Editorial Cite This: Chem. Res. Toxicol. 2018, 31, 67−67
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Who Are the New Editors of Chemical Research in Toxicology?
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of light microscopy, in particular super-resolution stimulated emission depletion microscopy, as well as a wide range of chemical, biochemical, and molecular biology strategies for uncovering cellular responses.
ournal editors are the people you may view varyingly as genius and idiot, beloved and hated, with each manuscript submission experience. The process of evaluating the relevance and technical quality of submitted work to create each month’s issue of Chemical Research in Toxicology (CRT) is led by the editorial team, of which Editor in chief (EIC) is appointed by the American Chemical Society (ACS). I am the Professor of Toxicology at the ETH Zurich, and researchers in my lab study how chemicals, such as from the diet, environment, or drugs, contribute to mutagenesis and cytotoxicity. Our projects center on identifying and quantifying chemical initiating events and understanding how these perturbations are linked with adverse or therapeutic outcomes. As EIC, I appoint Associate Editors for the journal and I am pleased to introduce four wonderful new Associate Editors to CRT.
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YINSHENG WANG Yinsheng Wang is Professor of Chemistry at the University of California at Riverside. He has a long-standing relationship with CRT, publishing with the journal since he was in graduate school and serving on the editorial advisory board since 2007. By using a multipronged approach that integrates mass spectrometry, synthetic chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetic tools, Yinsheng’s team has elucidated how cells repair various DNA damage products and how they perturb the efficiency and fidelity of flow of genetic information during DNA replication and transcription in cells. His research group also has significant interest in proteomics and epigenetics. These scientists are dedicated to advancing a broad scientific scope for CRT as well as growing its global scientific community. We strive to provide a fair and informed review process and look forward to receiving manuscripts addressing a wide range of topics in toxicology that advance a chemical and molecular understanding and capacity to predict outcomes on the basis of structures, properties, and processes. We are also counting on the global CRT community and its diverse expertise to support us in identifying the most relevant and rigorous science to share through CRT.
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KATE CARROLL Kate Carroll is a Professor of Chemistry at Scripps Florida and leads research to understand the biological chemistry and molecular mechanisms of redox-based cellular processes. Kate’s team has made significant strides regarding the role of cysteine oxidation in controlling protein function and in exploring the therapeutic potential of chemicals that selectively target oxidized forms of proteins critical for disease-relevant processes and metabolic pathways in infection. Along with her deep expertise in redox processes that are critical to toxicology, she has a broad knowledge of biochemistry, chemical biology, and the use of techniques ranging from synthetic chemistry and mass spectrometry to cellular and in vivo animal studies.
Shana J. Sturla
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JIAYIN DAI Jiayin Dai is the Leader of the Ecotoxicology Research Group and Director of the Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology at the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Jiayin’s team focuses on the environmental fate, ecotoxicological effects, and toxic mechanism of persistent organic pollutants, especially emerging alternative perfluorochemicals. His research links both exposure aspects and identification of responses on molecular, cellular, organismal, and community levels that has led to an understanding of how genes are altered under stress environments and the identification of potential biomarkers as diagnostic and prognostic tools for pollution monitoring.
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Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Schmelzbergstrasse 9, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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Shana J. Sturla: 0000-0001-6808-5950 Notes
Views expressed in this editorial are those of the author and not necessarily the views of the ACS.
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ANNETTE KRAEGELOH Annette Kraegeloh leads the Nano-Cell Interactions Division at the Leibniz Institute for New Materials and is associated with Saarland University in Germany. Motivated by promoting the safety of nanomaterials used in technology and biomedicine, Annette’s team explores the effects of engineered nano-objects on human cells with the aim to understand how particle properties influence cellular biochemistry and to elucidate mechanisms that influence the uptake or location of nanoobjects. Key aspects of her work include the synthesis and characterization of well-defined inorganic nanoparticles, the use © 2018 American Chemical Society
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.8b00015 Chem. Res. Toxicol. 2018, 31, 67−67
