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Editorial Board

Editors-in-Chief
Jacques Ravel, PhD, University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA
 

Senior Editors
Greg Amos, PhD, Waltham Petcare Science Institute, UK
Laure Bindels, PhD, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Victor Carrion Bravo, PhD University of Malaga, IHSM-UMA-CSIC, Spain
Mahesh Desai, PhD, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg
Robert Dickson, MD, University of Michigan, USA
Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh, PhD, JGI/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
Professor Dr Florian Fricke, University of Hohenheim, Germany
Falk Hildebrand, PhD, Quadram Institute, UK
Sharon Huws, PhD, Queens University Belfast, UK
Purnima Kumar, DDS, PhD University of Michigan, USA
Charles Lee, PhD University of Waikato, New Zealand
Connie Lovejoy, PhD, Université Laval, Canada
Julia Oh, PhD, Jackson Laboratory, USA
Christopher Quince, PhD, Quadram Institute, UK
Lynn Schriml, PhD, University of Maryland, USA
Kevin Theis, PhD, Wayne State University School of Medicine, USA
Jens Walter, PhD, University College Cork, Ireland
Joy Watts, PhD University of Portsmouth, UK
Paul Wigley, PhD, University of Liverpool, UK
MeiLing Zhang, PhD East China Normal University, China
Tong Zhang, PhD University of Hong Kong, China
  

Managing Editor
Ian Lidbury, PhD, University of Sheffield, UK



Editors-by-Section

Animal Microbiome
Senior Editors
Greg Amos, PhD, Waltham Petcare Science Institute, UK
Sharon Huws, PhD, Queens University Belfast, UK
Paul Wigley, PhD, University of Liverpool, UK
MeiLing Zhang, PhD East China Normal University, China

Associate Editors
Kirk Anderson, PhD, USDA-ARS, USA
Hector Arguello-Rodriguez, DVM, Universidad De Leon, Spain
Didier Bouchon, PhD,  Université de Poitiers, France
Preben Boysen, PhD, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway
Junior Professor Dr rer. Nat. Amelia Camarinha-Silva, University of Hohenheim, Germany
Congying Chen, PhD, Jiangxi Agricultural University, China
Yanfen Cheng, PhD, Nanjing Agricultural University, China
Univ.-Professor, Dr rer. nat. Thomas Clavel, Technische Universität München, Germany
Nicolae Corcionivoschi, PhD, Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute, UK
Florencia Correa-Fiz, PhD, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology, Animal Health Research Center (IRTA-CReSA), Spain
Laura Cox, PhD,  Harvard University, USA
Ellen Decaestecker, PhD, KU Leuven, Belgium
Baichuan Deng, PhD,  South China Agricultural University, China
Ming Fan, PhD, University of Guelph, Canada
Mathilde Gendrin, MSC, PhD, HDR, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane,French Guiana
Leluo Guan, PhD, University of Alberta, Canada
Dr Thomas Hitch,  RWTH University Hospital, Germany
Maozhang He, DVM, Anhui Medical University, China
Dongwei Hou, PhD, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Zhijian Huang, PhD, Sun Yat-Sen University, China
Roger Huerlimann, MAppSci, PhD, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
Fotini Kokou, PhD, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Won-Jae Lee, PhD, Seoul National University, South Korea
Fuyong Li, PhD, Zhejiang University, China
Zhipeng Li, PhD,  Jilin Agricultural University, China
Nilusha Malmuthuge, PhD, AAFC-Lethbridge, Canada
Shenyong Mao, PhD, Nanjing Agricultural University, China
Diego Morgavi, PhD, INRA, France
Orla O'Sullivan, PhD, Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ireland
Linda Oyama, PhD, Queen's University Belfast, UK
Benjamin Parker, PhD, University of Tennessee, USA
Dipti Pitta, MSc, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Kasie Raymann, PhD, University of North Carolina Greensboro, USA
Alice Risely, PhD, University of Salford, UK
Ivan Rychlik, PhD, Veterinary Research Institute, Czech Republic
Professor Dr Jana Seifert, University of Hohenheim, Germany
Yongqi Shao, PhD, Zhejiang University, China
Huazhe Si, PhD, Jilin Agricultural University, China
Tim Snelling, MSc, PhD, Harper Adams University, UK
Rebecca Stumpf, MA, PhD, University of Illinois, USA
Ilma Tapio, PhD, Luke Natural Resources Institute, Finland
Michael Thomas-Poulsen, PhD, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Donald Walker, PhD, Middle Tennessee State University, USA
Haifeng Wang, Dr.,Zhejiang University, China
Yaping Wang, PhD, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Ben Willing, PhD, University of Alberta, Canada
Zhongtang Yu, PhD, Ohio State University, USA
Caijun Zhao, PhD, Jilin University, China
Jiangchao Zhao, PhD, University of Arkansas, USA
Dr rer. nat. Hao Zheng, China Agricultural University, China
Yaping Wang, PhD, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Ben Willing, PhD, University of Alberta, Canada
Zhongtang Yu, PhD, Ohio State University, USA
Jiangchao Zhao, PhD, University of Arkansas, USA
Dr rer. nat. Hao Zheng, China Agricultural University, China

