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
Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00290 Helsinki, Finland
Interests: virus evolution including studies on the genetic variation of virus populations, molecular epidemiology of RNA viruses, the evolutionary mechanisms behind the emergence of viruses and viral genetic determinants of virus cell/tissue tropism
Interests: virus evolution including studies on the genetic variation of virus populations, molecular epidemiology of RNA viruses, the evolutionary mechanisms behind the emergence of viruses and viral genetic determinants of virus cell/tissue tropism
Department of Virology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Interests: clinical and molecular virology; small DNA viruses; human parvoviruses; tissue persistence; diagnostic methods; epidemiology; clinical impact
Interests: clinical and molecular virology; small DNA viruses; human parvoviruses; tissue persistence; diagnostic methods; epidemiology; clinical impact
Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164, World Cup-ro, Suwon 443-380, Republic of Korea
Interests: herpes simplex virus induced inflammation in a mouse model; inflammation related mechanism; therapeutic target for inflammation; mouse model for Behcet's disease; electron microscopy
Interests: herpes simplex virus induced inflammation in a mouse model; inflammation related mechanism; therapeutic target for inflammation; mouse model for Behcet's disease; electron microscopy
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Milan, 26900 Lodi, Italy
Interests: veterinary transfusion medicine; blood types; feline internal medicine; infectious diseases; epidemiology
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Interests: veterinary transfusion medicine; blood types; feline internal medicine; infectious diseases; epidemiology
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children′s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Interests: HIV assembly; HIV envelope protein; intracellular trafficking; vaccines
Interests: HIV assembly; HIV envelope protein; intracellular trafficking; vaccines
Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Interests: viral immunology; viral hepatitis; SARS-CoV-2
Interests: viral immunology; viral hepatitis; SARS-CoV-2
Head of the Department for Molecular & Medical Virology, Leibniz University, Bochum, Germany
Interests: virology; microbiology; molecular biology
Interests: virology; microbiology; molecular biology
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
Interests: structural biology; prion diseases; transmissible spongiform encephalopathies; protein folding; prion protein; amyloid-ß
Interests: structural biology; prion diseases; transmissible spongiform encephalopathies; protein folding; prion protein; amyloid-ß
Department of Infectious Diseases and Host Defense, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
Interests: parasite immunology; malaria; immunopathology; host-parasite interaction; immune response
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Interests: parasite immunology; malaria; immunopathology; host-parasite interaction; immune response
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1. Molecular-Genetic Laboratory for Polymicrobial Infections and Biofilms, CCM, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10107 Berlin, Germany
2. Department of General Hygiene, Institute of Public Health, I.M Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119991 Moscow, Russia
Interests: polymicrobial pathogens
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2. Department of General Hygiene, Institute of Public Health, I.M Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119991 Moscow, Russia
Interests: polymicrobial pathogens
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National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
Interests: respiratory viruses; proteolytic activation of viral glycoprotein; virus–host interaction; virus receptors; molecular mechanism of virus replication
Interests: respiratory viruses; proteolytic activation of viral glycoprotein; virus–host interaction; virus receptors; molecular mechanism of virus replication
Crop Protection Area, Andalusian Institute of Agrarian and Fishing Research and Training (IFAPA), IFAPA Alameda del Obispo, 14004 Cordoba, Spain
Interests: phytopathology; nematology; soil ecology
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Interests: phytopathology; nematology; soil ecology
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School of Health, Medical & Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
Interests: vector-borne infectious diseases; neglected tropical diseases; emerging infectious diseases; malaria; dengue; arboviruses; epidemiology; immunology; diagnostics; vaccine development
Interests: vector-borne infectious diseases; neglected tropical diseases; emerging infectious diseases; malaria; dengue; arboviruses; epidemiology; immunology; diagnostics; vaccine development
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Interests: chronic wasting; prion
Interests: chronic wasting; prion
Gene Expression and Regulation, The Wistar Institute, 3601 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Interests: epigenetic regulation of herpesviruses infection
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Interests: epigenetic regulation of herpesviruses infection
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MIVEGEC (IRD 224-CNRS 5290-UM1-UM2), Institute of Research for the Development, 34394 Montpellier CEDEX 5, France
Interests: genetics and evolution of infectious diseases
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Interests: genetics and evolution of infectious diseases
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Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
Interests: malaria; protozoa; HIV; vaccine; cell-mediated immunity; adjuvant
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Interests: malaria; protozoa; HIV; vaccine; cell-mediated immunity; adjuvant
