As part of our ongoing review of our editorial structure, the Topical Advisor Panel (TAP) role will be discontinued effective January 1, 2027.
Topical Advisory Panel
- 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
Members
Laboratório de Ciclo Celular, Instituto Butantan, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Interests: DNA replication and its modulation in Trypanosoma; source of genetic variability, replication origins, transcription-replication conflicts
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Interests: DNA replication and its modulation in Trypanosoma; source of genetic variability, replication origins, transcription-replication conflicts
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Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
Interests: immunogenomics; nutrigenomics; fish innate immune responses; fish molecular immunology; fish bacterial infections; fish health
Interests: immunogenomics; nutrigenomics; fish innate immune responses; fish molecular immunology; fish bacterial infections; fish health
Dr. Alessandra Falchi
Département de Santé, UR7310 Université de Corse Pascal Paoli, 20250 Corte, France
Interests: epidemiology; virology; respiratory disease; emerging disease
Interests: epidemiology; virology; respiratory disease; emerging disease
Dr. Giorgio Fedele
Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
Interests: host/pathogen interactions; T-cell response; serology; respiratory infections; inflammation; immune monitoring
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Interests: host/pathogen interactions; T-cell response; serology; respiratory infections; inflammation; immune monitoring
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SALUVET Research Group, Animal Health Department, Faculty of Veterinary, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: parasitic diseases; veterinary; protozoa; helminth; epidemiology; pathology; diagnosis; control
Interests: parasitic diseases; veterinary; protozoa; helminth; epidemiology; pathology; diagnosis; control
Department of Infection Biology, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
Interests: Chagas disease; Trypanosoma cruzi; bioluminescence; treatment; dormancy; benznidazole; drug effectiveness; drug discovery; pathology; heart; cardiomyopathy; fibrosis; inflammation; ECG
Interests: Chagas disease; Trypanosoma cruzi; bioluminescence; treatment; dormancy; benznidazole; drug effectiveness; drug discovery; pathology; heart; cardiomyopathy; fibrosis; inflammation; ECG
Dr. Frantzeska G. Frantzeskaki
2nd Department of Critical Care, Attikon University General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece
Interests: organ donation; pulmonary hypertension; hemostasis; infections; critical illness management; ventilator-associated pneumonia; pulmonary hypertension; organ donation and transplantation; lung recipients care
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Interests: organ donation; pulmonary hypertension; hemostasis; infections; critical illness management; ventilator-associated pneumonia; pulmonary hypertension; organ donation and transplantation; lung recipients care
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Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
Interests: enzyme kinetics; inhibition; antifungals; antibacterials; gene knockout; site-directed mutagenesis; chitin biosynthesis pathway; amino acids biosynthesis pathway
Interests: enzyme kinetics; inhibition; antifungals; antibacterials; gene knockout; site-directed mutagenesis; chitin biosynthesis pathway; amino acids biosynthesis pathway
Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche di Base, Neuroscienze ed Organi di Senso, Università degli Studi di Bari, Bari, Italy
Interests: pigmented cell system; pathogenic microorganism in food, starters and probiotics; polyphemnols effects on biological systems; biological aspects of multiple myeloma; molecular mechanisms-renal damage-diabetic patient; protein phosphorylation patterns in peripheral lymphomonocytes-chronic kidney transplant rejection; molecular mechanisms - regenerative functions of stem / progenitor cells
Interests: pigmented cell system; pathogenic microorganism in food, starters and probiotics; polyphemnols effects on biological systems; biological aspects of multiple myeloma; molecular mechanisms-renal damage-diabetic patient; protein phosphorylation patterns in peripheral lymphomonocytes-chronic kidney transplant rejection; molecular mechanisms - regenerative functions of stem / progenitor cells
Department of Microbiology, Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Pasteur Institute, Athens, Greece
Interests: viral hepatitis; HCV; HBV; hepatocellular carcinoma; molecular virology
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Interests: viral hepatitis; HCV; HBV; hepatocellular carcinoma; molecular virology
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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, 64020 Teramo, Italy
Interests: animal health; epidemiology; genetic; public health; virology; zoonoses
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Interests: animal health; epidemiology; genetic; public health; virology; zoonoses
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Laboratório de Biologia das Interações Celulares, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil
Interests: leishmaniasis; vaccine; immunology; diagnosis; chagas
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Interests: leishmaniasis; vaccine; immunology; diagnosis; chagas
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Department of Epidemiology, Bioinformatic & animal models. WBVR, P.O. Box 65, 8200 AB Lelystad, The Netherlands
Interests: infectious diseases; statistics; animal models; epidemiology; virology
Interests: infectious diseases; statistics; animal models; epidemiology; virology
School of Molecular Sciences/LIMS, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia
Interests: anti-viral immunity; specifically T cell responses towards viral infections; CD8+ T cells towards influenza and SARS-CoV-2
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Interests: anti-viral immunity; specifically T cell responses towards viral infections; CD8+ T cells towards influenza and SARS-CoV-2
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
