Advisory Board and Editors Veterinary Medicine
David Levine
David Levine, PT, PhD, DPT, Diplomate ABPTS, CCRP, Cert. DN
Dr. Levine is a Professor and the Walter M. Cline Chair of Excellence in Physical Therapy at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He is an adjunct professor at the University Of Tennessee College Of Veterinary Medicine and North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. In addition, he is board certified as a specialist in orthopedics by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties and is also certified in dry needling. Dr. Levine has been working and conducting research in many areas with an emphasis in veterinary physical rehabilitation and is co-director of the University of Tennessee certificate program in canine rehabilitation. He is a co-editor of multiple books including “Canine Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy”, “Essential Facts of Physiotherapy in Dogs and Cats”, and Gait Analysis: An Introduction. He continues to practice in canine rehabilitation and human physical therapy in addition to his University position. He has presented at over 100 conferences, and has lectured in more than a dozen countries. Dr. Levine has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals with over 75 publications. His latest research focuses on bacterial contamination in medical equipment, animal assisted therapy, and laser to improve muscle endurance.
Mohamed Lounis
Dr Mohamed Lounis is a Lecturer at the Department of Agroveterinary Sciences, University of Ziane Achour Djelfa, Algeria. He completed his PhD in veterinary epidemiology from the University of Blida in 2018.
His research broadly concentrates on human and animal epidemiology. More precisely, he began his research on animal colibacillosis including calf and avian colibacillosis with Escherichia coli genotyping and phenotyping and antibiotic resistance. Later, he conducted multiple studies related to the epidemiology of COVID-19 in Algeria and in Arabic countries. These works were mainly based on modeling the propagation of the disease and the attitudes toward COVID-19 and its vaccines.
Dr. Lounis is also working on a One health approach through different surveys about multiple animal and public health threats including drug use and antibiotic resistance, infectious diseases including HPV infections, AIDS, monkeypox, viral hepatitis (A-E) and other zoonotic diseases including bacterial (tuberculosis, brucellosis...), parasitic (echinococcosis, leishmaniasis…) and viral (rabies, arboviroses…) diseases. He is also working on the epidemiology of non transmissible diseases including cancer, diabetes, hypertension..
Denis J. Marcellin-Little
Dr. Marcellin-Little is a veterinary orthopedic surgeon who has been doing research for approximately 20 years in the field of joint replacement, limb deformities, physical rehabilitation, and biomodeling/biomanufacturing. He has a particular interest in the interface between computers and orthopedics. He is a member of the Center of Additive Manufacturing and Logistics at North Carolina State University and an adjunct in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering (at NCSU), Industrial and Systems Engineering (at NCSU), and Physical Therapy (at UT-Chattanooga).
Alan G McElligott
Dr. Alan McElligott is an Associate Professor in Animal Behaviour and Welfare at the Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong. He received his BSc from University College Cork, PhD from University College Dublin, and postdoctoral training at the University of Zurich. After serving as faculty member at the University of Nottingham, Queen Mary University of London and the University of Roehampton, he joined City University of Hong Kong in 2020. Dr. McElligott's main research areas include animal behaviour and cognition, animal welfare, and vocal communication.
Francisco Javier Miana-Mena
I am a Veterinary Doctor since 2002. The results obtained in my Doctoral Thesis served as the beginning of a line of research on neurodegenerative diseases. Although I have participated in other research groups working within the field of oxidative stress and muscle bioengineering, my work has never moved away from the study of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Since 2005 I work at the University of Zaragoza, within the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, until today. In this time I have published around 30 articles in international scientific journals indexed in the JCR.
I have done research stays at the Pasteur Institute in Paris (France), at the Cochin Hospital in Paris (France) and the University of Granada (Spain).
Arindam Mitra
Dr. Arindam Mitra is a Professor of Microbiology with a specialization in Molecular Biology and Microbiology. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA. After his doctoral studies, Dr. Mitra also worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Arizona State University, Tempe, USA.
Dr. Mitra's research area includes microbial pathogenesis, biofilms, and vaccine development. Currently, he examines the development and regulation of biofilms in natural, industrial, and clinical settings.
He serves as a reviewer for several peer-reviewed scientific journals such as Food Research International, Access Microbiology, Journal of Medical Microbiology, Frontiers in Immunology, Frontiers in Microbiology, and many others. Dr. Mitra also serves as an editor for Access Microbiology, Microbiology Today, Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, and Peer J Life and Environment.
Ipsita Mohanty
Dr. Ipsita Mohanty is a Research Associate II at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute
Her current research focuses on investigating the molecular mechanisms of nitric oxide signaling pathway at the proteome levels using multipronged approach of mouse genetics, ex vivo mechanistic functional study as well as high throughput mass spectroscopy techniques.
