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Defining Tomorrow, Today: Neurogenetics, the new specialty section of Frontiers in Neurology

September 27, 2018

Matthew Farrer, Specialty Chief Editor of Neurogenetics

Matthew Farrer leads the new specialty section on Neurogenetics in Frontiers in Neuroscience, which aims to explore new opportunities in the field and support understanding of brain function at molecular and physiologic levels. [...]

Contribute your mini-reviews to EPFL’s neuroscience MOOC

September 25, 2018

Ranging from molecular to cognitive and behavioural neuroscience, the course will provide the most up to date, state-of-the-art content and give participants a multi-scale view and understanding of brain function. [...]

How physics can improve our society: Matjaž Perc leads new specialty on Social Physics in Frontiers in Physics

September 18, 2018

People thinking together as a diverse group coming together joining hands into the shape of an inspirational light bulb as a community support metaphor with 3D elements.

Matjaž Perc is new Chief Editor of Social Physics, a new section in Frontiers in Physics. [...]

Forest disturbances impact ecosystems: John Healey and Aaron Shiels lead new specialty

September 18, 2018

Cozy, mossy green forest with warm back-light in the sunset

John Healey and Aaron Shiels lead new specialty section on Forest disturbances in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change [...]

Open access and its global reach: Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti and Amal Amer lead new Microbes and Innate Immunity specialty

September 13, 2018

Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti and Amal Amer lead Microbes and Innate Immunity, a new specialty in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology [...]

Frontiers in Psychiatry supports World Suicide Prevention Day

September 10, 2018

This year’s theme of ‘Working Together to Prevent Suicide’ prompts us to reflect on the role research plays in the collaborative effort to tackle this important global issue. [...]

Working towards a more equal, sustainable future: Chief Editor Valeria Pulignano leads Work, Employment and Organizations specialty

September 7, 2018

Miniature people standing on piles of different heights of coins. Income and economic inequality concept.

Valeria Pulignano of KU Leuven, Belgium as Specialty Chief Editor for new specialty section: Work, Employment and Organizations in Frontiers in Sociology [...]

At a crossroads? Chief Editors Elena Ferrari and Murat Kantarcioglu on the Future of Cybersecurity and Privacy in Big Data

September 7, 2018

Frontiers in Big Data Chief Editors Elena Ferrari and Murat Kantarcioglu of the new section on Cybersecurity and Privacy answer questions on AI, the Big Data Revolution, data protection and privacy [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in August 2018

September 6, 2018

Download this month’s new eBook releases including the latest research collections on rhythm cognition, plant phenotyping and phenomics, thyroid function, and many more! [...]

New sections launched in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

September 6, 2018

Summer warm sun light forest aerial view

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change launches three new sections on Forest Soils, Forest Hydrology and Forest Disturbance [...]

New Energy Materials section launched in Frontiers in Materials

September 5, 2018

Specialty Chief Editor Liming Dai, Kent Hale Smith Professor at the Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, USA

New Energy Materials section led by Chief Editor Liming Dai launched in Frontiers in Materials [...]

Frontiers in Materials – Trending Research

August 24, 2018

Get the Frontiers' Editorial Office picks of top research published in Frontiers in Materials [...]

Chief Editors Ole Mertz and Patrick Meyfroidt lead Land, Livelihoods and Food Security section

August 24, 2018

Farmers hands holding freshly picked tomatoes

Chief Editors Ole Mertz and Patrick Meyfroidt launch a new section on Land, Livelihoods and Food Security in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems [...]

Frontiers in Immunology — Trending Research

August 24, 2018

Mock-up image of Frontiers in Immunology landing page displayed on a Macbook, placed on a wooden desk, with a notebook, cup of coffee and iPhone next to it

Get the Frontiers' Editorial Office picks of top research published in Frontiers in Immunology [...]

Chief Editors Jeroen Saeij and Stefan Kappe launch a new Section in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

August 20, 2018

3D illustration of red blood cells, plasmodium causing malaria illness

Jeroen Saeij and Stefan Kappe launch a new Section on Parasite and Host in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology [...]

