Editorial Board for section 'Drug Discovery'
- Molecular and Translational Medicine Section
- Cell Biology and Pathology Section
- Cancer Biology and Therapeutics Section
- Immunology and Immunotherapy Section
- Neurobiology and Neurologic Disease Section
- Drug Discovery Section
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Section
- Gene and Cell Therapy Section
- Biomedical Engineering in Human Health Section
- Biomedical Materials Section
- Molecular Genetics and Genetic Diseases Section
- Microbiology in Human Health and Disease Section
- Nanomedicine and Nanobiology Section
- Drug Metabolism Section
- Drug Delivery Section
- Pharmacogenomic and Personalized Medicines Section
- Drug Discovery and Development 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
Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Interests: diabetes; obesity; cancer; non-communicalbe diseases; marine natural compounds; fucoidan; seaweed; clams; food chemistry; pharmacology; drug metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pre-clinical pharmacology; natural compound extraction; polyamine metabolism; marine bioactives
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Interests: diabetes; obesity; cancer; non-communicalbe diseases; marine natural compounds; fucoidan; seaweed; clams; food chemistry; pharmacology; drug metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pre-clinical pharmacology; natural compound extraction; polyamine metabolism; marine bioactives
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Department of Biochemical Sciences “A. RossiFanelli”, La Sapienza University, 00185 Rome, Italy
Interests: oxidative stress; cellular biochemistry; signal transduction; protein–ligand interaction; bioactive compounds
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Interests: oxidative stress; cellular biochemistry; signal transduction; protein–ligand interaction; bioactive compounds
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Department of Pharmacy, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
Interests: pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics; pharmaceutical nanotechnology
Interests: pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics; pharmaceutical nanotechnology
Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
Interests: autophagy; anticancer drug development; cancer drug resistance
Interests: autophagy; anticancer drug development; cancer drug resistance
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Washington, DC, USA
Interests: anticancer and antiviral drug discovery and development; drug design; computational chemistry; medicinal chemistry; cancer research; chemical biology; toxicology; carcinogenesis; bioinformatics
Interests: anticancer and antiviral drug discovery and development; drug design; computational chemistry; medicinal chemistry; cancer research; chemical biology; toxicology; carcinogenesis; bioinformatics
Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
Interests: botanicals; plant polyphenols; berries; gastro-intestinal inflammation; skin inflammation; bio-guided fractionation
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Interests: botanicals; plant polyphenols; berries; gastro-intestinal inflammation; skin inflammation; bio-guided fractionation
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1. Division of Physiological Chemistry I, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17 177 Stockholm, Sweden
2. Biozentrum, University of Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
Interests: enzymes; proteomics; cancer metabolism; mass spectrometry; drug discovery
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2. Biozentrum, University of Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
Interests: enzymes; proteomics; cancer metabolism; mass spectrometry; drug discovery
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Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece
Interests: cancer; natural products; small molecules; drug discovery and development
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Interests: cancer; natural products; small molecules; drug discovery and development
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Clinical Assistant Professor, Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion – Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Interests: skin diseases; drug reaction
Interests: skin diseases; drug reaction
College of Pharmacy Faculty, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Interests: drug discovery; cheminformatics
Interests: drug discovery; cheminformatics
Herbal Analysis Services UK, Greenwich, University of Greenwich, London, UK
Interests: natural products chemistry; pharmacology; drug discovery; pharmacognosy
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Interests: natural products chemistry; pharmacology; drug discovery; pharmacognosy
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School of Science and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia
Interests: Animal venoms; toxins as bioinsecticides and antiparasitic agents; toxins as tools in basic and medical research
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Interests: Animal venoms; toxins as bioinsecticides and antiparasitic agents; toxins as tools in basic and medical research
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College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
Interests: pharmaceutical analysis; chromatography; natural product screening; mAbs; separation science; traditional Chinese medicine; sample pretreatment
Interests: pharmaceutical analysis; chromatography; natural product screening; mAbs; separation science; traditional Chinese medicine; sample pretreatment
Department of Basic and Clinical Sciences, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus
Interests: cardiovascular and hematological disorders; drug target
Interests: cardiovascular and hematological disorders; drug target
Principal Research Scientist, Natural Product Informatics Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 679 Saimdang-ro, Gangneung 25451, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea
Interests: antimicrobial photodynamic therapy; aging and longevity; bioactivity of natural products; biochemical and molecular mechanism; biophotonics; Caenorhabditis elegans model; functional foods; gut microbiome modulation; intestinal health; phytochemicals; probiotics; programmed cell death modulation by chemicals
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Interests: antimicrobial photodynamic therapy; aging and longevity; bioactivity of natural products; biochemical and molecular mechanism; biophotonics; Caenorhabditis elegans model; functional foods; gut microbiome modulation; intestinal health; phytochemicals; probiotics; programmed cell death modulation by chemicals