Interests: antimicrobial agent; antibiofilm agent; anti-virulence agent; biofilm protein; small non-coding bacterial RNA; bacterial repeat proteins; Acinetobacter baumannii pathogenesis; Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis
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Interests: antimicrobial agent; antibiofilm agent; anti-virulence agent; biofilm protein; small non-coding bacterial RNA; bacterial repeat proteins; Acinetobacter baumannii pathogenesis; Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis
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Zakład Parazytologii Tropikalnej, Instytut Medycyny Morskiej i Tropikalnej, Gdanski Uniwersytet Medyczny, Gdańsk, Poland
Interests: parasites; helminths; parasite ecology; rodents; next-generation sequencing; PCR bioinformatics; ecology; animal ecology; data analysis; DNA extraction; ecology and evolution; molecular biology; genetics
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Interests: parasites; helminths; parasite ecology; rodents; next-generation sequencing; PCR bioinformatics; ecology; animal ecology; data analysis; DNA extraction; ecology and evolution; molecular biology; genetics
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Department of Virology, Institut Pasteur, 75015 Paris, France
Interests: viral fusion proteins; structural biology; bunayaviruses; flaviviruses; alphaviruses
Interests: viral fusion proteins; structural biology; bunayaviruses; flaviviruses; alphaviruses
Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
Interests: Mycobacteria; intracellular pathogens; drug discovery; host-pathogen coevolution and crosstalk; Automation in clinical diagnostics; high-throughput screening; AI-driven data analysis machine learning; diagnostic technologies; pathogen identification
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Interests: Mycobacteria; intracellular pathogens; drug discovery; host-pathogen coevolution and crosstalk; Automation in clinical diagnostics; high-throughput screening; AI-driven data analysis machine learning; diagnostic technologies; pathogen identification
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Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
Interests: bacteriophages; virus; proteins; plants; RNA; PCR; immunology of infectious diseases; cloning; vaccination; DNA; antibodies
Interests: bacteriophages; virus; proteins; plants; RNA; PCR; immunology of infectious diseases; cloning; vaccination; DNA; antibodies
Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA 30144, USA
Interests: medical entomology; vector biology; vector ecology; arboviruses; biosecurity
Interests: medical entomology; vector biology; vector ecology; arboviruses; biosecurity
VGTI – Streblow Lab, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
Interests: Alphavirus pathogenesis, Antiviral discovery, Vaccine development, Animal Models of Infection hantavirus; hantavirus pulmonary syndrome; Aedes
Interests: Alphavirus pathogenesis, Antiviral discovery, Vaccine development, Animal Models of Infection hantavirus; hantavirus pulmonary syndrome; Aedes
MIVEGEC, Université de Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
Interests: arbovirus; viral tropical diseases; virus-host interactions and pathogenesis; One Health
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Interests: arbovirus; viral tropical diseases; virus-host interactions and pathogenesis; One Health
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Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel
Interests: avian immunology; immunopathology; poultry diseases; viral vaccines
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Interests: avian immunology; immunopathology; poultry diseases; viral vaccines
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Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK
Interests: mucosal; virus; HIV; tissue models; prevention; anti-retrovirals; mucosal immunology
Interests: mucosal; virus; HIV; tissue models; prevention; anti-retrovirals; mucosal immunology
1. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
2. One Health Laboratory, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
Interests: emerging infectious diseases; respiratory pathogen; RNA virus; influenza; filovirus; Ebola; Marburg; virus evolution
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2. One Health Laboratory, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
Interests: emerging infectious diseases; respiratory pathogen; RNA virus; influenza; filovirus; Ebola; Marburg; virus evolution
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Department of Pathology, NYMC, New York Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Interests: next generation sequencing; bacterial genomics; cancer genomics bioinformatics
Interests: next generation sequencing; bacterial genomics; cancer genomics bioinformatics
Medical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA
Interests: host-pathogen interactions; bacterial pathogenesis; outer membrane proteins; tick-borne disease; biodefense; vaccine development
Interests: host-pathogen interactions; bacterial pathogenesis; outer membrane proteins; tick-borne disease; biodefense; vaccine development
Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Interests: transmission cycles of trypanosomatids among free ranging mammals; zoonoses; molecular parasitology; emerging infectious diseases; parasitic diseases
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Interests: transmission cycles of trypanosomatids among free ranging mammals; zoonoses; molecular parasitology; emerging infectious diseases; parasitic diseases
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Unidad de Infección Viral e Inmunidad, Centro Nacional deMicrobiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Carretera Majadahonda-Pozuelo, Km 2.2 28220 Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
Interests: liver fibrosis; HCV
Interests: liver fibrosis; HCV
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Laboratory of Immune System Biology, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Interests: bacterial pathogens; infectious diseases models; host-pathogen interaction; vaccine and therapeutic development; targeted drug delivery; immunotherapies
Interests: bacterial pathogens; infectious diseases models; host-pathogen interaction; vaccine and therapeutic development; targeted drug delivery; immunotherapies
