Editors

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Senior Editor: Cristiano Matricardi, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Cristiano joined Nature Communications in February 2021. He received a B.S. degree from the University of Camerino and a MSc in physical and inorganic chemistry from the University of Pavia. He obtained his PhD from the Institute of Material Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CISC), with a thesis on hybrid plasmonic-photonic nanostructures for enhanced spectroscopies. After his doctorate, Cristiano worked as an Assistant Editor for MDPI in Barcelona. As a member of QUAMO, he will be primarily handling manuscripts in the areas of topological photonics, nonlinear optics and lasing.

E-mail: cristiano.matricardi#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Ahne Myklatun, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Ahne joined Nature Communications in January 2019. After receiving a MSc in biophysics and medical technology from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, she obtained her PhD from the Technical University Munich. The project and the follow up postdoctoral research was performed in an interdisciplinary collaboration at the Helmholtz Centre Munich, where she investigated the neurobehavioural responses of animal models to electromagnetic fields. Ahne handles manuscripts on imaging and biosensing. She is based in the Berlin office.

E-mail: ahne.myklatun#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Rakesh Rana, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Rakesh joined Nature Communications in July 2022. He received his PhD in Physics from the IISER Bhopal, India. His doctoral work investigated low energy excitations in correlated oxides using Terahertz spectroscopy and the exchange bias effect in oxide thin films. He then joined Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf for his post-doctoral research on the generation and utilization of broadband and narrowband Terahertz pulses to study different functional materials. Rakesh handles manuscripts on materials for optics, integrated optics, terahertz optics, and engineering. He is based in the Berlin office.

E-mail: rakesh.rana#nature.com*

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_{CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS TEAM}

The condensed matter physics team handles manuscripts ranging from the most fundamental aspects of many-body physics, superconductivity, spintronics, and topological matter to two-dimensional materials, magnetic materials, and complex oxides.

Chief Editor: Silvia Milana, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Silvia joined Nature Communications in December 2015. She graduated in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Mediterranea University in Italy, followed by a PhD from the Electrical Engineering Department of the University of Cambridge. She stayed on as a Junior Research Fellow and Research Associate at the Cambridge Graphene Centre, conducting postdoctoral research on light-matter interactions in two-dimensional materials and plasmonic nanostructures. She oversees manuscripts on the physics of atomically thin materials and van der Waals heterostructures. Silvia is based in the London office.

E-mail: silvia.milana#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Samuel Bladwell, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Samuel joined Nature Communications in May 2020 as Locum Editor. He completed his PhD in theoretical condensed matter physics at the University of New South Wales, focusing on strongly spin-orbit coupled systems. He continued his research as a postdoctoral fellow at UNSW/ARC CoE in Future Low Energy Electron Technologies (FLEET). Samuel is based in the London office and handles submissions covering magnetic materials and spintronics.

E-mail: samuel.bladwell#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Antonio Fornieri, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Antonio joined Nature Communications in August 2020 from Nature Materials. He received a first degree in Physics from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and a MSc in Physics from the University of Pisa in Italy. He completed his PhD at Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa, with a thesis on electronic thermal transport in superconducting circuits. He then carried post-doctoral work on topological superconductivity in two-dimensional superconductor/semiconductor heterostructures at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He handles manuscripts on (opto-)electronic solid-state devices based on 2D materials, and is based in the London office.

E-mail: antonio.fornieri#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Jakub Jadwiszczak, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Jakub joined Nature Communications in October 2022. He received his PhD in physics from Trinity College Dublin for work on defect engineering of 2D semiconductors. He then carried out postdoctoral research at Columbia University, focusing on mixed-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures and CMOS integration. Jakub is based in the Berlin office and handles manuscripts on moiré heterostructures, topological materials and collective solid-state phenomena.

E-mail: jakub.jadwiszczak#springernature.com*

Senior Editor: Anna Pertsova, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Anna joined Nature Communications in June 2020. She obtained her MS degree from Moscow State University, followed by a PhD in theoretical condensed matter physics at Trinity College Dublin. During her postdoctoral appointments at Linnaeus University and Nordita, she worked on topics related to topological and Dirac materials, including impurity effects, quantum transport phenomena and non-equilibrium dynamics. Anna handles manuscripts in the areas of many-body solid-state physics, solid-state qubits and solid-state implementations of single-photon sources. She is based in the Berlin office.

E-mail: anna.pertsova#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Cullen Walsh, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Cullen joined Nature Communications in July 2024. He completed his PhD at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where his research focused on the characterization of many-body recombination dynamics in semiconductors using optical pump-probe microscopy. Cullen is based in the Washington DC office and handles manuscripts on many-body solid-state physics, strongly correlated materials, and phase transitions.

E-mail: cullen.walsh#springernature.com*

Associate Editor: Paul Wiecki, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Paul joined Nature Communications in October 2021. He conducted his doctoral work at the Ames Laboratory and received a PhD in condensed matter physics from Iowa State University. He continued his research as a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology). His research background is in unconventional superconductivity, using both nuclear magnetic resonance and strain-dependent techniques. Paul handles manuscripts on superconductivity and complex oxides. He is based in the Berlin office. 

E-mail: paul.wiecki#springernature.com*

Senior Editor: Jiajun Zhu, PhD, Springer Nature, China
Jiajun joined Nature Communications in September 2019. He received his PhD in microelectronics from East China Normal University including an exchange experience at the University of Cambridge. He continued his research as a postdoctoral fellow at Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, and the University of Manchester, investigating the optical and electronic properties of ferroelectrics, topological insulators, and ultrathin materials. He handles manuscripts on ferroelectrics, multiferroics, oxides, and semiconductor physics. He is based in the Shanghai office.

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_{APPLIED PHYSICS TEAM}

The applied physics and mathematics team handles manuscripts exploring fundamental principles in physics and mathematics disciplines to tackle real world problems and technological challenges, including but not limited to electronics, photovoltaics, semiconductors, multiferroics, glasses, colloids, liquid crystals, microfluidics, complex networks, neuromorphic engineering and artificial intelligence. Team members have diverse backgrounds in physics, materials science, mathematics and electrical engineering.

Chief Editor: Congcong Huang, PhD, Springer Nature, China
Congcong became a member of the Nature Communications team in June 2012. A graduate of Peking University in China, Congcong obtained a PhD in physics from the University of Cambridge, followed by her subsequent postdoctoral research at Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. She currently oversees the contents published by the applied physics and mathematics team. Congcong is based in the Shanghai office.

E-mail: c.huang#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Selina La Barbera, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Selina joined Nature Communications in October 2018. A graduate of Politecnico di Torino in Italy and Université Paris Cité in France, she obtained a PhD in Electronics Engineering, Micro and Nanotechnologies from the French National Centre for Scientific Research and Université Lille-I. As an Industrial Postdoctoral Researcher at CEA-Leti in France, she continued her research in the field of emerging memories and systems for neuromorphic applications. Currently, she handles manuscripts in the areas of semiconductor physics, neuromorphic electronics, electronic engineering, and integrated circuits. Selina is based in the Berlin office.

E-mail: selina.labarbera#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Marcel Bigorajski, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Marcel joined the Nature Communications team in August 2024. He obtained his PhD in Mathematics from the University of Göttingen, with a focus on differential equations related to gauge theory and theoretical physics, using methods from geometry and machine learning. He primarily handles manuscripts on machine learning and data science. Marcel is based in the Berlin office. Marcel is also an Advisory Editor for npj Artificial Intelligence.

E-mail: marcel.bigorajski#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Yan Huang, PhD, Springer Nature, China
Yan joined Nature Communications in February 2024. She obtained PhD in electronic engineering from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and continued as a postdoc researcher conducting research on flexible electronics. She then moved to Heidelberg University to work on neuromorphic devices as a Humboldt Postdoctoral fellow. She specializes in synaptic transistors and flexible pressure sensor design, fabrication, and characterization. She primarily handles manuscripts on neuromorphic electronics and computing. Yan is based in Shanghai office.

E-mail: yan.huang#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Natalie Lok Kwan Li, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Natalie joined Nature Communications in March 2022. She obtained a PhD in Chemistry and carried out postdoctoral research in the University of Hong Kong. Her background is on the design of organic and organometallic compounds for their applications in optoelectronic devices, with related studies on their photophysical, photoluminescence, electroluminescence, electrochemical, thermal, optical, morphological, and charge transport properties. She handles manuscripts on photovoltaics and optoelectronics, particularly in the field of organic and perovskite based devices. Natalie is based in the London office.

E-mail: natalie.li#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Iryna Omelchenko, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Iryna Omelchenko joined Nature Communications in April 2020. After receiving a Diploma in applied mathematics from the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv in Ukraine, she obtained her PhD in mathematics and physics from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Iryna continued her research at the Technical University of Denmark, Institute of Mathematics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Potsdam University in Germany, Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, and at the Technische Universität Berlin. Her background covers the theory of dynamical systems, complex networks, collective phenomena, synchronization, spatio-temporal patterns in networks, and their control. Iryna handles manuscripts on networks and data science, she is based in the Berlin office. Iryna is also an Advisory Editor for npj Artificial Intelligence.

