Reviewer Board (233)
Members of the reviewer board are selected from all Life reviewers for regularly providing timely high quality reports on submitted manuscripts. Responsibilities of reviewers are available here.
Dr. Deepti Abbey
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Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Interests: stem cells (embryonic, adult and induced pluripotent stem cells); derivation, and differentiation to different lineages; liver; organoids; high throughput screening; lipid metabolism; genetics (GWAS exploration)
Interests: stem cells (embryonic, adult and induced pluripotent stem cells); derivation, and differentiation to different lineages; liver; organoids; high throughput screening; lipid metabolism; genetics (GWAS exploration)
Dr. Adel Abouhmad
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Lunds Universitet, Lund, Sweden
Interests: biochemistry; Bioinformatics; Biotechnology; extremophiles; microbiology; Molecular Biology; synthetic biology; structural biology
Interests: biochemistry; Bioinformatics; Biotechnology; extremophiles; microbiology; Molecular Biology; synthetic biology; structural biology
Dr. Abhinav Achreja
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Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Interests: cancer metabolism; metabolic flux analysis; systems biology; Bioinformatics; machine learning; precision medicine; Personalized medicine
Interests: cancer metabolism; metabolic flux analysis; systems biology; Bioinformatics; machine learning; precision medicine; Personalized medicine
Dr. Ayesha Aijaz
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Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON M4N3M5, Canada
Interests: cell biology; Tissue Engineering; biomaterials; biomedicine; Regenerative Medicine
Interests: cell biology; Tissue Engineering; biomaterials; biomedicine; Regenerative Medicine
Dr. Satoshi Akanuma
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Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University, 2-579-15 Mikajima, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-1192, Japan
Interests: early evolution; evolutionary molecular engineering; Origin of life; prebiotic amino acids; primordial protein; protein engineering
Interests: early evolution; evolutionary molecular engineering; Origin of life; prebiotic amino acids; primordial protein; protein engineering
Prof. Loredana Albonici
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Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Rome, “Tor Vergata”, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
Interests: analysis of molecular mechanisms associated with tumor growth and progression related to angiogenesis; Analysis of molecular mechanisms associated with polarized immune cells in tumor microenvironment
Interests: analysis of molecular mechanisms associated with tumor growth and progression related to angiogenesis; Analysis of molecular mechanisms associated with polarized immune cells in tumor microenvironment
Dr. Abeer F. Alharbi
Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD, UK
Interests: Endo-lysosomal Ca2+ signalling in cancer; Phase 1 oncology trials; pharmacogenomics
Interests: Endo-lysosomal Ca2+ signalling in cancer; Phase 1 oncology trials; pharmacogenomics
Dr. Fabrizio Ambrosino
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Department of Mathematics and Physics, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Viale Abramo Lincoln, 5, 81100 Caserta CE, Italy
Interests: applied physics; radioactivity; environmental radiation; radon gas; ionizing radiation; radioactive pollution; Numerical Analysis; time series analysis; Neural Networks; machine learning; montecarlo simulation; Software Development; Data Processing; geogenic phenomena; Earth rotation (Length of the day - LOD)
Interests: applied physics; radioactivity; environmental radiation; radon gas; ionizing radiation; radioactive pollution; Numerical Analysis; time series analysis; Neural Networks; machine learning; montecarlo simulation; Software Development; Data Processing; geogenic phenomena; Earth rotation (Length of the day - LOD)
Dr. Mohammad Yunus Ansari
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Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED), Rootstown, United States
Interests: understanding of the molecular pathway(s) involved in the pathogenesis of Osteoarthritis (OA) and identification of novel therapeutic target(s) for its treatment.
Interests: understanding of the molecular pathway(s) involved in the pathogenesis of Osteoarthritis (OA) and identification of novel therapeutic target(s) for its treatment.
