Masthead
Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Olivia M. Hart, PhD — Molecular Oncology, University of Cambridge, UK
Prof. Olivia M. Hart, PhD — Molecular Oncology, University of Cambridge, UK
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Daniel R. Whitaker, MD, PhD — Translational Medicine, Mayo Clinic, USA
Prof. Daniel R. Whitaker, MD, PhD — Translational Medicine, Mayo Clinic, USA
Managing Editor
Dr. Amelia Torres, PhD — Biomedical Editorial Operations, University of Toronto, Canada
Editorial Office: editorialoffice@journalsonline.org
Dr. Amelia Torres, PhD — Biomedical Editorial Operations, University of Toronto, Canada
Editorial Office: editorialoffice@journalsonline.org
Associate Editors
Genetics & Genomics
Prof. Patrick J. O’Connell, PhD — Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Prof. Patrick J. O’Connell, PhD — Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Cell & Developmental Biology
Prof. Sophie Bernard, PhD — Sorbonne Université, France
Prof. Sophie Bernard, PhD — Sorbonne Université, France
Microbiology & Immunology
Prof. Lars Nyström, PhD — Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Prof. Lars Nyström, PhD — Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Neuroscience
Prof. Hannah J. McAllister, PhD — University of Melbourne, Australia
Prof. Hannah J. McAllister, PhD — University of Melbourne, Australia
Pharmacology & Toxicology
Prof. Marco Bianchi, PhD — University of Bologna, Italy
Prof. Marco Bianchi, PhD — University of Bologna, Italy
Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
Prof. Aiko Tanaka, PhD — RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Japan
Prof. Aiko Tanaka, PhD — RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Japan
Biotechnology & Bioengineering
Prof. Thomas van Dijk, PhD — Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Prof. Thomas van Dijk, PhD — Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Regenerative Medicine
Prof. Claire Hamilton, PhD — University of Edinburgh, UK
Prof. Claire Hamilton, PhD — University of Edinburgh, UK
Environmental & Ecological Sciences
Prof. Nora Meier, PhD — ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Prof. Nora Meier, PhD — ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Public Health & Epidemiology
Prof. Samuel Clarke, PhD — London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
Prof. Samuel Clarke, PhD — London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
Biomedical Imaging & Diagnostics
Prof. Isabelle Fournier, PhD — University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Prof. Isabelle Fournier, PhD — University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Systems & Synthetic Biology
Prof. Felix Schneider, PhD — Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Germany
Prof. Felix Schneider, PhD — Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Germany
Section Editors
Cancer Biology
Dr. Evelyn Park — University of British Columbia, Canada
Dr. Evelyn Park — University of British Columbia, Canada
Infectious Diseases
Dr. Richard Evans — University of Oxford, UK
Dr. Richard Evans — University of Oxford, UK
Metabolomics
Dr. Camille Dubois — Institut Pasteur, France
Dr. Camille Dubois — Institut Pasteur, France
Neurodegeneration
Dr. Jens Falk — Uppsala University, Sweden
Dr. Jens Falk — Uppsala University, Sweden
Plant & Marine Biology
Dr. Matilda Sørensen — University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Dr. Matilda Sørensen — University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Clinical Trials
Dr. Priya Menon — National University of Singapore, Singapore
Dr. Priya Menon — National University of Singapore, Singapore
International Advisory Board
Prof. Jonathan Reed — Stanford University, USA
Prof. Helene Fischer — University of Vienna, Austria
Prof. Diego Romero — University of Barcelona, Spain
Prof. Kate Wilson — University of Auckland, New Zealand
Prof. Petra Novak — Charles University, Czech Republic
Prof. André Morel — Université de Montréal, Canada
Prof. Beatriz Silva — University of Porto, Portugal
Prof. Matthias Vogel — University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
Members of the Advisory Board provide strategic guidance on journal scope, quality benchmarks, and emerging research directions across biomedical and life sciences.
Editorial Policies & Ethics
The Editorial Board upholds rigorous peer review, transparency, and research integrity. All submissions are screened for originality and ethical compliance. Editors and reviewers must disclose any competing interests and recuse themselves from consideration where appropriate.
For details, see our Peer Review Procedure, Ethics & Policies, and Plagiarism Policy.
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