Academic Editors
The following people constitute the Editorial Board of Academic Editors for PeerJ. These active academics are the Editors who seek peer reviewers, evaluate their responses, and make editorial decisions on each submission to the journal. Learn more about becoming an Editor.
Dong Yan
Dong Yan received his bachelor’s degree in Biology from Nankai University (Tianjin, China) in 2001. Following an interest in neuroscience, he then joined the Institute of Neuroscience (ION), the Chinese Academy of Sciences, as a graduate student. During his graduate training, he discovered the important role of AKT local degradation in the establishment and maintenance of neuronal polarity. As a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, San Diego, he furthered his study of neural development and disorder in vivo using the genetic model organism C. elegans. Here, he demonstrated the essential role of a conserved MAP kinase pathway, the DLK-1 pathway, in axon regeneration and synapse regulation. Dr. Yan joined the MGM department at Duke University in September 2013. His lab focuses on addressing the molecular mechanisms undying neural circuit formation during development and neurodegeneration in aging.
Soumendranath Bhakat
I’m a thinker musing between science, society, music & food. I have completed my doctoral study from Lund University, Sweden where work revolved around understanding the role of water molecule in protein-ligand binding and understanding the role of aromatic ring flipping & transient loop opening in protein dynamics using molecular dynamics simulation and enhanced sampling. During my Postdoctoral research at University of Pennsylvania, USA on kinetics and thermodynamics associated with aromatic ring flip mediated cryptic pocket opening in biomolecules using Markov state modeling & enhanced sampling. Currently I am a Senior Scientist at Redesign Science working in the interface of molecular simulation and machine learning.
Veronika Lukacs-Kornek
Veronika Lukacs-Kornek, is a Junior professor for molecular immunology and gastroenterology at the University of Saarland, Germany and the Sofja Kovalevskaja Award winner in 2012 (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation).
Research field includes dendritic cell biology, antigen presentation, immunoregulatory circuits operating in secondary lymphoid organs and the study of stromal cell-immune cell interactions.
Eduardo J Fernandez
Dr. Eduardo J. Fernandez is a Senior Lecturer of Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare in the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences at the University of Adelaide (Australia). He received his Ph.D. in Psychology (minors in Neuroscience and Animal Behavior) from Indiana University and his M.S. in Behavior Analysis from the University of North Texas.
Most of his past and current work involves behavioral research applied to the welfare and training of zoo, aquarium, and companion animals. He runs the Operant Welfare Lab (OWL), which is dedicated to the use of learning principles to improve the lives of animals across many settings, including exotic animals in zoos and aquariums and companion animals in homes and shelters. OWL is also part of the larger Animal Behaviour, Welfare, and Anthrozoology Lab (ABWAL; abwal.com).
Dimitri de Araujo Costa
Dr. Dimitri Costa is a Biologist, PhD Researcher (Permanent Professor) of Núcleo de Ecologia Aquática e Pesca da Amazônia (NEAP).
He is also affiliated with the following:.
Post-Graduate Programme in Aquatic Ecology and Fisheries (PPGEAP), Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Pará, Brazil.
GIBI - Group for Integrated Biological Investigation, Centre for Advanced Biodiversity Studies (CEABio).
Researcher at the CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Portugal
More information about Dr Costa's professional background can be found here:
http://lattes.cnpq.br/7509693462303861
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5399-2483
Brigitte Vollmar
Director and Chair of the Institute for Experimental Surgery at the University of Rostock;
Editor-in-Chief of European Surgical Research (Karger Publisher);
President of the council of the University of Rostock, Member of the National Academy of Science Leopoldina;
Member of the Senate Committee on Research Training Groups, German Research Foundation;
Member of the Exploratory Research Board, International AO Foundation, Swiss
Pamela S. Hinds
Dr. Hinds is currently the Director of the Department of Nursing Research and Quality Outcomes and Co-Director of the Center for Translational Science at Children's National Health System in Washington, D.C., and a Professor of Pediatrics at the George Washington University in Washington, D. C. She is an adjunct professor for the University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, and the University of Maryland, College of Nursing.
Ylenia Carotenuto
Dr. Ylenia Carotenuto is a Researcher within the Department of Integrative Marine Ecology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy.
Her research interests focus on Plankton Chemical Ecology, Molecular Ecology and Next Generation Sequencing.
Sharon La Fontaine
Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Science and Group Leader, Deakin University; Honorary Senior Research Fellow, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health.
Sharon's research has been funded by the NHMRC and ARC and is focused on the biology of the copper and its role in health and disease. Sharon has held research positions at The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and at UCLA, USA, was a recipient of a prestigious NHMRC R.D. Wright Award and has published widely in internationally recognised journals. Sharon is a strong advocate for student professional development and career mentoring within the biomedical sciences and medical research through her University teaching and her work on the Victorian Branch of The Australian Society for Medical Research.
Robert Kromer
I am an ophthalmologist specializing in cataract, refractive and retinal surgery. Working as the Deputy Medical Director @nordBLICK (Germany) with the Medical Director Dr. Markus Pölzl, we aim to provide access to the best treatment and eye care.
Medical studies @ Uni Heidelberg, Leipzig & London. Clinical training at the university clinics in Hamburg, Hannover, Singapore & Moorfields (London).
Strong experience in clinical research (>30 publications), lecturer & Ass. Prof. @ Uni Lübeck.
Business training at Frankfurt School (MBA in International Healthcare Management) and practical experience by founding two publicly funded companies exploring innovative medical developments.
Barry S Rowlingson
I've worked in GIS and Spatial Statistics since 1990, first in the Maths and Stats and the Geography department, and now in the Lancaster Medical School as part of a research group looking at spatial data in health applications. We have a focus on tropical disease epidemiology but also look at wider spatial statistical health research.
Kerstin Kröger
Dr. Kerstin Kröger is MPA Management Adviser at the Join Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) in Aberdeen, UK. She obtained her M.Sc from CAU University Kiel and PhD from VIC Wellington, NZ in 2004.
Dr. Kröger is a deep-sea ecologist with a special interest in benthic biodiversity and communities, the effects of natural and anthropogenic disturbances and pressures on such communities and their recovery trajectories. Furthermore, she is interested in management of the marine environment, in particular of offshore MPAs in national waters and the High Seas. In addition to this Dr. Kröger is involved in developing management measures for deep-sea mining.