Editorial Board
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
1. Professor and Founding Chair, Department of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX 79905, USA
2. Department of Internal Medicine, Director of Gastroenterology Research and Director of the Center for Neurogastroenterology and GI Motility, Texas Tech University Medical Center and the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX 79905, USA
3. Honorary Professor, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Interests: the physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology of gastrointestinal smooth muscles; the role of the enteric nervous system and electrical activity relating to GI Motility disorders; the brain –gut integration and gut microbiota in functional GI disorders as well as the development of electrical stimulation and new Pharmacology in treating these entities
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2. Department of Internal Medicine, Director of Gastroenterology Research and Director of the Center for Neurogastroenterology and GI Motility, Texas Tech University Medical Center and the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX 79905, USA
3. Honorary Professor, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Interests: the physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology of gastrointestinal smooth muscles; the role of the enteric nervous system and electrical activity relating to GI Motility disorders; the brain –gut integration and gut microbiota in functional GI disorders as well as the development of electrical stimulation and new Pharmacology in treating these entities
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Division of Gastroenterology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada
Interests: peptic ulcer; gastroesophageal reflux; irritable bowel syndrome; pathophysiology of acid related disorders; clinical pharmacology of treatment of gastrointestinal disease
Interests: peptic ulcer; gastroesophageal reflux; irritable bowel syndrome; pathophysiology of acid related disorders; clinical pharmacology of treatment of gastrointestinal disease
Clinical Pharmacology & Digestive Pathophysiology Unit, Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, University of Parma, 43121 Parma, Italy
Interests: digestive clinical pharmacology; gastrointestinal motility; upper GI pathophysiology
Interests: digestive clinical pharmacology; gastrointestinal motility; upper GI pathophysiology
California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA
Interests: gastroparesis; inflammatory bowel disease; irritable bowel syndrome; severe constipation; gastroesophageal reflux disease; fecal incontinence
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Interests: gastroparesis; inflammatory bowel disease; irritable bowel syndrome; severe constipation; gastroesophageal reflux disease; fecal incontinence
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Department of Diagnostic Pathology and Research Center of Diagnostic Pathology, Gifu Municipal Hospital, 7-1 Kashima-cho, Gifu 500-8513, Japan
Interests: colorectal carcinogenesis; cancer chemoprevention; inflammatory bowel disease; ulcerative colitis; Crohn’s disease; animal model
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Interests: colorectal carcinogenesis; cancer chemoprevention; inflammatory bowel disease; ulcerative colitis; Crohn’s disease; animal model
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Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-531 Cracow, Poland
Interests: brain–gut axis; experimental colitis; intestinal permeability; inflammatory bowel diseases; proinflammatory cytokines; adipokines; myokines; lipopolysaccharide; microbiota; obesity
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Interests: brain–gut axis; experimental colitis; intestinal permeability; inflammatory bowel diseases; proinflammatory cytokines; adipokines; myokines; lipopolysaccharide; microbiota; obesity
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Division of Molecular Medicine, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: colorectal cancer genetics; molecular genetics; molecular pathology
Interests: colorectal cancer genetics; molecular genetics; molecular pathology
Chief of Clinical Research, PancreatoBiliary Endoscopy and EUS Division, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy
Interests: pancreatic diseases; pancreatic cancer; pancreatic neuroendocrine; pancreatic cystic lesions; pancreatic endocrine
Interests: pancreatic diseases; pancreatic cancer; pancreatic neuroendocrine; pancreatic cystic lesions; pancreatic endocrine
Genetic Predisposition to Gastrointestinal Cancer Group, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: human genetics; colorectal cancer; serrated polyposis syndrome; gastric cancer; genetic predisposition to disease; next-generation sequencing; mutational signatures; functional genomics; CRISPR-Cas9; organoids; screening program; genetic association studies
