Editorial Board

Editorial Board

  • Editor-in-Chief

    • Prof.  Gianfranco Donelli

      Full Professor in Microbiology (Habilitated). Former Director of the Microbial Biofilm Laboratory (LABIM), IRCCS "Fondazione Santa Lucia", Rome, Italy.

      Research Interests: microbiology; microbial biofilms; healthcare-associated infections; biomaterial-associated infections; role of toxins and other virulence factors in microbial pathogenesis.

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  • Editorial Board Members

    • Dr.  Nuno F. Azevedo

      LEPABE—Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.

      Research Interests: multispecies biofilms; nucleic acid mimics for therapy and diagnostics; development of hybridization-based techniques.

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    • Dr.  Vibha Bhardwaj

      • 1. Director Environment Laboratories, Ras Al Khaimah Municipality, United Arab Emirates.
      • 2. Honorary Professor, SBS University, Dehradun, India.

      Research Interests: industrial biotechnology; microbiology; mycology; marine toxicology; phytomedicine; extraction and purification of protein from algae and enzymes; biofuel production from waste; estimation; isolation and production of enzymes from the waste and their applications in industries; wastewater treatment by using microorganisms and enzymes.

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    • Prof.  Claudio De Simone

      Department of Clinical Medicine and Publich Health, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy.

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    • Prof.  Lorenzo Drago

      UOC Laboratory of Clinical Medicine with Specialized Areas, IRCCS MultiMedica, Via Fantoli 16/15, 20138 Milan, Italy.

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    • Prof.  Laia Fernández-Barat

      Centro de Investigación Biomedica En Red-Enfermedades Respiratorias (CibeRes, CB06/06/0028) and Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain.

      Research Interests: biofilm associated respiratory infections; interaction between respiratory microbiome dysbiosis and health status; bacterial gene expression; host immune system.

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    • Dr.  Samantha Flores

      Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Dr. José Eleuterio González, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Monterrey 64460, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

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    • Prof.  Niels Hoiby

      Institute of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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    • Dr.  Jeffrey B. Kaplan

      • 1. Department of Biology, American University, Washington, DC, United States.
      • 2. Laboratory for Skin Research, Institute for Medical Research, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel.
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    • Prof.  Mohammad Katouli

      Centre for Genecology, School of Health and Sport Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD 4556, Australia.

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    • Prof.  Veronica Lazar

      Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 030018 București, Romania.

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    • Prof.  Steven L. Percival

      School of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.

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    • Dr.  Paola Mastrantonio

      Former Research Director in the Department Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.

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    • Prof. Dr.  Mircea-Ioan Popa

      Department of Microbiology II, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.

      Research Interests: infectious diseases; microbiology; chronic infections; bacteriophage; microcalorimetry; tuberculosis; blood-borne pathogens.

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    • Prof.  Thomas Riley

      Centre for Biosecurity, and One Health, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.

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    • Dr.  Vishvanath Tiwari

      Department of Biochemistry, Central University of Rajasthan, Bandarsindri, Ajmer 305817, India.

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    • Prof.  Andrej Trampuz

      Faculty of Health, School of Clinical Medicine, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.

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