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
Departments of Pathology and Microbiology & Immunology, Galveston National Laboratory, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
Interests: RNA viruses; immunopathogenesis; immune response; vaccines; antibodies
Interests: RNA viruses; immunopathogenesis; immune response; vaccines; antibodies
Molecular Phytopathology, Institute for Phytopathology, Christian-Albrechts Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Interests: plant-pathogen interactions; plant-microbiome interactions; crosstalk of plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses
Interests: plant-pathogen interactions; plant-microbiome interactions; crosstalk of plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses
Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Molecular Biology and Biophysics, UConn Health, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
Interests: Lyme disease; pathogenesis; spirochete; tick-borne diseases; neglected tropical diseases
Interests: Lyme disease; pathogenesis; spirochete; tick-borne diseases; neglected tropical diseases
School of Health Science, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
Interests: tuberculosis; cytokines; acquired immunity
Interests: tuberculosis; cytokines; acquired immunity
1. State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
2. Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518000, China
Interests: disease models; pathogenesis; treatments; coronaviruses; arboviruses
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2. Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518000, China
Interests: disease models; pathogenesis; treatments; coronaviruses; arboviruses
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School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Interests: ticks and tick borne diseases; parasites of veterinary and zoonotic importance
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Interests: ticks and tick borne diseases; parasites of veterinary and zoonotic importance
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Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA
Interests: RNA viruses; arboviruses; pestiviruses; vaccinology; alphaherpesvirus; bovine herpesviruses
Interests: RNA viruses; arboviruses; pestiviruses; vaccinology; alphaherpesvirus; bovine herpesviruses
Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138632, Singapore
Interests: humanized mouse models; infectious diseases; immune-oncology; metabolism; autoimmunity
Interests: humanized mouse models; infectious diseases; immune-oncology; metabolism; autoimmunity
Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA
Interests: swine virology and immunology; molecular diagnostic; veterinary medicine biochemistry
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Interests: swine virology and immunology; molecular diagnostic; veterinary medicine biochemistry
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Department of Biosciences, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, Wales, UK
Interests: invertebrate immunology; oxygen binding & transport proteins; shellfish health & disease; melanin-associated defences; cryptides; insects as disease models
Interests: invertebrate immunology; oxygen binding & transport proteins; shellfish health & disease; melanin-associated defences; cryptides; insects as disease models
Department of Mental Health and Public Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy
Interests: infectious diseases; epidemiological, virological, and clinical characteristics of hepatitis viruses (A, B, Delta, and C) infection; HIV infection; AIDS; hospitalization-associated infections; SARS-CoV-2 infection
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Interests: infectious diseases; epidemiological, virological, and clinical characteristics of hepatitis viruses (A, B, Delta, and C) infection; HIV infection; AIDS; hospitalization-associated infections; SARS-CoV-2 infection
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Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Interests: environmental microbiology with focus on water related pathogens; Legionella surveillance; pathogenesis and diagnosis; risk assessment plan; water safety plan of hospital and communities; Legionella ecology; water disinfection treatment; wastewater treatment; sars-cov2 environmental monitoring
Interests: environmental microbiology with focus on water related pathogens; Legionella surveillance; pathogenesis and diagnosis; risk assessment plan; water safety plan of hospital and communities; Legionella ecology; water disinfection treatment; wastewater treatment; sars-cov2 environmental monitoring
Division of Bacteriology, Department of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke-shi 3290498, Japan
Interests: infectious diseases; bacterial drug resistance; Staphylococcus aureus; bacteriophage
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Interests: infectious diseases; bacterial drug resistance; Staphylococcus aureus; bacteriophage
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1. Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
2. Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, 00161 Rome, Italy
Interests: HIV; nutrition; probiotics; microbiota; immune response; gender; quality of life; NCCD
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2. Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, 00161 Rome, Italy
Interests: HIV; nutrition; probiotics; microbiota; immune response; gender; quality of life; NCCD
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Laboratory of Virology and Rickettsiosis, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Mato Grosso State, 2367 Fernando Correa Avenue, Cuiabá 78043-605, MT, Brazil
Interests: ehrlichiosis; canine morbillivirus; equine infectious anemia virus; infectious diseases; equine arbovirosis
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Interests: ehrlichiosis; canine morbillivirus; equine infectious anemia virus; infectious diseases; equine arbovirosis
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1. National Reference Centre for Gastroenteritis Viruses, Laboratory of Virology, University Hospital of Dijon, 21000 Dijon, France
2. UMR PAM A 02.102 Microbiology and Food Processes, University of Bourgogne/AgroSup, 21000 Dijon, France
3. School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bourgogne, 21000 Dijon, France
Interests: virology; gastroenteritis viruses; norovirus; rotavirus; hepatitis E virus; emerging enteric viruses; viral emergence and evolution; molecular epidemiology and diagnostics; histo-blood group antigen interactions
2. UMR PAM A 02.102 Microbiology and Food Processes, University of Bourgogne/AgroSup, 21000 Dijon, France
3. School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bourgogne, 21000 Dijon, France