Interests: human genetics; colorectal cancer; serrated polyposis syndrome; gastric cancer; genetic predisposition to disease; next-generation sequencing; mutational signatures; functional genomics; CRISPR-Cas9; organoids; screening program; genetic association studies
1. Royal North Shore Hospital, Bill Walsh Cancer Research Laboratories, Sydney, NSW 2565, Australia
2. Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2565, Australia
Interests: colorectal cancer; bowel cancer; gastrointestinal and thoracic cancers and pharmacology
2. Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2565, Australia
Interests: colorectal cancer; bowel cancer; gastrointestinal and thoracic cancers and pharmacology
Department of Medicine and Surgery, LUM University, 70010 Casamassima, Italy
Interests: genetics; genomics; nutrigenetics; biobank research; gastrointestinal disease
Interests: genetics; genomics; nutrigenetics; biobank research; gastrointestinal disease
Department of Paediatrics, Christchurch Hospital, University of Otago, Christchurch 4710, New Zealand
Interests: inflammatory bowel disease; coeliac disease; improving Crohn’s outcomes; intestinal inflammatory biomarkers; nutritional aspects of gut diseases; host–pathogen interactions in the gut (and how these relate to chronic gut diseases)
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Interests: inflammatory bowel disease; coeliac disease; improving Crohn’s outcomes; intestinal inflammatory biomarkers; nutritional aspects of gut diseases; host–pathogen interactions in the gut (and how these relate to chronic gut diseases)
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Surgical Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Via S. Pansini, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
Interests: gastrointestinal diseases; gastrointestinal endoscopy; advanced technologies in digestive endoscopy; advanced therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopy; gastrointestinal early cancers; Barrett's esophagus; ERCP; bariatric endoscopy
Interests: gastrointestinal diseases; gastrointestinal endoscopy; advanced technologies in digestive endoscopy; advanced therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopy; gastrointestinal early cancers; Barrett's esophagus; ERCP; bariatric endoscopy
Medicine and Physiology, Enteric NeuroScience Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Interests: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS); functional dyspepsia; gastroparesis; intestinal mucosal barrier
Interests: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS); functional dyspepsia; gastroparesis; intestinal mucosal barrier
Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore
Interests: epidemiology and asian socio-cultural perspectives of GI diseases; the roles of inflammation, gut microbes, probiotics, sleep disturbance and psychological factors in FGID; Helicobacter pylori; tropical sprue; gluten sensitivity
Interests: epidemiology and asian socio-cultural perspectives of GI diseases; the roles of inflammation, gut microbes, probiotics, sleep disturbance and psychological factors in FGID; Helicobacter pylori; tropical sprue; gluten sensitivity
1. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, 199 Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, QLD 4102, Australia
2. Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
Interests: neurogastroenterology; gut microbiome; mucosal and systemic inflammation and brain-gut interactions
2. Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
Interests: neurogastroenterology; gut microbiome; mucosal and systemic inflammation and brain-gut interactions
Department of Medicine, Kurokawa Hospital, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
Interests: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS); esophageal diseases; gastroesophageal reflux disease; esophageal motility disorders; esophageal achalasia; gastrointestinal diseases; gastrointestinal motility; Helicobacter pylori eradication; stomach diseases; diabetes mellitus; insulin resistance; functional dyspepsia; constipation; peptic ulcer; anorexia nervosa
Interests: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS); esophageal diseases; gastroesophageal reflux disease; esophageal motility disorders; esophageal achalasia; gastrointestinal diseases; gastrointestinal motility; Helicobacter pylori eradication; stomach diseases; diabetes mellitus; insulin resistance; functional dyspepsia; constipation; peptic ulcer; anorexia nervosa
Centre for Lung Cancer Research (Director), Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, 431 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, NSW 2037, Australia
Interests: colon cancer genetics and biology; inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); mouse models of colon cancer; translational colon and lung cancer
Interests: colon cancer genetics and biology; inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); mouse models of colon cancer; translational colon and lung cancer
Institute of Pathology, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
Interests: esophagus; stomach; gastric cancer; esophageal cancer; histology; adenocarcinoma; pathology; molecular pathology
