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.
Wei Cui
Wei CUI, Ph.D.
Extension Associate Professor
Principal Investigator (Independent)
Director, Animal Models Core Facility
at University of Massachusetts Amherst
https://www.umass.edu/veterinary-animal-sciences/about/directory/wei-cui
More than 16 years of experience in mammalian oocyte and pre-implantation embryo development. Created live transgenic cloned goats by somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). Generated multiple Knockout and Knock-in rat and mouse lines by ZFN, TALEN, and CRISPR/Cas9.
Academic Editor for PeerJ;
Associate Editor for Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine;
Associate Editor for Reproduction and Fertility;
Associate Editor for Animal Reproduction-Theriogenology, Frontiers in Veterinary Science;
Academic Editor for PLOS ONE.
Served as Peer Reviewer for more than 40 journals 180 times, as well as Editors for over 50 times.
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/169586
https://publons.com/author/1174231/wei-cui#profile
https://www.umass.edu/veterinary-animal-sciences/about/directory/wei-cui
Keywords: Mammalian oogenesis, Preimplantation Embryo, Oocyte maturation, CRISPR/Cas9, Knockout, Knock-in, Oocyte-specific conditional knockout, Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT), Oocyte spontaneous activation, Cell cycle, Oocyte aging, Animal models, Epigenetics, Toxicology, Cell culture, Fertilization, Micromanipulation, RNAi, Knockdown, Animal reproduction, Genome editing, Blastocyst, Cell lineage
Joseph M Smoak
Joseph M. Smoak is a professor of biogeochemistry at the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg. His research focus is on how coastal wetlands respond to climate change and sea-level rise. Specifically, his work examines carbon burial in coastal wetlands, and how burial might change and influence global climate.
Daniele Filippo Condorelli
Degrees M.D.: University of Catania (Italy), 1974-1980. Specialist in Neurology: University of Catania, 1980-1984. Ph.D. in Medical Biochemistry and Biology: University of Bari and Catania, 1984-1986.
Professional positions: 2001- today: Full professor of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Catania; 1988-2000: Associate Professor of Biochemistry, University of Catania;. 2005-2009: Director of the School of Clinical Biochemistry; 2007-2013 coordinator of the PhD School in Translational Biomedicine.
Scientific publications.
1981-2018: 134 scientific papers in international peer-reviewed journal and 25 book chapters. Citations (years 1985-2018): 4612; without self-citations: 4367 (Web of Science, ISI); h-index 40
Research training abroad: 1983: Research associate at the MRC Developmental Neurobiology Unit. London (Dir.: Prof. R. Balazs); 1989-1990: Research associate at the Neurobiochemistry Group of the Mental Retardation Center, UCLA, Los Angeles (Dir.: Prof J. De Vellis)
Research interests: Neurotransmitter and neurotrophin receptors in glial cells; structure and expression of the glial fibrillary acidic gene; molecular biology of neuronal connexins; Experimental therapy of glioma tumors; Cancer genomics; Transcriptomics.
Council of International Scientific Societies:
2000-2004: elected member of the Council of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience. 2007-2011: elected member of the Council of the International Society for Neurochemistry.
Devraj Singh
I am an Biology Assistant Professor at University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. My current research interest involves investigating neural, genetic and epigenetic mechanism regulating latitudinal cline in critical photoperiodic response, daily clock under different life-history states, and circannual clock properties of geographically distinct dark-eyed junco populations in North America.
Gerald T Mangine
Dr. Mangine recieved his doctorate from the University of Central Florida under the guidance of Dr. Jay Hoffman and Dr. Jeffrey Stout. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Exercise Science and Sport Management at Kennesaw State University. His primary research focus is on resistance training adaptations and predicting sports performance.
Nuri Azbar
Professor andFormer Chairman of the Bioengineering Department and Former Director of the Center for Environmental Sciences at Ege University (EGE CEVMER).
Research areas include Biofuels (biohydrogen, biomethane, bioethanol), valorization of waste organic material using biorefinery concept (biopolymer production), bioseparation, application of the industrial ecology concept in industry and environmental friendly production.
Mirna Mourtada-Maarabouni
I was appointed at Keele as a Lecturer in the School of Life Sciences in August 2009. Prior to this, I obtained a first class BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry in 1995 and a PhD in cellular pharmacology in 1998, both from Keele. My research so far involved identifying and studying novel molecules involved in apoptosis.
Agus Santoso
Senior research scientist at Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW Australia. Co-Project leader at the Centre for Southern Hemisphere Oceans Research (CSHOR), CSIRO, Australia. CSIRO adjunct science leader. Past member of WCRP CLIVAR Pacific Panel.
My research focusses on the mechanisms underlying climate and ocean variability and change. I implement data analysis techniques and climate model experiments. Specific interests include the evolution of Southern Ocean water masses; air-sea processes in relation to the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Indian Ocean anomalies, Southern Annular Mode, and their connection to regional rainfall variability and extremes.
Emmanuel Nene Odjidja
Emmanuel Nene Odjidja is an epidemiologist and public health consultant. He obtained his MSc degree in Global Health from the Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh and is currently interested in control of infectious diseases during pregnancy and understanding the linkages between diet-induced inflammation and the onset of cardiometabolic risks and diseases.
Enrique Mateos Naranjo
Assistant Professor of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of Seville (Spain). Past postdoctoral researcher activities at School of Biological Sciences (University of East Anglia, UK), Faculty of Biology (University Illes Balears, Spain) and Faculty of Agronomic Sciences (University Nacional de Rosario, Argentina). Past PhD student at University of Seville (Spain).
Markus A Hobert
Markus A. Hobert is specialist for neurology an geriatrics at the University of Kiel. His clinical focus is on neurogeriatrics, Parkinson's disease, dementia and deep brain stimulation. His scientific focus is on quantitative movement analysis, geriatric assessment and motor-cognitive interaction during walking in geriatric patients and patients with neurodegenerative diseases.
Hedley Emsley
Expertise in neurology, cerebrovascular disease, and the neurovascular-neurodegenerative interface, including the role of inflammation/infection, novel imaging measures, emerging therapeutic targets and clinical trials.
Career History:
Completed medical degree, including intercalated BSc in Pharmacology, University of Manchester (1996). House Officer and Senior House Officer posts in North West England and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. Completed MRCP(UK) (1999), then undertook a three year clinical research post in Manchester leading to a PhD (2004). Completed neurology training, Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery then obtained CCT in Neurology (2008), as part of a Clinical Lecturer post, University of Liverpool. Appointed ConsuItant Neurologist with specialist interest in stroke neurology for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS (2008-present). Also contributes to Lancashire and Cumbria Stroke Network developments. Honorary Lecturer for University of Liverpool. Member both the Association of British Neurologists and British Association of Stroke Physicians (BASP). Elected to the BASP Training and Education Committee in 2009, and appointed Chair of the committee (2010-present).