Advisory Board and Editors Metabolic Sciences
Aya Mousa
Dr Aya Mousa is a NHMRC biomedical research fellow and the Head of Diabetes, Metabolic and Reproductive Health research at the Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI), Monash University.
Dr Mousa leads a team at MCHRI focusing on diabetes, metabolic and reproductive disorders, which includes work in obesity, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome, and in pregnancy including gestational diabetes and the cross-talk between metabolic and reproductive disorders.
Ghanshyam Palamaner Subash Shantha
Dr. Ghanshyam Palamaner Subash Shantha is an academic cardiac electrophysiologist and faculty physician at Wake Forest University. His clinical interests include atrial fibrillation, leadless pacemakers and ventricular tachycardia management, and his research interests include epidemiology and prevention of diseases.
Joram M Posma
Lecturer in Cancer Informatics at Imperial College London and Fellow at Health Data Research (HDR) UK. Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC).
Ripon Sarkar
Ripon Sarkar is a dedicated researcher with over a decade of experience in cutting-edge technology in the fields of mitochondrial metabolism, cardiovascular disease, cancer biology and tissue engineering. Dr. Sarkar has demonstrated a profound commitment to advancing scientific knowledge and innovation.
Currently serving as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The UTHealth at Houston, Dr. Sarkar's research focuses on cardiovascular disease, especially on aortic and coronary artery disease to understand the molecular mechanism. His proficiency in these areas has been instrumental in conducting groundbreaking research and publishing his findings in reputable scientific journals. Throughout his academic and professional journey, Dr. Sarkar has been recognized with numerous honors and awards.
Dr. Sarkar's dedication to advancing scientific knowledge is further evidenced by his service to the community and his editorial contributions to various scientific journals. He is committed to leveraging his expertise to address pressing healthcare challenges and make meaningful contributions to society.
Mirela Sedic
Dr Mirela Sedic (born Bauman) is Principal Scientist at the Institute for Anthropological Research Zagreb. She has authored over 50 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals including high-impact journals such as BBA Molecular Basis of Disease, Molecular Cancer, The Journal of Pathology, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and Cancer Treatment Reviews.
She was the co-PI of international collaborative project with Functional Genomics Center Zurich in Switzerland (PRIME-XS-0000184 Proteomic profiling of retinal proteins from rat model of age-related macular degeneration 2012-2014) and the PI of the University of Rijeka grant “Screening and biological evaluation of acid ceramidase and sphingosine kinase inhibitors as a new class of anti-tumour agents” (2014 – 2017). She is currently the PI of the project funded by the Croatian Science Foundation “Dissecting the mechanisms of therapy resistance in BRAF-mutant colon cancer using an integrated –omics approach” (2019 – 2023) and the PI of the University of Rijeka research grant “Molecular features associated with BRAFV600E-mutated versus wild type BRAF colorectal cancer” (2019-2022). She is also the PI of the project No. 3238 - EPIC-XS 012: “Proteomic analysis of acquired resistance to vemurafenib in BRAF V600E–mutant colon cancer cells” (2019 - 2022) in collaboration with the Functional Genomics Center Zurich in Switzerland.
Yuan Shang
Dr. Yuan Shang works on Alzheimer's Disease (AD) at the University of Arizona. He combines any potential methods and data to search potential therapeutic opportunities for AD. He is an expert on omics data analysis, multi-omics integrations, network-based pattern recognition, and machine learning-based biomarker discoveries.
Kenichi Shibuya
Professor of Kansai University.
Researching topics such as the Impact of exercise and physical activity on cognitive function, and on vascular health; the Impact of Flavors on taste perceptions; the Impact of Chewing on cerebral activation and Cognition; the Impact of Colors on taste perceptions
Edward R Smith
Professor Edward Smith is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne and Senior Scientist at the Kincaid-Smith Renal Laboratories, Department of Nephrology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital. He is interested in mineral metabolism and kidney disease.
Jeffrey A Stuart
Associated Professor and Chair of Biological Sciences.
The goal of my research program is to gain a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying longevity. Mitochondria, via their contribution to energy metabolism, cell death pathways, and redox regulated signal transduction pathways, are thought to be important effectors of longevity. We use a comparative approach to study these in mammalian species, including those that are exceptionally long-lived. We are also exploring the ability of small molecules including selective estrogen receptor modulators and phytoestrogens to modulate mitochondrial function and affect aging and longevity.
Arja L.T. Uusitalo
I am high level professional in the field of research (for 25 years), academic teaching, health care leadership and quality work. My Medical Specialties are clinical physiology and nuclear medicine and sports and exercise medicine. I have experience and additional education in leadership and management (UEF and LUT), service design and quality in clinical practice, and experience in lean management and process. Lately, I have worked with health technology and digitalization and preventive health care. My deepest knowledge is in stress research and physiology and interests in technology in welfare sector to improve quality, productivity, processes and occupational health.
Natascia Ventura
Natascia Ventura received her MD and PhD degrees at the University of Rome and her post-doctoral training at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Since 2012 she leads the Mitochondrial-associated aging and diseases group and her research mainly uses C. elegans as a powerful genetic tractable organism to unravel mechanistic aspects of mitochondrial-stress control of longevity and to develop models for human mitochondrial-associated diseases.
Jamie D Walls
Jamie D. Walls obtained his PhD in chemistry in 2003 from UC Berkeley under the supervision of Alex Pines. He subsequently performed postdoctoral research at UCLA (with Prof. Yung-Ya Lin) and at Harvard University (with Prof. Eric J. Heller) before joining the faculty at the University of Miami in 2008, where he is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry.
The research in the Walls group mainly focuses on nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) methodological development and applications and studying spin physics. In particular, there is a focus on research into improving resolution in NMR and expanding the ways we can control spin dynamics.