Editorial Board
- Editorial Board
- Medicinal Chemistry Section
- Biopharmaceuticals Section
- Natural Products Section
- Radiopharmaceutical Sciences Section
- Pharmacology Section
- Pharmaceutical Technology Section
Editors (14)

Formerly head of the Department of Organic Chemistry (FS), University of Mons-UMONS, 7000 Mons, Belgium
Interests: heterocycles; microwave-induced synthesis; medicinal chemistry; green chemistry
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Interests: heterocycles; microwave-induced synthesis; medicinal chemistry; green chemistry
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1. Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências, Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal
2. Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR/CIMAR), Universidade do Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
Interests: medicinal chemistry; organic synthesis; heterocycles, P-glycoprotein; anticancer; anticoagulants; chiral drugs; marine natural products
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Interests: medicinal chemistry; organic synthesis; heterocycles, P-glycoprotein; anticancer; anticoagulants; chiral drugs; marine natural products
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PharmaCampus Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Corrensstr. 48, 48149, Muenster, Germany
Interests: autodisplay; assay development and inhibitor testing; whole cell biocatalysts for synthesis of drugs and building blocks; directed evolution of enzyme inhibitors and biocatalysts; biosensor development and diagnostic tools
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Interests: autodisplay; assay development and inhibitor testing; whole cell biocatalysts for synthesis of drugs and building blocks; directed evolution of enzyme inhibitors and biocatalysts; biosensor development and diagnostic tools
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Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) e.V., Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, 01328 Dresden, Germany
Interests: radiopharmaceutical sciences; labeling chemistry; medicinal chemistry; PET tracers; radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostics and endoradiotherapy; small molecules; peptides; antibodies and derivatives thereof
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Interests: radiopharmaceutical sciences; labeling chemistry; medicinal chemistry; PET tracers; radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostics and endoradiotherapy; small molecules; peptides; antibodies and derivatives thereof
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Formerly professor at the Haute Ecole Provinciale de Hainaut-Condorcet, 7330 Saint-Ghislain, Belgium
Interests: medicinal chemistry; organic synthesis; parasitic diseases; orphan drugs
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Interests: medicinal chemistry; organic synthesis; parasitic diseases; orphan drugs
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Department of Pathology & Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5900, USA
Interests: host defense antimicrobial peptides; structural bioinformatics; biomolecular NMR
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Interests: host defense antimicrobial peptides; structural bioinformatics; biomolecular NMR
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Department of Molecular Biology, Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina López-Neyra, (IPBLN-CSIC), PTS Granada, Av del Conocimiento 17, 18016 Granada, Spain
Interests: structure-function of RNA; aptamers; antisense; ribozymes; viral RNA genomes; RNA as tool; therapeutic RNAs
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Interests: structure-function of RNA; aptamers; antisense; ribozymes; viral RNA genomes; RNA as tool; therapeutic RNAs
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UCIBIO, REQUIMTE, Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira nº 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
Interests: toxicology; Drugs of abuse; pesticides; antidotes
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Interests: toxicology; Drugs of abuse; pesticides; antidotes
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Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville KY 40292, USA
Interests: host fungus interactions; antimicrobial peptides; antifungal peptides; defensins; cathelicidins
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Interests: host fungus interactions; antimicrobial peptides; antifungal peptides; defensins; cathelicidins
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Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
Interests: Natural products; Transcriptomics; Network pharmacology; Personalized medicine; Virtual drug screening
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Interests: Natural products; Transcriptomics; Network pharmacology; Personalized medicine; Virtual drug screening
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School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152−160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 D02 R590, Ireland
Interests: anticancer drug design; breast cancer; novel antiestrogens; tubulin targeting agents; azetidinones, antiestrogen-drug conjugates; estrogen receptor; Burkitt's Lymphoma; Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia
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Interests: anticancer drug design; breast cancer; novel antiestrogens; tubulin targeting agents; azetidinones, antiestrogen-drug conjugates; estrogen receptor; Burkitt's Lymphoma; Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia
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Laser Assisted Therapies and Immunotherapies for Oncology
Interests: photodynamic therapy; cancer; clinical evaluation; photosensitizer; dosimetry; Fluorescencer; Dosimetry; Fluorescence
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Interests: photodynamic therapy; cancer; clinical evaluation; photosensitizer; dosimetry; Fluorescencer; Dosimetry; Fluorescence
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Departamento de Química e Bioquímica (DQB) e Centro de Química e Bioquímica (CQB), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa (FCUL), Rua Ernesto de Vasconcelos, Campo Grande,Edifício C8, 5º Piso, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
Interests: carbohydrate small molecule synthesis; organic and biomolecular chemistry developments towards new therapeutic approaches for diabetes; Alzheimer’s disease and other amyloid diseases and carbohydrate-based antibiotics
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Interests: carbohydrate small molecule synthesis; organic and biomolecular chemistry developments towards new therapeutic approaches for diabetes; Alzheimer’s disease and other amyloid diseases and carbohydrate-based antibiotics
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Section of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Interests: nuclear medicine; positron emission tomography; molecular imaging; radiopharmaceutical sciences; cancer; diabetes; fibrosis; drug development
Interests: nuclear medicine; positron emission tomography; molecular imaging; radiopharmaceutical sciences; cancer; diabetes; fibrosis; drug development
Previous Editor