Interests: virology; gastroenteritis viruses; norovirus; rotavirus; hepatitis E virus; emerging enteric viruses; viral emergence and evolution; molecular epidemiology and diagnostics; histo-blood group antigen interactions
Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrij Universiteit of Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Interests: parasitic infection; inflammation; African trypanosome; host pathogen interaction; B cell biology
Interests: parasitic infection; inflammation; African trypanosome; host pathogen interaction; B cell biology
Laboratory of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: feline and canine parasitology; cardiopulmonary nematodes; zoonotic parasites; wildlife parasitology
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Interests: feline and canine parasitology; cardiopulmonary nematodes; zoonotic parasites; wildlife parasitology
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Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
Interests: virus evolution and epidemiology; negative-sense RNA viruses; plant virus control; virus taxonomy
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Interests: virus evolution and epidemiology; negative-sense RNA viruses; plant virus control; virus taxonomy
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1. Department of Biology, Viral Immunology Center, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
2. Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
Interests: cytomegalovirus; herpes simplex virus type 1; HIVAIDS; neurovirology; ocular virology & immunology; herpes simplex encephalitis; AIDS-related cytomegalovirus retinitis; acute retinal necrosis; herpes stromal keratitis; age-related macular degeneration; programmed cell death pathways (apoptosis, necroptosis, pyroptosis, parthanatos)
2. Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
Interests: cytomegalovirus; herpes simplex virus type 1; HIVAIDS; neurovirology; ocular virology & immunology; herpes simplex encephalitis; AIDS-related cytomegalovirus retinitis; acute retinal necrosis; herpes stromal keratitis; age-related macular degeneration; programmed cell death pathways (apoptosis, necroptosis, pyroptosis, parthanatos)
Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Interests: tick and TBP control; epidemiology; tick–host–pathogen interactions
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Interests: tick and TBP control; epidemiology; tick–host–pathogen interactions
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Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: surveillance of vaccine preventable diseases; surveillance of communicable diseases; effectiveness of immunization programs
Interests: surveillance of vaccine preventable diseases; surveillance of communicable diseases; effectiveness of immunization programs
Institute of Immunology & Immunotherapy, Institute of Microbiology & Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Interests: infectious disease; myeloid cells; C-type lectins; innate recognition; medical mycology
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Interests: infectious disease; myeloid cells; C-type lectins; innate recognition; medical mycology
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Infectious Disease Team Leader, School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Interests: veterinary virology and infection control; viruses affecting both domestic animals and wildlife; equine herpesviruses; canine respiratory viruses; canine parvoviruses; feline coronaviruses; novel animal papillomaviruses; arteriviruses; assessment of viricidal activity of various physical and chemical treatments (viral clearance studies)
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Interests: veterinary virology and infection control; viruses affecting both domestic animals and wildlife; equine herpesviruses; canine respiratory viruses; canine parvoviruses; feline coronaviruses; novel animal papillomaviruses; arteriviruses; assessment of viricidal activity of various physical and chemical treatments (viral clearance studies)
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1. Department of Veterinary Science, University of Pisa, Viale Delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy
2. Centre for Climate Change Impact, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, Italy
3. Interdepartmental Research Center “Nutraceuticals and Food for Health”, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Interests: zoonosis; antimicrobial-resistance; enteropathogens; Staphylococcus; Leptospira; arthropod-borne bacteria
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2. Centre for Climate Change Impact, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, Italy
3. Interdepartmental Research Center “Nutraceuticals and Food for Health”, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Interests: zoonosis; antimicrobial-resistance; enteropathogens; Staphylococcus; Leptospira; arthropod-borne bacteria
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Department of Oral Biology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
Interests: antifungal peptides; molecular mycology; oral candidiasis
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Interests: antifungal peptides; molecular mycology; oral candidiasis
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Molecular and Cellular Biophysics Program, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80210, USA
Interests: superresolution imaging; single molecule imaging approaches; human immunodeficiency virus-1; lentiviruses; virus assembly; host-virus interactions
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Interests: superresolution imaging; single molecule imaging approaches; human immunodeficiency virus-1; lentiviruses; virus assembly; host-virus interactions
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Department of Biomedical Science and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agriculture Science, Uppsala, Sweden
Interests: Campylobacter; campylobacteriosis; epidemiology; molecular typing; virulence factors; control strategies
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Interests: Campylobacter; campylobacteriosis; epidemiology; molecular typing; virulence factors; control strategies
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Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (Centro Nacional de Biotecnología CNB-CSIC), 28049 Madrid, Spain
Interests: coronaviruses; virus host-interaction; vaccine development
Interests: coronaviruses; virus host-interaction; vaccine development
Department of Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zaragoza, Miguel Servet 177, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
Interests: ticks; climate; epidemiology; tick–host ecological interactions
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Interests: ticks; climate; epidemiology; tick–host ecological interactions
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