Biology

Cardiovascular Autonomic Function: From Bench to Bedside—2nd Edition

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5326 | Submission Open

Keywords: dysautonomia; heart rate variability; autonomic function testing; cardiovascular autonomic function; autonomic neuroscience; syncope; orthostatic hypotension; baroreflex; autonomic molecular mechanisms

Young Researchers in Immunology

edited by

Natalia Osna

and Moses New-Aaron

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4401 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunology)

RNA Biology and mRNA in Diseases

edited by

Yongye Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3637 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress granule; cRISPR/Cas13; vaccine; mRNA drug; antisense oligonucleotides; RNA methylation; microRNA; long non-coding RNA; RNA binding; RNA activation; circular RNA; fluorescent RNA; cell surface RNA; cancer; neurodegenerative disease

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

Feature Papers on Toxicology

edited by

Hui Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2736 | Submission Open

Keywords: toxicology; cellular toxicity; organ toxicity; biomarkers; molecular mechanisms; in vitro models; in vivo models; risk assessment; environmental exposures; chemical toxicology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicology)

Cellular Senescence in Development, Regeneration, Aging, and Cancer

edited by

Selim Chaib

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2277 | Submission Open

Keywords: cellular senescence; aging; cancer; obesity; metabolism; geroscience; age-related diseases; SASP; senolytics; biomarkers

Fungal Biodiversity and Ecology: Unraveling Ecological Roles, Interactions, and Environmental Adaptations

edited by Xin Qian, Junzhi Qiu and Yonglong Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2237 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal biodiversity; fungal ecology; ecosystem functioning; community assembly; fungal interactions; taxonomy and systematics; extreme environments; biogeography; fungal conservation; biotechnology applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)

Molecular Insights into Malignant Cutaneous Adnexal Neoplasms

edited by

Albert Alhatem

and Rosalynn M. Nazarian

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 2228 | Submission Open

Keywords: malignant adnexal neoplasms; sebaceous carcinoma; hidradenocarcinoma; malignant spiradenoma; trichoblastic carcinoma; molecular mechanisms; signal transduction pathways; tumor microenvironment; epigenetics; genomic profiling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)

Metabolic and Stress Responses in Aquatic Animals (2nd Edition)

edited by

Marcelino Herrera

, Laura Fernández-Alacid and

Ignacio Ruiz-Jarabo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2222 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress; metabolism; animal welfare; aquaculture; cephalopods; fish; molluscs; crustaceans; aquatic animals; animal physiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoology)

Aquatic Economic Animal Breeding and Healthy Farming (2nd Edition)

edited by Yude Wang and Shengwei Luo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1877 | Submission Open

Keywords: rice– fish; fish; and aquaculture; hybridization and genetic breeding; nutrient additive and requirement; physiology and immune response; disease control; pathogenesis research; probiotic identification and function; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabonomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoology)

15 Years of Biology: The View Ahead

edited by

Andrés Moya

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1718 | Submission Open

Keywords: behavioral biology; bioinformatics; biophysics; biotechnology; cancer biology; cell biology; conservation biology and biodiversity; developmental and reproductive biology; ecology; evolutionary biology; genetics and genomics; immunology; infection biology; marine and freshwater biology; medical biology; microbiology; neuroscience; physiology; plant science; toxicology; theoretical biology and biomathematics; zoology

Molecular Insights into the Immune Contexture of Tumors

edited by

Leonardo Oliveira Reis

and Guilherme Zweig Rocha

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1656 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunology; immune oncology; cancer; molecular biology; biomarkers; inflammation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)

New Insights into Mitochondria in Health and Disease

edited by Huiliang Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1477 | Submission Open

Keywords: mitochondria; cell dysfunction; aging; diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Biology)

Pathobiology of Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure Issues

edited by Mohit Hulsurkar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1432 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiac arrhythmias; atrial fibrillation; heart failure; ion channelopathy; cardiac fibrosis; cardiomyopathy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)

From Cell Division to Systemic Dysregulation: Genetic Mechanisms and Biomarkers in Civilization Diseases

edited by

Robert Zdanowski

and

Agata Borkowska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1353 | Submission Open

Keywords: cell cycle regulation; genetic and epigenetic mechanisms; cellular senescence; oxidative stress; inflammation; molecular biomarkers; neurodegeneration; tumor microenvironment; metabolic and cardiovascular diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)

Non-Coding RNA Research and Functional Insights

edited by

Zorana Dobrijević

and

Milos Brkusanin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1228 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-coding RNA; microRNA; long non-coding RNA; circular RNA; gene expression regulation; biomarkers; epigenetics

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

Adaptation Mechanisms of Forest Trees to Abiotic Stress (2nd Edition)

edited by

Ling Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1172 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic variation; epigenetic control; plant hormone; nitric oxide; reactive oxygen; species; phenomic; metabolomic; genomic; signal transduction; gene function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

Microbial Drivers of Aquatic Ecosystem Function: From Genomes to Biogeochemical Cycles

edited by

Ji Li

and Jinjun Kan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1042 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic microbial ecology; harmful algal blooms; nutrient cycling; trophic interactions; omics technologies; ecosystem resilience; bioremediation; population dynamics in aquatic ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Biology)

