Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry

Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief

Jia Zhou Chemical Biology Program
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
University of Texas
Galveston, TX
USA

Co-Editor(s)-in-Chief

Marvin Meyers Department of Chemistry
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO
USA

Carlo Ballatore Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of California San Diego
La Jolla, CA
USA

Rafael Luque Department of Organic Chemistry

University of Cordoba, Rabanales Campus

Córdoba
Spain

Adegboyega K. OyelereSchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
USA

Eduardo Sobarzo-SánchezFaculty of Health Sciences

Health Research and Innovation Institute

Central University of Chile

Santiago

Chile

Associate Editor(s)

Krishnan BalasubramanianSchool of Molecular Sciences
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
USA

Allen B. Reitz CEO, Fox Chase Chemical Diversity Center
Fox Chase Chemical Diversity Center, Inc.
Doylestown, PA
USA

Regional Editor(s)

Africa

Yagamare Fall Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química y IIS Galicia Sur Edificio Ciencias Experimentales
University of Vigo
Vigo
Spain

East Asia

Hiroshi Nagase International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine
University of Tsukuba
Tsukuba, Ibaraki
Japan

Xin-Shan Ye Department of Medicinal Chemistry
Peking University
Beijing
China

Europe

Humberto Gonzalez-DiazDepartment of Organic Chemistry II
University of the Basque Country
Leioa
Spain

North America

Paul R. Carlier Department of Chemistry
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
USA

South America

Adriano D. Andricopulo Laboratory of Medicinal and Computational Chemistry, Center for Research and Innovation in Biodiversity and Drug Discovery, Physics Institute of Sao Carlos
University of São Paulo
São Paulo
Brazil

Section Editor(s)

Section: Central Nervous System

Maria L. Bolognesi Department of Pharmaceutical Science
University of Bologna
Bologna
Italy

Section: Bioactive Heterocyclic Compounds

Fernando de Carvalho da Silva Department of Organic Chemistry
Federal Fluminense University
Niterói
Brazil

Section: Computer Assisted Drug Design

Elena Cichero Department of Pharmacy
University of Genoa
Genova
Italy

Section: Central Nervous System

José M. ContellesDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Duke University, Durham
Institute of Organic Chemistry (CSIC)
Madrid
Spain

Section: Biomedical Sciences

Carlos A.M. Fraga LASSBio, Institute of Biomedical Sciences
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil

Section: Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Lídia M. LimaLaboratory for the Evaluation and Synthesis of Bioactive Substances (LASSBio)
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil

Section: Anti-microbial Agents

Giuseppina Luciani Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering
University of Naples Federico II
Naples
Italy

Section: Docking

Stefano Piotto Department of Pharmacy
University of Salerno
Salerno
Italy

Section: Innovative Drug Discovery and Protein Targets

Brijesh Rathi Department of Chemistry Hans Raj College
University of Delhi
Delhi
India

Section: Neurodegenerative Diseases

Elisa Uliassi Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology
Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Bologna
Italy

Section: Antioxidants

Jianbo Xiao Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science
University of Vigo
Vigo
Spain

Section Editor(s)(Special Issues)

Muhammad S. Aslam
School of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Xiamen University
Selangor
Malaysia

Daniele R. De AraujoHuman and Natural Sciences Center Federal
University of ABC (UFABC)
São Paulo
Brazil

Natalia V. Gulyaeva

Laboratory of Functional Biochemistry of Nervous System

Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology RAS

Moscow

Russia

Tao Hu

The Children's Hospital

Zhejiang University School of Medicine

Hangzhou

China

Lianxiang Luo

The Marine Biomedical Research Institute

Guangdong Medical University

Zhanjiang

China

Igor J. S. Nascimento

Department of Pharmacy

State University of Paraiba

Campina Grande

Brazil

Liangxu Xie

Institute of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering

Jiangsu University of Technology

Changzhou

China

Editorial Board Member(s)

Bryan W.I. Tou Department of Medical Research
China Medical University Hospital
Taichung
Taiwan

R. Sidick Basha Genomics Research Center
Academia Sinica
Taipei
Taiwan

Santosh Gaonkar Department of Chemistry
Manipal Institute of Technology
Manipal
India

Drozdstoy Stoyanov Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology Faculty of Medicine
Medical University of Plovdiv
Plovdiv
Bulgaria

Qingzhong Hu School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Guangzhou
China

Khaled Rashad Ahmed Abdellatif Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry
Beni-Suef University
Beni Suef
Egypt

Rosa Amoroso Department of Pharmacy
University of Chieti
Chieti
Italy

Balu Balasubramanian Pharma Innovation Sourcing Center LLC
Wrightstown, PA
USA

Belgin Sever Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Anadolu University
Eskişehir
Turkey