E-mail: iryna.omelchenko#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Emanuele Poliani, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Emanuele joined Nature Communications in August 2021. He completed his PhD in Nanostructures and Nanotechnology at the University of Milano-Bicocca. He carried out research at National Research Council of Italy, Technical University Berlin and University of Manchester on near-field light-matter interaction, semiconductor nanostructures, materials for photovoltaics, self-assembling polymers, carbon allotropes, and plasmonic nanostructures. He currently handles manuscripts on robotics, electronics and optoelectronics for robotics, actuators and sensors. Emanuele is based in the Berlin office. Emanuele is also an Advisory Editor for npj Robotics.

E-mail: emanuele.poliani#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Anjali Sharma, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Anjali joined Nature Communications in June 2022. After obtaining her PhD in liquid crystals from the University of Luxembourg, she joined Brandeis University as a postdoctoral associate with expertise in DNA nanostructures. She currently handles manuscripts on soft matter physics. Anjali is based in the Berlin office.

E-mail: anjali.sharma#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Ellasia Tan, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Ellasia joined Nature Communications in September 2022. She has a multidisciplinary background in Physics and Chemistry. During her PhD at Imperial College London, she conducted research on organic electronics with expertise in advanced spectroscopic materials characterization and device fabrication techniques. She currently handles content on flexible electronics, organic electronics and bioelectronics. Ellasia is based in the London office. Ellasia is also an Advisory Editor for npj Flexible Electronics.

E-mail: ellasia.tan#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Mengjie Wei, PhD, Springer Nature, China
Mengjie joined Nature Communications in April 2023. She obtained PhD in physics from University of St Andrews and continued as a research fellow conducting research on light-matter interaction in organic semiconductors for optoelectronic applications. She then moved to Tsinghua University for postdoctoral research on perovskites-based optoelectronics. She primarily handles manuscripts on perovskite and quantum dot based optoelectronic devices. Mengjie is based in Shanghai office.

E-mail: mengjie.wei#nature.com*

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_{ENGINEERING AND ASTRONOMY TEAM}

The team handles manuscripts across the more traditional branches of engineering such as civil, electrical, mechanical, chemical, and industrial. It covers substantial advancements and demonstrations of the various physical sciences applied towards the realization of viable, real-world solutions. This includes innovative ideas, modelling and designs, systems engineering, and overall practical processes and applications. The team also has a dedicated editor handling astronomy content, including various topics of space science and engineering.

Chief Editor: Gustavo Tontini, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Gustavo graduated in Physics and obtained a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina in Brazil. While a researcher, he actively participated in large-scale multidisciplinary academy-industry projects developing novel materials for compressors, with emphasis in the synthesis, characterization, and processing of nanostructured functional materials. Gustavo joined Nature Communications in June 2021 overseeing materials engineering, applied materials, and devices, but now he handles manuscripts across the various fields of engineering. He is based in the London office.

E-mail: gustavo.tontini#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Mengying Su, PhD, Springer Nature, China
Mengying joined Nature Communications in February 2024. She completed a Master’s in Chemical Engineering and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, both at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA where she investigated the heat transfer mechanism within elastic turbulence. Before that, she received her Bachelor’s degrees in Energy and Environment System Engineering from Shandong University, China, including a half-year exchange in the Chemistry Department in Umea University, Sweden. Mengying firstly joined Communications Engineering in 2022 before moving to Nature Communications where she handles works spanning a wide range of chemical, mechanical and thermal engineering. Mengying is based in the Shanghai office. Mengying is also an Advisory Editor for npj Thermal Science and Engineering.

E-mail: mengying.su#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Nilda Oklay-Vincent, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Nilda joined Nature Communications in September 2018. She graduated from both the Astronomy and Space Sciences Department and the Physics Department of Istanbul University. She investigated spectropolarimetric properties of unresolved magnetic features of the Solar photosphere in the International Max Planck Research School for Solar System Science, and obtained a PhD from the Physics Department of University of Göttingen. She then moved to the planetary department of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research to join the Rosetta mission. After the mission, she continued working on the spacecraft data in the Asteroids and Comets department of German Aerospace Center Institute of Planetary Research. She handles astronomy and space engineering manuscripts, and is based in the Berlin office.

E-mail: nilda.oklay-vincent#nature.com*

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_{MATERIALS SCIENCE AND PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY TEAM}

The team handles content across the areas of inorganic, physical, analytical, and computational chemistry; chemical nanoscience; solid-state and materials chemistry; and materials science.

Chief Editor: Margherita Citroni, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Margherita joined Nature Communications in February 2018. She received her PhD in physics and chemistry of materials and in atomic and molecular spectroscopy from the University of Florence (Italy) and University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI. She has worked at the European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy in Florence as post-doc and assistant professor; her research was focused on chemical and physical transformations of molecular systems under high pressure. She handles papers in the field of physical chemistry. Margherita is based in the Berlin office.

E-mail: margherita.citroni#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Caleb Andrews, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Caleb joined Nature Communications in October of 2024 after receiving their PhD from Johns Hopkins University in Materials Science and Engineering. Their research focuses on the intersection of electron microscopy, alloy processing, architected materials, and process control of additive manufacturing technologies. They have an extensive background in solidification processing of metallic materials and numerous experimental X-ray, electron, and light-based characterization methods used to understand their properties. Caleb is based in the Philadelphia office, and handles manuscripts in the fields of metallurgy, inorganic materials, and microscopy.

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Senior Editor: Harry Geddes, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Harry joined Nature Communications in January 2022. He received his DPhil in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Oxford, and continued to work in Oxford as a postdoctoral research fellow. His research focused on the structural characterisation of complex and disordered materials using advanced scattering and spectroscopic techniques, and developing data analysis approaches. As an editor, he handles manuscripts on inorganic materials chemistry. Harry is based in our London office.

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Associate Editor: Michael Ghidiu, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Michael joined Nature Communications in March 2023. He received his PhD from Drexel University in Philadelphia, developing techniques for synthesis, characterization, and processing of two-dimensional MXenes. His postdoctoral work in Germany, split between Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen and WWU Münster, revolved around solution synthesis of thiophosphate electrolytes for solid-state batteries. Michael is based in the Berlin office and handles manuscripts on applied inorganic materials.

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Senior Editor: Christian Kuttner, Dr. rer. nat., Springer Nature, Germany
Christian joined Nature Communications in December 2021. After completing his doctorate in physical chemistry at the University of Bayreuth in the field of colloid and interface science, he has worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bayreuth, the TU/IPF Dresden, and the CIC biomaGUNE (San Sebastián, Spain), where he investigated optically functional nanomaterials and chemical processes at functionalized nanosurfaces and their application to ultrasensitive sensing, photothermal heating, and photocatalysis. Christian is based in the Berlin office and handles physical chemistry, including the intersection with nanomaterials.

E-mail: christian.kuttner#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Sai Maddala, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Sai joined Nature Communications in September 2022. He received his MSc and PhD from Queen Mary University of London followed by postdoctoral research at the University of Tokyo and Eindhoven University of Technology. His research focused on the synthesis of mesoporous silica materials and bioinspired nanomaterials, by which he also gained extensive experience in the materials’ characterization. Sai is based in the Berlin office, and handles manuscripts in the field of inorganic functional materials.

E-mail: sai.maddala#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Manel Mondelo-Martell, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Manel joined Nature Communications in September 2022. He studied Chemistry in the University of Barcelona, where he specialized in Theoretical Chemistry and got a PhD in Nanoscience working on quantum dynamics of hydrogen confined in carbon nanotubes. During his postdoctoral stays in the University of Kassel and the Free University of Berlin he worked on the theoretical simulation of photoionization and optimal control of chiral molecules. After that, as a Humboldt Postdoctoral fellow in the Goethe University Frankfurt, he studied exciton dynamics in semiconducting polymers for organic photovoltaics applications. As an editor he is based in the Berlin office, and handles manuscripts on theoretical, computational and physical chemistry.

E-mail: manel.mondelo#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Lei Wang, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Lei joined Nature Communications team in June 2024. She earned her Ph.D. in Chemistry from Stony Brook University where she studied synthesis and characterization of carbon nanotube-metal chalcogenide/oxide heterostructures for clean energy applications. She continued her work on the development of functional battery electrodes and electrolytes as a post-doctoral associate at Stony Brook University and Brookhaven National Laboratory. Prior towards her arrival to Nature Communications, she was an associate scientist at Brookhaven National Lab, where her research goals were centered upon material design and system characterizations for sustainable aqueous and non-aqueous batteries. Lei is based in the New York office and handles manuscripts on inorganic materials characterizations and fundamental property research in material chemistry.

E-mail: lei.wang#us.nature.com*

Associate Editor: Patrick Zobel, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Patrick joined Nature Communications in September 2023. He earned a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Vienna followed by two postdoctoral stays at Lund University and back in Vienna. His research involved photodynamical studies of transition-metal complexes and organic molecules as well as method development in quantum chemistry and chemical dynamics. Patrick is based in our Berlin office and handles papers in physical chemistry focusing on photophysics and photochemistry, as well as the computational prediction of material properties.

E-mail: patrick.zobel#nature.com*

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_{MOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND ORGANIC MATERIALS}

The team handles content spanning synthetic organic and inorganic chemistry, coordination chemistry, nanoscale chemistry, including homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, polymer synthesis, functional organic materials, and chemical soft matter

Chief Editor: Johannes Kreutzer, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Johannes joined Nature Communications in September 2017 as an Associate Editor. With a PhD in materials chemistry and a background in photopolymerization, he handles manuscripts on polymer synthesis and processing as well as application of polymer materials. Johannes is based in the Berlin office.