Landscape Ecology and Ecosystem Resilience: Patterns, Processes and Sustainability

edited by

Jing Gao

and

Chutian Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1035 | Submission Open

Keywords: landscape patterns; ecological resilience; blue carbon ecosystems; habitat fragmentation; spatiotemporal modeling; landscape connectivity; ecosystem services; land use change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)

Vegetation Detection and Ecosystem Carbon Modeling

edited by

Teerawong Laosuwan

and

Yannawut Uttaruk

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 930 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation detection; ecosystem carbon modeling ; biomass estimation ; carbon dynamics ; forest and agro-ecosystem monitoring ; remote sensing ; allometric modeling ; machine learning ; UAV imagery; climate-change mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)

Advances in Biomechanics in Physiology and Pathology

edited by

Milan Toma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 908 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomechanics; mechanics; extracellular matrix; cellular mechanics; tissue remodeling; developmental biomechanics; computational modeling; bioimaging; engineered microenvironments; artificial intelligence; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophysics)

Waterbird Diversity

edited by

Haibo Jiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 888 | Submission Open

Keywords: waterbird diversity; endangered species; wetlands; habitats; migration patterns; protection gaps; conservation techniques

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

Signaling Mechanisms Controlling Cell Fate in Cancer

edited by Wittaya Chaiwangyen and

Orawan Khantamat

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 873 | Submission Open

Keywords: cell fate; cancer signaling; miRNA; p53; Wnt; apoptosis; proliferation; differentiation; therapy resistance; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)

Novel Dynamics and Mechanisms of Stromal–Leukocyte Interactions in Tissue Inflammation, Immunity and Healing

edited by Matthias Friedrich, Pablo Céspedes and Mathilde Pohin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 856 | Submission Open

Keywords: stromal– immune crosstalk; chronic inflammation; tissue repair and regeneration; single-cell omics; immunometabolism; fibrosis; spatial transcriptomics; immune tolerance; cytokine signaling; stromal niche immunology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)

Adaptation and Protection Mechanisms in Marine Ecosystem Under Climate Change

edited by

Chih-Ching Chung

and Ya-Fan Chan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 695 | Submission Open

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(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)

Plant Developmental Transition Under Changing Climate

edited by Zeeshan Nasim

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 437 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant development; reproductive transition; flowering; climate change; global warming 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 English 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 English to Simplified Chinese Never translate English Never translate admin.mdpi.com

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)

Mammalian Oocyte Biology

edited by Jingcai Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open

Keywords: oocyte; oogenesis; meiosis; oocyte maturation; oocyte quality; activation; oocyte metabolism; aneuploidy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental and Reproductive Biology)

Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer Cell Invasion and Metastasis

edited by

Silpa Gampala

and Veena Kumari Vuttaradhi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer cell invasion; metastasis; tumor microenvironment; redox and metabolic signaling; EMT and cellular plasticity; extracellular matrix remodeling; oncogenic signaling pathways; metastatic therapeutic targets; tumor– stromal interactions; functional genomics in metastasis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)

Differential Gene Expression and Coexpression (3rd Edition)

edited by

Ioannis Michalopoulos

and

Apostolos Malatras

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarkers; differential gene expression; gene coexpression networks; transcriptomics; RNA-seq; microarrays; systems biology; webtools; cancer; disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)

Advances in Cellular Immunotherapy for Malignancy

edited by

John Maher

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: chimeric antigen receptor; T cell receptor; genetic engineering; cancer; immune cell; T cell; NK cell; monocyte; macrophage; dendritic cell

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)

The Central Role of Glia and Myelin in Neuroimmunity and Injury Repair

edited by

Robert H. Miller

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroinflammation; CNS; PNS; astrocytes; oligodendrocyte lineage cells; neurovascular unit; myelin repair; model systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)

Impact of Climate Change on Individual, Population, Community and Ecosystems

edited by

Zhenggang Xu

and Wensheng Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; cross-scale interactions; ecosystem resilience; ecological forecasting; biodiversity shifts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)

Dysregulated Enzyme Expression and Function in Cancer and Human Disease

edited by

Roberta Moschini

and

Francesca Felice

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzyme dysregulation; enzymatic activity; metabolic reprogramming; oxidative stress; cellular plasticity; cancer biology; drug resistance; enzyme-targeted therapies; cancer angiogenesis

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

Systems Biology Approaches to Genetic Data of Human Diseases

edited by Marcio A. A. Almeida

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: systems biology; multi-omics integration; human genetics; network analysis; disease mechanisms; machine learning; functional genomics; gene– environment interactions

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

Feature Papers in Neuroscience

edited by

Oliver von Bohlen und Halbach

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: cellular neuroscience; cognitive neuroscience; computational neuroscience; neuroanatomy; neurodevelopment; neuroimaging; neuroimmunology; neuropathology; neurophysiology; molecular neuroscience; systems neuroscience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)

Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Motor and Non-Motor Benefits in Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury

edited by Deepak Kumbhare and Julie Lynn Schwertfeger

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: vagus nerve stimulation (VNS); neuromodulation; electrophysiology; neural circuits; biomarkers; EEG; local field potentials (LFP); translational neuroscience; non-invasive stimulation; cervical VNS; auricular VNS; non-motor symtoms of stroke; cognition after stroke; implanted (iVNS); transauricular (taVNS); and transdermal (tVNS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)

Mechanisms of Neuroendocrine Response to Stress in Insects

edited by

Natraj Krishnan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroendocrine signaling; insect stress physiology; neuropeptides and hormones; biotic and abiotic stress; stress response pathways; environmental adaptation; insect neurobiology; hormonal regulation

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

Redefining Structure–Function Relationships in Biomacromolecules

edited by

Hunmin Jung

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: structure– function relationship; biomacromolecular assembly; structure-based therapeutic intervention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophysics)

Investigating the Structure and Function of Microbial Proteins

edited by Cristiane Rodrigues Guzzo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural biology; bioinformatics; antimicrobials; bacteriophages; X-ray crystallography; cryo-EM; cryo-ET; NMR; AlphaFold; microbial proteins; protein complexes; multidrug-resistant bacteria; antimicrobial targets; CRISPR genome editing; phage therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophysics)

Neurotrophin Receptor in Neurological Diseases

edited by Tao Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurotrophin receptors (TrkA; TrkB; TrkC and p75NTR); small molecule; Alzheimer’ s disease; Parkinson’ s disease; Huntington’ s disease; neurodegenerative diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)

New Insights in Aquatic Microbial Ecology

edited by

Shengnan Li

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial ecology; microbiome; community assembly; environmental stressors; microbial interactions; biogeochemical cycles; freshwater; marine; and engineered aquatic environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

Advances in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Toxicology

edited by

Xiangsheng Hong

and

Jie Gu

submission deadline 3 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1269 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecotoxicology; molecular mechanisms; biological responses; emerging contaminants; zebrafish (Danio rerio); oxidative stress; multi-omics; neurobehavioral toxicity; environmental stressors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicology)

From Form to Function: Evolutionary Perspectives on Tetrapod Morphology

edited by Maria Laura Ponssa

submission deadline 5 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: morphological evolution; tetrapods; anatomy and development; functional morphology; evo-devo; phylogenetic approaches; morphological integration; phenotypic diversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoology)

Decoding the Sugar Code: Understanding the Function of Glycans in Health and Disease

edited by

Leonardo Freire-de-Lima

,

Leonardo Marques Da Fonseca

,

Célio Geraldo Freire-de-Lima

,

Alexandre Morrot

and Raphael do Carmo Valente

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 863 | Submission Open

Keywords: glycobiology; glycoproteins; glycolipids; glycosyltransferases; glycoconjugates; glycosylation; glycomics; health and disease; molecular mechanisms; biological functions

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

Microtubule in Health and Disease

edited by

Helena Soares

,

Bruno Carmona

and Antonio Currais

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: microtubules; tubulin heterodimers; post-translational modifications; microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs); microtubule molecular motors; cilia; centrosome; tubulin-targeting drugs; neurodegenerative diseases; cancer; ciliopathies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)

Adapting Vegetable Crops to Environmental Stress Under Climate Change

edited by Vasile Stoleru and

Mihaela Rosca

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetable plant biology; advancements in grafting and nursery technology; plant growing; nutrition; and irrigation; protected cultivation systems; sustainable practices and innovations; pest and disease control; strategies for stress control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

Genetic and Epigenetic Regulation of Gene Expression

edited by

Xu Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9182 | Submission Open

Keywords: allele-specific expression; cis-regulatory elements; RNA maturation and stability; DNA methylation; histone modifications; chromatin remodeling; transcription factors; non-coding RNA; small RNA

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

Tumor Biomechanics and Mechanobiology

edited by Xinbin Zhao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6128 | Submission Open

Keywords: tumor migration; cancer cell invasion; cancer metastasis; biomechanics; tumor microenvironment; extracellular matrix; matrix degradation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)

Molecular Interactions and Biological Functions of Bioactive Compounds in Food and Health

edited by

Wuyang Huang

and

Daniela D. Herrera-Balandrano

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3388 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; nutraceuticals; food function; healthy effects; antidiabetic action; anti-inflammatory properties; antioxidants

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

Sexual Determination and Reproductive Regulation in Aquatic Organisms

edited by Liang Guo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2823 | Submission Open

Keywords: sex-determining gene; sex chromosome; sex control breeding; sex-determining pathway

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental and Reproductive Biology)

Biological Rhythms and Molecular Clockworks in Physiology and Pathology (2nd Edition)

edited by

Gianluigi Ubaldo Mazzoccoli

and

Marina Maria Bellet

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1959 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological rhythms; molecular clockworks; circadian timing system; circadian desynchrony; circadian disruption; chronopathology; chronopharmacology and chronotherapeutics; chronomedicine

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