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Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: The Dynamics of RNA–Protein Interactions

edited by

Je-Hyun Yoon

and

Brett Keiper

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4133 | Submission Open

Keywords: RNA-binding proteins; mRNA splicing; mRNA decay; mRNA translation; RNA localization; microRNAs; siRNAs; long noncoding RNAs; phase separation; RNA granules; membraneless organelles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)

Advances in Biological Breast Cancer Research

edited by Anna Mart Engelbrecht,

Joji Mercier

and

Iman Van Den Bout

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2243 | Submission Open

Keywords: breast cancer; breast tumor; breast cancer cells; animal models; cell death; cancer diagnosis; cancer treatment; biomarkers; cancer microenvironment; carcinogens; estrogen receptor; molecular biology; cell biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)

Pathophysiology of Testis

edited by María Susana Theas,

Mónica Beatriz Frungieri

and María Noel Galardo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1202 | Submission Open

Keywords: testis; infertility; aging; inflammation; spermatogenesis; steroidogenesis; energy balance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)

Circular RNA Biology and Roles in Diseases

edited by Nan Wu and

Sema Misir

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 682 | Submission Open

Keywords: RNA biology; diseases; circRNAs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)

Physiology of Lymph Vessels: Structure, Function and Modelling (Volume II)

edited by

Andrea Moriondo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 327 | Submission Open

Keywords: lymphatic vessel; oedema; lymphatic muscle; spontaneous contractions; functional imaging; translational medicine; intrinsic pumping; extrinsic pumping; fluid homeostasis; numerical modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)

Genetic Mechanisms in Archaea

edited by

Zhenfeng Zhang

and

Changyi Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: archaea; extrachromosomal genetic elements; chromosome structure; DNA replication; DNA repair; DNA recombination; transcription regulation; epigenetic regulation TRANSLATE with x English Arabic Hebrew Polish Bulgarian Hindi Portuguese Catalan Hmong Daw Romanian Chinese Simplified Hungarian Russian Chinese Traditional Indonesian Slovak Czech Italian Slovenian Danish Japanese Spanish Dutch Klingon Swedish English Korean Thai Estonian Latvian Turkish Finnish Lithuanian Ukrainian French Malay Urdu German Maltese Vietnamese Greek Norwegian Welsh Haitian Creole Persian // TRANSLATE with COPY THE URL BELOW Back EMBED THE SNIPPET BELOW IN YOUR SITE Enable collaborative features and customize widget: Bing Webmaster Portal Back // This page is in French Translate to Simplified Chinese Afrikaans Albanian Amharic Arabic Armenian Azerbaijani Bengali Bulgarian Catalan Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Finnish French German Greek Gujarati Haitian Creole Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Indonesian Italian Japanese Kannada Kazakh Khmer Korean Kurdish (Kurmanji) Lao Latvian Lithuanian Malagasy Malay Malayalam Maltese Maori Marathi Myanmar (Burmese) Nepali Norwegian Pashto Persian Polish Portuguese Punjabi Romanian Russian Samoan Simplified Chinese Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Tamil Telugu Thai Traditional Chinese Turkish Ukrainian Urdu Vietnamese Welsh Always translate French to Simplified Chinese Never translate French Never translate admin.mdpi.com

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

The Emerging Role of Mitochondria in Neurobiology

edited by

Filipe V. Duarte

and

Claudia Deus

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: mitochondrial dynamics; neurodegenerative diseases; neuronal bioenergetics; synaptic function; neurogenesis; neuronal plasticity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)

Extracellular Vesicles: Biogenesis and Functions in the Complex Landscape of Differentiation and Disease

edited by

Sorina Dinescu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: stem cell biology; stem cell differentiation; adipogenesis; neurogenesis; extracellular vesicles in stem cell differentiation; ncRNAs; tumor microenvironment; intercellular communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)

Innate Immunity and Inflammatory Diseases

edited by Veera Ganesh Yerra, Santosh Reddy Sukka and Anil Kumar Kalvala

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: innate immunity; inflammation; immunotherapy; immune cells; inflammatory diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunology)

Artificial Intelligence Research for Complex Biological Systems

edited by

Yong Chen

and Milana Frenkel-Morgenstern

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; generative artificial intelligence; bioinformatics; complex biological systems; cancer; neuroscience; next-generation sequencing; single-cell and bulk omics; genomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)

Neurobiology of Traumatic Brain Injury

edited by

Ioannis Mavroudis

and Dimitrios A. Kazis

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: traumatic brain injury (TBI); neuroinflammation; neuroplasticity; neurodegeneration; molecular pathways; genetic factors; diagnostic tools; therapeutic strategies; rehabilitation techniques; chronic neurological conditions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)

Gene–Environment Interactions in Evolutionary Developmental Biology

edited by Alexander Shingleton

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenotypic plasticity; gene– environment interactions; genetic architecture of plasticity; mechanisms of phenotypic variation; anthropogenic stressors; evolution of plastic responses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Biology)

