Editor-in-Chief

Hongwei Zhou

Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China Human Microbiome, Laboratory Medicine, System Biology



Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China Human Microbiome, Laboratory Medicine, System Biology

Advisory Board Members

Emad M. El-Omar

University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaAll aspects of the microbiome, inflammation driven GI cancer and IBD



University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaAll aspects of the microbiome, inflammation driven GI cancer and IBD
Mengfeng Li

Southern Medical University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Viral pathogenesis and cancer biology



Southern Medical University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Viral pathogenesis and cancer biology

Associate Editor-in-Chief

Chen Hong Zhang

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China· The assessment of the role of the intestinal microbiota in health, obesity-related chronic diseases and ageing· The functional role of foods· Mechanistic investigation of the molecular cross-talk between intestinal bacteria andhost cells· Providing a better understanding of the intestinal ecosystem in order to support therapeutic choices in the medical area, as well as health claims for functional foods



Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China· The assessment of the role of the intestinal microbiota in health, obesity-related chronic diseases and ageing· The functional role of foods· Mechanistic investigation of the molecular cross-talk between intestinal bacteria andhost cells· Providing a better understanding of the intestinal ecosystem in order to support therapeutic choices in the medical area, as well as health claims for functional foods
Fangqing Zhao

Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing Institutes of Life Science, Beijing, ChinaGut microbiota; noncoding RNA; bioinformatics



Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing Institutes of Life Science, Beijing, ChinaGut microbiota; noncoding RNA; bioinformatics

Associate Editor-in-Chief

Hsin-Chih Lai

Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan Gut microbiota and diseases amelioration, Development of prebiotics, probiotics and postbiotics (health promoting small chemicals), Traditional herbal medicine and their mechanisms and applications.



Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan Gut microbiota and diseases amelioration, Development of prebiotics, probiotics and postbiotics (health promoting small chemicals), Traditional herbal medicine and their mechanisms and applications.
Yasuhiro Koga

Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan Probiotics, Prebiotics, Oral and gastric microbiota, Functional dyspepsia



Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan Probiotics, Prebiotics, Oral and gastric microbiota, Functional dyspepsia
Shu Zhu

University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China



University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Ting Chen

Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Medical Informatics



Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Medical Informatics
Jun Wang

Institute of Microbiology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaMicrobiome, bioinformatics, computational biology, high-throughput sequencing



Institute of Microbiology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaMicrobiome, bioinformatics, computational biology, high-throughput sequencing
Jingyuan Fu

University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsMulti-dimensional “omics” integrative analysis towards a better understanding of the development of complex diseases; population-based gut microbiome analyses.



University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsMulti-dimensional “omics” integrative analysis towards a better understanding of the development of complex diseases; population-based gut microbiome analyses.
Ye Chen

Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China Pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal dysbiosis- related diseases such as Helicobacter pylori infection, Clostridium difficile infection(CDI), inflammatory bowel diseases(IBD) and celiac disease



Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China Pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal dysbiosis- related diseases such as Helicobacter pylori infection, Clostridium difficile infection(CDI), inflammatory bowel diseases(IBD) and celiac disease
Dong Kong

Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States Pathogenesis of neurological and metabolic diseases



Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States Pathogenesis of neurological and metabolic diseases
John Rossen

University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands Molecular Diagnostics, Infection Prevention, Next Generation Sequencing, Metagenomics, antimicrobial resistance



University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands Molecular Diagnostics, Infection Prevention, Next Generation Sequencing, Metagenomics, antimicrobial resistance