Editorial Board

Editors-in-Chief

Dr. Christian Bronner, Professor
Department of Functional Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Strasbourg, France
Interests:  DNA Methylation and Histone Variants

Dr. Zhaobo Lang, Professor
Institute of Advanced Biotechnology, Southern University of Science and Technology, China
Interests:  Optimization of New Gene Editing Tools, Research on the Molecular Mechanism of Plant DNA Methylation "Life clock" and Aging Intervention Technology


Section Editors

Environmental and Nutritional Epigenetics
Dr. Dana Dolinoy, Professor
School of Public Health, University of Michigan, USA
Interests:  Epigenetics and the Developmental Origins of Disease, Nutrition - Toxicant Interactions, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, Neurodevelopment and Neuropathology, Epigenome Editing and Precision Environmental Health

Evolutionary Epigenetics
Dr. Maximiliano Portal, Professor
Cancer Research UK – Manchester Institute, The University of Manchester, UK    
Interests:  Phenotypic Plasticity in Cancer Cell Populations and Its Impact on Tumor Adaptation

Cancer Epigenetics
Dr. Maximiliano Portal, Professor
Cancer Research UK – Manchester Institute, The University of Manchester, UK   
Interests:  Phenotypic Plasticity in Cancer Cell Populations and Its Impact on Tumor Adaptation

Neuroepigenetics
Dr. Jonathan Turner, Professor
Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxemburg
Interests:  Genetic, Epigenetic, Transcriptional, Translation and Post-translational Mechanisms Underlying Environmental Control of the Stress Reaction   

Epigenetic Regulation of Plant Development
Dr. Xinjian He, Associate Investigator
National Institute of Biological Sciences, China
Interests:  DNA Methylation and Histone Modification-induced Chromatin Changes,Utilizing the Model Plant Arabidopsis thaliana as Research Material, and Employing Genetic, Molecular Biological, and Biochemical Approaches to Deeply Explore the Pathways of RNA-directed DNA Methylation and Histone Modification

Epigenetic Regulation of Plant Biotic and Abiotic Stresses 
Dr. Chengguo Duan, Investigator
CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Physiology and Ecology, China
Interests:  Catalysis, Recognition and Action Mechanism of Plant Epigenetic Information (DNA Methylation, Histone Modification), The Role of Non-Coding RNA and RNA Modification in Plant-Pathogenic Microorganism Interactions, Pathogenic Mechanism of Plant Pathogenic Fungi and Development of Disease Resistance Strategies


Associate Editors 

Dr. Mahmoud AlhosinProfessor
Department of Biochemistry, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Interests: Epigenetic Mechanisms of Royal Jelly, Cancer Cell Signaling      

Dr. Richard BucalaProfessor
School of Medicine, Yale University, USA
Interests:  Regulation of the Immune System

Dr. Steve JacobsenProfessor
University of California, Los Angeles, USA   
Interests:  DNA Methylation and Epigenetic Gene Regulation, Develop More Effective Cancer Therapies and Improved CRISPR-based Tools for Gene Editing

Dr. Gallusci PhilippeProfessor
Laboratory of Grape Ecophysiology and Functional Biology, Bordeaux University, France

Interests:  Regulatory Functions of Plant Epigenetic Mechanisms

Dr. Yunpeng Feng, Professor
School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, China
Interests:   The Role of Epigenetic Regulation in Cell Metabolism and Genome Stability Maintenance

Dr. Qin Gu, Professor
College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, China    
Interests:  Pathogenic Mechanism and Biological Control of Wheat Scab

Dr. Tingting Gu, Professor
College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, China    
Interests:  Epigenetic Regulatory Mechanisms of Strawberry Fruit Development and Ripening

Dr. Huiquan LiuProfessor
College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, China  
Interests:  Conduct Research on A-to-I RNA Editing, RNA Silencing and Histone Modification in the Sexual Reproduction Stage of Fusarium Graminearum

Dr. Qikun LiuProfessor
School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University, China
Interests:  Molecular Mechanisms and Applications of Plant Regeneration, Plant Epigenetic Regulation

Dr. Qingfeng Niu, Professor
School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, China
Interests:  Tomato and Soybean were used as Materials for Identification and Functional Analysis of the Epigenetic Meta-Control Group

Dr. Guodong RenProfessor
School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, China
Interests:  A Combination of Genetic, Biochemical, Genomic and Other Approaches are Used to Investigate the Molecular Basis of Gene Expression/Silencing Caused by Small RNAs, RNA Degradation Mechanisms and Other Epigenetic Mechanisms

Dr. Haifeng Wang, Professor
Yazhou Bay National Laboratory, China
Interests:  Epigenomics and Genomics

Dr. Yun Chen, Professor
College of agriculture and biotechnology, Zhejiang University, China    
Interests:  Fungal epigenetics, Epigenetic mechanisms in fungal-host interactions, Epigenetic-mediated fungal-bacterial interactions

Dr. Zhengyi XuProfessor
School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, China

Interests:  Genetic Basis and Molecular Mechanism of Plant (Crop) Response to Stress and Environmental Change

Dr. Jianhua Zhao, Associate Researcher
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Microbiology, China
Interests:  Focusing on Non-Coding RNA, Combining Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology Experiments