Editorial Board

49 Editors in 14 Countries/Regions

China (10)
France (9)
United States (8)
Australia (3)
Switzerland (3)
United Kingdom (3)
Belgium (2)
Germany (2)
Israel (2)
Netherlands (2)
Spain (2)
Canada (1)
Italy (1)
Japan (1)

Editor-in-Chief

Daniel Scherman

Daniel Scherman ORCID

[email protected]
Laboratory of Chemical and Biological Technology for Health, Pharmacy Faculty, Paris University, Paris, France.
Fondation Maladies Rares - Foundation for Rare Diseases, Paris, France.
Research Interests:  Bioenergetics, neuropharmacology and neurodegenerative diseases, gene therapy, the quantification of dopaminergic neuronal death in Parkinson's disease

Research Interests: Bioenergetics, neuropharmacology and neurodegenerative diseases, gene therapy, the quantification of dopaminergic neuronal death in Parkinson's disease

Associate Editors

Jacques S Beckmann

Jacques S Beckmann ORCID

Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Research Interests:  Statistical genetics, monogenic diseases, rare genetic variants in common pathologies

Research Interests: Statistical genetics, monogenic diseases, rare genetic variants in common pathologies

Tao Duan

Tao Duan ORCID

Clinical and Translational Research Center, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Department of Obstetrics, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Research Interests:  Preeclampsia, PPH, preterm birth, NIPT, DOHaD

Research Interests: Preeclampsia, PPH, preterm birth, NIPT, DOHaD

Joe Kornegay

Joe Kornegay ORCID

Departments of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences and Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Research Interests:  Comparative neurology, neuropathology, and myopathology; animal models; functional testing; transverse imaging (MRI and CT)

Research Interests: Comparative neurology, neuropathology, and myopathology; animal models; functional testing; transverse imaging (MRI and CT)

Phillip D.K. Lee

Phillip D.K. Lee

University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
Research Interests:  growth factors, biomarker assay development, disorders of growth and development, obesity, diabetes, and Prader-Willi syndrome.

Research Interests: growth factors, biomarker assay development, disorders of growth and development, obesity, diabetes, and Prader-Willi syndrome.

Neal J. Weinreb

Neal J. Weinreb

Human Genetics, University of Miami School of Medicine, Boca Raton, USA.
Research Interests:  Gaucher disease, lysosomal storage disorders, rare metabolic diseases

Research Interests: Gaucher disease, lysosomal storage disorders, rare metabolic diseases

Editorial Board Members

Bridget Bax

Bridget Bax ORCID

Cell Biology Section, Molecular & Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of London, London, UK.
Research Interests:  Rare diseases, biomarkers, cell therapies, enzyme replacement, mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE), molecular basis of disease

Research Interests: Rare diseases, biomarkers, cell therapies, enzyme replacement, mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE), molecular basis of disease

Olivier Blin

Olivier Blin ORCID

Service de Pharmacologie Clinique et Pharmacovigilance, Aix-Marseille University, AP-HM, Orphandev-FCRIN, INSERM, Marseille, France.
Research Interests:  Neurodegenerative disorders and aging

Research Interests: Neurodegenerative disorders and aging

Matt Bolz-Johnson

Matt Bolz-Johnson

SquareRootThinking and EURORDIS - Rare Diseases Europe, Paris, France.
Research Interests:  Evaluating cross border access to treatment and healthcare in Europe

Research Interests: Evaluating cross border access to treatment and healthcare in Europe

Ana Buj-Bello

Ana Buj-Bello

Genethon, INSERM, Université Evry Val-d’Essone, Université Paris-Saclay, Evry, France.
Research Interests:  Gene therapy for myotubular myopathy, inherited neuromuscular diseases

Research Interests: Gene therapy for myotubular myopathy, inherited neuromuscular diseases

Gillian Butler-Browne

Gillian Butler-Browne ORCID

Institut de Myologie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France.
Research Interests:  Human muscle development, muscle stem cells, ageing, physiopathology and therapy

Research Interests: Human muscle development, muscle stem cells, ageing, physiopathology and therapy