Proteomics and Human Diseases

edited by Lei Fang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: proteomics; clinical proteomics; human diseases; biomarker identification; therapeutic target; molecular mechanism; cancers; metabolic diseases; cardiovascular diseases; neurodegeneration diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Biology)

Mitochondria: The Signaling Organelle

edited by

Nathan Lanning

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1536 | Submission Open

Keywords: mitochondria; signal transduction; homeostasis; metabolism; apoptosis; redox biology; organelle communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)

Bird Biology and Conservation

edited by

Alessandro Ferrarini

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: avian conservation; ecological modeling; GIS; spatial ecology; telemetry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Conservation Biology and Biodiversity)

Multi-omics Data Integration in Complex Diseases

edited by

Min Zhao

Ruifeng Hu

and

Dario Di Silvestre

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 23404 | Submission Open

Keywords: omics; disease; data integration; bioinformatics; genome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)

Effects of Heavy Metals and Microplastics on Wetland Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function

edited by Hualong Hong and Mohammad Belal Hossain

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3818 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; microplastics; wetland ecosystems; ecology; risk assessment; food chain; health risk; emerging contaminants; water and sediment contamination; ecosystem health; exposure; polythelene

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)

Biology, Ecology, Management and Conservation of Canidae

edited by Alberto Meriggi and

Francesco Maria Angelici

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2886 | Submission Open

Keywords: Canidae; biology; ecology; management; conservation; ecosystem; habitats; niches; biodiversity; physiology; reproduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Conservation Biology and Biodiversity)

Neurogenetics of Behaviour

edited by

Charalambos Kyriacou

and

Ezio Rosato

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2651 | Submission Open

Keywords: behaviour; genetics; molecules; species; brain; networks; health; disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)

Application of Metabolomics and Integrated Computing in Chemical Biology

edited by

Saheed Sabiu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2059 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical biology; computational biology; metabolomics; computational modeling; new chemical entities (NCE); active pharmaceutical ingredients (API); characterization; metabolite profiling

Gut Immunity, Inflammation, and Allergy

edited by

Mi-hee Park

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1976 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut immunity; inflammation; allergy; nutrients; therapeutic agents; molecular biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunology)

Physiology and Pathophysiology of Obesity

edited by Yifei Kang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 771 | Submission Open

Keywords: dietary intervention; alternative food; food supplementation; weight loss; weight management; obesity comorbidities; obesity pathophysiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)

The Expression and/or Role of Glycoconjugates in Physiological and Pathological Conditions

edited by

Leonardo Freire-de-Lima

Leonardo Marques Da Fonseca

Célio Geraldo Freire-de-Lima

and

Alexandre Morrot

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 655 | Submission Open

Keywords: glycobiology; glycoproteins; glycolipids; glycosyltransferases; glycoconjugates

AI Deep Learning Approach to Study Biological Questions (2nd Edition)

edited by

Chung-Der Hsiao

and

Tzong-Rong Ger

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: OpenCV; Mask RCNN; YOLO; U-Net; StarDist; ImageJ; MATLAB; image segmentation; image classification; locomotion trajectory analysis; volumetric prediction; plants; animals; protozoa; invertebrates; animal behavior; developmental biology; toxicology; zebrafish; medaka; daphnia

Computational Modeling of Drug Delivery

edited by

Dingding Han

and Arezoo M. Ardekani

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational modeling; drug delivery; computational fluid dynamics; biofluids; quantitative biotransport; mathematical models; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophysics)

Machine Learning Applications in Biology—2nd Edition

edited by

Georgios K. Georgakilas

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; genomics; epigenomics; genetic variation and the environment; gene regulatory networks; integration of multipurpose NGS data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)

Zoonotic Diseases

edited by

Francesca Mancianti

and

Valentina Virginia Ebani

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: zoonoses; zoonotic agents; bacteria; viruses; fungi; protozoa; helminths

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infection Biology)

The Impact of Climate Change on Quality, Yield, and Nutritional Properties of Cereals, Legumes, and Oilseeds

edited by Vito Butardo

submission deadline 1 May 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; cereals; legumes; oilseeds; grain quality; seed nutrition; yield; elevated temperatures; drought; salinity; atmospheric CO2; multi-omics; field trials; crop modelling; data integration; climate resilience; breed-ing strategies; agronomic practices; beneficial microorganisms; underutilised crops; orphan crops

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

Internal Defense System and Evolution of Aquatic Animals

edited by

Alessio Alesci

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 833 | Submission Open

Keywords: internal defense system; evolution; aquatic animals; immunology; aquatic environment; biodiversity; pollution; ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Biology)

Role of the Human Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease

edited by Jerome Gay-Quéheillard

submission deadline 21 May 2025 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiota; dysbiosis; gut epithelial barrier; IBD; brain– gut axis; obesity; anxiety; depression; immune system; prebiotics; probiotics

Biology, Ecology and Management of Aquatic Macrophytes

edited by

Jinlin Liu

, Shuang Zhao and

Wei Liu

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2047 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic macrophytes; ecological planning and management; harmful algal blooms and control; biological resources and environment; mangrove forest; ecological restoration; biodiversity; plant physiology; water security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