Built Environment Microbiome
Senior Editor
Lynn Schriml, PhD, University of Maryland, USA

Associate Editors
Karen Dannemiller, PhD, Ohio State University, USA
Erica Hartmann, PhD, Northwestern University, USA
 

Cancer and the Microbiome
Associate Editors
Professor Dr John Baines, Kiel University, Germany
Professor Dr Med. Sebastian Zeißig, University of Dresden, Germany


Computer Science/Bioinformatics
Senior Editor
Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh, PhD, JGI/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
Falk Hildebrand, PhD, Quadram Institute, UK
Christopher Quince, PhD, Quadram Institute, UK


Associate Editors
Alexander Alekseyenko, PhD, New York University School of Medicine, USA
Greg Caporaso, PhD, Northern Arizona University, USA
Leo Lahti, PhD, University of Turku, Finland
John Parkinson,PhD, University of Toronto, Canada
Todd Treangen, PhD, Rice University, USA
Yuzhen Ye, PhD, Indiana University, USA

Environmental/Agricultural Microbiome
Senior Editors
Dr Victor Carrion Bravo, PhD University of Malaga, IHSM-UMA-CSIC, Spain
Charles Lee, PhD University of Waikato, New Zealand
Connie Lovejoy, PhD, Université Laval, Canada
Joy Watts, PhD University of Portsmouth, UK
Tong Zhang, PhD University of Hong Kong, China


Associate Editors
Karthik Anantharaman, PhD, University of Wisconsin, USA
Sanjay Antony-Babu, PhD, Texas A&M University, USA
Harsh Bais, PhD, University of Delaware, USA
RNDr Petr Baldrian, PhD, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
Univ. Professor Dr Gabriele Berg, Graz University of Technology, Austria
Tomislav Cernava, PhD, Graz University of Technology, Austria
Chang-Jun Cha, PhD, Chung-Ang University, South Korea
Joseph Christie de Oleza, PhD, University of The Balearic Islands, Spain
Haiyan Chu, PhD, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Ye Deng, PhD, RCEES, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Jocelyne DiRuggiero, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Tim Dumonceaux, PhD, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada & University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Carmen Falagan Rodriguez, PhD, University of Exeter, UK
Bettina Glasl, PhD, University of Vienna, Austria
Cecile Gubry-Rangin, PhD, University of Aberdeen, UK
Vijai Gupta,PhD, Dublin City University, Ireland
Christina Hazard, PhD, Université de Lyon, France
Jizheng He, PhD, University of Melbourne, Australia
Zhili He, PhD, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Jack Heinemann, PhD, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Jihyun F. Kim, PhD, Yonsei University, South Korea
Deepak Kumaresan, PhD, Queens University Belfast, UK
Dr Ilias Lagkouvardos, Technische Universität München, Germany
Calvin Lau, PhD, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canada
Meng Li, PhD, Shenzhen University, China
Wenjun Li, PhD, Sun Yat-sen University, China
PD Dr Werner Liesack, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Germany
Nachiket Marathe, PhD, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
Andrew Millard, PhD, University of Leicester, UK
Gerard Muyzer, PhD, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sean Norman, PhD, University of South Carolina, USA
Ulisses Nunes da Rocha, PhD, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research -UFZ, Germany
Orla O'Sullivan, PhD, Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ireland
Peiyuan Qian, PhD, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Daniel Read, PhD, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, UK
Samuel Robson, PhD, University of Portsmouth, UK
Stephen Rolfe, PhD, University of Sheffield, UK
Søren J. Sørensen, PhD, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Rebecca Stumpf, PhD, University of Illinois, USA
Chaomin Sun, PhD, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Jonathan Todd, PhD, University of East Anglia, UK
Michael Thomas-Poulsen, PhD, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
John Walshaw, PhD, Fera Science Ltd, UK
Kenneth Wasmund, PhD, University of Vienna, Austria
Zhong Wei, PhD, Nanjing Agricultural University, China
Shuguang Xie, PhD, Peking University, China
Jun Yang, PhD, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Yu-Zhong Zhang, PhD, Shandong University, China
Jizhong (Joe) Zhou, PhD, University of Oklahoma, USA


