Editorial Board
- Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms Section
- Vaccines and Therapeutic Developments Section
- Ticks Section
- Bacterial Pathogens Section
- Fungal Pathogens Section
- Viral Pathogens Section
- Parasitic Pathogens Section
- Emerging Pathogens Section
- Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases Section
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
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854-5635, USA
Interests: pathogenesis and intervention of sexually transmitted infections; control of chlamydia growth and development; development of selective antichlamydials
Interests: pathogenesis and intervention of sexually transmitted infections; control of chlamydia growth and development; development of selective antichlamydials
Department of Animal Biosciences (ABSc), University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
Interests: gastrointestinal physiology; nutrition and metabolism; gut microbiota and microbiome; gut dysbiosis; antimicrobial resistance; metabolic endotoxemia; systemic inflammation
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Interests: gastrointestinal physiology; nutrition and metabolism; gut microbiota and microbiome; gut dysbiosis; antimicrobial resistance; metabolic endotoxemia; systemic inflammation
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Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular, IABiMo, INTA-CONICET, Calle Las Cabañas y Los Reseros s/n, Casilla de Correo 25, Castelar, Buenos Aires 1712, Argentina
Interests: molecular parasitology; genomics; metagenomics; bioinformatics; vaccinology; emergent diseases
Interests: molecular parasitology; genomics; metagenomics; bioinformatics; vaccinology; emergent diseases
Dr. Claudio Farina
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Department of Infectious/Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, IRCCS Sacro-Cuore Don Calabria, Negrar di Valpolicella, Verona, Italy
Interests: medical mycology; clinical microbiology; antibiotic resistance; epidemiology of hospital infections; diagnosis of sepsis
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Interests: medical mycology; clinical microbiology; antibiotic resistance; epidemiology of hospital infections; diagnosis of sepsis
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Department of Pathology, University Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany
Interests: pathology and molecular genetics; malignant lymphomas; innovative molecular pathology
Interests: pathology and molecular genetics; malignant lymphomas; innovative molecular pathology
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay, ME 04544-0380, USA
Interests: molecular parasitology; blue biotechnology; parasite vaccine development; marine natural products
Interests: molecular parasitology; blue biotechnology; parasite vaccine development; marine natural products
Institute for Infection Medicine, Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel, 24118 Kiel, Germany
Interests: herpesviruses; SARS-CoV-2; influenza; clinical diagnostics; neutralizing antibodies; vaccination; epidemiology; pathogenicity; therapy resistance
Interests: herpesviruses; SARS-CoV-2; influenza; clinical diagnostics; neutralizing antibodies; vaccination; epidemiology; pathogenicity; therapy resistance
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Interests: molecular processes; cell death; autophagy; herpesviruses (BoHV-1 and CpHV-1); canine coronavirus; dioxin (an environmental contaminant); infectious diseases both in vitro and in vivo; correlation between environmental pollutants and viruses in marine bivalves
Interests: molecular processes; cell death; autophagy; herpesviruses (BoHV-1 and CpHV-1); canine coronavirus; dioxin (an environmental contaminant); infectious diseases both in vitro and in vivo; correlation between environmental pollutants and viruses in marine bivalves
1. Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, Mexico
2. Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, México City, Mexico
Interests: parasitic pathogens; neuroparasitic diseases; neurocysticercosis; host-parasite interactions; inflammation; immunology; epidemiology; clinic; diagnosis; treatment
2. Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, México City, Mexico
Interests: parasitic pathogens; neuroparasitic diseases; neurocysticercosis; host-parasite interactions; inflammation; immunology; epidemiology; clinic; diagnosis; treatment
Prof. Dr. Neil Foster
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Head of Veterinary and Animal Science, SRUC Aberdeen Campus, Craibstone Estate, Ferguson Building, Aberdeen AB21 9YA, UK
Interests: innate immune responses to microbial infections; inflammation and immunomodulation; development of biomarkers of disease
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Interests: innate immune responses to microbial infections; inflammation and immunomodulation; development of biomarkers of disease
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Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0609, USA
Interests: merging infectious diseases; BSL4; henipaviruses; filoviruses; arenaviruses; bunyaviruses; antivirals; vaccines; animal models
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Interests: merging infectious diseases; BSL4; henipaviruses; filoviruses; arenaviruses; bunyaviruses; antivirals; vaccines; animal models
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OIE Reference Laboratory for Classical Swine Fever, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA), Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: virology; viral pathogenesis and immunology; innate and adaptive immunity; virus host interaction; viral evolution; vaccine and diagnostic tools design; viruses in animal health
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Interests: virology; viral pathogenesis and immunology; innate and adaptive immunity; virus host interaction; viral evolution; vaccine and diagnostic tools design; viruses in animal health
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Laboratory of Virology, “Lazzaro Spallanzani” National Institute for Infectious Diseases, IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy
Interests: HPV; HIV; viral hepatitis; virus molecular evolution; host–pathogen interaction; zoonoses
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Interests: HPV; HIV; viral hepatitis; virus molecular evolution; host–pathogen interaction; zoonoses
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Zoonotic Disease and One Heatlh Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, Campus Miguel Unamuno, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
Interests: human-animals interactions; parasitology; zoonotic parasite; one health; vector-borne disease; host-parasite relationship
