Editorial Board for section 'Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms'
- Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms 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
Department of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN, USA
Interests: hemorrhagic fever viruses; arenaviruses; lassa fever; host-virus interactions; innate immunity; viral pathogenesis and host defense
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Interests: hemorrhagic fever viruses; arenaviruses; lassa fever; host-virus interactions; innate immunity; viral pathogenesis and host defense
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Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
Interests: veterinary infectious diseases; veterinary immunodiagnostics; animal and microbial proteomics; dairy ruminant mastitis; animal microbiome
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Interests: veterinary infectious diseases; veterinary immunodiagnostics; animal and microbial proteomics; dairy ruminant mastitis; animal microbiome
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Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Interests: virology; innate immune responses; cell biology; oncology; mRNA translation; microbiology
Interests: virology; innate immune responses; cell biology; oncology; mRNA translation; microbiology
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, 700 Children's Drive, W410, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
Interests: bidirectional interactions between host physiology and the microbes that naturally reside within the gastrointestinal tract (i.e., the gut microbiota)
Interests: bidirectional interactions between host physiology and the microbes that naturally reside within the gastrointestinal tract (i.e., the gut microbiota)
Host-Pathogen Interaction Unit, Animal Health Division, INRAE, ENVT, Toulouse, France
Interests: adaptation strategies of minimal pathogens with focus on mycoplasmas and viral quasispecies
Interests: adaptation strategies of minimal pathogens with focus on mycoplasmas and viral quasispecies
The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
Interests: poxvirus; skin infection and repair; growth factors; cytokines; chemokines
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Interests: poxvirus; skin infection and repair; growth factors; cytokines; chemokines
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Departments of Pathology and Microbiology & Immunology, Galveston National Laboratory, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
Interests: RNA viruses; immunopathogenesis; immune response; vaccines; antibodies
Interests: RNA viruses; immunopathogenesis; immune response; vaccines; antibodies
Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138632, Singapore
Interests: humanized mouse models; infectious diseases; immune-oncology; metabolism; autoimmunity
Interests: humanized mouse models; infectious diseases; immune-oncology; metabolism; autoimmunity
Department of Biosciences, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, Wales, UK
Interests: invertebrate immunology; oxygen binding & transport proteins; shellfish health & disease; melanin-associated defences; cryptides; insects as disease models
Interests: invertebrate immunology; oxygen binding & transport proteins; shellfish health & disease; melanin-associated defences; cryptides; insects as disease models
Faculty of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan
Interests: hematology and oncology; microbe-induced carcinogenesis; cancer drug discovery; parasitic infections; opportunistic microorganisms; immunology; microbiota; infectious diseases; artificial intelligence and medical sciences
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Interests: hematology and oncology; microbe-induced carcinogenesis; cancer drug discovery; parasitic infections; opportunistic microorganisms; immunology; microbiota; infectious diseases; artificial intelligence and medical sciences
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Department Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Interests: Epstein-Barr Virus; immune response to virus related malignancies; immune response to SARS-CoV-2; immunological-based biomarkers
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Interests: Epstein-Barr Virus; immune response to virus related malignancies; immune response to SARS-CoV-2; immunological-based biomarkers
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Department of Pathology, University Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany
Interests: pathology and molecular genetics; malignant lymphomas; innovative molecular pathology
Interests: pathology and molecular genetics; malignant lymphomas; innovative molecular pathology
Head of Veterinary and Animal Science, SRUC Aberdeen Campus, Craibstone Estate, Ferguson Building, Aberdeen AB21 9YA, UK
Interests: innate immune responses to microbial infections; inflammation and immunomodulation; development of biomarkers of disease
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Interests: innate immune responses to microbial infections; inflammation and immunomodulation; development of biomarkers of disease
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Department of Medicine, Center for Immunity and Inflammation, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 185 South Orange Avenue, MSB, Room F-607D, Newark, NJ 07101, USA
Interests: immunology; infectious disease; parasitic infections; Th2-based immune responses; Co-stimulatory molecules; Ag-specific T cell development; application of imaging technology; interleukin-4; interleukin-13; pathogenic mechanisms
Interests: immunology; infectious disease; parasitic infections; Th2-based immune responses; Co-stimulatory molecules; Ag-specific T cell development; application of imaging technology; interleukin-4; interleukin-13; pathogenic mechanisms
Centre d'immunologie de Marseille Luminy, Case 906, 13288 Marseille, CEDEX 09, France
Interests: intracellular pathogens; membrane trafficking; immune response; brucella; salmonella; mycobacterium
Interests: intracellular pathogens; membrane trafficking; immune response; brucella; salmonella; mycobacterium
Medicine, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California at Irvine Medical Sciences I, C-240, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
Interests: genetic basis of primary immunodeficiency diseases; functional and molecular characteristics of CD8 treg in health and diseases; B cell biology in primary immunodeficiency diseases; T follicular helper and T follicular regulatory cells; COVID-19 in inborn errors of immunity
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Interests: genetic basis of primary immunodeficiency diseases; functional and molecular characteristics of CD8 treg in health and diseases; B cell biology in primary immunodeficiency diseases; T follicular helper and T follicular regulatory cells; COVID-19 in inborn errors of immunity
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National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, College of Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
Interests: mechanisms of innate immune regulation by exosomes and other extracellular vesicles during infection with pathogenic agents; exosome-autophagy interplay
Interests: mechanisms of innate immune regulation by exosomes and other extracellular vesicles during infection with pathogenic agents; exosome-autophagy interplay
Department of Medicine and Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease (CITIID), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, UK
Interests: human cytomegalovirus (HCMV); viral immunology; immune senescence; host–pathogen interaction; T-cells
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Interests: human cytomegalovirus (HCMV); viral immunology; immune senescence; host–pathogen interaction; T-cells
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Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Interests: autoimmune diseases; cytokines; immune regulation; nervous system diseases; viral pathogenesis
Interests: autoimmune diseases; cytokines; immune regulation; nervous system diseases; viral pathogenesis
Department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Interests: innate immunity; host-pathogen interaction; ocular infection; inflammation; retina; viruses; endophthalmitis
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Interests: innate immunity; host-pathogen interaction; ocular infection; inflammation; retina; viruses; endophthalmitis
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Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, Denver, CO, USA
Interests: innate immunity; myeloid cells; natural killer cells; bacterial infections; Listeria monocytogenes; Streptococcus pneumonia; coinfections; cytokines; interferons
Interests: innate immunity; myeloid cells; natural killer cells; bacterial infections; Listeria monocytogenes; Streptococcus pneumonia; coinfections; cytokines; interferons
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
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
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
Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
Interests: microbiology; immunology; cancer biology; host-microbe interactions; flow cytometry; immunophenotyping; apoptosis; endogenous retroviruses; COVID-19
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Interests: microbiology; immunology; cancer biology; host-microbe interactions; flow cytometry; immunophenotyping; apoptosis; endogenous retroviruses; COVID-19
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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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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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Departamento de Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Interests: innate immunity; inflammasomes; cytosolic sensors; STING; intracellular infections
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Interests: innate immunity; inflammasomes; cytosolic sensors; STING; intracellular infections
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