Gastrointestinal Microbiome
Senior Editors
Laure Bindels, PhD, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Mahesh Desai, PhD, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg
Professor Dr Florian Fricke, University of Hohenheim, Germany
Jens Walter, PhD, University College Cork, Ireland


Associate Editor
Katherine Amato, PhD, Northwestern University, USA
Professor John Baines, PhD, Kiel University, Germany
Shai Bel, PhD, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Benoit Chassaing, PhD, Institut Pasteur, France
Univ.-Professor, Dr rer. nat. Thomas Clavel, Technische Universität München, Germany
Laura Cox, PhD,  Harvard University, USA
Sahar El Aidy, PhD, University of Groningen, Netherlands
Danilo Ercolini, PhD, University of Naples, Italy
Alessio Fasano, MD, Harvard University, USA
Univ Professor Dr  med univ Gregor Gorkiewicz, MD, Medical University of Graz, Austria
Emma Hamilton Williams, PhD, University of Queensland, Australia
Scott Handley, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine, USA
Robert Hettich, PhD, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
Jihyun F. Kim, PhD, Yonsei University, South Korea
Nicolas Lapaque, PhD, INRA, France
Martin Larsen, PhD, Sorbonne, France
Professor Dr Sarah Lebeer, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Xin Luo, PhD, Virginia Tech, USA
Eric Martens, PhD, University of Michigan, USA
Siobhain O’Mahoney, PhD, University College cork, Ireland
Orla O'Sullivan, PhD, Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ireland
Henrik Munch Roager, PhD, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Lisa Stinson, PhD, University of Western Australia, Australia
Professor Dr Till Strowig, PhD, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Germany
Michael Thomas-Poulsen, PhD, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Ana Valdes,  PhD, University of Nottingham, UK
PD Dr Sc Marius Vital, Hannover Medical School, Germany
John Walshaw, PhD, Fera Science Ltd, UK
Professor Dr Med Sebastian Zeißig, MD, University of Dresden, Germany


Immunology and the Microbiome
Associate Editors
Grace Aldrovandi, MD, University of California-Los Angeles, USA
Shai Bel, PhD, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Benoit Chassaing, PhD, INSERM, France
Nicolas Lapaque, PhD, INRA, France
Professor Dr Till Strowig, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Germany
  

Metabolomics
Associate Editors
Simon Cameron, PhD, Imperial College, UK
Robert Hettich, PhD, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
Jonathan Swann, PhD, Imperial College London, UK

Metaproteomics
Associate Editor
Robert Hettich, PhD, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA

Nutrition and the Microbiome (including probiotics/prebiotics)
Associate Editors
Katherine Amato, PhD, Northwestern University, USA
Benoit Chassaing, PhD, INSERM, France
María Carmen Collado Amores, PhD, CSIC, Spain
Wendy Russell, PhD, University of Aberdeen, UK
Lisa Stinson, PhD, University of Western Australia, Australia
Ben Willing, PhD, University of Alberta, Canada


Oral Microbiome
Senior Editor
Purnima Kumar, DDS, PhD University of Michigan, USA

Associate Editors
Simon Cameron, PhD, Imperial College, UK
Thuy Do, PhD, University of Leeds, UK
Graham P Stafford, PhD, University of Sheffield, UK