Dr. Derek J. McPhee *
Former Editor-in-Chief
Former Editor-in-Chief
Senior Director, Technology Strategy, Amyris, Inc., 5885 Hollis St, Suite 100, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA
Interests: organic synthesis; medicinal chemistry; biotechnology
* Founding Editor-in-Chief and Editor-in-Chief up to 29 January 2015.
Interests: organic synthesis; medicinal chemistry; biotechnology
* Founding Editor-in-Chief and Editor-in-Chief up to 29 January 2015.
Editorial Board Members (86)

Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
Interests: iron metabolism; ferritin; iron storage
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Interests: iron metabolism; ferritin; iron storage
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Pharmaceuticals: Iron as Therapeutic Targets in Human Diseases

1. Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 05-552 Jastrzebiec, Poland
2. Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Vienna, Austria
3. International Natural Product Sciences Taskforce (INPST)
Interests: molecular medicine; biotechnology; digital health; open innovation; natural products
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2. Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Vienna, Austria
3. International Natural Product Sciences Taskforce (INPST)
Interests: molecular medicine; biotechnology; digital health; open innovation; natural products
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Special Issue in
Molecules: Effects of Natural Products in the Context of Cardiometabolic Disease
Special Issue in Molecules: Selected Papers from the 8th Central European Conference ‘Chemistry towards Biology’ (CTB-2016)
Special Issue in Molecules: Selected Papers from the 46th EuroCongress on Drug Synthesis and Analysis (ECDSA-2017)
Special Issue in Molecules: Bioactive Molecules and Their Mechanisms of Action
Special Issue in Molecules: Selected Papers from the 8th Central European Conference ‘Chemistry towards Biology’ (CTB-2016)
Special Issue in Molecules: Selected Papers from the 46th EuroCongress on Drug Synthesis and Analysis (ECDSA-2017)
Special Issue in Molecules: Bioactive Molecules and Their Mechanisms of Action

