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We are pleased to announce the winners of the IJMS 2022 Best Paper Award. All papers published in 2022 in IJMS were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, six winners were selected.
Three Articles: Single-Cell RNA-Seq Analysis of Cells from Degenerating and Non-Degenerating Intervertebral Discs from the Same Individual Reveals New Biomarkers for Intervertebral Disc Degeneration By Hosni Cherif; Matthew Mannarino; Alain Sarabia Pacis; Jiannis Ragoussis; Oded Rabau; Jean A. Ouellet and Lisbet Haglund Int. J. Mol. Sci.2022, 23(7), 3993; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23073993
An Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-13 Induced Atopic Dermatitis Human Skin Equivalent Model by a Skin-On-A-Chip By Kyunghee Kim; Hyeju Kim and Gun Yong Sung Int. J. Mol. Sci.2022, 23(4), 2116; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23042116
Combined Therapy with a CCR2/CCR5 Antagonist and FGF21 Analogue Synergizes in Ameliorating Steatohepatitis and Fibrosis By Tobias Puengel; Sander Lefere; Jana Hundertmark et al. Int. J. Mol. Sci.2022, 23(12), 6696; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23126696
Three Reviews: Gut Microbiota and Short Chain Fatty Acids: Implications in Glucose Homeostasis By Piero Portincasa; Leonilde Bonfrate; Mirco Vacca et al. Int. J. Mol. Sci.2022, 23(3), 1105; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23031105
Plant-Derived Antioxidants: Significance in Skin Health and the Ageing Process By Monika Michalak Int. J. Mol. Sci.2022, 23(2), 585; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23020585
The Apoptosis Paradox in Cancer By Ornella Morana; Will Wood and Christopher D. Gregory Int. J. Mol. Sci.2022, 23(3), 1328; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23031328
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IJMS Best Paper Award
Eligibility and Requirements
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Tobias Puengel, Sander Lefere, Jana Hundertmark, Marlene Kohlhepp, Christian Penners, Frederique Van de Velde, Bruno Lapauw, Anne Hoorens, Lindsey Devisscher, Anja Geerts, Stephanie Boehm, Qihong Zhao, John Krupinski, Edgar D. Charles, Bradley Zinker and Frank Tacke
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Piero Portincasa, Leonilde Bonfrate, Mirco Vacca, Maria De Angelis, Ilaria Farella, Elisa Lanza, Mohamad Khalil, David Q.-H. Wang, Markus Sperandio and Agostino Di Ciaula
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Narjes Nasiri-Ansari, Chrysa Nikolopoulou, Katerina Papoutsi, Ioannis Kyrou, Christos S. Mantzoros, Georgios Kyriakopoulos, Antonios Chatzigeorgiou, Vassiliki Kalotychou, Manpal S. Randeva, Kamaljit Chatha, Konstantinos Kontzoglou, Gregory Kaltsas, Athanasios G. Papavassiliou, Harpal S. Randeva and Eva Kassi
Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12)
Dorota Kurek
Mimetas BV, J.H.
Kazuaki Takabe
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Yoshizo Matsuka
Tokushima University
Winner
Sang Hun Lee
Medical Science Research Institute, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul 04401, Korea
paper link: https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/11/3466
Yvonne Tay
Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, Centre for Translational Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore
paper link: https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/5/1310
Anuradha Tarafdar
Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (IBCS), College of Medicine and Health (CMH), St. Luke’s Campus, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QL, UK
paper link: https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/12/3824
Francesca Silvagno
Department of Oncology, University of Torino, Via Santena 5 bis, 10126 Torino, Italy
paper link: https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/6/1672
Krzysztof Marycz
Department of Experimental Biology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50-375 Wroclaw, Poland
paper link: https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/1/165
Michele Purrello
Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences—Section of Biology and Genetics, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
paper link: https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/2/480
Winner
José M. Pingarrón
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University Complutense of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
paper link: https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/18/11/2151
Soon-Cheol Ahn
Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan 50612, Korea
paper link: https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/18/5/1088
Peggy Reich
Institut für Bioprozess- und Analysenmesstechnik e.V., 37308 Heilbad Heiligenstadt, Germany
paper link: https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/18/11/2484
Cristian Rodriguez-Aguayo
Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
paper link: https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/18/3/538
Verena Börger
Institute for Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Virchowstr. 179, 45147 Essen, Germany
paper link: https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/18/7/1450
Russel J. Reiter
Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy, UT Health, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
paper link: https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/18/4/843
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