Hon Yin Brian Chung

Hon Yin Brian Chung ORCID

Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Research Interests:  Medical application of whole genome technologies, Clinical genetics & genetic counselling, Multiomics & human diseases

Research Interests: Medical application of whole genome technologies, Clinical genetics & genetic counselling, Multiomics & human diseases

Marc Dooms

Marc Dooms

University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Research Interests:  Orphan drugs, pharmaceutical compounding, advanced therapy medicinal products, off-label use, hospital exemption, orphan devices

Research Interests: Orphan drugs, pharmaceutical compounding, advanced therapy medicinal products, off-label use, hospital exemption, orphan devices

Orly Elpeleg

Orly Elpeleg ORCID

Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Research Interests:  STAR syndrome, agenesis of corpus callosum, cilia, exome, retinitis pigmentosum

Research Interests: STAR syndrome, agenesis of corpus callosum, cilia, exome, retinitis pigmentosum

Richard H. Finnell

Richard H. Finnell

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA.
Research Interests:  Neural tube defects, gene-environment interactions, folate metabolism, embryonic development, congenital anomalies

Research Interests: Neural tube defects, gene-environment interactions, folate metabolism, embryonic development, congenital anomalies

Dominik Fröhlich

Dominik Fröhlich ORCID

Translational Neuroscience Facility and Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Research Interests:  Adeno associated virus, virus capsid, genetic therapy

Research Interests: Adeno associated virus, virus capsid, genetic therapy

Carine Giovannangeli

Carine Giovannangeli

Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Inserm, Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France.
Research Interests:  Molecular biophysics, biophysics, the biology of nucleic acids

Research Interests: Molecular biophysics, biophysics, the biology of nucleic acids

Minxin Guan

Minxin Guan

Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto; Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Research Interests:  Mitochondrial Diseases; Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy; Aberrant Mitochondrial tRNA Metabolisms

Research Interests: Mitochondrial Diseases; Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy; Aberrant Mitochondrial tRNA Metabolisms

Jinxiang Han

Jinxiang Han

Biomedical Sciences College & Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Research Interests:  Rare disease prevention, orphan drug development, rare disease legislation, rare disease molecular biology

Research Interests: Rare disease prevention, orphan drug development, rare disease legislation, rare disease molecular biology

Mariko Harada-Shiba

Mariko Harada-Shiba

Cardiovascular Center, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Takatsuki, Japan
Research Interests:  Dyslipidemia, Familial hypercholesterolemia, Dyslipidemia intractable disease

Research Interests: Dyslipidemia, Familial hypercholesterolemia, Dyslipidemia intractable disease

Ayal Hendel

Ayal Hendel ORCID

The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology Institute, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Research Interests:  Genome editing, biotechnology, genetic therapy, genetic engineering, developing CRISPR technology as a method of gene therapy for genetic diseases

Research Interests: Genome editing, biotechnology, genetic therapy, genetic engineering, developing CRISPR technology as a method of gene therapy for genetic diseases

Virginie Hivert

Virginie Hivert

EURORDIS-Rare Diseases Europe, Paris, France.
Research Interests:  Pathophysiological pathways in oncology

Research Interests: Pathophysiological pathways in oncology

Gary Housley

Gary Housley ORCID

Translational Neuroscience Facility and Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Research Interests:  Neurology and neuromuscular diseases, animal physiology - cell, central nervous system, peripheral nervous system, autonomic nervous system, rehabilitation and therapy: hearing and speech, receptors and membrane biology, neurogenetics, sensory systems, neurodegenerative disorders related to aging

Research Interests: Neurology and neuromuscular diseases, animal physiology - cell, central nervous system, peripheral nervous system, autonomic nervous system, rehabilitation and therapy: hearing and speech, receptors and membrane biology, neurogenetics, sensory systems, neurodegenerative disorders related to aging

Taosheng Huang

Taosheng Huang

Institute of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Research Interests:  Mitochondrial Disorders; Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy; Genetic Disease

Research Interests: Mitochondrial Disorders; Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy; Genetic Disease

