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.
Santiago Martín-Bravo
I am an Associate Professor and researcher at Botany Area of the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemical Engineering at Pablo de Olavide University (Seville, Spain). I am a botanist but I also like to define myself as an evolutionary biologist. My final objective is to contribute to the knowledge and conservation of the biodiversity that surrounds us. My main research interests are on systematics and evolution of angiosperms. I try to answer questions related with the topics of when, how and why are species (and in general biodiversity) generated. I am also very interested in biogeography, this is, explaining the processes causing the distribution of species. To accomplish these task, I use multidisciplinar approaches ranging from classic taxonomy to molecular phylogenetics, estimation of divergence times, cytogenetic evolution, phylo- and biogeographic analyses. Finally, I am also interested in conservation biology, particularly in relation with conservation genetics. I am also the curator of UPOS herbarium
Regina L Cunha
I am interested in integrating phylogeographic and molecular approaches to infer evolutionary processes that explain current patterns of genetic diversity in marine organisms, particularly on isolated oceanic islands. I have worked on natural populations of marine snails from Cape Verde to address problems of speciation and geographic variation and to analyse the influence of historical processes, as the effect of sea-level changes on the genetic structure of organisms. Currently, I am interested in the identification of gamete recognition proteins involved in reproductive incompatibilities and their role in the evolution of non-geographic barriers that, ultimately, may generate sympatric divergence.
Safarina G Malik
Safarina G. Malik is a Principal Investigator at the Genome Diversity and Disease Division of the Mochtar Riady Institute for Nanotechnology, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia, since January 2022. From 2011 to 2021 she lead the Lifestyle Diseases Research Group at the Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta, Indonesia. Her key research topics and expertise include genetic diversity, microbiome, mitochondrial genetics and dysfunction, medical genetics, lifestyle disease association, nutrigenetics-nutrigenomics, population genetics and evolution.
Martha Vives
Full professor, Biological Sciences Department, Los Andes University. Vice dean for Research Affairs, School of Sciences. Past coordinator for the Microbiology program.
Sheri L Johnson
A behavioural ecologist with broad interests in sexual selection, mating system evolution, sperm biology, behavioural epigenetics, and the effects of environmental challenges (e.g., hypoxia, toxins, and microplastics) on the reproductive and behavioural ecology of animals. Study systems include marine invertebrates, marine and freshwater fishes (including zebrafish) and terrestrial invertebrates (weta and stag beetles). Overall, Dr Johnson's research programme investigates both genetic and environmental effects on behaviour and reproductive fitness.
Carla N Mavian
My research aims at understanding the eco-evolutionary pathways that lead to emergence and dispersal of zoonotic and human pathogens, with emphasis on land use and climate change, within the One Health approach. I employ genomics, metagenomics and phylodynamics as tools to elucidate the evolutionary processes and population dynamics that shape viral genetic diversity both at the inter-host (epidemics) and in intra-host level (individual infections).
Emanuele Paci
Professor at University of Bologna. From 2004 to 2021 Associate Professor in Computational Biophysics at University of Leeds. From 2001 to 2004, Oberassistent at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich.
Timothy P Driscoll
Associate Professor at West Virginia University Department of Biology. PhD in Genomics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology from Virginia Tech. Our research centers on the distribution, evolution, and design of interventions for zoonotic and vector-borne infectious diseases. I focus on Rickettsiales and other intracellular pathogens, using phylogenomics and related approaches to understand virulence and pathogenicity.
Philippe Grandcolas
Head of the Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris (UMR 7205 CNRS, MNHN, UPMC, EPHE); Member of the Scientific Council, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle; Past Scientific Secretary, National Comittee CNRS; Past President, Willi Hennig Society; Associate Editor of Cladistics, Bionomina
Adegboyega K Oyelere
Educational Background: B.Sc. Chemistry (Industrial Option), 1st Class Honors, 1992, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, 1998, Brown University, Providence Rhode Island
Employment History:
July 1998 – Nov. 2001: Postdoctoral Associate and Jane Coffin Childs Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
Nov. 2001 – Jan. 2004: Research Scientist II, Rib-X Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Jan. 2004 – Aug. 2005: Senior Research Scientist, Rib-X Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Aug. 2005 – April 2011: Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta.
Dec. 2007 – Nov. 2009: Blanchard Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta.
April 2011 – March 2022: Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta.
March 2022 – Present: Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta.
Stefan Steiniger
Stefan Steiniger is a Professor at the School of Construction and Transport Engineering at Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile, and in charge of the spatial data infrastructure/observatory of the Chilean Centre for Urban Sustainable Development (CEDEUS). With a background in automated geo-visualization, spatial data analysis, geodesy and geo-information technologies in general he has a wide interest in developing free & open source GIS tools and their applications in diverse fields including cartography, wildlife ecology, landscape ecology, urban planning, and transportation. His latest research focuses on (i) developing web platforms for urban accessibility analysis - such as CiudadCaminable.com and Walkability.App, (ii) processes and tools for the calculation (Python and R), visualisation (Dashboards) and management of sustainable city indicators and their data, as well as (iii) the development of scenario modelling tools for urban planning.
Hugo G Hidalgo
Professor and researcher in surface water hydrology, with a special interest in hydroclimatology. Dr. Hidalgo obtained a BS in Civil Engineering at the University of Costa Rica (1992) and an MS (1998) and a PhD (2001) in Civil and Environmental Engineering with a specialization in Water Resources at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Hidalgo is currently a professor of the School of Physics at the University of Costa Rica. He is the coordinator of the Master’s Degree Program in Hydrology, the Focal Point for the Inter-American Network of Academies of Sciences Water Program and Director of the Geophysical Research Center at the University of Costa Rica. He has authored over 30 publications and participated in more than 100 conferences, seminars and workshops.