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Interests: esophagus; stomach; gastric cancer; esophageal cancer; histology; adenocarcinoma; pathology; molecular pathology
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Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Center for Digestive Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
Interests: pathogenetic mechanisms in gut motility disorder; Irritable Bowel Syndrome; inflammatory bowel disease; gut
Interests: pathogenetic mechanisms in gut motility disorder; Irritable Bowel Syndrome; inflammatory bowel disease; gut
Department of Gastroenterology, Nuffield Hospital, Scraptoft Lane, Leicester LE5 5HY, UK
Interests: inflammatory bowel disease; coeliac disease; achalasia; screening; epidemiology; public health
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Interests: inflammatory bowel disease; coeliac disease; achalasia; screening; epidemiology; public health
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APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, T12 YT20 Cork, Ireland
Interests: inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); microbiota; inflammation; diets; epithelial cells; in vivo models; colon cancer
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Interests: inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); microbiota; inflammation; diets; epithelial cells; in vivo models; colon cancer
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Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Japan
Interests: GERD pathology and treatment; pathological and functional gastrointestinal disease; Helicobacter pylori Infection; diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer; IBS
Interests: GERD pathology and treatment; pathological and functional gastrointestinal disease; Helicobacter pylori Infection; diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer; IBS
Department of Molecular Biochemistry and Clinical Investigation, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Osaka, Japan
Interests: gastroenterology; glycobiology; biochemistry; hepatology
Interests: gastroenterology; glycobiology; biochemistry; hepatology
1. Molecular Oncology and Embryology Laboratory, Human Anatomy Unit, Department of Surgery and Surgical Specializations, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
2. August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain
3. Thoracic Oncology Unit, Hospital Clinic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: noncoding RNAs; microRNAs; piwiRNAs; lncRNAs; circularRNAs; extracellular vesicles; exosomes; biomarkers; lung cancer; colorectal cancer; lymphoma; leukemia
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2. August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain
3. Thoracic Oncology Unit, Hospital Clinic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: noncoding RNAs; microRNAs; piwiRNAs; lncRNAs; circularRNAs; extracellular vesicles; exosomes; biomarkers; lung cancer; colorectal cancer; lymphoma; leukemia
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Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
Interests: GI motility; the association between acute gastroenteritis and disruption of gut flora; impairment of GI tract motility; small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in the pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome
Interests: GI motility; the association between acute gastroenteritis and disruption of gut flora; impairment of GI tract motility; small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in the pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
Interests: chemoprevention of gastrointestinal cancers; colorectal cancer; digestive endoscopy; Lynch syndrome; Mediterranean diet; familial adenomatous polyposis
Interests: chemoprevention of gastrointestinal cancers; colorectal cancer; digestive endoscopy; Lynch syndrome; Mediterranean diet; familial adenomatous polyposis
Associate Professor, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
Interests: esophageal diseases; esophageal motility disorders, achalasia, esophageal pathophysiology; high resolution manometry; esophageal cancer; surgical endoscopy
Interests: esophageal diseases; esophageal motility disorders, achalasia, esophageal pathophysiology; high resolution manometry; esophageal cancer; surgical endoscopy
Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Division of Anatomical Pathology, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada
Interests: gastrointestinal/biliary diseases; metabolic diseases; congenital heart disease; mitochondrial DNA-related cardiomyopathies; carcinogenesis (bone/liver)
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Interests: gastrointestinal/biliary diseases; metabolic diseases; congenital heart disease; mitochondrial DNA-related cardiomyopathies; carcinogenesis (bone/liver)
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Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA
Interests: brain-gut axis; vagus; gastrointestinal motility; neurological disorders; stress
Interests: brain-gut axis; vagus; gastrointestinal motility; neurological disorders; stress