University of Rennes 1, Institute of Chemical Sciences Rennes ICSR UMR CNRS 6226, Building 10A, Room 207, Campus de Beaulieu, 263 Avenue du General Leclerc, CS 74205, 35042 RENNES Cedex, France
Interests: synthetic organic chemistry under microwave; medicinal chemistry; design and heterocyclic chemistry for cancer and CNS diseases; ion channels inhibitors
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Interests: synthetic organic chemistry under microwave; medicinal chemistry; design and heterocyclic chemistry for cancer and CNS diseases; ion channels inhibitors
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Research Group Molecular Biology of Systemic Radiotherapy, Research Program Imaging and Radiooncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 223, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Interests: radiopharmaceutical chemistry; coordination chemistry; theranostic radiopharmaceuticals; molecular biology of systemic therapy; radiobiology
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Interests: radiopharmaceutical chemistry; coordination chemistry; theranostic radiopharmaceuticals; molecular biology of systemic therapy; radiobiology
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Università degli Studi di Parma, Parma, Italy
Interests: Pharmacology; intestinal inflammation; Eph-ephrin system; Eph-ephrin ligands; cholinergic receptors; mesenteric ischemia-reperfusion; serotonin and histamine ligands
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Interests: Pharmacology; intestinal inflammation; Eph-ephrin system; Eph-ephrin ligands; cholinergic receptors; mesenteric ischemia-reperfusion; serotonin and histamine ligands
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Pharmaceuticals: Targeting the Eph–ephrin System

Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, INSA Rouen, CNRS, COBRA UMR 6014, F-76000 Rouen, France
Interests: chemistry of heterocyclic compounds; microwave-assisted chemistry; kinase inhibitors; green chemistry applied to bioactive compounds; Alzheimer's disease; Down syndrome; cancer
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Interests: chemistry of heterocyclic compounds; microwave-assisted chemistry; kinase inhibitors; green chemistry applied to bioactive compounds; Alzheimer's disease; Down syndrome; cancer
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Molecules: Focusing on Sulfur in Medicinal Chemistry
Special Issue in Scientia Pharmaceutica: Kinase Inhibitors in Cancer and Central Nervous System
Special Issue in Pharmaceuticals: Recent Contributions in Medicinal Chemistry Within European GP2A Network
Special Issue in Pharmaceuticals: Heterocyclic Compounds and Their Application in Therapy
Special Issue in Scientia Pharmaceutica: Kinase Inhibitors in Cancer and Central Nervous System
Special Issue in Pharmaceuticals: Recent Contributions in Medicinal Chemistry Within European GP2A Network
Special Issue in Pharmaceuticals: Heterocyclic Compounds and Their Application in Therapy

Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41100 Modena, Italy
Interests: animal ethics; animal welfare; epilepsy models; neuroprotection; stress management
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Interests: animal ethics; animal welfare; epilepsy models; neuroprotection; stress management
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International Journal of Molecular Sciences: Epilepsy: From Molecular Mechanisms to Targeted Therapies
Special Issue in International Journal of Molecular Sciences: Epilepsy: From Molecular Mechanisms to Targeted Therapies 2.0
Special Issue in International Journal of Molecular Sciences: Epilepsy: From Molecular Mechanisms to Targeted Therapies 3.0
Special Issue in International Journal of Molecular Sciences: Epilepsy: From Molecular Mechanisms to Targeted Therapies 2.0
Special Issue in International Journal of Molecular Sciences: Epilepsy: From Molecular Mechanisms to Targeted Therapies 3.0

Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
Interests: small molecule drug discovery for parasitic protozoa and helminths; 'neglected' tropical diseases; high-throughput and high content screening; proteolysis
Interests: small molecule drug discovery for parasitic protozoa and helminths; 'neglected' tropical diseases; high-throughput and high content screening; proteolysis

The Charles Perkins Center, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Interests: human pluripotent stem cells; disease modelling; muscular dystrophy; neuropatic pain; cell therapy
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Interests: human pluripotent stem cells; disease modelling; muscular dystrophy; neuropatic pain; cell therapy
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Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Pharmacology and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Via Ugo Schiff, 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy
Interests: medicinal chemistry; rational drug design; heterocyclic compounds; structure–activity relationships; adenosine receptor ligands; glutamate receptor antagonists; carbonic anhydrase inhibitors; protein kinase CK1 and CK2 inhibitors; ecto-5'-nucleotidase (CD73) inhibitors
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Interests: medicinal chemistry; rational drug design; heterocyclic compounds; structure–activity relationships; adenosine receptor ligands; glutamate receptor antagonists; carbonic anhydrase inhibitors; protein kinase CK1 and CK2 inhibitors; ecto-5'-nucleotidase (CD73) inhibitors
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