Danny Huylebroeck

Danny Huylebroeck ORCID

Department of Cell Biology, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Research Interests:  Developmental biology, cell differentiation, TGFbeta family signaling, stem cell research, mouse models

Research Interests: Developmental biology, cell differentiation, TGFbeta family signaling, stem cell research, mouse models

Reena Kartha

Reena Kartha ORCID

Center for Orphan Drug Research, University of Minnesota, MN, USA.
Research Interests:  Role of oxidative stress and inflammation in inherited metabolic disorders, experimental & clinical pharmacology, biomarker discovery, drug repurposing

Research Interests: Role of oxidative stress and inflammation in inherited metabolic disorders, experimental & clinical pharmacology, biomarker discovery, drug repurposing

Peter M. Krawitz

Peter M. Krawitz ORCID

Institute for Genomic Statistics and Bioinformatics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Research Interests:  Genetic engineering, next generation sequencing, genomics, mutation, cancer biology, biophysics, genetic epidemiology, whole exome sequencing, molecular Genetics

Research Interests: Genetic engineering, next generation sequencing, genomics, mutation, cancer biology, biophysics, genetic epidemiology, whole exome sequencing, molecular Genetics

Jihong Liu

Jihong Liu

Urology and Andrology, Department of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Research Interests:  Kallmann Syndrome, Erectile Disfunction, Male infertility, Urinary Calculi

Research Interests: Kallmann Syndrome, Erectile Disfunction, Male infertility, Urinary Calculi

Bai Lu

Bai Lu ORCID

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Research Interests:  Neural circuits underlying cognitive functions, neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases, translational medicine, molecular pathways underlying synaptic function and neural repairs

Research Interests: Neural circuits underlying cognitive functions, neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases, translational medicine, molecular pathways underlying synaptic function and neural repairs

Bin Lu

Bin Lu

Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
Research Interests:  Mitochondrial protein quality control, mtDNA maintenance, tumor metabolism, mitochondrial disorders, cell death, drug repurposing

Research Interests: Mitochondrial protein quality control, mtDNA maintenance, tumor metabolism, mitochondrial disorders, cell death, drug repurposing

Xiaoping Luo

Xiaoping Luo

Tongji Children's Hospital; Department of Pediatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Research Interests:  Pediatrics, genetics, inherited metabolic disorders, pediatric endocrinology, rare diseases, birth defects, neonatology, perinatal medicine

Research Interests: Pediatrics, genetics, inherited metabolic disorders, pediatric endocrinology, rare diseases, birth defects, neonatology, perinatal medicine

David L. Mack

David L. Mack

Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Research Interests:  AAV-mediated gene transferring, CRISPR gene-editing

Research Interests: AAV-mediated gene transferring, CRISPR gene-editing

Kees Noordam

Kees Noordam

Centre for Paediatric Endocrinology Zürich (PEZZ), Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Research Interests:  Pediatric endocrinology, genotype–phenotype correlations, growth disorders, Noonan syndrome, hypogonadism, and related metabolic and developmental conditions

Research Interests: Pediatric endocrinology, genotype–phenotype correlations, growth disorders, Noonan syndrome, hypogonadism, and related metabolic and developmental conditions

Daniel J. O’Connor

Daniel J. O’Connor ORCID

Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, Canary Wharf, London, UK.
Research Interests:  Rare diseases, regulatory science, health innovation, patient engagement, oncology, histopathology, EAMS and ILAP

Research Interests: Rare diseases, regulatory science, health innovation, patient engagement, oncology, histopathology, EAMS and ILAP

David Pearce

David Pearce ORCID

Department of Pediatrics, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD, USA.
Research Interests:  Pediatrics and rare diseases, the molecular basis of inherited pediatric neurodegenerative diseases, the infantile, late infantile and juvenile onset forms of batten disease, batten disease

Research Interests: Pediatrics and rare diseases, the molecular basis of inherited pediatric neurodegenerative diseases, the infantile, late infantile and juvenile onset forms of batten disease, batten disease

Yves Pirson

Yves Pirson

Division of Nephrology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Research Interests:  Genetic kidney disease