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Interests: human-animals interactions; parasitology; zoonotic parasite; one health; vector-borne disease; host-parasite relationship
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University Institute of Tropical Diseases and Public Health of the Canary Islands, University of La Laguna (ULL), La Laguna, Islas Canarias, Spain
Interests: epidemiology and molecular biology of zoonotic parasites in wild and domestic animals; the research of species of protozoa and helminths such as Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia spp., Isospora spp., Anisakis spp., as well as lungworms, among others
Interests: epidemiology and molecular biology of zoonotic parasites in wild and domestic animals; the research of species of protozoa and helminths such as Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia spp., Isospora spp., Anisakis spp., as well as lungworms, among others
Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
Interests: African swine fever virus; rift valley fever virus; emerging and transboundary animal and zoonotic viral pathogens; virus-host interactions; genomics; transcriptomics and proteomics; vaccinology and diagnostics
Interests: African swine fever virus; rift valley fever virus; emerging and transboundary animal and zoonotic viral pathogens; virus-host interactions; genomics; transcriptomics and proteomics; vaccinology and diagnostics
Department of Pharmacology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
Interests: fungal pathogens and host interactions
Interests: fungal pathogens and host interactions
Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari, Apulia, Italy
Interests: plant pathology; fungal genetics; fungal biology; diagnosis of bacterial and fungal plant pathogens; secondary metabolism; crop protection; micotoxins
Interests: plant pathology; fungal genetics; fungal biology; diagnosis of bacterial and fungal plant pathogens; secondary metabolism; crop protection; micotoxins
Department of Biomedical Sciences, One Health Center for Zoonoses and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre 334, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Interests: molecular epidemiology; genetic diversity and interspecies transmission of enteric and respiratory viruses of animals and humans
Interests: molecular epidemiology; genetic diversity and interspecies transmission of enteric and respiratory viruses of animals and humans
Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
Interests: molecular cell biology of protozoan parasite
Interests: molecular cell biology of protozoan parasite
Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, University of Rome Sapienza, 00161 Rome, Italy
Interests: infectious diseases; global health; migrants; difficult to treat infection; MultidrugResistant Organisms; MDROs; antibiotics
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Interests: infectious diseases; global health; migrants; difficult to treat infection; MultidrugResistant Organisms; MDROs; antibiotics
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Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
Interests: swine viral diseases; emerging pathogens; diagnostics; immunopathogenesis; infectious diseases modeling
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Interests: swine viral diseases; emerging pathogens; diagnostics; immunopathogenesis; infectious diseases modeling
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Institute Carlos Chagas, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Curitiba, Brazil
Interests: Trypanosoma; RNA binding proteins; gene expression regulation; Chagas disease
Interests: Trypanosoma; RNA binding proteins; gene expression regulation; Chagas disease
Institute of Tropical Medicine Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima 15102, Peru
Interests: emerging diseases; TB; HIV/AIDS; HTLV-1; free-living amoebas; brucellosis; typhoid fever; cholera; leptospirosis and parasites
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Interests: emerging diseases; TB; HIV/AIDS; HTLV-1; free-living amoebas; brucellosis; typhoid fever; cholera; leptospirosis and parasites
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Centre for Virus Research, Institute of Infection Immunity and Inflammation, College of medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK
Interests: human papillomavirus replication and associated cancers; herpes simplex virus replication/life cycle; viral gene regulation; 3D culture models of virus infection
Interests: human papillomavirus replication and associated cancers; herpes simplex virus replication/life cycle; viral gene regulation; 3D culture models of virus infection
Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Branišovská 31, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Interests: pathogenesis; viral genome; tick-borne flaviviruses; tick cells; mammalians cells
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Interests: pathogenesis; viral genome; tick-borne flaviviruses; tick cells; mammalians cells
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Medicine, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California at Irvine Medical Sciences I, C-240, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
Interests: genetic basis of primary immunodeficiency diseases; functional and molecular characteristics of CD8 treg in health and diseases; B cell biology in primary immunodeficiency diseases; T follicular helper and T follicular regulatory cells; COVID-19 in inborn errors of immunity
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Interests: genetic basis of primary immunodeficiency diseases; functional and molecular characteristics of CD8 treg in health and diseases; B cell biology in primary immunodeficiency diseases; T follicular helper and T follicular regulatory cells; COVID-19 in inborn errors of immunity
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Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
Interests: Influenza Molecular Biology Virus Influenza A Virus Virology Vaccines
Interests: Influenza Molecular Biology Virus Influenza A Virus Virology Vaccines
French Institute of Health and Medical Research, Paris, France
Interests: parasitology; Toxoplasma gondii; epigenetic; gene regulation; host-parasite interaction; effector, drug screening; Cryptosporidium; malaria; Toxoplasmosis
Interests: parasitology; Toxoplasma gondii; epigenetic; gene regulation; host-parasite interaction; effector, drug screening; Cryptosporidium; malaria; Toxoplasmosis
Viral Oncology Lab, University of Manchester, St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
Interests: HPV; papillomaviruses; herpesviruses; HSV1; HSV2; HTLV-1; antivirals
Interests: HPV; papillomaviruses; herpesviruses; HSV1; HSV2; HTLV-1; antivirals
