Editorial Board
- 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
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
Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle- Unité Mixe de Recherche 224 (MIVEGEC), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Univ. Montpellier, 34398 Montpellier, France
Interests: emerging infection diseases; virology; zoonoses; evolution; phylogeny; cross-species transmission; molecular and serologic diagnostics
Interests: emerging infection diseases; virology; zoonoses; evolution; phylogeny; cross-species transmission; molecular and serologic diagnostics
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
Interests: S. aureus pathogenesis
Interests: S. aureus pathogenesis
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E3, Canada
Interests: coronaviruses; virus–host interactions; viral pathogenesis; vaccine development
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Interests: coronaviruses; virus–host interactions; viral pathogenesis; vaccine development
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Virology Unit, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale”, Teramo, Italy
Interests: diagnosis of viral infectious diseases via innovative molecular methods; coronaviruses; morbilliviruses; reverse genetics; swine influenza viruses; next generations sequencing; arbovirus; orbiviruses; West Nile virus; viral diagnostics; virus discovery; virus evolution; pathogenesis studies
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Interests: diagnosis of viral infectious diseases via innovative molecular methods; coronaviruses; morbilliviruses; reverse genetics; swine influenza viruses; next generations sequencing; arbovirus; orbiviruses; West Nile virus; viral diagnostics; virus discovery; virus evolution; pathogenesis studies
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Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
Interests: parasite infection and Immunity
Interests: parasite infection and Immunity
1. FP-BHS—Fernando Pessoa Biomedical and Health Sciences Research Unit, University Fernando Pessoa, 4249-004 Porto, Portugal
2. (Colaborator) UCIBIO-REQUIMTE—Applied Molecular Biosciences Research Unit, Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4099-002 Porto, Portugal
Interests: antimicrobial resistance and infectious diseases; enterobacterales; β-Lactamases; epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance (clones, mobile genetic elements, healthcare institutions, community); role of non-hospital ecological niches in the selection and dissemination of clinically relevant antibiotic resistance genes
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2. (Colaborator) UCIBIO-REQUIMTE—Applied Molecular Biosciences Research Unit, Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4099-002 Porto, Portugal
Interests: antimicrobial resistance and infectious diseases; enterobacterales; β-Lactamases; epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance (clones, mobile genetic elements, healthcare institutions, community); role of non-hospital ecological niches in the selection and dissemination of clinically relevant antibiotic resistance genes
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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, Singapore
2. Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
Interests: malaria; parasitology; innate immunity; hematology; electron microscopy
2. Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
Interests: malaria; parasitology; innate immunity; hematology; electron microscopy
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, 95125 Catania, Italy
Interests: toxoplasmosis; zoonoses; one health; food safety; animal health
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Interests: toxoplasmosis; zoonoses; one health; food safety; animal health
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Division of Genetics, Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa
Interests: tick vaccines; bovine immunology; host-pathogen interactions; bio-entrepreneurship; acaricide resistance; diagnostics
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Interests: tick vaccines; bovine immunology; host-pathogen interactions; bio-entrepreneurship; acaricide resistance; diagnostics
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Department of Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases of Animals Unit, University of Bari Aldo Moro, S.p. per Casamassima Km 3, 70010 Valenzano, Bari, Italy
Interests: virus; discovery; zoonosis; DNA; RNA; enteric
Interests: virus; discovery; zoonosis; DNA; RNA; enteric
Senior Clinical Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine and School of Public Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Interests: HTLV; sexual health; HIV; HAM/TSP; ATL; epidemiology; systematic reviews; transmission prevention strategies; PEP; PrEP; HTLV advocacy and patient representation
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Interests: HTLV; sexual health; HIV; HAM/TSP; ATL; epidemiology; systematic reviews; transmission prevention strategies; PEP; PrEP; HTLV advocacy and patient representation
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Department of Animal Anatomy, Embriology and Genetics, University of Zaragoza, IA2, IIS Aragón, Aragón, Spain
Interests: genetics; genomics; prions; cellular models; microbial identification and characterization
Interests: genetics; genomics; prions; cellular models; microbial identification and characterization