Research Interests: Genetic kidney disease

Manuel Posada de la Paz

Manuel Posada de la Paz ORCID

Institute of Rare Diseases Research (IIER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Research Interests:  Rare diseases, public health, epidemiology, cardiovascular, risk, autism

Research Interests: Rare diseases, public health, epidemiology, cardiovascular, risk, autism

Aurora Pujol

Aurora Pujol ORCID

Catalan Institution of Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Research Interests:  Clinical genomics, integrative multiomics, systems neuroscience, rare disease, leukodystrophies, adrenoleukodystrophy, disease modeling

Research Interests: Clinical genomics, integrative multiomics, systems neuroscience, rare disease, leukodystrophies, adrenoleukodystrophy, disease modeling

Juergen Reichardt

Juergen Reichardt

Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia.
Research Interests:  Human genetics and genomics, disease mechanisms including metabolic disorders and cancer, precision medicine

Research Interests: Human genetics and genomics, disease mechanisms including metabolic disorders and cancer, precision medicine

Peter N. Robinson

Peter N. Robinson ORCID

The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA.
Research Interests:  Precision medicine, bioinformatics, computational biology, genetics and genomics

Research Interests: Precision medicine, bioinformatics, computational biology, genetics and genomics

Rodrigue Rossignol

Rodrigue Rossignol ORCID

INSERM U1211 Rare Diseases, Genetics and Metabolism, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
Research Interests:  Cellular bioenergetics in human physiology and pathology

Research Interests: Cellular bioenergetics in human physiology and pathology

Franz Schaefer

Franz Schaefer

Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Research Interests:  Clinical and epidemiological research into rare kidney diseases, genetic basis of rare kidney diseases, ATMP and other innovative therapies for rare diseases, mechanisms and prevention of kidney disease progression

Research Interests: Clinical and epidemiological research into rare kidney diseases, genetic basis of rare kidney diseases, ATMP and other innovative therapies for rare diseases, mechanisms and prevention of kidney disease progression

Violeta Stoyanova-Beninska

Violeta Stoyanova-Beninska ORCID

Medicines Evaluation Board, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Research Interests:  Orphan regulation in EU, orphan medicinal products, rare diseases, clinical genetics, molecular genetics, epigenetics, psychiatry, neurology, neurobiology, regulatory science, scientific advice

Research Interests: Orphan regulation in EU, orphan medicinal products, rare diseases, clinical genetics, molecular genetics, epigenetics, psychiatry, neurology, neurobiology, regulatory science, scientific advice

Domenica Taruscio

Domenica Taruscio ORCID

National Centre for Rare Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Research Interests:  Orphan drug production, genetic testing, newborn screening

Research Interests: Orphan drug production, genetic testing, newborn screening

Gabriele Thumann

Gabriele Thumann ORCID

Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Research Interests:  Retinal implant, retina ganglion cell, retinitis pigmentosa, mass drug administration

Research Interests: Retinal implant, retina ganglion cell, retinitis pigmentosa, mass drug administration

Capucine Trollet

Capucine Trollet ORCID

Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Association Institut de Myologie, Centre de Recherche en Myologie, Paris, France.
Research Interests:  Gene and cell therapy, muscular dystrophy

Research Interests: Gene and cell therapy, muscular dystrophy

Joris A. Veltman

Joris A. Veltman ORCID

Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Research Interests:  Genomics technology, male infertility genetics, translational genomics, personalised medicine

Research Interests: Genomics technology, male infertility genetics, translational genomics, personalised medicine

Durhane Wong-Rieger

Durhane Wong-Rieger ORCID

Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Research Interests:  Advocacy organizations, patient advocacy, drug industry, biobank, exome, genetic testing

Research Interests: Advocacy organizations, patient advocacy, drug industry, biobank, exome, genetic testing

Ke Wu

Ke Wu

Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Research Interests:  Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS), gastrointestinal Tumor (GIT), tumor Immunology

Research Interests: Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS), gastrointestinal Tumor (GIT), tumor Immunology

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Rare Disease and Orphan Drugs Journal
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