E-mail: johannes.kreutzer#nature.com*

Associcate Editor: Nicholas Adams, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Nicholas joined Nature Communications in September 2024. He received a PhD in chemistry from Johns Hopkins University in 2024 where he studied molecular photoswitches, photo-responsive polymers, and electrochromic materials. He handles papers covering organic functional materials, and photoswitches. Nicholas is based in the Philadelphia office.

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Senior Editor: Jamal Malik, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Jamal joined Nature Communications in March 2021. He received a PhD in chemistry from Scripps Research in 2015, where he studied the mechanisms of copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloadditions. His postdoctoral work, carried out at the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam, focused on kinetics studies of photocatalytic nickel reactions. He handles organic chemistry papers for the journal and is based in the Berlin office.

E-mail: jamal.malik#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Anna Patterson, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Anna joined Nature Communications in October 2022. She obtained her PhD in chemistry at the University of York, focussing on supramolecular hydrogels and the potential applications in drug delivery. This was followed by a year working in formulation at Pfizer UK. She handles manuscripts on hydrogels and chemical soft matter. Anna is based in the London office.

E-mail: anna.patterson#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Eren Peterson, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Eren joined Nature Communications in January 2024. He received his PhD in chemistry from Duke University followed by postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research focused on the development of inorganic chromophores for applications in solar energy conversion and quantum sensing. He handles manuscripts on molecular inorganic chemistry, coordination chemistry and supramolecular chemistry. Eren is based in the New York office.

E-mail: eren.peterson#springernature.com*

Associate Editor: Virginia Valderrey Berciano, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Virginia joined Nature Communications in January 2023. She received her PhD in chemistry working at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) in the field of organic and supramolecular chemistry. Then she moved to Berlin where she worked as postdoctoral associate at the Humboldt University of Berlin and the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM). There she focused on different areas of material science, sensing and photochemistry. She handles manuscripts in the field of functional organic materials. Virginia is based in the Berlin office.

E-mail: virginia.valderreyberciano#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Xubin Wang, PhD, Springer Nature, China
Xubin joined Nature Communications in August 2023 as an Associate Editor. She received her PhD from the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (SIOC), with a research focus on asymmetric synthesis. Following her doctoral studies, she pursued postdoctoral research at the University of Antwerp, working on transition metal-catalyzed reactions. Subsequently, she undertook another postdoctoral research position at Heidelberg University, where her research was dedicated to organic porous molecules. Xubin handles manuscripts in the field of organic chemistry and is based in the Shanghai office.

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_{ENERGY MATERIALS TEAM}

The team handles content encompassing chemical energy storage and conversion, energy harvesting, catalysis for energy and heterogeneous catalysis, as well as physical and analytical chemistry.

Chief Editor: Ronghuan Zhang, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Ronghuan earned her Ph.D. degree from the University of Oxford. She then moved to France for postdoctoral experience in Solid State Chemistry and Energy lab at Collège de France, Paris. Her research background includes electronic and magnetic properties of metal oxide, solid state chemistry, and water electrocatalysis. Ronghuan handles submissions related to electrocatalysis, particularly, carbon dioxide and nitrogen reduction. Ronghuan is based in our Berlin office.

E-mail: ronghuan.zhang#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Marco Amores, PhD, Springer Nature, Spain
"Marco joined Nature Communications in October 2024. He received his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Glasgow in 2018, focusing on solid-state electrolytes. Afterwards he was awarded a JSPS fellowship to conduct research at the University of Tokyo. He has also worked as a research scientist at the UK National Physical Laboratory, Eurecat – Technology Centre of Catalonia, the Austrian Institute of Technology, and Deakin University in Australia, focusing on Li-metal batteries. Marco is based in the Madrid office in Spain and handles manuscripts related to batteries.

E-mail: marco.amores#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Long Chen, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Dr. Long Chen became an associate editor at Springer Nature in 2017 and was later promoted to senior editor in 2020. After serving as a senior editor for Nature Communications for a few years, he transitioned to an in-house locum editor role at Nature Catalysis from June 2023 before returning to Nature Communications. He holds a PhD in physical chemistry from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and has undertaken postdoctoral training at institutions including Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal (Canada), Texas A&M University (US), and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (US), specializing in surface science and heterogeneous catalysis. Dr. Chen is based in the New York City office of Springer Nature, overseeing manuscripts in the areas of heterogeneous catalysis and energy materials.

E-mail: long.chen#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Pan Ding, PhD, Springer Nature, China
Pan joined Nature Communications in March 2024. He received his PhD in electrochemistry from Technical University of Munich, Germany, including an exchange experience at Utrecht University, Netherlands. He continued his research as a postdoctoral fellow at Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, investigating electrochemical CO₂ reduction in membrane electrode assembly based reactors. He handles manuscripts on CO₂ electrolysis, fuel cells and other (photo)electrocatalysis. He is based in the Shanghai office.

E-mail: pan.ding#cn.springernature.com*

Associate Editor: Lin Li, PhD, Springer Nature, China

Lin joined Nature Communications in April 2024. She earned her Ph.D. from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, and later served as a researcher at Stanford University, Uppsala University, Stockholm University, and then ShanghaiTech University where her research primarily centered on (photo-)electrocatalysis. She handles manuscripts related to electrocatalysis, particularly water splitting. Lin is based in the Shanghai office.

E-mail: lin.li.1#cn.springernature.com*

Associate Editor: Yu Liu, PhD, Springer Nature, China
Yu joined Nature Communications in July 2024. He received his PhD from Zhejiang University, and was an exchange student at Western University, Canada. His research focused on solid-state batteries and computational calculations of battery-related materials. He handles submissions related to electrochemical energy storage and computational studies for energy materials. Yu is based in the Shanghai office.

E-mail: yu.liu#cn.springernature.com*

Associate Editor: Afshin Pendashteh, PhD, Springer Nature, Spain
Afshin joins Nature Communications in September 2024. He got his PhD in Analytical Chemistry in 2013 in Tarbiat Modares University, Iran. He later pursued a Marie-Curie postdoctoral fellowship at IMDEA Energy and further worked at CIC energiGUNE on batteries, supercapacitors and electrocatalysis. Afterwards, he served as a senior research associate at IMDEA Materials, leading a subgroup with research focusing on next-generation batteries. He is based in the Madrid office in Spain and handles submissions related to batteries.

E-mail: afshin.pendashteh#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Eric Piechota, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Eric joined the Nature Communications team in 2021. He received a PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he studied electron transfer mechanisms in ruthenium-based chromophores used in dye-sensitized solar energy conversion schemes. After, he performed postdoctoral research at The Ohio State University where he investigated excited-state deactivation of metal complexes used as phototherapeutic agents. Eric is based in the New York office and handles manuscripts relating to electro and photocatalysis.

E-mail: eric.piechota#us.nature.com*

Senior Editor: Sara Renfrew, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Sara joined Nature Communications in November 2021. She completed her PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley on Li-ion batteries and later a postdoctoral appointment at the Technical University in Berlin on electrochemical CO₂ capture. Sara handles submissions related to batteries and supercapacitors and is based in the Berlin office.

E-mail: sara.renfrew#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Ana Sofia Varela, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Ana Sofia Varela joined Nature Communications in August 2024. She obtained her PhD at the Technical University of Denmark and then pursued postdoctoral research at the Technical University of Berlin, focusing on CO₂ electrocatalysis. She later started her own research group in electrocatalysis at the Institute of Chemistry of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She handles submissions related to electrocatalysis. Ana Sofia is based in the Berlin office.

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_{LIFE AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES INTERFACE TEAM}

The life and physical sciences interface team works in multidisciplinary areas that cross the traditional life/physical science fields.

Chief Editor: Anam Akhtar, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Anam started her editorial career in 2019 at Communications Biology, where she handled manuscripts in biomedical engineering, biomaterials and bionanotechnology. She joined Nature Communications in Nov 2024, after serving as a Deputy Editor at Scientific Reports for a year. Anam has an MSc in bionanotechnology from University of Sheffield, UK and a PhD in nanomedicine from Middlesex University, UK. In her PhD, she designed targeted liposomal constructs for selective drug delivery to Human Papillomavirus infected cancers. She also has research experience in genetics and the design of polymer and inorganic nanoparticles and their applications. Anam is based in the London office.

E-mail: anam.akhtar#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Majda Bratovič, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Majda studied molecular biology at the University of Zagreb and completed her PhD at the Humboldt University of Berlin. During her PhD she investigated the biochemistry of bacterial CRISPR-Cas systems, and identified and characterized an enhanced specificity Cas9 protein. She handles manuscripts in the fields of chemical biology, medicinal chemistry, protein chemistry and prebiotic chemistry and is based in Berlin.

E-mail: majda.bratovic#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Sunjie Ye, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Sunjie joined Nature Communications in January 2023 as an Associate Editor. She received her BSc and PhD from Nanjing University followed by postdoctoral research at University of Leeds. Her research focused on the synthesis of polymers and nanomaterials for healthcare and energy applications. Sunjie is based in the London office, and handles manuscripts related to biomaterial synthesis and application and drug delivery.

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_{STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY & BIOPHYSICS TEAM}

The structural biology, biochemistry & biophysics team handles a broad range of manuscripts which aim to decipher the molecular mechanisms underpinning cellular physiology, from large scale proteomics down to the structure and biophysics of single proteins.