New Chief Editor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Prof. David Cohen

August 14, 2018

Frontiers in Psychiatry welcomes Professor David Cohen as the new Chief Editor of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry section

Prof. Cohen aims to promote dialogue between disciplines contributing to the understanding of child development. [...]

Hans van Haren is new Chief Editor of Frontiers in Marine Science – Physical Oceanography

August 14, 2018

Dr. Hans van Haren, Senior Scientist at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)

Frontiers in Marine Science is delighted to announce the new Specialty Chief Editor, Hans van Haren for Physical Oceanography [...]

NYU’s Guillermina Jasso leads new Migration and Society section of Frontiers in Sociology

August 13, 2018

The new section welcomes articles on all aspects of international migration and its links to the people and societies at origin, transit points and destination. [...]

Frontiers in Psychiatry at the 23rd Congress of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP)

August 13, 2018

23rd Congress of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP)

IACAPAP President Prof. Bruno Falissardat discusses the most pressing concerns for researchers and clinicians in the psychiatry field [...]

Frontiers in Microbiology — This Month’s Trending Research

August 9, 2018

Mock-up image of Frontiers in Microbiology landing page displayed on a Macbook, placed on a wooden desk, with a notebook, cup of coffee and iPhone next to it

Get the Frontiers' Editorial Office picks of top research published in Frontiers in Human Microbiology [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in July 2018

August 7, 2018

Insight and Intuition – Two Sides of the Same Coin? collection edited by Michael Öllinger, Kirsten G. Volz, Eörs Szathmáry

Take a look through this month’s new releases including the latest research on computers and games for mental health, cognitive and brain plasticity, and microbiome interplay and control. [...]

Merete Nordentoft is new Chief Editor of Frontiers in Psychiatry – Schizophrenia

August 3, 2018

Prof. Merete Nordentoft, of the Danish Research Institute for Suicide Prevention - DRISP new Chief Editor of Frontiers in Psychiatry - Schi...

Frontiers in Psychiatry is proud to announce the new Chief Editor of the Schizophrenia section, Merete Nordentoft [...]

Highlights from the 2018 Frontiers Forum

July 30, 2018

Our 4th annual summit was meeting of the best minds, providing inspiration for the present and hope for the future. [...]

Frontiers in Psychology welcomes Professor Julie Dockrell as the new Specialty Chief Editor of Educational Psychology

July 26, 2018

It is with great pleasure that Frontiers in Psychology welcomes Professor Julie Dockrell as the new Specialty Chief Editor of Educational Psychology. [...]

Professors Terry Sunderland and Erin Sills on the role of people and forests in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

July 26, 2018

An estimated 25 per cent of the global population – 1.6 billion people – depends on forests in some way for their subsistence, livelihood, employment and income. [...]

Between a soft rock and a hard place – Introducing Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Diagenesis, a new section in Frontiers in Earth Science

July 23, 2018

Specialty Chief Editor of Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Diagenesis Professor Dave Hodgson

Dave Hodgson is a hard man to pin down. On a quest to address some of the great challenges in sedimentological, stratigraphic and diagenetic research, his work takes him from the hard, red plains of the Karoo Basin, South Africa, to the desolate landscapes of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina [...]

On the road to Damascus – Frontiers in Robotics and AI addresses the ‘uncanny valley’ of human-robot interaction

July 18, 2018

Specialty Chief Editor of Human-Robot Interaction Bilge Mutlu

Robots have been a part of our culture for centuries, but it is only in the last decade or two that robotic technology has really become integrated into daily life. [...]

Frontiers in Immunology — This month’s trending research

July 17, 2018

Get the Frontiers' Editorial Office picks of top research published in Frontiers in Immunology [...]

‘We shall not cease from exploration’ – Professor Joseph Heitman and Professor Anuradha Chowdhary in the fight against antifungal resistance

July 13, 2018

The ease with which we can access quality healthcare, novel therapies and widely-available medicine is unprecedented in our history. [...]

