As part of our ongoing review of our editorial structure, the Topical Advisor Panel (TAP) role will be discontinued effective January 1, 2027.

Topical Advisory Panel

Members


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1. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Showa Medical University Graduate School of Medicine, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan
2. Division of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Center for Gene and Cell Therapy, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
3. Administrative Section of Radiation Protection, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan
Interests: exosome; extracelular vesicule; intracelllar comminication; immune tolerance; vaccine
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School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA
Interests: host-pathogen interactions; RSV; SARS-CoV-2; cytoskeletal inflammation; respiratory diseases; live-attenuated vaacine; HMPV; HPIV; IAV; organ-on-chip; air-liquid interface
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Department of Child Health, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, ABC1 Building, 425 N 5th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA
Interests: nanobiotechnology; artificial immune organoids; cancer immunotherapy; bioengineering; vaccine development; project management
Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Interests: vaccines; adjuvants; inflammation; formulation; small molecules; antigen presenting cells; macrophages; dendritic cells, Immunology; pharmacology; vascular biology; molecular biology; cellular signaling pathways; kinases; phosphatase; TLR; MAPK; vaccine safety; influenza; SARS-CoV2; tissue culture
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University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA
Interests: COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy; vaccination in special population
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Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal
Interests: infectious diseases; emerging infectious diseases; viral infection; monkeypox; COVID-19; systematic review and meta-analysis
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1. Coimbra Health School (ESTeSC), Polytechnique University of Coimbra, Rua 5 de Outubro, São Martinho do Bispo, 3045-043 Coimbra, Portugal
2. H&TRC—Health & Technology Research Center, Coimbra Health School, Polytechnic University of Coimbra, Rua 5 de Outubro, 3045-043 Coimbra, Portugal
3. Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR) Area of Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Institute of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de Coimbra, Pólo III—Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
4. Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
5. European Association for Professions in Biomedical Sciences, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Interests: lung cancer; inflammation; radiation effects; immune oncology; biomarkers
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College of Veterinary Medicine, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
Interests: virus; pathogenesis; immunology of infectious diseases; molecular virology; recombinant vaccines

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Department of Hospital Pediatrics, Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia 2, Litovskaya St., Saint Petersburg 194100, Russia
Interests: pediatric rheumatology; vaccination of immune-compromised patients
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National Livestock Resources Research Institute, Tororo P.O. Box 96, Uganda
Interests: animal health; veterinary medicine; animal pathology; trypanosoma; cattle; infection

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Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Sam Ratulangi University, Manado 95115, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Interests: bioinformatics; immunoinformatics; pharmacoinformatics; computer-aided drug discovery
Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Universidad Norbert Wiener, Lima 15046, Peru
Interests: vaccines; COVID-19; pandemic; mental health; epidemiology; bioactive compounds; pharmacology; toxicology; pharmacokinetics
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Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA
Interests: vaccine delivery technology; novel vaccines and adjuvants
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School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
Interests: health development assistance; global health governance; global public goods research and development and accessibility; nutrition and food safety; health emergency response
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Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Interests: nuclear organization; transgene expression; epigenetic regulation

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1. Department of Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
2. Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut 71515, Egypt
Interests: COVID-19; viral hepatitis; stem cells; CRC
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Interests: innate immunity; cytokines; T-cells; monocytes; macrophages; dendritic cells; midkine; pleiotrophin; viral infections; vaccines
Department of Medical, Surgical & Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34129 Trieste, Italy
Interests: public health; health promotion; adolescent health; sexual health; maternal & child health; occupational medicine; control of communicable disease; cancer epidemiology
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