Chief Editor: Cara Eldridge, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Cara joined Nature Communications in March 2020. After conducting her undergraduate and Master’s degrees in Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge, she went on to complete a PhD at the MRC-Laboratory of Molecular Biology and continued there as a postdoctoral researcher. The focus of her research was on DNA replication and repair during stem cell differentiation. She handles manuscripts in the areas of protein biochemistry and post-translational modification. Cara is based in the London office.

E-mail: cara.eldridge#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Antonio Cerullo, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Antonio earned his PhD from the City University of New York, where he used omics-style analyses to compare the composition and properties of mucus secreted by Nature’s most exotic animals. In addition to his work on biological materials, he also characterized synthetic glycopolymers that mimic the structures of their natural counterparts. While he specializes in handling structural biology and protein biophysics, Antonio handles manuscripts in all areas of biochemistry. Antonio joined Nature Communications in January 2024 and is based in the New York office.

E-mail: antonio.cerullo#us.nature.com*

Associate Editor: Engi Hassaan, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Engi joined Nature Communications in January 2022. She studied Pharmacy and Biotechnology at the German University in Cairo, where she obtained her master’s degree in Drug Design. She earned her PhD at Philipps University in Marburg, focusing on comparative analysis of fragment binding to protein using X-ray Crystallography, SPR, and NMR. During her PhD she worked at the Helmholtz Zentrum in Munich, AstraZeneca Gothenburg, and ETH Zurich. Engi handles submissions in the areas of biochemistry, structural biology, machine learning techniques in computational biology, and biophysics. She is also an Advisory Editor for npj Drug Discovery. Engi is based in the Berlin office.

E-mail: engi.hassaan#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Wenbo Li, PhD, Springer Nature, London
Wenbo joined Nature Communications in September 2024. He received his PhD in Clinical Medicine from the University of Oxford, where he conducted research on nature product formation enzymes using structural biology and biophysics techniques. Following his doctorate, he took a postdoctoral position at the Rosalind Franklin Institute, leading the collaborative projects to pursue time-resolved X-ray crystallography with photochemistry and XFEL. He handles manuscripts in structural biology and biophysics. Wenbo is based in the London office.

E-mail: wenbo.li#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Katarzyna Marcinkiewicz, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Katarzyna joined Nature Communications in April 2020, following three years on the editorial teams of Nature Structural and Molecular Biology and Nature Biotechnology. She obtained her Ph.D. from Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences in New York City, studying epigenetic changes in cancer. During her postdoctoral training at New York University School of Medicine, her research focused on cellular senescence. Katarzyna handles submissions spanning structural biology, biophysics, protein folding, and molecular biology of chromatin. She is based in the New York office.

E-mail: katarzyna.marcinkiewicz#us.nature.com*

Senior Editor: Benjamin McIlwain, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Ben obtained his PhD from the University of Sydney, Australia, applying biophysical and biochemical methods to study membrane transporters. During his postdoctoral work at the University of Michigan, he continued to study membrane proteins function using X-ray crystallography, Cryo-electron microscopy and ion channel electrophysiology. Ben handles manuscripts using structural biology and biophysical approaches to study protein function, with a particular interest in membrane-associated processes. Ben joined Nature Communications in February 2022 and is based in the New York office.

E-mail: benjamin.mcilwain#us.nature.com*

Senior Editor: Sophie McKenna, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Sophie joined Nature Communications in September 2022. She obtained her PhD at the University of York, UK, where she applied NMR and biochemical techniques to study intrinsically disordered proteins from Leishmania donovani. She moved to Imperial College London for her postdoctoral work, continuing to use NMR synergistically with X-ray crystallography and cryo-EM to study protein structural-functional relationships and protein-protein interactions. Sophie handles manuscripts on structural biology, biophysics and biochemistry. She is based in the London office.

E-mail: sophie.mckenna#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Irene Serrano, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Irene joined Nature Communications in September 2022. She obtained her PhD in plant biology at University of Granada, combining cell biology with biochemistry methods to study self-incompatibility. During her postdoctoral training at Indiana University, the Laboratory for Plant-Microbe-Environment Interactions in Toulouse and University of Göttingen her research focused on translational and post-transcriptional regulation of plant immunity. Irene handles papers on post-translational modifications, proteostasis, biochemistry and proteomics. She is based in the Berlin office.

E-mail: irene.serrano#nature.com*

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_{MOLECULAR BIOLOGY & GENETICS TEAM}

The molecular biology & genetics team handles a broad range of manuscripts concerning the molecular details underpinning cellular and whole organism-level physiology and behavior. Topics range from human genetics, epi/genomics, DNA and RNA metabolism.

Chief Editor: Anne Mirabella, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Anne joined Nature Communications in January 2017. Her doctoral work at Imperial College, London, focused on the epigenetic and molecular regulation of DNA replication initiation in mammalian models. She continued her work on chromatin regulation as a postdoctoral scientist at the MRC Institute of Medical Sciences. Anne handles submissions on the molecular biology of DNA replication and repair, non-coding RNAs, as well as various aspects of RNA metabolism. Anne is based in the London office.

E-mail: anne.mirabella#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Margot Brandt, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Margot joined Nature Communications in May 2020, where she handles manuscripts on genetics and genomics. She completed her PhD at Columbia University and the New York Genome Center, where she conducted research in functional genomics. Margot is based in the New York office.

E-mail: margot.brandt#us.nature.com*

Senior Editor: Minju Ha, PhD, Springer Nature, South Korea
Minju joined Nature Communications in July 2018. She completed her PhD in Seoul National University, where she investigated the mechanisms and function of RNA modifications in the microRNA and mRNA pathway. As a post-doctoral fellow at Yale University, she studied stress-induced chromosomal conformation changes. Minju handles papers on all aspects of RNA biology as well as various other molecular biology themed papers. She is based in the Seoul office.

E-mail: minju.ha#us.nature.com*

Senior Editor: Leia Judge, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Leia joined Nature Communications in August 2024. She studied a BSc. in Biomedical, Health and Life Science at University College Dublin, and then pursued a PhD at the Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge where she studied neurogenesis and non-coding RNA in Drosophila. She began her editorial career on the Cell Press Multi-Journal Submission team, where she handled manuscripts across the breadth of the life sciences portfolio. Leia is based in the London office.

E-mail: leia.judge#springernature.com*

Senior Editor: Helena Pérez Valle, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Helena joined Nature Communications in March 2023. She studied Biochemistry with a Year in Research at Imperial College, focusing on the structure of uPARAP/Endo180 for her final year thesis. She earned her PhD at the University of Cambridge, studying the genetics of early development using mouse embryonic stem cells and gastruloids as her model systems. After finishing her PhD, Helena started her editing career working in the Features Team at eLife. Helena handles submissions in the areas of structural biology, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology. Helena is based in the London office.

E-mail: helena.perezvalle#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Tom Hearn, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Tom joined Nature Communications in January 2022. He received his PhD from Newcastle University, studying human molecular genetics, then moved to Southampton where his postdoctoral work focused on rare genetic diseases, in particular ciliopathies. He later worked at Swansea University, focusing on the roles of oxysterols in ciliary signalling pathways and the immune system. Tom is based in the London office and handles manuscripts relating to human genetics and rare genetic diseases.

E-mail: tom.hearn#springernature.com*

Associate Editor: Hui Hua, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Hui joined Nature Communications in May 2023. She obtained her MSc and PhD degrees from the University of Oxford, where she studied regulation of DNA replication and DNA repair. She was an Associate Professor at the Beijing Proteome Research Center, and a Senior Research Scientist at Thorne HealthTech, focusing on multi-omics techniques and analysis. Hui started her editorial career at Nature Methods before joining Nature Communications. She handles manuscripts on chromatin biology and epigenetics, and is based in the New York office.

E-mail: hui.hua#us.nature.com*

Senior Editor: Nele Hug, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Nele joined Nature Communications in October 2021. She obtained her PhD at the EPFL studying DNA replication at telomeres. During her postdoctoral work at the MRC Human Genetics Unit, Edinburgh she studied posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression with a focus on RNA processing and quality control mechanism. Nele handles submissions on the molecular biology of DNA replication and repair, non-coding RNAs, as well as various aspects of RNA metabolism. Nele is based in the London office.

E-mail: nele.hug#springernature.com*

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_{BIOTECHNOLOGY TEAM}

The biotechnology team handles manuscripts covering all aspects of biotechnology and the applied biological sciences. From systems and computational biology, to synthetic biology, genetic engineering and methods we publish papers enabling new discovery.

Chief Editor: Ross Cloney, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Ross joined Nature Communications in November 2014. Like many synthetic biologists, he came to the field from other areas of molecular biology – in his case from an academic background in DNA damage and repair at the University of Sussex. His manuscript remit includes synthetic biology and genome engineering, as well as therapeutic biotechnology. Ross is based in the London office.

E-mail: ross.cloney#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Chuanfu An, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Chuanfu joined Nature Communications in January 2017. His previous research focused on plant defense against microbial pathogens, cold acclimation, metabolic engineering, cotton fiber development, and application of biotechnology in plant breeding, during his PhD at Mississippi State University and postdoctoral training at the Universities of Georgia, Florida and Michigan State. He handles manuscripts on plant genetics and biotechnology, microbial biotechnology, and general biotechnological development. Chuanfu is based in the New York office.