Mechanisms Underlying Neuronal Network Activity

edited by Jorge Flores-Hernandez

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 555 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurons; brain circuits; NMDA receptors; acetylcholine; excitability; Parkinson’ s; schizophrenia; learning; attention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)

Understanding and Targeting Biological Mechanisms of Heart Failure (2nd Edition)

edited by

Lei Ye

and

Wuqiang Zhu

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: developmental biology; genetics; stem cells; heart failure; cell therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)

Genetic Variability within and between Populations

edited by

Sankar Subramanian

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic structure; population differentiation; FST or fixation index; migration; gene flow; admixture; heterozygosity; inbreeding; coalescence time; allele frequency; random mating

(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Biology)

Aquatic Animal Nutrition and Feed

edited by Yun Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture; aquatic animals; nutrition; aquatic feed; immunity; metabolism

Exposure to Heavy Metals: Advances in Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity

edited by Qianru Chi

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal pollutants; exposure assessment; toxic mechanism; biomarkers; metabolomics; environmental quality monitoring; bioinformatics analysis methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicology)

Repair and Regeneration of Skeletal Muscle

edited by Huili Tong

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: skeletal muscle; sarcopenia; atrophy; muscle satellite cells; regeneration and repair

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Biology)

From Conception to Birth: Embryonic Development and Disease

edited by

Paschalis Theotokis

, Soultana Meditskou and

Maria Eleni Manthou

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: embryology; organogenesis; cell differentiation; gametes; reproduction; sex ratio; birth defects; pathophysiology; disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Reproductive Biology)

Cotton: Genomics, Biotechnology and Molecular Breeding

edited by

Zhongxu Lin

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: cotton; genomics; functional genomics; biotechnology; germplasm; QTL mapping; molecular breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

Animal Models of Retinal Degenerative Diseases

edited by Elliot H. Choi and Marco Bassetto

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: retinal degeneration; inherited retinal diseases; retina; retinal pigment epithelium; animal models; photoreceptors; retinal ganglion cells; choroid; neovascularization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)

Understanding Syncope: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Diagnosis and Management

edited by

Isabel Rocha

and Laranjo Sergio

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: syncope; diagnostic strategies; prognostication; treatment options; quality of life; wearable devices; artificial intelligence; autonomic dysfunction; orthostatic hypotension; POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)

From the Eye to the Brain: Current Progress in Elucidating the Neural Circuit Dynamics Underlying Visual Processing

edited by Manuel Gomez-Ramirez

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: calcium imaging; optogenetics; ultrasound; 2-photon imaging; non-human primates; humans; optics; neurons; dendrites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)

Young Researchers in Conservation Biology and Biodiversity

edited by

Ettore Randi

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: population genomics and diversity; heterozygosity; inbreeding; hybridization; adaptive introgression; natural selection; speciation; bottleneck and population fragmentation; genetic drift; gene flow; extinction risk; evolvability; paleogenomics; phylogeography; conservation units; ecotypes; phylogenetics and systematics; eDNA; non-invasive genetic sampling; environmental monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Conservation Biology and Biodiversity)

Research Progress on Salt Stress in Plants

edited by

Yan Cheng

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: salt stress; plants; crops; soil salinization; salt tolerance; abiotic stress; plant protection; plant breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

The Biology and Behavior of Bees

edited by

Dimitrios Kanelis

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollinators; bee anatomy; bee foraging behavior; bee communication; bee social structure; environmental stressors of bees; effect of pesticide on bees’ behavior; bees’ habitat loss; natural enemies of bees; bees’ disease management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoology)

Biomarkers in Stress Biology and Ecology

edited by

and

submission deadline 1 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3825 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarkers; ecotoxicology; environmental contamination; stress ecology; neurotoxicity; oxidative stress; pollution

Animal Models of Neurodegenerative Diseases

edited by Xiangyu Guo

submission deadline 1 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1071 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases; Alzheimer's disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Parkinson's disease; Huntington's disease; neuroscience; animal models; pathogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)

Wetland Ecosystems (2nd Edition)

edited by

Jian Li

, Chenglang Pan and Qiang Wang

submission deadline 1 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological invasion; pollution; carbon sink function; the biogeochemical cycle of biogenic elements; population and community ecology; global climate change; coastal zone management; the structure and function of the microbiome; environmental adaptation mechanisms of wetland organisms; wetland landscape; wetland degradation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)

Recent Advances in Biosynthesis and Degradation of Plant Anthocyanin

edited by

Qinsong Yang

and

Minjie Qian

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6667 | Submission Open

Keywords: anthocyanin; fruit ripening; flowering coloration; leaf coloration; secondary metabolite; molecular mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

From Basics to Applications of Gene Regulatory Networks

edited by

Thomas Ulas

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1042 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene regulatory networks; computational methods; modeling and simulation; disease mechanisms; therapeutic targeting; transcriptomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)

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