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
1. Instituto de Salud Global Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
2. Manhiça Health Research Center, Manhiça, Mozambique
Interests: malaria; genomics; physiopathology; pregnancy; surveillance
2. Manhiça Health Research Center, Manhiça, Mozambique
Interests: malaria; genomics; physiopathology; pregnancy; surveillance
Department of Comparative Pathobiology,Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Interests: influenza viruses; adenoviruses; recombinant vaccines; viral vectors; innate and adaptive immunity; animal models
Interests: influenza viruses; adenoviruses; recombinant vaccines; viral vectors; innate and adaptive immunity; animal models
The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Interests: viral immunology of coronavirus and Influenza virus
Interests: viral immunology of coronavirus and Influenza virus
Department of Microbiology & Immunology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA
Interests: understanding host and pathogen determinants as well as treatments that impact human babesiosis including parasite carriage and disease complications
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Interests: understanding host and pathogen determinants as well as treatments that impact human babesiosis including parasite carriage and disease complications
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CNR-IPSP-Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, 70126 Bari, Italy
Interests: plant virology; plant-pathogen interaction; Xylella fastidiosa; biological control of bacterial pathogens; plant virus de novo discovery; high-throughput sequencing; plant virus genetic diversity
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Interests: plant virology; plant-pathogen interaction; Xylella fastidiosa; biological control of bacterial pathogens; plant virus de novo discovery; high-throughput sequencing; plant virus genetic diversity
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Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Interests: glycoproteins; respiratory syncytial virus; paramyxoviruses; vaccine development; enveloped virus entry and assembly
Interests: glycoproteins; respiratory syncytial virus; paramyxoviruses; vaccine development; enveloped virus entry and assembly
Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Auntonomous University of Queretaro, 76010 Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
Interests: tick vaccine targets; tick-parasite-interaction
Interests: tick vaccine targets; tick-parasite-interaction
Maisons-Alfort Laboratory for Animal Health, Université Paris-Est, Marne-la-Vallee, France
Interests: ticks; tick-borne-pathogens; epidemiology; virology; vector competence
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Interests: ticks; tick-borne-pathogens; epidemiology; virology; vector competence
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Department of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine and National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL), Boston University, 620 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Interests: filoviruses; hemorrhagic fever viruses; nonsegmented negative sense RNA virus replication and transcription; reverse genetics systems
Interests: filoviruses; hemorrhagic fever viruses; nonsegmented negative sense RNA virus replication and transcription; reverse genetics systems
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Interests: ticks and tick-borne diseases; tick molecular physiology; vaccine target discovery and validation; tick vaccine development
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Interests: ticks and tick-borne diseases; tick molecular physiology; vaccine target discovery and validation; tick vaccine development
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Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Ein Karem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
Interests: medical entomology: scabies; demodex; dermatophagoides; human lice (pediculus and pthirus)
Interests: medical entomology: scabies; demodex; dermatophagoides; human lice (pediculus and pthirus)
Clinic for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectiology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
Interests: HIV; retroviruses; restriction factors; innate sensing; antiviral deaminases
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Interests: HIV; retroviruses; restriction factors; innate sensing; antiviral deaminases
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Medicine-Infectious Disease, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Interests: infectious diseases; pathogenesis of bacterial infections and host responses
Interests: infectious diseases; pathogenesis of bacterial infections and host responses
Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis (EPIDEM) Subprogram, Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA) - Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Barcelona, Spain
Interests: epidemiology; disease surveillance; vector-borne diseases; zoonoses
Interests: epidemiology; disease surveillance; vector-borne diseases; zoonoses
Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, School of Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico
Interests: microbiology; PCR; pathogen; microbiome; molecular; poultry
Interests: microbiology; PCR; pathogen; microbiome; molecular; poultry