Dr. Mohanty has expertise in pharmacology, physiology, and proteomics with emphasis in intracellular signal transduction and GPCR signaling directed towards designing therapeutic strategies for cardiovascular disorders. Technical cognizance encompasses fields of Smooth Muscle pharmacology, Integrative Physiology, Contraction Physiology, Proteomics, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Bioinformatic Data Analysis (and related softwares) for Mass Spectrometry data and In-Vivo skills.
Blanca Moncunill-Solé
I am a palaeobiologist interested in unravelling the biology and evolutionary dynamics of extinct small mammal taxa, particularly on lagomorphs. During my early career, I have developed models for reconstructing the size of past small mammals, and the use cutting-edge palaeontological techniques (e.g. palaeohistology) for disentangling their biology and evolutionary history. These studies allow me to establish the first long-term database of evolutionary responses of small mammals to insularity, being useful for conservation purposes of extant ones. Besides, I am an active researcher in outreaching (articles, workshops, media interviews, exhibition curator, social and outreaching projects, etc.), to bring science to society and to spread my results. At present, my research lines are focused on determination of the evolutionary and ecological dynamics of extinct lagomorphs to past climate and environmental changes, identifying the drivers, biological shifts and extinction rates. In fact, revealing how this family evolved to past environmental changes will contribute to the development of more effective conservationist strategies and policies for threatened extant taxa, helping, hence, in the present and future ecosystem management and protection
Korakot Nganvongpanit
Korakot Nganvongpanit, B.Sc., D.V.M., Ph.D., D.T.B.V.S. is Professor of Veterinary Medicine at the Chiang Mai University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Thailand. He is the head of Animal Bone and Joint Research Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University over 15 years, and head of Excellence Center in Veterinary Bioscience, Chiang Mai University.
His research experience focusing on osteology and related areas includes molecular biology/genetic, chondrocyte culture, small animals orthopedic, and rehabilitation. Past projects involved multi-disciplinary research in the areas of animal osteology including; osteoarthritis (in vivo and in vitro), molecular biology/genetic, forensic anthropology, and population genetics.
Sonia MR Oliveira
Doctor Sonia Oliveira holds a Licenciatura in Biology (pre-Bologna) and a Master in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Aveiro, where she also specialized in medicinal plants, toxicology, murine models, and spermatogenesis. In 2011 she moved to Australia to work in Reproductive Biological Sciences. She later explored the nerve-cancer connection in Cancer, namely in female cancers, and completed her Ph.D. in Human Physiology ( with a significant component in Medical Biochemistry and Neurophysiology) from the University of Newcastle (Australia) in 2018. She then worked with biomimetic systems and nanotechnology in diabetes and stem cells. She explored multiple methods for primary and secondary cell culture, always with a keen interest in histopathology, cell biology, and rare disorders. Participated in >40 event(s). (Co-)Supervised MSc dissertation(s) and final projects for course completion of LSc/BSc. And works mostly in the area(s) of Natural sciences with emphasis on Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Medical and Health Sciences with emphasis on Neurosciences, Cancer, Reproduction, Toxicology, Biotechnology, and Stem cells. Also has collaborations in Microbiology, Biomaterials, and Communication and Information technologies.
Rebecca SV Parkes
Dr Rebecca Parkes is an Executive Manager at the Hong Kong Jockey Club. She is an equine veterinarian with a particular interest in equine welfare, and sports medicine and rehabilitation. Her research interests are in equine welfare and veterinary education.
Prior to this, she was Associate Professor in Large Animal Medicine and Surgery at St George's University, Grenada where she taught equine medicine and surgery, clinical skills and professionalism. Prior to joining SGU, Dr Parkes was Assistant Professor at City University of Hong Kong. At CityU, she led the Clinical Skills Laboratory and the Veterinary Practice and Professional courses. Dr Parkes graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine from the Royal Veterinary College, London in 2010. She also holds a PhD in equine locomotor biomechanics, a Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice and a Postgraduate Certificate in Veterinary Education.
Surya Paudel
Dr. Surya Paudel is an Assistant Professor (Poultry) at the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, City University of Hong Kong. He is a veterinarian and obtained his PhD degree in poultry medicine from the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria in 2015. Dr. Paudel is a resident at the European College of Poultry Veterinary Science within the European Board of Veterinary Specialization. He is also serving as a member of methodology task force for drafting “Veterinary guidelines on antimicrobial use in poultry colibacillosis” in the European Network for Optimization of Veterinary Antimicrobial Treatment (ENOVAT) programme. Previously, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Clinic for Poultry and Fish Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (2015-2022). In addition, his work experience includes conservation and management of critically endangered wildlife species, in particular, in restoring the natural population of dramatically declining vultures in South East Asia (2008-2010).