Editorial Advisors and Editorial Board Members
Editorial Board Members
Bioengineering
Jackson Champer, PhD, Peking University, China
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Research interests: gene drive, mosquitoes, computational modeling, evolution, synthetic biology, genetic engineering
Jackson Champer is a faculty member at Peking University School of Life Sciences in the Center for Bioinformatics, which he joined in 2021 after completing a postdoctoral fellowship at Cornell University. He specializes in gene drives. These are engineered alleles that can bias inheritance in their favor to quickly spread throughout populations. They can be used to modify or suppress populations of disease vectors or invasive species, potentially providing great benefit to human health and the natural environment. Jackson studies gene drive in mosquitoes, fruit flies, and in computational simulations. He focuses on creating improved drives that can avoid resistance alleles and optionally be confined to target populations.
Manjusha Dixit, PhD, National Institute of Science Education and Research, India
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Research interests: Cancer Biology, Angiogenesis, tumorigenesis, cell and molecular biology techniques
Dr. Manjusha Dixit is an Associate Professor at the School of Biological Sciences, NISER, Bhubaneswar, India. Her research focuses on identifying novel tumorigenic and angiogenic regulators that play a crucial role in controlling cancer hallmarks. Dr. Dixit's group has made significant contributions by identifying FRG1 as a tumor suppressor and demonstrating the anti-angiogenic role of IQGAP2 in breast cancer. Additionally, her team has established the dual role of FRG1 and EEF1A2 in regulating multiple cancer hallmarks. Dr. Dixit has been a member of the Editorial Board of Scientific Reports since 2019 and BMC Cancer since 2020.
Fabrizio Fontana, PhD, University of Milan, Italy
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Research interests: Cancer metabolism, Cancer stem cells, Extracellular vesicles, Tumor microenvironment
Dr. Fabrizio Fontana is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the University of Milan, Italy. His research has always been focused on the study of cancer development and progression. During his PhD and subsequent post-doctoral experiences, he has developed a strong scientific background in cancer biology, with an emphasis on the study of tumor proliferation, invasion and survival. In particular, he has acquired competences related to the characterization of cancer stem-like traits and metabolism. More recently, he has started investigating the role of extracellular vesicles in tumor microenvironment.
Tianyu Han, Dr. Sci. (Biol.), First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, China