Gerardo Byk

Department of Chemistry

Bar Ilan University

Ramat Gan

Israel

Giulia Caron

Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences

University of Torino

Torino

Italy

Sun Choi College of Pharmacy & Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ewha Womans University
Seoul
South Korea

Nicola A. Colabufo Department of Pharmacy
University of Bari
Bari
Italy

Miles Congreve Heptares Therapeutics Ltd.
Welwyn Garden City
UK

Yanming DuBlumberg Institute
Doylestown, PA
USA

Leonardo L.G. Ferreira Laboratory of Medicinal and Computational Chemistry
Center for Research and Innovation in Biodiversity and Drug Discovery
Physics Institute of Sao Carlos
University of Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo
Brazil

Andre L. Fuly Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Institute of Biology
Federal Fluminense University
Niteroi-RJ
Brazil

Celia R.S. Garcia Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses
University of São Paulo
São Paulo
Brazil

Juan A, Castillo-Garit Institutional Research Promotion Program
Metropolitan Technological University
Santiago
Chile

Letizia Giampietro Department of Pharmacy
G. d'Annunzio University
Chieti
Italy

Richard A. Glennon Department of Medicinal Chemistry
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
USA

Isabel Gonzalez-Álvarez Universidad Miguel Hernandez (Campus de San Juan)
Miguel Hernandez University
San Juan de Alicante
Spain

Paul R. Hanson Department of Chemistry
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
USA

Domenico Iacopetta Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences
University of Calabria
Calabria
Italy

Kenneth A. Jacobson Chief, LBC Molecular Recognition Section, Niddk
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
USA

Kishor S. Jain K.K.Wagh College of Pharmacy
Nashik
India

Ajmal Khan Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center
University of Nizwa
Nizwa
Oman

Badireenath V. KonkimallaSchool of Biological Sciences
National Institute of Science Education & Research (NISER)
Bhubaneswar
India

Xin-Hua Liu School of Pharmacy
Anhui Medical University
Hefei
China

Mark McDonnell Fox Chase Chemical Diversity Center
Doylestown, PA
USA

Monika Michalak

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Jan Kochanowski University

Kielce

Poland

Chandrasekar RamanDepartment of Integrative Physiology & Metabolism
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
USA

Des R. Richardson Department of Pathology
University of Sydney, NSW
Sydney
Australia

Stefano Sabatini Department of Pharmaceutical Science
University of Perugia
Perugia
Italy

Webster L. Santos Department of Chemistry
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
USA

Anil K. Saxena Global Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research
Central Drug Research Institute
Lucknow
India

Scott McNeill Sieburth Department of Chemistry
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
USA

Alessio de SimoneSFI Health Switzerland
Bioggio
Switzerland

Maria S. Sinicropi Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences
University of Calabria
Calabria
Italy

Rungroch Sungthong
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology

Chulalongkorn University

Bangkok
Thailand

Cem Yamali Faculty of Pharmacy
Cukurova University
Adana
Turkey

Daniele Zampieri Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Trieste
Trieste
Italy

Associate Editorial Board Member(s)

Amit K. Gupta Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology
The University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, TX
USA

Executive Guest Editor(s)

Mohammad Abid Department of Bio-Sciences
Faculty of Natural Sciences
Jamia Millia Islamia
New Delhi
India

Elena G. Burgos Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy and Botanical
University Complutense of Madrid
Madrid
Spain

Riccardo Concu Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Porto
Porto
Portugal

Josué de Moraes Núcleo de Pesquisa em Doenças Negligenciadas
Universidade Guarulhos
Guarulhos
Brazil

Lian-Shun Feng WuXi PharmaTech Co., Ltd.
Wuhan
China

Athina Geronikaki Department Pharmaceutical Chemistry School of Pharmacy
University of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Greece

Marcello Iriti Department of Biomedical Surgical and Dental Sciences
Università degli Studi di Milano
Milan
Italy

Xingyue Ji Department of Medicinal Chemistry
Soochow University
Suzhou
China

Imran Khan Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
USA

Dileep Kumar Poona College of Pharmacy
Bharti Vidyapeeth University
Pune
India

Tugba Ozer Department of Bioengineering
Yildiz Technical University
Istanbul
Turkey

Mrinmoy Saha Abzena
Bristol, PA
USA

Luciana Scotti Federal University of Paraiba
Joao Pessoa
Brazil

Hande Sipahi Department of Toxicology
Yeditepe University
Istanbul
Turkey

Andreimar M. Soares Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Institute of Biomedicine and Clinical Research Unit
Fundacao Universidade Federal de Rondonia
Porto Velho
Brazil