Editorial Board for section 'Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms'
- Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms Section
- Vaccines and Therapeutic Developments Section
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- Viral Pathogens 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 Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
Interests: hemorrhagic fever viruses; arenaviruses; lassa fever; host-virus interactions; innate immunity; viral pathogenesis and host defense
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Interests: hemorrhagic fever viruses; arenaviruses; lassa fever; host-virus interactions; innate immunity; viral pathogenesis and host defense
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Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Milan, Lodi Campus, 26900 Lodi, Italy
Interests: mammary gland health and mastitis; antimicrobial resistance; genomic epidemiology and omics of dairy microbiota; host–microbiota interactions in dairy animals
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Interests: mammary gland health and mastitis; antimicrobial resistance; genomic epidemiology and omics of dairy microbiota; host–microbiota interactions in dairy animals
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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
Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Interests: virology; innate immune responses; cell biology; oncology; mRNA translation; microbiology
Interests: virology; innate immune responses; cell biology; oncology; mRNA translation; microbiology
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)
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
The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
Interests: poxvirus; skin infection and repair; growth factors; cytokines; chemokines
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Interests: poxvirus; skin infection and repair; growth factors; cytokines; chemokines
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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
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
Faculty of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan
Interests: hematology and oncology; microbe-induced carcinogenesis; cancer drug discovery; parasitic infections; opportunistic microorganisms; immunology; microbiota; infectious diseases; artificial intelligence and medical sciences
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Interests: hematology and oncology; microbe-induced carcinogenesis; cancer drug discovery; parasitic infections; opportunistic microorganisms; immunology; microbiota; infectious diseases; artificial intelligence and medical sciences
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Department Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Interests: Epstein-Barr Virus; immune response to virus related malignancies; immune response to SARS-CoV-2; immunological-based biomarkers
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Interests: Epstein-Barr Virus; immune response to virus related malignancies; immune response to SARS-CoV-2; immunological-based biomarkers
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Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada
Interests: fish immunology; parasitology; host-pathogen interactions; fish physiology; molecular biology
Interests: fish immunology; parasitology; host-pathogen interactions; fish physiology; molecular biology
Department of Pathology, University Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany
Interests: pathology and molecular genetics; malignant lymphomas; innovative molecular pathology
Interests: pathology and molecular genetics; malignant lymphomas; innovative molecular pathology
Professor of Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Bioscience, SRUC, Ferguson Building, Aberdeen AB21 9YA, UK
Interests: innate immune responses to microbial infections; inflammation and immunomodulation; development of biomarkers of disease
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Interests: innate immune responses to microbial infections; inflammation and immunomodulation; development of biomarkers of disease
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Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0609, USA
Interests: merging infectious diseases; BSL4; henipaviruses; filoviruses; arenaviruses; bunyaviruses; antivirals; vaccines; animal models
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Interests: merging infectious diseases; BSL4; henipaviruses; filoviruses; arenaviruses; bunyaviruses; antivirals; vaccines; animal models
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Department of Medicine, Center for Immunity and Inflammation, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 185 South Orange Avenue, MSB, Room F-607D, Newark, NJ 07101, USA
Interests: immunology; infectious disease; parasitic infections; Th2-based immune responses; Co-stimulatory molecules; Ag-specific T cell development; application of imaging technology; interleukin-4; interleukin-13; pathogenic mechanisms
Interests: immunology; infectious disease; parasitic infections; Th2-based immune responses; Co-stimulatory molecules; Ag-specific T cell development; application of imaging technology; interleukin-4; interleukin-13; pathogenic mechanisms
Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
Interests: swine viral diseases; emerging pathogens; diagnostics; immunopathogenesis; infectious diseases modeling
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Interests: swine viral diseases; emerging pathogens; diagnostics; immunopathogenesis; infectious diseases modeling
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Centre d'immunologie de Marseille Luminy, Case 906, 13288 Marseille, CEDEX 09, France
Interests: intracellular pathogens; membrane trafficking; immune response; brucella; salmonella; mycobacterium
Interests: intracellular pathogens; membrane trafficking; immune response; brucella; salmonella; mycobacterium
Medicine, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California at Irvine Medical Sciences I, C-240, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
Interests: genetic basis of primary immunodeficiency diseases; functional and molecular characteristics of CD8 treg in health and diseases; B cell biology in primary immunodeficiency diseases; T follicular helper and T follicular regulatory cells; COVID-19 in inborn errors of immunity
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Interests: genetic basis of primary immunodeficiency diseases; functional and molecular characteristics of CD8 treg in health and diseases; B cell biology in primary immunodeficiency diseases; T follicular helper and T follicular regulatory cells; COVID-19 in inborn errors of immunity
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Department of Medicine and CITIID, Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Interests: human cytomegalovirus (HCMV); viral immunology; immune senescence; host–pathogen interaction; T-cells
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Interests: human cytomegalovirus (HCMV); viral immunology; immune senescence; host–pathogen interaction; T-cells
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Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
Interests: liver diseases
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Interests: liver diseases
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Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, NJ, USA
Interests: avian pathogens; avian macrophage EST library; avian herpesviruses; avian innate immunity
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Interests: avian pathogens; avian macrophage EST library; avian herpesviruses; avian innate immunity
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Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Interests: autoimmune diseases; cytokines; immune regulation; nervous system diseases; viral pathogenesis
Interests: autoimmune diseases; cytokines; immune regulation; nervous system diseases; viral pathogenesis
Department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Interests: innate immunity; host-pathogen interaction; ocular infection; inflammation; retina; viruses; endophthalmitis
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Interests: innate immunity; host-pathogen interaction; ocular infection; inflammation; retina; viruses; endophthalmitis
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Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, Denver, CO, USA
Interests: innate immunity; myeloid cells; natural killer cells; bacterial infections; Listeria monocytogenes; Streptococcus pneumonia; coinfections; cytokines; interferons
Interests: innate immunity; myeloid cells; natural killer cells; bacterial infections; Listeria monocytogenes; Streptococcus pneumonia; coinfections; cytokines; interferons
1. Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
2. Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
Interests: molecular mechanisms of plant innate immunity; regulatory components of plant disease resistance
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2. Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
Interests: molecular mechanisms of plant innate immunity; regulatory components of plant disease resistance
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Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Interests: anti-viral immunity; HIV infection; immune dysfunction; immune crosstalk between DCs, T cells, and NK cells; the development of cellular immunotherapies to treat chronic diseases including HIV and cancer
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Interests: anti-viral immunity; HIV infection; immune dysfunction; immune crosstalk between DCs, T cells, and NK cells; the development of cellular immunotherapies to treat chronic diseases including HIV and cancer
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Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892-1403, USA
Interests: clinical research; HIV drug resistance; antiretroviral therapy; computational biology; infectious diseases; virology
Interests: clinical research; HIV drug resistance; antiretroviral therapy; computational biology; infectious diseases; virology
1. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
2. Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
Interests: infectious diseases and immunity
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2. Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
Interests: infectious diseases and immunity
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Institute of Translational Pharmacology CNR, 00133 Rome, Italy
Interests: virus/host interactions; innate immunity to infections; apoptosis; autophagy; herpesviruses; human retroviruses; antiviral therapy
Interests: virus/host interactions; innate immunity to infections; apoptosis; autophagy; herpesviruses; human retroviruses; antiviral therapy