E-mail: chuanfu.an#us.nature.com*

Senior Editor: Qian Cheng, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Qian joined Nature Communications in September 2022. He received his PhD in Bioengineering from Cambridge University. He then took a postdoctoral position as a computational biologist at Oxford University, where he developed computational models for single-cell multi-omics datasets to understand cell and disease biology. Prior to Nature Communications, he was a Principal Scientist in AI and Biology at a biotech start-up in Beijing. He handles manuscripts related to the broad field of computational biology, with a focus on AI for biology. Qian is based in the London office.

E-mail: qian.cheng#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Matteo Cucchi, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Matteo joined Nature Communications in June 2023. After receiving his PhD from TU Dresden, he moved to Lausanne and took a postdoctoral position at EPFL at the NeuroX Institute, where he worked on soft bioelectronics for neural prosthetics. He handles manuscripts relating to the field of bioelectronics, neuroelectronics, implants, biosensors, and biomedical devices. Matteo is based in the Berlin office.

E-mail: matteo.cucchi#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Robert Guilliatt, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Robert started his editorial career joining Nature Communications in 2017, spent a year at Nature Nanotechnology, returning to Nature Communications in 2024. He obtained his degree in Nanoscale Science and Technology and his PhD in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine from the University of Leeds. He handles papers at the interface of the physical and life sciences related to biomaterials, bio-nanotechnology and drug delivery. Robert is based in the London office.

E-mail: robert.guilliatt#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Kate de Mattos Shipley, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Kate joined the Biotechnology Team at Nature Communications in September 2021. After completing her PhD at the University of Bristol in 2011, Kate spent 10 years as a post-doctoral researcher working on natural products from fungi, uncovering the genetic basis of their biosynthesis and most recently genome-mining for new antibiotics. She handles manuscripts on biosensors and molecular biology methods. She is based in the London office.

E-mail: kate.demattosshipley#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Roberta Lock, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Bobbie joined the Biotechnology Team at Nature Communications in June 2024. She received her PhD from Columbia University, where her work focused on developing stem-cell derived tissue-engineered models for investigating cardiac-immune interactions. She handles manuscripts in the areas of tissue engineering, bioengineering, and biomaterials. Bobbie is based in the New York office.

E-mail: roberta.lock#us.nature.com**

Senior Editor: Aline Lückgen, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Aline joined Nature Communications in the summer of 2020. After obtaining her Master’s degree in bioengineering at the EPFL in Switzerland, she completed her PhD at the Technical University in Berlin. In her doctoral work, she investigated the degradation behavior of alginate-based hydrogels. Aline currently handles manuscripts in the areas of bioengineering and biomaterials. Aline is based in the Berlin office.

E-mail: aline.lueckgen#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Nelio Rodrigues, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Nelio joined the Biotechnology team at Nature Communications in July 2022. Following his undergraduate studies at the University of Coimbra and Utrecht University, he undertook his PhD research at University College London, focusing on tissue mechanics and cell shape changes in mitosis. He then continued his research at the Francis Crick Institute in London, where he investigated the molecular and biophysical principles that underlie cell polarity and asymmetric cell division. He handles manuscripts in the areas of cell biology, biotechnology, microscopy, and imaging technologies. Nelio is based in the London office.

E-mail: nelio.rodrigues#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Katelyn Sweeney, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Katelyn joined the Biotechnology Team at Nature Communications in January 2024. She received her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, where her work focused on using CRISPR screening strategies to dissect mechanisms underlying protein aggregation and compartmentalization. She handles manuscripts broadly related to genome engineering. Katelyn is based in the Philadelphia office. 

E-mail: katelyn.sweeney#us.nature.com*

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_{CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY TEAM}

The cell and developmental biology team handles manuscripts covering all aspects of cellular function and development, including research into reproductive biology, stem cells, regeneration, plant biology and organismal development.

Chief Editor: Richard Pattison, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Richard joined the editorial team at Nature Communications in June 2014. He obtained his PhD in plant biology at the University of Glasgow and carried out postdoctoral research on tomato development at the Boyce Thompson Institute in New York. Richard handles manuscripts in the subject areas of plant molecular and cellular biology, plant development and reproduction and plant-environment interactions. He is based in the London office.

E-mail: richard.pattison#us.nature.com*

Senior Editor: Evan Bardot, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Evan joined Nature Communications in 2021. He received his PhD from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. His doctoral work focused on cell fate decisions during early mammalian heart development. He performed postdoctoral research at the Sloan Kettering Institute, studying foregut endoderm patterning and organogenesis during mouse development. Evan is based in the New York office and handles papers in the areas of developmental biology, EvoDevo, and stem cell models of development.

E-mail: evan.bardot#us.nature.com*

Associate Editor: Dominika Dziedzicka, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Dominika joined the editorial team at Nature Communications in January 2023. She received her PhD in human pluripotent stem cell biology at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. During her postdoctoral research at the University of Cambridge, she worked on combining human pluripotent stem cell differentiation towards hepatocytes with a CRISPR/Cas9 screen to study liver development and disease. Dominika handles stem cell biology manuscripts. She is based in the London office.

E-mail: dominika.dziedzicka#springernature.com*

Associate Editor: Mimmi Mononen, PhD, Springer Nature, China
Mimmi joined Nature Communications in September 2022. She received her PhD from Karolinska Institutet, where she studied early human heart development using single-cell RNA sequencing. She continued using single-cell technologies during her postdoc at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, where she worked on cancer stem cells. Mimmi handles manuscripts relating to single-cell biology. She is based in the Hong Kong office.

E-mail: mimmi.mononen#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Daniel Morales, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Daniel obtained a PhD in neurobiology at McGill University, where his research was on spinal motor neuron development in the chick and mouse embryo. During his postdoc at EPFL he worked on Drosophila neurogenetics and computational methods of behavioral analysis. Daniel joined the Berlin office of Nature Communications in February of 2022 and handles cell biology manuscripts, particularly those relating to vesicles and trafficking, the cytoskeleton and mechanobiology, and biomolecular condensates and phase separation.

E-mail: daniel.morales#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Wenjing Mu, PhD, Springer Nature, China
Wenjing joined Nature Communications in October 2024. She received her PhD degree in Cell Biology at the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where she studied the molecular mechanisms of tumorigenesis and drug resistance pathways. Before joining the team, she worked as an editor for Journal of Molecular Cell Biology (JMCB). Wenjing is based in the Shanghai office and mainly handles cell biology manuscripts.

E-mail: wenjing.mu#cn.springernature.com*

Senior Editor: Angela Parrish, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Angela joined Nature Communications in July 2018. She received her PhD from the University of California, San Diego for her work at the Salk Institute engineering site-specific unnatural amino acid incorporation in vivo in C. elegans. She performed postdoctoral research at Sloan Kettering Institute examining the role of Axin proteins in Wnt signaling during early mouse embryogenesis and in intestinal cancer. She currently handles cell biology manuscripts including cellular metabolism, autophagy, and organelle biology. Angela is based in the New York office.

E-mail: angela.parrish#us.nature.com*

Senior Editor: Robert Stephenson, PhD, Springer Nature, Japan
Robert joined Nature Communications in spring 2017. He obtained his PhD at the University of Toronto, where he studied the role of morphogenesis in the development of the first three cell lineages in preimplantation mouse embryos. For his postdoctoral work he moved to the Center for Developmental Biology in Kobe, Japan to study the transcription factor interaction network stabilizing pluripotency in mouse embryonic stem cells. Robert is based in our Tokyo office.

E-mail: robert.stephenson#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Wenjia Wang, PhD, Springer Nature, China
Wenjia joined Nature Communications in October 2023. She received her PhD degree in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her doctoral worked focused on root development and cell fate specification. During her postdoctoral research at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, she studied root-rhizobacteria interaction. Before joining the team, Wenjia worked at Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology as an editor for Molecular Plant and Plant Communications. Wenjia is based in the Shanghai office and mainly handles plant biology manuscripts.

E-mail: wenjia.wang#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Congyao Xu, PhD, Springer Nature, China
Congyao joined Nature Communications in September 2022. She obtained her PhD at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, where she studied plant hormone signaling mechanisms. She then moved to the UK and took a postdoctoral position at the John Innes Centre, where she investigated lncRNA involved in co-transcriptional control of flowering time. Congyao mainly handles manuscripts on plant molecular and cellular biology. She is based in the Shanghai office.

E-mail: congyao.xu#nature.com*

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_{CANCER TEAM}

The cancer team covers the broad spectrum of cancer research: from molecular and biological advances to therapeutic implications, from the genetic basis of cancer predisposition to the investigation of the mechanisms behind specific driver mutations.​

Chief Editor: Ylenia Lombardo, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Ylenia joined Nature Communications in June 2015. During her PhD in molecular oncopathology at the University of Palermo and her postdoctoral research at Imperial College in London, she investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying the survival and mechanism of resistance of cancer stem cells. Ylenia is based in the London office where she mainly handles cancer stem cells as well as translational and clinical studies in cancer.

E-mail: ylenia.lombardo#nature.com*

Chief Editor: Stephanie Koo, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Stephanie joined Nature Communications in September 2017. She received her PhD in cancer biology from National University of Singapore. In 2011, she joined Imperial College London for her postdoctoral work to study protein kinases and forkhead box transcription factors in breast cancer development and cancer drug resistance and following that she investigated inhibitors of Thousand-and-one amino kinases (TAOKs) as potential drug targets for breast cancer treatment at King's College London. She is handling manuscripts in areas of cancer cell biology and cancer molecular biology. She is based in the London Office.