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1. Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, 370 05 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
2. Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Interests: virus assembly; virus structure; RNA; reovirus; helicase; imaging
2. Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Interests: virus assembly; virus structure; RNA; reovirus; helicase; imaging
Natural Resources Institute Finland, 00790 Helsinki, Finland
Interests: forest pathogens; forest and nursery diseases; invasive species; molecular biology
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Interests: forest pathogens; forest and nursery diseases; invasive species; molecular biology
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Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
Interests: fungal infection; Candida albicans; antimicrobials; innate immunity; clinical immunology; cell biology
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Interests: fungal infection; Candida albicans; antimicrobials; innate immunity; clinical immunology; cell biology
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Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Interests: mechanisms of herpes simplex virus infection-induced acute and chronic neurodegeneration; brain tumors; mechanisms of tumor resistance to oncolytic virotherapy
Interests: mechanisms of herpes simplex virus infection-induced acute and chronic neurodegeneration; brain tumors; mechanisms of tumor resistance to oncolytic virotherapy
Department of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, 3015 Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Interests: pneumoviruses and interaction with innate immune responses; human metapneumovirus; respiratory syncytial virus
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Interests: pneumoviruses and interaction with innate immune responses; human metapneumovirus; respiratory syncytial virus
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Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
Interests: environmental health; environmental microbiology; epidemiology of foodborne and waterborne diseases; risk assessment; molecular epidemiology; environmental virology
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Interests: environmental health; environmental microbiology; epidemiology of foodborne and waterborne diseases; risk assessment; molecular epidemiology; environmental virology
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National Institute on Wildlife Research - Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC-ETSIA CR) CSIC-UCLM-JCCM, SABIO department, Ronda de Toledo 12, 130071 Ciudad Real, Spain
Interests: wildlife disease; epidemiology; ecology; control; wildlife-livestock interface; management; wild boar; wild ungulates; ASF; tuberculosis; One Health; risk analysis
Interests: wildlife disease; epidemiology; ecology; control; wildlife-livestock interface; management; wild boar; wild ungulates; ASF; tuberculosis; One Health; risk analysis
School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, No.1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei 10617, Taiwan
Interests: veterinary pathology; diagnostic pathology; pathogenesis of viral diseases and of swine diseases
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Interests: veterinary pathology; diagnostic pathology; pathogenesis of viral diseases and of swine diseases
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Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, the University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA
Interests: immunology; infectious disease; Arbovirus; innate immunity
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Interests: immunology; infectious disease; Arbovirus; innate immunity
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1. State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430040, China
2. The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430040, China
Interests: zoonosis; bacterial infectious disease; central nervous system infection; blood-brain barrier; vaccine; therapeutic target
2. The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430040, China
Interests: zoonosis; bacterial infectious disease; central nervous system infection; blood-brain barrier; vaccine; therapeutic target
Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 235 Eberhart Bldg., Greensboro, NC, 27402, USA
Interests: disease ecology; vector-host interaction; vector ecology; medical entomology; disease modeling; ecology of vector borne and zoonotic diseases
Interests: disease ecology; vector-host interaction; vector ecology; medical entomology; disease modeling; ecology of vector borne and zoonotic diseases
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Interests: systems biology; microbial physiology during infection; genomics; metagenomics; host/microbiome interactions; antimicrobial resistance; bacterial genomic diversity and evolution
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Interests: systems biology; microbial physiology during infection; genomics; metagenomics; host/microbiome interactions; antimicrobial resistance; bacterial genomic diversity and evolution
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Center for Infectious Disease Research, George Mason University, Manassas, VA 20110, USA
Interests: HIV-1, particularly the molecular mechanisms of chemokine coreceptor signaling in HIV infection of human blood T cells and macrophages; the antiviral mechanisms of the SHREK family of proteins such as PSGL-1; development of a noval hybrid alphavirus-SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirion (Ha-CoV-2)
Interests: HIV-1, particularly the molecular mechanisms of chemokine coreceptor signaling in HIV infection of human blood T cells and macrophages; the antiviral mechanisms of the SHREK family of proteins such as PSGL-1; development of a noval hybrid alphavirus-SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirion (Ha-CoV-2)