Smart grid, Smart science – Professor Joe Dong heads new Energy Research specialty section

July 11, 2018

Frontiers in Energy Research launches new section on Smart Grids

New Specialty Section in Frontiers in Energy Research will look at how Smart Grid frameworks can solve energy-related challenges for today’s society. [...]

Frontiers in Chemistry: new section on Electrochemistry open for submissions

July 9, 2018

Professor Nosang Vincent Myung is the new Specialty Chief Editor for Electrochemistry

Frontiers is pleased to announce the launch of the new Electrochemistry section in Frontiers in Chemistry. This new section will be led by Specialty Chief Editor Nosang Vincent Myung, Professor of Chemical & Environmental Engineering at the University of California-Riverside in the USA. [...]

New section on Molecular Bacterial Pathogenesis open for submissions

July 6, 2018

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology launches new section on Molecular Bacterial Pathogenesis

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology welcomes Professor John Gunn of Ohio State University as Specialty Chief Editor for Molecular Bacterial Pathogenesis. [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in June 2018

July 2, 2018

Large-Scale and Full-Scale Methods for Examining Wind Effects on Buildings - Frontiers Research Article collection edited by Gregory A. Kopp

chemotherapy, wind effects, nanotechnology and more - see the latest eBook collections of research topic articles, all free to download, share and distribute. [...]

Frontiers in Physics: new section on Soft Matter Physics open for submissions

July 2, 2018

Professor Jasper Van Der Gucht is the new Specialty Chief Editor for Soft Matter Physics

Specialty Chief Editor Professor Jasper Van Der Gucht hopes to address the whole range of soft matter physics with this new journal section. [...]

Join us in Malaysia for the Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation Conference 2018

June 29, 2018

Meet Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, and find out how your research can achieve its full impact. [...]

Frontiers in Neurology: new Neurorehabilitation section at the forefront of research innovation

June 28, 2018

Led by Giorgio Sandrini, Volker Hömberg and Ross Zafonte, the new Neurorehabilitation section of Frontiers in Neurology provides an interdisciplinary platform for new developments in the highly complex field of neurorehabilitation

The latest Frontiers in Neurology section provides an interdisciplinary platform for new developments in the highly complex field of neurorehabilitation. [...]

Priority actions for Open Science – center stage at ESOF 2018

June 28, 2018

What is needed for a full transition to Open Science in the European Union? Frontiers CEO Kamila Markram will outline the priority actions during ESOF 2018. [...]

Prof Giuseppe Remuzzi heads new Renal Pharmacology specialty section

June 27, 2018

The latest Frontiers in Pharmacology section promotes cutting-edge discoveries contributing to the goal of eliminating renal dialyses and deaths from kidney diseases. [...]

‘An affair of the heart’: Dagmar Haase on the motivation behind new Land Use Dynamics section

June 25, 2018

Chief Editor Dagmar Haase heads new Land Use Dynamics section of Frontiers in Environmental Science

Professor Dagmar Haase capitalizes on the Frontiers open-access platform to address issues of sustainability and resilience in land-use management. — by Louisa Wood [...]

“Shifting microbiome paradigms”: Prof. Andrew Gerwitz leads Microbiome in Health and Disease as Chief Editor

June 19, 2018

Andrew Gerwitz leads Microbiome in Health and Disease section of Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology as Chief Editor

The new Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology section provides a unique platform to drive the microbiome field forward. [...]

Frontiers in Neuroscience welcomes Vince Calhoun as Chief Editor of Brain Imaging Methods

June 18, 2018

An electrical and biomedical engineer, Dr. Calhoun's research mainly focuses on brain imaging applications to study mental illness. [...]

Encouraging scholars to ‘speak truth to power:’ Political Communication Chief Editor Piers Robinson on open access and democratizing academia

June 15, 2018

Piers Robinson, Chief Editor of the Political Communication section of Frontiers in Communication

The new Frontiers in Communication section seeks to understand the way we communicate about politics in the 21st century. [...]

Developmental Epigenetics: New Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology section led by Rosalind M John and Claire Rougeulle

June 12, 2018

The section focuses on epigenetic processes and mechanisms involved in programming developmental trajectories and the consequences of unprogrammed rewiring in disease. [...]