease; Parkinson’s disease; glycosylation
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2. Executive Dean, Jiangxi Academy of Clinical Medical Sciences, Nanchang, China
3. The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University School of Medicine, Nanchang, China
Interests: prions; prion diseases; prion-like; zoonosis; neurodegenerative disorders; protein misfolding disorders; protein aggregations; biomarkers; neuroscience; Alzheimer’s disease; Parkinson’s disease; glycosylation
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Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Greifswald, Germany
Interests: genetic basis for adaptation and virulence of avian influenza virus in poultry and mammals; interspecies transmission; virus-host interaction; development and evaluation of vaccines
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Interests: genetic basis for adaptation and virulence of avian influenza virus in poultry and mammals; interspecies transmission; virus-host interaction; development and evaluation of vaccines
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Center for Global Health and Inter-Disciplinary Research, USF Genomics Program, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
Interests: malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Plasmodium vivax; functional genomics; vaccine discovery; drug discovery; target validation; host-parasite interactions; relapse
Interests: malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Plasmodium vivax; functional genomics; vaccine discovery; drug discovery; target validation; host-parasite interactions; relapse
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
Interests: veterinary infectious diseases; veterinary immunodiagnostics; animal and microbial proteomics; dairy ruminant mastitis; animal microbiome
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Interests: veterinary infectious diseases; veterinary immunodiagnostics; animal and microbial proteomics; dairy ruminant mastitis; animal microbiome
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German Centre for Infection Research, Tubingen, Germany
Interests: immunology; parasitology; diagnostic; infectious diseases; helminths; epidemiology; malaria; microbiology
Interests: immunology; parasitology; diagnostic; infectious diseases; helminths; epidemiology; malaria; microbiology
Department Parasitology, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
Interests: Anisakids: molecular epidemiology; cultivation; carbohydrate metabolism; lifecycle
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Interests: Anisakids: molecular epidemiology; cultivation; carbohydrate metabolism; lifecycle
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Division of Basic and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
Interests: human immunology; aging; dendritic cells; respiratory mucosal immunity; Inflammation; vaccine adjuvants; Infectious diseases
Interests: human immunology; aging; dendritic cells; respiratory mucosal immunity; Inflammation; vaccine adjuvants; Infectious diseases
Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Avenida de las Ciencias S/N, C.P. 76230, Juriquilla, Queretaro, Mexico
Interests: control of animal ectoparasites; anti-tick vaccines; vector-borne pathogens; emerging diseases; one health
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Interests: control of animal ectoparasites; anti-tick vaccines; vector-borne pathogens; emerging diseases; one health
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Department of Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Interests: canine leishmaniasis; gastrointestinal helminthes of ruminants; immunology; therapeutics; vaccines
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Interests: canine leishmaniasis; gastrointestinal helminthes of ruminants; immunology; therapeutics; vaccines
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Department of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele Open University, IRCCS, 00166 Rome, Italy
Interests: elucidating virulence mechanisms, particularly in human pathogens such as Acinetobacter baumannii and Shigella flexneri
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Interests: elucidating virulence mechanisms, particularly in human pathogens such as Acinetobacter baumannii and Shigella flexneri
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Department of Dermatology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Interests: mechanism of human papillomavirus induced malignancies; development of novel antiviral drugs; gene expression; DNA replication; RNA splicing; pathogenesis of spinal muscular atrophy and development of therapy for SMA; pathogenesis of HPV and novel therapeutic approaches; pathogenesis of a motor neuron disease and treatment
Interests: mechanism of human papillomavirus induced malignancies; development of novel antiviral drugs; gene expression; DNA replication; RNA splicing; pathogenesis of spinal muscular atrophy and development of therapy for SMA; pathogenesis of HPV and novel therapeutic approaches; pathogenesis of a motor neuron disease and treatment
Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Interests: immunology; malaria; tuberculosis; cell signaling; synthetic biology
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Interests: immunology; malaria; tuberculosis; cell signaling; synthetic biology
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1. College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 50 Al-khod, Oman
2. Institutes of Evolution, Immunology and Infection Research, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh EH10 6AG, UK
Interests: molecular epidemiology; population genetics; apicomplexan parasites Plasmodium spp. and Theileria spp.
2. Institutes of Evolution, Immunology and Infection Research, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh EH10 6AG, UK
Interests: molecular epidemiology; population genetics; apicomplexan parasites Plasmodium spp. and Theileria spp.
Cell and Molecular Biology Program, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, USA
Interests: flavivirus; mosquito transmitted virus; antiviral; vaccine; viral pathogenesis
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Interests: flavivirus; mosquito transmitted virus; antiviral; vaccine; viral pathogenesis
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Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, 700 Children's Drive, W410, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
Interests: bidirectional interactions between host physiology and the microbes that naturally reside within the gastrointestinal tract (i.e., the gut microbiota)
Interests: bidirectional interactions between host physiology and the microbes that naturally reside within the gastrointestinal tract (i.e., the gut microbiota)
Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Interests: tick-borne disease diagnostics; pathogen isolation; pathogen detection; vaccines; assay development
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Interests: tick-borne disease diagnostics; pathogen isolation; pathogen detection; vaccines; assay development
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Host-Pathogen Interaction Unit, Animal Health Division, INRAE, ENVT, Toulouse, France
Interests: adaptation strategies of minimal pathogens with focus on mycoplasmas and viral quasispecies
Interests: adaptation strategies of minimal pathogens with focus on mycoplasmas and viral quasispecies