Respiratory Microbiome
Senior Editor
Robert Dickson, MD, University of Michigan, USA

Associate Editors
Simon Cameron, PhD, Imperial College, UK
Elodie Ghedin, PhD, New York University, USA
PD Dr Markus Hilty, University of Bern, Switzerland
Barbara Methe, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Orla O'Sullivan, PhD, Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ireland
Chris van der Gast, DPhil, Northumbria University, UK

Skin Microbiome
Senior Editor
Julia Oh, PhD, Jackson Laboratory, USA

Associate Editors
Elizabeth Grice, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Huiying Li, PhD, UCLA, USA

  

Urogenital Microbiome
Senior Editor
Kevin Theis, PhD, Wayne State University School of Medicine, USA


Associate Editors
Lisa Karstens, Ohio State University, USA
Cindy Liu, MD, MPH, PhD. George Washington University, USA
Lindi Masson, PhD, Burnet Institute, Australia
Matt Payne, PhD, University of Western Australia
Mariya Petrova, PhD, MiP Consultancy, Belgium
Sujatha Srinivasan, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, USA
Rebecca Stumpf, PhD, University of Illinois, USA
Alan Wolfe, PhD, Loyola University of Chicago, USA


Viral Metagenomics
Associate Editors
Grace Aldrovandi, MD, University of California-Los Angeles, USA
Scott Handley, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine, USA
Andrew Millard, PhD, University of Leicester, UK

Founding/ Former Editors-in-Chief
Elizabeth Wellington, PhD, University of Warwick, UK
Eric Wommack, PhD, University of Delaware, USA
 

Editorial Board (non-manuscript handling)
Eric Allen, PhD, University of California, San Diego, USA
Florent E Angly, PhD, University of Queensland, Australia
Martin J Blaser, MD, Rutgters University, USA
Elhanan Borenstein, PhD, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Eoin Brodie, PhD, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, USA
Barbara Campbell, PhD, Clemson University, USA
Craig Cary, PhD, University of Delaware, USA
Frans de Bruijn, PhD, LIPM, INRA, France
Dusko D Ehrlich, PhD, Kings College London, UK
Pierre-Edouard Fournier, MD, PhD, Marseille University Hospital, France
Jed Fuhrman, PhD, University of Southern California, USA
Dirk Gevers, PhD, Janssen Human Microbiome Institute, USA
Jack Gilbert, PhD University of California, San Diego, USA
Greg Gloor, PhD University of Western Ontaria, Canada
Karla Heidelberg, PhD, University of Southern California, USA
Philip Hugenholtz, PhD, Australian Centre for Ecogenomics, Australia
Curtis Huttenhower, PhD, Harvard University, USA
Janet Jansson, PhD, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA
David Kirchman, PhD University of Delaware, USA
Rob Knight, PhD, University of California at San Diego, USA
Nikos Kyrpides, PhD, Joint Genome Institute, USA
Huilin Li, PhD, New York University, USA
Julian Marchesi, PhD, Cardiff University, UK
Julia Maresca, PhD University of Delaware, USA
Margaret McFall-Ngai, PhD, University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA
Trina D McMahon, University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA
Folker Meyer, PhD, Argonne National Laboratory, USA
Emmanuel Mongodin, PhD, University of Maryland, USA
Joseph Petrosino, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, USA
University Professor Dr Martin Polz, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Jeroen Raes, PhD, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Belgium
Gail Rosen, PhD, Drexel University, USA
Thomas Schmidt, MS, PhD, University of Michigan, USA
Dr rer. nat. Dr habil. Stephan Schuster, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Julie Segre, PhD, National Institutes of Health, USA
Frank Stewart, PhD, Georgia Tech University, USA
Susannah Tringe, PhD, DOE Joint Genome Institute, USA
Eric Triplett, PhD, University of Florida, USA
Jun Wang, PhD, Beijing Genomics Institute, China
Eric Wommack, PhD, University of Delaware, USA
Cathy Wu, PhD, University of Delaware, USA
Shibu Yooseph, PhD, University of Central Florida, USA
Vincent Young, MD, PhD, University of Michigan, USA

 

 

 

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