E-mail: stephanie.koo.1#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Joanne Clancy, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Joanne joined Nature Communications in March 2022 as a Locum Associate Editor. Previous to this Joanne received an MSc(Res) in Translational Oncology at the University of Sheffield and went on to study for a PhD at University College London. Her doctoral research evaluated the effects of combining radiotherapy and a novel inhibitor of DNA damage repair on tumour immunogenicity. Joanne is based in the London office and handles mainly cancer therapy related submissions.

E-mail: joanne.clancy#springernature.com*

Senior Editor: Luca Danelli, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Luca did his PhD at the University of Udine (Italy), where he studied the interaction between mast cells and myeloid derived suppressor cells within the tumour microenvironment. After a first post-doctoral experience at the Inserm UMRS-1149- Paris Diderot University working on mast cells and renal diseases, Luca joined the Francis Crick Institute, where he worked on the characterization of CD4+ T differentiation and expression of immune checkpoint receptors in mouse models of viral infections and cancer. Luca handles papers in cancer immunology and immunotherapy and is based in our London office.

E-mail: luca.danelli#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Maria Garcia Fernandez, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Maria joined Nature Communications in January 2019. She received her PhD in biology from the University of Seville, where she studied the physiology of acute hypoxia and hypoglycemia sensing. Maria has since held postdoctoral positions at The Rockefeller University in New York, joined the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO, Madrid) and The University of Cambridge, where she studied how the bone marrow microenvironment regulates cancer-stem cells during the development of leukemia. Maria handles a variety of manuscripts including cancer metabolism, blood cancer and cancer clinical trials. She is based in the London office.

E-mail: maria.garciafernandez#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Layla Hadi, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Layla joined Springer Nature in November 2021, initially working in Nature Communications before moving to BMC Medicine from February 2022 to September 2024. She completed her doctoral studies at University College London, where she focused on nanomedicine and cancer therapy. Layla then followed her postdoctoral research career in translational medicine at University College London and Imperial College London. Her postdoctoral projects involved studying the utilization of nanoparticles with combined optical and therapeutic properties in 3D cancer models as well as the applications of intelligent knife (iknife) system for rapid and accurate diagnosis of endometrial cancer. She primarily manages cancer epidemiology and imaging papers at Nature Communications and is based in the London office.

Email: layla.hadi#springernature.com*

Senior Editor: Paraskevi Mallini, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Paraskevi joined the Nature Communications Cancer Team in July 2020. Paraskevi completed her PhD at Newcastle University where she explored the impact of Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition on breast cancer stem cells and drug resistance and continued with post-doctoral studies focusing on the role of hypoxia in these biological processes. She then worked on single cell technologies for identifying T cell receptor repertoires that are specific for cancer, infectious and autoimmune disease targets at the biotechnology industry for four years. Paraskevi handles cancer epigenomics and genomics manuscripts and is based in the London office.

E-mail: p.mallini#nature.com*

Senior​ Editor: Kathryn McGinnis, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Kathryn joined Nature Communications in 2021. She studied the role of steroids in brain cancer using bulk and single cell RNA-sequencing during her PhD and subsequent post-doc at the University of Leeds. She previously received her BSc in Immunology at the University of Glasgow, and MSc working in industry within stem cell banking. Kathryn handles manuscripts surrounding genomics in cancer.

E-mail: kathryn.mcginnis#springernature.com*

Senior Editor: Ilse Ariadna Valtierra Gutierrez, PhD, Springer Nature, Spain
Ilse joined Nature Communications in June 2020. She did her PhD at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, where she studied clonal heterogeneity and evolution in acute myeloid leukaemia using genomic and single-cell transcriptomic data. Before that, she obtained her MSc in Molecular Biosciences from Heidelberg University, and her BSc in Genomic Sciences from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Ilse handles manuscripts in cancer omics as well as computational and AI approaches applied to cancer. She is based in the Madrid office.

E-mail: ilseariadna.valtierragutierrez#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Laura Sanchez , PhD, Springer Nature, Spain
Laura joined Nature Communications in April 2024. She received her PhD in Molecular Biosciences at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) in Madrid, where she discovered new mechanisms of resistance to cancer therapies using CRISPR-Cas9 screens. During her postdoctoral research at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in Vienna, she focused on deciphering tumor evolution and immune evasion during KRAS inhibition, employing single-cell and functional-lineage tracing tools. Laura is based in the Madrid office and handles manuscripts in the areas of cancer cell biology and cancer molecular biology.

E-mail: laura.sanchezburgos#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Peijun Tu, PhD, Springer Nature, China
Peijun received her PhD in analytical chemistry at University of Delaware (U.S.), where she focused on the mass spectrometry design, highly-resolved chemical analysis of airborne nanoparticles and related chemical process. After graduation she worked as a senior scientist at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York investigating human metabolomics and exposomics for environmental health research using high-resolution mass spectrometry.  Before joining Nature Communications, she worked at Wiley as an editor of Advanced Science. She is based in the Shanghai office and handles manuscripts with the topics of biomaterials and nanomedicine in cancer.

E-mail: peijun.tu#cn.springernature.com*

Associate Editor: Lizhao Wu, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Lizhao joined Nature Communications in September 2024. He received his PhD in molecular genetics from the Ohio State University, followed by postdoctoral training in cancer cell biology and cancer genetics at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center. His research was focused on using genetically modified mouse models to investigate how the retinoblastoma-E2F signaling pathway and other related signaling pathways control normal cell cycle and cancer development.  Before joining Nature Communications, he held faculty positions at Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School and China Medical University. Lizhao handles mainly cancer genetics and cancer cell biology manuscripts. He is based in the New York City office.

E-mail: lizhao.wu#springernature.com*

Associate Editor: Zhao Zha, PhD, Springer Nature, China

Zhao received her PhD in cell biology from University of Science and Technology of China, where she studied the molecular mechanisms and targeted therapeutics for breast cancer. During her postdoctoral research at ShanghaiTech University and the Scripps Research Institute, she focused on the screening technologies and applications for antibody, cytokine and CRISPR libraries. Before joining Nature Communications in November 2022, she worked as an editor at Wiley since June 2020. Zhao mainly handles manuscripts on cancer cellular and molecular biology. She is based in the Shanghai office.

E-mail: zhao.zha#springernature.com*

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_{TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH TEAM}

The editors of the Translational & Clinical Research team handle manuscripts ranging from the basic biology of physiology and disease to translational, therapeutic and clinical studies, primarily in the fields of metabolism, cardiovascular research, organ and tissue biology and ageing.

Chief Editor: Francesco Conti, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Francesco joined Nature Communications in May 2016. He obtained his PhD in developmental biology from King's College London where he studied cell adhesion and wound healing. He did his postdoctoral work at the Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, where he worked on cell fusion and skeletal muscle development. He then joined University College London, and worked on genome editing for Duchenne muscular dystrophy and on neuromuscular development. He primarily handles papers in the fields of gene therapy, neuromuscular and bone biology, and therapeutic and clinical studies. Francesco is based in the London office.

E-mail: francesco.conti#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Faseeha Ayaz, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Faseeha joined Nature Communications in March 2023. She obtained her PhD in Cardiovascular Science from the University of Oxford where she worked on immunometabolism in the context of diabetes and vascular function. Prior to this, she studied pharmacology at Kings College London and worked in anti-doping. She primarily handles papers on cardiovascular biology and disease. Faseeha is based in the London office.

E-mail: faseeha.ayaz#springernature.com*

Associate Editor: Laura Corradi, Dr. rer. nat., Springer Nature, Germany
Laura joined Nature Communications in September 2022. She obtained her Master’s degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Padua. She did her PhD at Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin, where she investigated neuronal mechanisms modulating stress in zebrafish. As an editor she primarily handles manuscripts in the fields of cardiovascular research, therapeutics, preclinical and clinical studies. Laura is based in the Berlin office.

E-mail: laura.corradi#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Andrew Jobbins, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Andy joined Nature Communications in May 2022. He obtained his PhD in molecular and cell biology from the University of Leicester where he studied protein-RNA and protein-protein interactions in the assembly of the spliceosome. He did his postdoctoral work at the MRC-LMS in London, where he worked on RNA processing in Obesity and NAFLD as well as RNA therapeutics. He primarily handles papers in the fields of Metabolism, Hepatology, Nephrology, Aging and Clinical studies. Andy is based in the London office.

E-mail: andrew.jobbins#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Riikka Jokinen, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Riikka joined Nature Communications in December 2018, and handles manuscripts in the fields of metabolism, endocrinology and gastroenterology, focusing on clinical and translational studies. She received her doctoral degree from the University of Helsinki, where she studied tissue-specific regulation of mitochondrial DNA. She then joined the Obesity Research Unit at the University of Helsinki and worked on disease mechanisms and treatment targets for obesity and related metabolic diseases. Riikka is based in the London office.

E-mail: riikka.jokinen#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Francesca La Rosa, PhD, Springer Nature, Spain
Francesca joined Nature Communications in May 2023. She received her PhD in Genetics, Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Pavia including an exchange experience at the Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research in Madrid. Her research background is in molecular cardiology, cardiac metabolism, and gene therapy. She primarily handles papers in the fields of metabolic diseases, hepatology, endocrinology, and gastroenterology. She is based in the Madrid office.