Dr. Ferenc A. Antoni
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Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Deanery of Biomedical Sciences,
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Interests: neuroendocrinology of the stress response; gabaa receptors; cognitive function in preclinical models; intracellular signalling
Interests: neuroendocrinology of the stress response; gabaa receptors; cognitive function in preclinical models; intracellular signalling
Dr. L. Caetano M. Antunes
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Researcher in Public Health, National School of Public
Health Sergio Arouca, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Brazil
Interests: metabolomics; systems biology; chemical biology; chemical ecology; microbial signaling; quorum sensing, sociomicrobiology; gene regulation; microbiota; transcriptomics; microbial pathogenesis; Host-Microbe Interactions
Interests: metabolomics; systems biology; chemical biology; chemical ecology; microbial signaling; quorum sensing, sociomicrobiology; gene regulation; microbiota; transcriptomics; microbial pathogenesis; Host-Microbe Interactions
Dr. Michael Arul
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UConn Health, Farmington, United States
Interests: drug delivery; Tissue Engineering; Bio Materials; synthesis of polymers; ion exchange resins; ion exchange polymers
Interests: drug delivery; Tissue Engineering; Bio Materials; synthesis of polymers; ion exchange resins; ion exchange polymers
Dr. Siavash Atashgahi
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Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University & Research, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands
Interests: microbial ecology; anaerobic microbiology; microbiome-xenobiotic interaction; micropollutants; bioremediation; reductive dehalogenation; natural halogen cycle
Interests: microbial ecology; anaerobic microbiology; microbiome-xenobiotic interaction; micropollutants; bioremediation; reductive dehalogenation; natural halogen cycle
Dr. Praveen Awasthi
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Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Biology Centre ASCR, 37005 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Interests: Plant secondary metabolism; CRISPR/Cas9 based crop improvement; plant molecular biology and transcriptome analysis
Interests: Plant secondary metabolism; CRISPR/Cas9 based crop improvement; plant molecular biology and transcriptome analysis
Dr. Shabeesh Balan
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Laboratory for Molecular Psychiatry, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-City Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
Interests: schizophrenia; Autism; asd; Genetics; behavior; NGS; mouse model; biological psychiatry
Interests: schizophrenia; Autism; asd; Genetics; behavior; NGS; mouse model; biological psychiatry
Dr. Laima Balčiauskienė
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Laboratory of Mammalian Ecology
Interests: small mammal biology; ecology and feeding ecology of birds that predate mice; on the morphometry of the skulls of mice and voles; small mammal communities; wildlife-vehicle accidents
Interests: small mammal biology; ecology and feeding ecology of birds that predate mice; on the morphometry of the skulls of mice and voles; small mammal communities; wildlife-vehicle accidents
Dr. Pierre Baudot
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Median Technologies, Les Deux Arcs, 1800 Route des Crêtes Batiment B, 06560 Valbonne, France
Interests: algebraic topology; information theory; machine learning; statistical physics; Information decompositions; multivariate mutual information
Interests: algebraic topology; information theory; machine learning; statistical physics; Information decompositions; multivariate mutual information
Dr. Beatrice Belfiori
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Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Rome, Italy
Interests: biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology agricultural and biological sciences environmental science immunology and microbiology medicine
Interests: biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology agricultural and biological sciences environmental science immunology and microbiology medicine
Dr. Raffaella Belvedere
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Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
Interests: skin wound healing, angiogenesis, endothelial to mesenchymal and epithelial to mesenchymal transition, cancer biology, cell transfection, in vitro cultures, wound healing in mice, cell migration and invasion, pharmacology in general
Interests: skin wound healing, angiogenesis, endothelial to mesenchymal and epithelial to mesenchymal transition, cancer biology, cell transfection, in vitro cultures, wound healing in mice, cell migration and invasion, pharmacology in general
Dr. Shiv Bharadwaj
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Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Biotechnology, College of Life and Applied Sciences, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-Ro, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38541, Republic of Korea
Interests: Biotechnology; Bioinformatics; drug discovery; Nanotechnology
Interests: Biotechnology; Bioinformatics; drug discovery; Nanotechnology