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Dr. Saeed Khan
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1. Research and Development at Vikorscientific/KOR Life Sciences, Charleston, SC, USA
2. Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MA, USA
3. Biomedicine Drug Discovery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
Interests: drug design; discovery and development of novel anticancer and antiviral drug
2. Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MA, USA
3. Biomedicine Drug Discovery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
Interests: drug design; discovery and development of novel anticancer and antiviral drug
Frontier Science Research Center, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
Interests: bioactive peptides; clinical trial; hypertension; inflammatory bowel disease; COVID-19
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Interests: bioactive peptides; clinical trial; hypertension; inflammatory bowel disease; COVID-19
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Midwestern University, Arizona College of Optometry, Glendale, AZ, USA
Interests: drug discovery; peptides; small molecules; animal models; cancer; ophthalmology; age-related macular degeneration; aging
Interests: drug discovery; peptides; small molecules; animal models; cancer; ophthalmology; age-related macular degeneration; aging
Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Interests: drug design; drug development; enzyme inhibitors; cancer; inflammatory disorders; metabolic disorders
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Interests: drug design; drug development; enzyme inhibitors; cancer; inflammatory disorders; metabolic disorders
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Department of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
Interests: medicinal chemistry; drug discovery; chirality
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Interests: medicinal chemistry; drug discovery; chirality
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Organic Chemistry Department, School of Chemistry Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: medicinal chemistry; chemical biology; chemical probes; GPCRs; endogenous cannabinoid system; monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL); isoprenylcarboxylmethyl transferase (ICMT); lysophosphatidic acid receptors (LPARs); progeria
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Interests: medicinal chemistry; chemical biology; chemical probes; GPCRs; endogenous cannabinoid system; monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL); isoprenylcarboxylmethyl transferase (ICMT); lysophosphatidic acid receptors (LPARs); progeria
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Department of Life Science, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Trieste, Italy
Interests: bilirubin detection; bilirubin metabolism, bilirubin membrane transport; anthocyanin bioavailability; polyphenol metabolites
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Interests: bilirubin detection; bilirubin metabolism, bilirubin membrane transport; anthocyanin bioavailability; polyphenol metabolites
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Institute of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry and Tübingen Center for Academic Drug Discovery, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
Interests: development of coronavirus protease inhibitors (SARS-CoV-1 & -2 and MERS); the cathepsin L, the main protease, and the papain-like proteases are the primary targets, as well as dual SARS-CoV-2 Mpro-ki; design, synthesis, and development of small molecule modulators (agonists and antagonists) of G protein-coupled receptors
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Interests: development of coronavirus protease inhibitors (SARS-CoV-1 & -2 and MERS); the cathepsin L, the main protease, and the papain-like proteases are the primary targets, as well as dual SARS-CoV-2 Mpro-ki; design, synthesis, and development of small molecule modulators (agonists and antagonists) of G protein-coupled receptors
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Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
Interests: cancer; drug resistance; drug discovery; microenvironment; endocannabinoid system; mevalonate pathway
Interests: cancer; drug resistance; drug discovery; microenvironment; endocannabinoid system; mevalonate pathway
Pediatric Research and Clinical Center for Infectious Diseases, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Interests: antimicrobial resistance; carbapenemases; MRSA; bacterial genomics
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Interests: antimicrobial resistance; carbapenemases; MRSA; bacterial genomics
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Research and Development Centre, Regional Specialist Hospital, Kamienskiego 73a, 51-154 Wrocław, Poland
Interests: biomembrane biochemistry; biophysics and molecular biology; lateral organization of biological membrane and its role in cellular processes; membrane skeleton structure and function; liposomal technology; liposomes in targeted drug delivery
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Interests: biomembrane biochemistry; biophysics and molecular biology; lateral organization of biological membrane and its role in cellular processes; membrane skeleton structure and function; liposomal technology; liposomes in targeted drug delivery
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Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University, 1355 Bogue Street, East Lansing, MI, USA
Interests: environmental health; toxicology; cancer cell biology; stem cells; inflammation; cell signaling; oxidative stress; chemoprevention; natural products in human health; in vitro biology techniques
Interests: environmental health; toxicology; cancer cell biology; stem cells; inflammation; cell signaling; oxidative stress; chemoprevention; natural products in human health; in vitro biology techniques
Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
Interests: epithelial–mesenchymal transition; molecular mechanisms
Interests: epithelial–mesenchymal transition; molecular mechanisms
City of Hope National Med Center, Duarte, CA, USA
Interests: breast cancer; immunotherapy; drug resistance; signaling pathways in cancer; small molecules as therapeutic agents for cancer
Interests: breast cancer; immunotherapy; drug resistance; signaling pathways in cancer; small molecules as therapeutic agents for cancer
State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
Interests: drug screening; membrane channel proteins; cardiovascular pharmacology
Interests: drug screening; membrane channel proteins; cardiovascular pharmacology
