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
Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology, University of Bern, 3001 Bern, Switzerland
Interests: infectious livestock diseases; host-pathogen interaction with focus on mycoplasma; synthetic genomics; development of vaccines; diagnostics; molecular epidemiology
Interests: infectious livestock diseases; host-pathogen interaction with focus on mycoplasma; synthetic genomics; development of vaccines; diagnostics; molecular epidemiology
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Microbiology Immunology, and Dermatology, and Surgery, Drexel Plasma Institute, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Interests: acinetobacter baumannii, antimicrobial agent and resistance; bacterial pathogenesis; biofilm; host-pathogen interaction; infection control; translational medicine
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Interests: acinetobacter baumannii, antimicrobial agent and resistance; bacterial pathogenesis; biofilm; host-pathogen interaction; infection control; translational medicine
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Division of Clinical Nutrition, Department of Comprehensive Rehabilitatiion, Osaka Prefecture University, Habikino 583-8555, Japan
Interests: periodontitis; food ingredient; antimicrobial activity; anti-inflammatory activity; fatty acid; peptide; amino acid; carbohydrate; vitamin; minerals; phytochemical; polyphenol
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Interests: periodontitis; food ingredient; antimicrobial activity; anti-inflammatory activity; fatty acid; peptide; amino acid; carbohydrate; vitamin; minerals; phytochemical; polyphenol
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Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Former American Base of Gournes, Heraklion 71500, Crete, Greece
Interests: fish diseases; phage therapy; microbiology; marine aquaculture; biotechnology; vaccine development
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Interests: fish diseases; phage therapy; microbiology; marine aquaculture; biotechnology; vaccine development
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Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Osaki 989-6711, Japan
Interests: veterinary microbiology; parasitology; virology; zoonoses
Interests: veterinary microbiology; parasitology; virology; zoonoses
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Interests: inflammation; immunology; oxidative stress; human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); infectious diseases; SARS-CoV-2
Interests: inflammation; immunology; oxidative stress; human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); infectious diseases; SARS-CoV-2
Helmholtz Zentrum München (GmbH), German Research Center for Environmental Health, Haematologikum, Research Unit Gene Vectors, Marchioninistraße 25, 81377 München, Germany
Interests: notch signalling; Kaposi's Sarcoma associated virus; Epstein Barr virus; epigenetics of herpesviral infection; latent infection; protein-protein interactions in virus/host interactions
Interests: notch signalling; Kaposi's Sarcoma associated virus; Epstein Barr virus; epigenetics of herpesviral infection; latent infection; protein-protein interactions in virus/host interactions
Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, P.O. Box 110700, Gainesville, FL 32611-0700, USA
Interests: microbe-insect host-pathogen interactions; fungal development and pathogenesis (insect and plant pathogens)
Interests: microbe-insect host-pathogen interactions; fungal development and pathogenesis (insect and plant pathogens)
Agricultural Research Station, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA, USA
Interests: food safety and quality; foodborne pathogens; antimicrobial resistance; probiotics; pulsed field gel electrophoresis; essential oils; internet market; farmers' market; food desert; thermal and non-thermal technologies
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Interests: food safety and quality; foodborne pathogens; antimicrobial resistance; probiotics; pulsed field gel electrophoresis; essential oils; internet market; farmers' market; food desert; thermal and non-thermal technologies
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College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
Interests: inflammation; cytokine; cytokine receptor
Interests: inflammation; cytokine; cytokine receptor
Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
Interests: host susceptibility to tuberculosis; inborn errors of immunity; host-pathogen interaction; autophagy; cell biology; human genetics
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Interests: host susceptibility to tuberculosis; inborn errors of immunity; host-pathogen interaction; autophagy; cell biology; human genetics
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Lecturer in Vaccinology, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield AL9 7TA, UK
Interests: parasitology: especially Plasmodium and Babesia; host pathogen interaction; erythrocyte invasion; vaccine development; erythrocyte remodelling
Interests: parasitology: especially Plasmodium and Babesia; host pathogen interaction; erythrocyte invasion; vaccine development; erythrocyte remodelling
Yale School of Public Health and Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Interests: babesiosis; blood transfusion; epidemiology; Lyme disease; relapsing fever; Borrelia burgdorferi; infectious disease medicine; organisms; diseases
Interests: babesiosis; blood transfusion; epidemiology; Lyme disease; relapsing fever; Borrelia burgdorferi; infectious disease medicine; organisms; diseases
Max Perutz Labs Viennam, Center for Medical Biochemistry, Campus Vienna Biocenter, Medical University of Vienna, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9/2, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
Interests: host-fungal interactions; innate/adaptive antifungal immunity; immune signaling; fungal pathogens; Candida spp.
Interests: host-fungal interactions; innate/adaptive antifungal immunity; immune signaling; fungal pathogens; Candida spp.