E-mail: francesca.larosa#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Ekaterini Lyras, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Karina joined Nature Communications in September 2021. After studying biochemistry and neuroscience she received her PhD from the Charité University of Medicine and carried out postdoctoral work at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin. Her research focused on preclinical models of neuroimmune conditions and on the particular role of microglia and nerve-associated macrophages in physiology and disease. Karina is based in the Berlin office and handles preclinical and clinical research submissions on gene therapy, general therapeutics and muscle/bone biology.

E-mail: ekaterini.lyras#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Maria-Teresa Piccoli, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Maria-Teresa joined Nature Communications in August 2017. After obtaining her Master’s degree in Medical Biotechnology from the University of L’Aquila, she completed her doctoral studies at the Hannover Medical School, where she investigated the role of long noncoding RNAs in cardiac diseases. Maria-Teresa is based in the Berlin office and primarily handles manuscripts in the fields of cardiac and lung research, as well as manuscripts dealing with medical imaging.

E-mail: maria-teresa.piccoli#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Diane Reckziegel, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Diane joined Nature Communications in March 2021. Previously, she worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern University, USA. She earned her MSc and PhD degrees in clinical neuroscience at the University of Nottingham, UK, and before that she received her training in physics at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Her research has focused on developing data-driven biomarkers for chronic pain conditions using tools such as brain imaging, complex networks and machine learning in clinical trials. At Nature Communications, Diane handles submissions on diagnostics, machine learning applications and public health. She is based in the Berlin office.

E-mail: diane.reckziegel#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Laura Schmid, PhD, Springer Nature, Seoul
Laura joined Nature Communications in June 2024. She received her PhD in computer science/applied mathematics from IST Austria in 2021 before moving to the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) for her postdoctoral research in artificial intelligence. Laura is based in the Seoul office.

E-mail: laura.schmid#nature.com*

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_{MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES TEAM}

The microbiology team handles manuscripts on all aspects of virology, bacteriology, mycology and parasitology, including fundamental research, environmental microbiology, translational work on therapeutic and vaccine development, and clinical studies.

Chief Editor: Ripudaman Bains, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Ripudaman joined Nature Communications in February 2017 after working at Genome Biology for three years and at Genome Medicine for five months. Ripudaman manages the team of microbiology and immunology editors, and oversees all of the content that Nature Communications publishes in these fields. Ripudaman holds a PhD from University College London in human genetic diversity in sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to this she completed an MSc in Medical Parasitology and a Diploma in Infectious Diseases at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Ripudaman is based in the London office.

E-mail: ripudaman.bains#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Nino Iakobachvili, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Nino joined Nature Communications in January 2022. She trained in Microbiology (BSc and MRes) at Imperial College London, prior to performing her doctoral research on mycobacterial effectors at the University of Leicester. As a postgraduate, her work has focused on the use of lung organoids as a model for infectious diseases at Maastricht University, followed by the development of breast cancer organoid models for translational research at the Institute of Cancer Research. She primarily handles manuscripts on host-pathogen interactions and immune responses to infection, and is based at the London office.

E-mail: nino.iakobachvili#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Madlen Luckner, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Madlen joined Nature Communications in 2020. She graduated in molecular life-sciences from Humboldt University of Berlin, followed by a PhD in molecular biophysics focusing on entry pathways of RNA viruses and host-directed anti-viral therapy. As postdoctoral fellow at Potsdam University she focused her research on the genome assembly of segmented RNA viruses applying quantitative microscopy approaches. Madlen is based in the Berlin office and handles manuscripts in virology and parasitology.

Email: madlen.luckner#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Javier Martinez-Vesga, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Javier joined Nature Communications in January 2018. He obtained a PhD in virology from the University of Saarland, Germany. After a postdoctoral fellow at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Braunschweig, he then joined the University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain, as Assistant Professor where he taught microbiology and focused his research on HIV latency. Javier is based in the Berlin office and he currently handles manuscripts on the Microbiome, primarily human, including basic, translational and clinical research.

E-mail: javier.martinez-vesga#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Vu-Thuy Nguyen, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Thuy joined Nature Communications in August 2024. She obtained a PhD in epidemiology from The University of Iowa College of Public Health. Her research area included infectious disease epidemiology with a focus in estimating the proportion of undiagnosed people living with HIV and the geographical distribution of people who were diagnosed with late stage HIV. Thuy handles manuscripts in the genomic and molecular epidemiology of pathogens and is based in the New York office.

E-mail: vu-thuy.nguyen#springernature.com*

Senior Editor: Hayleah Pickford, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Hayleah joined Nature Communications in 2021, after working in a medical microbiology research group at University of Oxford for two years. She holds a PhD from University of Birmingham in molecular microbiology, focusing on mycobacterial cell growth and division. Prior to this, she completed a BSc in biomedical science at Aston University. Hayleah handles papers in the field of bacteriology and clinical research studies, and is based in the London office.

E-mail: hayleah.pickford#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Rita Ramalhete, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Rita joined Nature Communications in 2024 with over 8 years of research experience. She did her doctoral studies at the Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology in London, investigating bacterial interactions via the T6SS. Before this, she earned an MSci in Pharmaceutical Sciences and later worked at UCL investigating novel treatments for implant-associated infections. Rita is also a pharmacist and was involved in the UK COVID-19 vaccination effort. She currently handles manuscripts in bacteriology, clinical and translational research, and microbial cell biology. Rita is based in the London office.

E-mail: rita.ramalhete#nature.com*

Senior Editor: César Sánchez, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
César began his editorial career in 2008, after ten years dedicated to research on bacterial biochemistry and genetics of antibiotic-producing Streptomycetes. He worked as an associate editor at Trends in Microbiology, Nature Reviews Microbiology and the News & Views section of Nature, before joining Nature Communications in October 2013. Having handled manuscripts on diverse microbiological topics, he is currently focused on bacterial, archaeal and fungal biology, including microbial cell biology, microbiomes, pathogenesis, antimicrobial therapies, and environmental microbiology. César is based in the London office.

E-mail: cesar.sanchez1#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Sonja Schmid, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Sonja joined Nature Communications in May 2016. She handles manuscripts in virology and parasitology, including research on pathogen-host interactions, development of vaccines and therapeutics, and clinical studies. Before joining Nature Communications, Sonja studied anti-viral defense systems, focusing on innate immune signaling and the small RNA machinery, as postdoctoral fellow at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. She obtained her PhD in virology at the University of Freiburg, Germany. Sonja is based in the New York office.

E-mail: sonja.schmid#us.nature.com*

Senior Editor: Catherine Smith, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Catherine joined Nature Communications in March 2020. After completing an MSc at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Catherine worked as an epidemiologist at Public Health England. She then moved to the UCL Institute of Health Informatics where she completed her PhD followed by postdoctoral work. Her research involved the use of electronic health records and novel technologies to improve control of infectious diseases, focusing mainly on the areas of tuberculosis and antibiotic stewardship. Catherine handles manuscripts in infectious disease epidemiology and public health, and she is based at the London office.

E-mail: Catherine.Smith#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Danielle Troppens, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Danielle joined Nature Communications in July 2022 following locum positions at Cell Reports handling papers across the biological sciences and Nature Microbiology where she handled virology papers. She received a PhD from University College Cork in microbiology investigating the molecular communication between bacteria and fungi in the rhizosphere. She then moved to the University of Göttingen for her postdoctoral studies on fungal cell development. Danielle now focuses on clinical and translational studies within the field of virology. She is based in the Berlin office.

E-mail: danielle.troppens#nature.com*

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_{IMMUNOLOGY TEAM}

The immunology team handles manuscripts from all aspects of immunology. In addition to core immunological topics such as adaptive and innate immunity, immunogenetics, immune cell biology, immune metabolism, and inflammation, we also bridge between fundamental and clinical/translational immunology.

Chief Editor: Ching-yu Huang, PhD, Springer Nature, Taiwan
Ching-yu joined Nature Communications in September 2016. Ching-yu handles general immunology, immune cell biology and systems immunology, with a special focus on immune repertoire generation and VDJ recombination. Ching-yu received his BS degree in Zoology from National Taiwan University, and his PhD and postdoctoral training in Immunology from Washington University in St. Louis, USA. Previously as a principal investigator, he studied immunogenetics, T cell biology and immune signalling. Ching-yu is based in the Taipei office.
E-mail: chingyu.huang#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Meriem Attaf, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Meriem joined Nature Communications in May 2022 and handles manuscripts on general immunology, autoimmunity and immune cell development. Meriem completed a PhD in Immunology at Imperial College London, focusing on T cell development. Meriem then moved to the Systems Immunity Research Institute at Cardiff University to extend her postdoctoral research to T cell receptor repertoire, with a special focus on virus- and cancer-specific responses. In addition to academia, Meriem also has editorial experience in scientific publishing as a senior deputy managing editor. Meriem is based in the London office.
E-mail: meriem.attaf#springernature.com*

Associate Editor: Hairong Chen, PhD, Springer Nature, China
Hairong joined Nature Communications in November 2023 to handle general immunology, immunity to pathogen, cancer immunology and systems immunology. Hairong has her PhD training at Helmholtz center for infection research of Treg function. Hairong then moved to Institute of Biophysics at Chinese Academy of Sciences to extend her research on host-pathogen interaction, vaccine response, and later at Peking University for cancer immunology. Hairong is based in the Beijing Office.
E-mail: hairong.chen#cn.springernature.com*

Locum Associate Editor: Giuliana Clemente, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Giuliana joined Nature Communications in July 2024 to handle manuscripts on general immunology. Giuliana completed a PhD in Developmental Biology at the University of Dundee, moved to University of Manchester to investigate the process of active cell movement in of Drosophila embryonic immune cells, and subsequently, as a postdoc at the University of Bristol, explored the molecular mechanisms that drive Drosophila immune cell cytoprotection from oxidative damage and inflammatory responses during wound repair. Giuliana previously worked as a locum associate editor at Nature Protocols until June 2023. Giuliana is based in the London office.
E-mail: giulianadclemente#gmail.com*

Senior Editor: Ildiko Gyory, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Ildiko joined Nature Communications in August 2020 to handle general immunology, clinical immunology, and cancer immunity from an immunological perspective. Ildiko holds a degree in Medicine from the Semmelweis Medical University of Budapest, Hungary. After obtaining her PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of South Florida, she carried out postdoctoral work at the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg, Germany, and was a lecturer at the University of Leicester, UK. Ildiko is based in the London Office.

