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.
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.
Kenneth Drinkwater
Dr. Kenneth Drinkwater is a Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University.
His research areas include the following:
- Cognition: perceptual processing, statistical processing, and memory.
- Parapsychology (anomalous experiences, general belief, parapsychology, conspiracy theories)
His other areas of interest are:
- Older Adults & Neuropsychology (TBI/Head injuries/parkinson’s/epilepsy)
- IQ/Intelligence and ability measurement/testing
- Projective methods - Rorschach/thematic apperception tests
- Learning Disabilities (spectrum disorders/autism/asperger’s)
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.
Szymon M Drobniak
I’m a scientist working at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków (Poland) and the University of New South Wales in Sydney (Australia). I study biological evolution, with particular interest in quantitative genetics, phenotypic plasticity, evolution of colour and colourful signals, and sexual selection. In my work, I use extensively complex statistical tools and multi-level modelling. Apart from empirical studies, I conduct meta-analyses and comparative analyses, synthesising existing evidence and developing new ways of summarizing empirical evidence.
Robert Druzinsky
I am an evolutionary biologist and functional morphologist with diverse interests. My major focus is on the evolution of the masticatory apparatus of mammals, particularly rodents. I am also working on an anatomy ontology for muscles of the head and neck in tetrapods. I also study the biomechanics of teeth, as well as the neurophysiology of mastication.
Ana I. Duarte
Post-Doc Fellow at Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (since 2007), Coimbra, Portugal. Visiting researcher at Neuronal Survival Unit, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, Lund Medical School, Lund, Sweden (Sept 2008 - May 2009). PhD and MSc in Biology (Cell Biology) by University of Coimbra, Portugal (in 2007 and 2002, respectively). Degree in Biology by University of Coimbra, Portugal (in 1998).
Alain Dubois
Professor of zoology at the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris. Specialist of the systematics of amphibians, of zoological taxonomy and nomenclature, and of biological terminology. Former Director of the herpetology laboratory of the MNHN. Former Chief Editor of “Amphibia-Reptilia” and “Alytes”. Chief Editor of “Bionomina”, Nomenclature Editor of “Zootaxa”. Large teaching experience in taxonomy and nomenclature, currently within the frame of the Distributed European School of Taxonomy.
Kevin J Duffy
My research background is diverse; the common thread being the application of computational methods to ‘real world’ questions from the sciences. As can be seen in my publication list a strong emphasis of this has been in the natural science. Much of this work has been to understand environmental issues using interdisciplinary research by combining the mathematical, physical and biological sciences and in particular using computational models.
Elise Dumont
Dr. Elise Dumont is a professor at the Université Côte d'Azur, Institut de Chimie de Nice.
She is an expert in Computational Chemistry and Biochemistry, using methods ranging from quantum mechanics (mainly DFT) to classical mechanics.
Peter Dunfield
Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Calgary. Alberta Ingenuity New Faculty. Formerly Senior Scientist, Extremophile Research Group, Institute for Geological and Nuclear Sciences, New Zealand, and Research Group Leader, Max-Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Germany
Elaine A Dunlop
Dr. Elaine Dunlop is a Lecturer in the Division of Cancer and Genetics at Cardiff University. She received her PhD in Cancer Research from Queen's University, Belfast and her research now centres on the inherited genetic conditions, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome where patients are predisposed to develop cysts and tumours. She is interested in the crossover between the cell signalling observed in these genetic diseases and the pathways which are at fault in cancer, with a focus on mTORC1 growth pathways, autophagy and the tumour microenvironment.
Tushar K. Dutta
I am a Senior Scientist at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, involved in pursuing basic and applied research in the field of Nematology and Entomology.
As an alternative to Bt Cry toxins for insect pest management, a number of novel bacterial protein toxins (Txp40, TcaB) derived from an insect-parasitic bacterium Photorhabdus akhurstii (symbiont of nematode Heterorhabditis indica) were characterized. The mode of action and pathogenesis process of these toxins were investigated in different lepidopteran insects including Galleria mellonella, Helicoverpa armigera, Spodoptera litura and S. exigua. The potential receptor proteins and their binding sites for these toxins were unravelled from the insect midgut epithelial cells.
My other research interests include molecular basis of plant-nematode interaction. Using RNAi, functional analysis of several plant parasitism processes was deciphered including the role of Mi-cpl-1 in metabolic process, FLP and NLP neuropeptides in neuromusculation process, ODR and TAX proteins in chemotaxis process, cell wall degrading enzymes and various MSP effectors in infection process of plant nematodes. I have contributed in understanding the genetic basis of nematode resistance in rice via genome-wide association mapping coupled with omics-driven strategies. I am currently pursuing genome editing research for developing nematode resistance by adopting CRISPR-Cas9 strategy in Arabidopsis, rice and tomato.