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.
Junkuo Gao
Dr. Junkuo Gao is professor at Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China. He obtained his PhD in Zhejiang University, China in 2010. Then, he worked at Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden) and Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) as a postdoctor. In 2013, he joined the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Zhejiang Sci-Tech University as Distinguished professor of Zhejiang Province, director of Institute of New Energy Fiber Materials. His research interest is metal-organic frameworks based nanomaterials for clean energy and green chemistry applications. He has published more than 150 articles in peer-reviewed journals such as J. Am. Chem. Soc., Small, Coord. Chem. Rev., J. Mater. Chem. A etc. with more than 8900 citations and a H-index of 49.
Stephen J Livesley
Stephen investigates soil-plant-atmosphere interactions in natural and managed ecosystems. Stephen studied in the UK gaining a PhD in Soil Science and Agroforestry from The University of Reading.
At the University of Melbourne, Stephen has led research to quantify the carbon and greenhouse gas implications of landscape management and land-use change events in forest, woodlands and now the urban landscape. Stephen’s urban ecosystem research and teaching interests relate to the role of trees, soil and other vegetation systems in providing environmental and social benefits, such as microclimate cooling, energy saving, carbon sequestration, biodiversity habitat and improved nutrient / water cycling.
Dunxian Tan
Assistant professor/research at the University of Texas health Science Center at San Antonio USA. Associate Editor in Chief of the Journal of Pineal Research.
Atsushi Fukushima
I am a professor at Kyoto Prefectural University. My current research interests focus on characterization of metabolic regulatory networks and integrated analysis of multi-omics data in plants. I am a member of the editorial board for BMC Genomics, Plant Methods, Frontiers in Plant Science, Plants, BioTech, and PeerJ.
Dagmara Żyła
I am a Coleoptera Curator and a Head of Coleoptera Section at the Museum of Nature Hamburg. I work on phylogenomics, systematics, and evolution of rove beetles (Staphylinidae).
Jesus Vera
Professor of Optometry and Vision Sciences, University of Granada, Spain.
Most of my research is focused on the effects of physical activity on the health status, mainly for the prevention and management of different cardiovascular and ocular
diseases. Currently researching Optometry, Sports Medicine, Sport Psychology and Neuropsychology.
Michelle Ploughman
Canada Research Chair in Rehabilitation, Neuroplasticity and Brain Recovery, Dr. Ploughman is a recognized expert in neuroplasticity and neurorehabilitation in stroke and multiple sclerosis. Her research focuses on the effects of aerobic exercise, intensive training paradigms and lifestyle habits on the brain challenged by injury, disease and aging. Dr. Ploughman continues to practice as a neurological physiotherapist in St John’s and her Recovery and Performance Laboratory is located in the Rehabilitation Research Unit (RRUNL), L.A. Miller Centre, St. John’s NL, Canada.
Lesley J Rogers
Lesley J. Rogers is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and Emeritus Professor at the University of New England, Australia. After being awarded a First-Class Honours degree by the University of Adelaide, she studied at Harvard University in USA and then the University of Sussex, UK. She was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy and later a Doctor of Science from the University of Sussex, UK. After returning to Australia, she has held academic positions at Monash University, Australian National University and the University of New England, serving as Professor and Head of Physiology for several years.
Her publications, numbering over 500, include 19 books and over 280 scientific papers and book chapters, mainly on brain and behaviour. In the 1970s her discovery of lateralized behaviour in chicks was one of three initial findings that established the field of brain lateralization in non-human animals, now a very active field of research. Initially, her research was concerned with the development of lateralization in the chick, as a model species, and the importance of light stimulation before hatching on the development of visual asymmetry, which she investigated at the neural and behavioural levels. She then compared lateralized behaviour in different species spanning from bees to primates and, more recently, has focussed on the advantages of brain asymmetry and the link between social behaviour and population-level asymmetry. She also edits the journal Laterality.
Shinya Tsuzuki
Shinya Tsuzuki is a researcher at National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan. Currently he leads several research projects related to infectious disease epidemiology, such as disease burden of antimicrobial resistance, COVID-19 epidemics, quantitative evaluation of vaccination policy in Japan, and so forth.
Barbara Nowak
Barbara is Professor at the University of Tasmania (UTAS), where she leads Aquatic Animal Health research group. Barbara has her PhD from Sydney University and has been working at UTAS since 1991. Her research interests focus on various aspects of fish health, such as fish parasitology, fish immunology and fish pathology. Barbara has published over 200 papers and supervised more than 30 PhD students. She has received awards for her research and supervision of PhD students.
Clement Kent
Dr. Clement Kent is a an Adjunct Professor at York University, Toronto, Canada. He has prior background math and computing; but since 2005 his research interests have focused on behavioral genetics and genomics, for both fruit flies and social insects, primarily honeybees, as well as conservation of pollinators.
Tim L A Doyle
Dr Tim Doyle is a biomechanics and physical performance researcher at Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia. He has a broad network having studied within Australia (The University of Queensland, Edith Cowan University) and overseas at Ball State University in the USA. In addition to his academic qualifications he is also an accredited level 2 strength and conditioning coach (ASCA), an accredited level 2 sport scientist and exercise scientist (ESSA). He was awarded an Endeavour Executive Fellowship which provided the opportunity to spend time at The Mayo Clinic and Stanford University. His research involves neuromuscular biomechanics, injury prevention, and physical preparation in athletes and tactical populations.