Center for Mass Spectrometry (CMS), Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Technische Universität Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Str. 6, 44221 Dortmund, Germany
Interests: metabolomics; imaging mass spectrometry; natural product chemistry; microbial drug discovery; antimicrobials; plant–microbe interactions; chemical ecology; molecular ecology; endophytes; phytopathogens; biocontrol organisms; biologics
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Interests: metabolomics; imaging mass spectrometry; natural product chemistry; microbial drug discovery; antimicrobials; plant–microbe interactions; chemical ecology; molecular ecology; endophytes; phytopathogens; biocontrol organisms; biologics
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Department of Biochemistry & Chemistry, La Trobe University, Kingsbury Drive, Melbourne 3086, Australia
Interests: apoptosis; structural biology; polarity; defensins
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Interests: apoptosis; structural biology; polarity; defensins
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Center of Infection and Immunity of Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille-CNRS UMR8204-INSERM U1019- 1 rue du Prof Calmette, F-59021 Lille, France
Interests: biophysics: biophotonics, near-filed microscopy; cell biology: membrane traffic, membrane signalling, autophagy; microbiology: host-pathogen interaction
Interests: biophysics: biophotonics, near-filed microscopy; cell biology: membrane traffic, membrane signalling, autophagy; microbiology: host-pathogen interaction
The Stone Centre at VGH, Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Interests: bacterial biofilms; antimicrobial coatings; urinary tract infection; device associated infections; antifouling coatings and materials
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Interests: bacterial biofilms; antimicrobial coatings; urinary tract infection; device associated infections; antifouling coatings and materials
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Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, I-35121 Padova, Italy
Interests: bioinformatics analysis of pathogens; pathogen detection and characterization; West Nile virus; Zika virus; human papillomavirus; measles virus; Neisseria meningitidis; SARS-CoV-2; Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Interests: bioinformatics analysis of pathogens; pathogen detection and characterization; West Nile virus; Zika virus; human papillomavirus; measles virus; Neisseria meningitidis; SARS-CoV-2; Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
Interests: neuropathogenesis and neuroinflammation of prion and prion-like diseases in the enteric and central nervous systems
Interests: neuropathogenesis and neuroinflammation of prion and prion-like diseases in the enteric and central nervous systems
1. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 060101 Bucharest, Romania
2. The Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, ICUB, 060023 Bucharest, Romania
Interests: biofilms and tolerance of biofilm-embedded cells; quorum sensing; antipathogenic strategies; human microbiota; probiotics bacterial pathogenesis; virulence factors; biofilms; antibacterial activity; antibiotic resistance; Staphylococcus aureus; Escherichia coli; Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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2. The Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, ICUB, 060023 Bucharest, Romania
Interests: biofilms and tolerance of biofilm-embedded cells; quorum sensing; antipathogenic strategies; human microbiota; probiotics bacterial pathogenesis; virulence factors; biofilms; antibacterial activity; antibiotic resistance; Staphylococcus aureus; Escherichia coli; Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Department of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
Interests: early-life evolution of microbiome at different body sites and their relationship to immune and allergy development; viral infections and asthma development; gene-microbiome interactions; microbe-based therapeutic and preventive strategies
Interests: early-life evolution of microbiome at different body sites and their relationship to immune and allergy development; viral infections and asthma development; gene-microbiome interactions; microbe-based therapeutic and preventive strategies
Michael Smith Laboratories/Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
Interests: plant immune responses; NLR mediated plant immunity
Interests: plant immune responses; NLR mediated plant immunity
Laboratory of Electron Microscopy and Neuropathology, Department of Molecular Pathology and Neuropathology, Medical University Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland
Interests: neurodegenerative diseases; Alzheimer's disease; neurological diseases
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Interests: neurodegenerative diseases; Alzheimer's disease; neurological diseases
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Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Interests: HIV; HCV; HBV; viral pathogenesis; liver fibrogenesis; innate immunity; IFN signaling pathway
Interests: HIV; HCV; HBV; viral pathogenesis; liver fibrogenesis; innate immunity; IFN signaling pathway
Dipartimento Territorio e Sistemi Agro-Forestali (TESAF), University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, I-35020 Legnaro, Italy
Interests: forest pathology; molecular ecology; fungal endophytes; invasive Phytophthora species; diversity, biology, pathogenicity and taxonomy of Botryosphaeriaceae species
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Interests: forest pathology; molecular ecology; fungal endophytes; invasive Phytophthora species; diversity, biology, pathogenicity and taxonomy of Botryosphaeriaceae species
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Biology Department, City University of New York Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY 11210, USA
Interests: role of functional amyloids in cell adhesion; structure and function of cell adhesion proteins in eukaryotes; role of fungal cell adhesion proteins in pathogenesis; structure, evolution, and biosynthesis of fungal cell walls; discovery of wall-targeted antifungal drugs
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Interests: role of functional amyloids in cell adhesion; structure and function of cell adhesion proteins in eukaryotes; role of fungal cell adhesion proteins in pathogenesis; structure, evolution, and biosynthesis of fungal cell walls; discovery of wall-targeted antifungal drugs
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Dr. Weiyong Liu
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Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
Interests: molecular diagnostics; real-time PCR; point-of-care test; virology; virus-host interaction; pathogen surveillance; molecular epidemiology; emerging viruses
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Interests: molecular diagnostics; real-time PCR; point-of-care test; virology; virus-host interaction; pathogen surveillance; molecular epidemiology; emerging viruses
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Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA-CISA), 28130 Valdeolmos, Spain
Interests: diagnosis, surveillance and virus-host interaction; west nile virus and other flaviviruses
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Interests: diagnosis, surveillance and virus-host interaction; west nile virus and other flaviviruses
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Departamento de Obstetricia, Ginecología, Pediatría, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Toxicología, Medicina Legal y Forense y Parasitología, Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), Avda. Astrofísico F. Sánchez, 2, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Interests: free living amoebae; therapeutics; emerging parasitic protozoa; diagnosis; natural compounds; synthetic compounds
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Interests: free living amoebae; therapeutics; emerging parasitic protozoa; diagnosis; natural compounds; synthetic compounds
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