E-mail: ildiko.gyory#springernature.com*

Senior Editor: Gavin Mason, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Gavin joined Nature Communications in June 2017, and handles manuscripts spanning general and translational immunology, with a special interest in the immune response to microbes, vaccines and mucosal immunity. Gavin received their PhD from the University of Cambridge where their doctoral research focused on immune response to infection and the host-pathogen interface, and later completed postdoctoral positions at the University of Cambridge and King’s College London studying the immunobiology of infection, autoimmunity and transplantation. Gavin is based in the London office.

E-mail: gavin.mason#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Timothy Powell, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Timothy joined Nature Communications in May 2020, and handles general immunology, immune cell biology and systems immunology, and he also covers anti-viral immunity. Timothy received his DPhil from the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, studying dendritic cells and T cells, and later pursued postdoctoral training at Trudeau Institute USA, the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine as well as at the Respiratory Medicine Unit, Oxford to expand his research into immune responses to influenza and respiratory disease. Timothy is based in the London Office.

E-mail: timothy.powell#nature.com*

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_{NEUROSCIENCE TEAM}

The team oversees content selections for submissions in all areas of neuroscience, from molecular to systems and cognitive neuroscience. The team’s remit includes basic science research on the brain as well as clinical and translational studies on neurological and psychiatric disorders. Our neuroscience editors are also interested in studies that examine the interaction of the brain and nervous system with other systems of the body.

Locum Chief Editor: Rebecca Wright, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Rebecca joined Nature Communications in July 2024, following 9 years as an editor at Nature Neuroscience and Nature Communications. She received her PhD from the University of Oxford, followed by postdoctoral positions at UCSD and the Salk Institute. Her research focused on neural signalling in plasticity and disease states, including induced pluripotent stem cell models.  Rebecca handles papers on neurodegeneration and neurological disease. She is based in the London office.

Email: rebecca.wright#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Daniel Barry, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Daniel Barry joined Nature Communications in August 2022. He received his PhD from Maynooth University, where he investigated memory consolidation in rodent models of spatial navigation. He then carried out postdoctoral work at University College London using fMRI and MEG to study the neural dynamics of memory and imagination, and used artificial neural networks to model brain activity. Daniel handles submissions in neuroimaging and machine learning applications in neuroscience.

E-mail: daniel.barry#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Brittany Davis, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Brittany joined Nature Communications in October 2023. She received her PhD in neuroscience from Cardiff University, where she investigated both cellular and systems dysfunction in syndromic autism. She carried out postdoctoral research in cortical development at Université Libre de Bruxelles; and on cellular development, neurophysiology, and plasticity in cellular and mouse models of autism at Lieber Institute for Brain Development, and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Brittany handles submissions on developmental neurobiology, disease modeling and neurodevelopmental disorders, and is based in the Philadelphia office.

E-mail: brittany.davis#us.nature.com*

Senior Editor: Aleksandra Ichkova, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Aleksandra joined Nature Communications in June 2022. She received her PhD in neuroscience from the University of Bordeaux, where she investigated the role of reactive astrocytes and vascular dysfunction in rodent models of traumatic brain injury. She then carried out postdoctoral research at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) in Berlin, where she studied microglia-mediated mechanisms of damage in autoimmune encephalitis and neurodegeneration. Aleksandra handles submissions on glial biology and pathophysiology, molecular neuroscience and neuroimmunology. She is based in the Berlin office.

E-mail: aleksandra.ichkova#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Zhongmin Lu, PhD, Springer Nature, China
Zhongmin Lu joined Nature Communications in August 2023. She received her PhD from Florida Atlantic University & Max Planck Florida Institute, where she studied brain energy metabolism at synaptic level. She then carried out postdoctoral work at University of California, San Diego, using in vivo longitudinal 2P functional imaging, correlated electron microscopy and behavioral assays to study the interaction between synaptic structural plasticity throughout motor learning. She then investigated neural mechanisms governing bimanual coordination at Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Zhongmin handles submissions in neurophysiology and systems neuroscience and is based in the Shanghai office.

E-mail: zhongmin.lu#springernature.com*

Senior Editor: Laura Mickelsen, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Laura joined Nature Communications in May, 2022. She received her PhD in physiology and neurobiology with a focus on hypothalamic cell-types and circuits involved in motivation, feeding and sleep from the University of Connecticut. At the National Institutes of Health, her postdoctoral work investigated the impact of high-fat diet on motivational pathways. Laura handles submissions on neuronal transcriptomics and neurophysiology. She is based out of the New York office.

E-mail: laura.mickelsen#us.nature.com*

Senior Editor: Sophie Morgan, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Sophie joined Nature Communications in October 2020. After obtaining her undergraduate in Neuroscience at UCL, Sophie received a PhD from the University of Cambridge where she studied α-synuclein aggregation and propagation. At the Oxford Drug Discovery Institute, her postdoctoral work investigated novel drug targets for Parkinson’s disease. Sophie handles submissions on neurodegeneration and neurological diseases and is based in the London office. Sophie is also an Advisory Editor for npj Parkinson’s disease.

E-mail: Sophie.morgan#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Cody Walters, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Cody joined Nature Communications in July 2021. Prior to joining Nature Communications, he was a locum Assistant Editor at Cell. After graduating from the University of California, San Diego with a degree in Cognitive Science, he received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Minnesota Medical School. While there, he studied the neural representations underpinning decision-making behavior as well as mathematical models of cognition and psychiatric disease. Cody handles submissions in systems and computational neuroscience, and is based in the New York office.

E-mail: cody.walters#us.nature.com*

Associate Editor: Mackenzie Woodburn, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Mackenzie joined Nature Communications in July 2024. After graduating from Brown University with a degree in cognitive neuroscience, he received his PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he studied structural and functional brain development throughout infancy and childhood. His postdoctoral work at the University of Pennsylvania examined imaging markers of learning and plasticity in lab and home environments. Mackenzie handles submissions in neuroimaging and cognitive neuroscience. He is based in the Philadelphia office.

E-mail: mackenzie.woodburn#us.nature.com*

Associate Editor: Yuan Zhao, PhD, Springer Nature, China
Yuan joined Nature Communications in August 2024. She received her PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, where she studied calcium signaling in astrocytes. She then carried out postdoctoral research on electrical stimulation strategies for cortical visual prostheses at the University of Southern California. After that, she joined the California Institute of Technology, where she did comparative studies on the evolutionary adaptation of ingestive behaviors and the underlying neural basis across species. Yuan handles submissions in neuroscience methods and cellular and circuits neuroscience. She is based in the Shanghai office.

E-mail: yuan.zhao#cn.springernature.com*

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_{HUMAN BEHAVIOUR TEAM}

The team handles research on human behaviour across a wide variety of topics; from the intrapersonal to the societal level. Disciplines covered by this team include, but are not limited to, psychology, behavioural economics, computational social science, education, political science, cultural studies and sociology.

Chief Editor: Myrthel Dogge, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Myrthel Dogge joined Nature Communications in February 2020. She obtained her PhD in psychology with a focus on the sense of agency and the impact of expectations on perception from Utrecht University. She then moved to the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour where her research focused on the role of consciousness in higher-cognitive functions. Myrthel handles submissions in a variety of areas within the team’s remit, and is based in the London office.

E-mail: myrthel.dogge#nature.com*

Consulting Editor: Jennifer A. Bellingtier, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Jennifer completed her bachelor work in art history at the University of Southern California followed by her master work in social psychology at the University of Northern Iowa. Her doctoral work , completed at North Carolina State University (2014-2017), is in lifespan development psychology. She then worked for five years at Friedrich Schiller University Jena conducting research on subjective views of aging, stress and well-being, and emotion regulation. Prior to joining Communications Psychology as a Senior Editor in 2022, Jennifer was a member of the editorial boards for Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences and Psychology and Aging. Jennifer also works as consulting editor for Nature Communications. She is based in the Berlin office.

E-mail: jennifer.bellingtier#springernature.com*

Senior Editor: Yann Benetreau, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Yann joined Nature Communications in March 2023 after years of editorial experience in open-access scholarly publishing in the behavioral and social sciences. After a doctorate at the University of Western Ontario, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Philosophy of Science and as a Visiting Assistant Professor at San Francisco State University. His research focused on the history and philosophy of science, particularly on confirmation theory and inductive reasoning, as well as on the science of education and the psychology of risk. Yann primarily handles submissions in educational science, science of science, communication and media studies, but also handles work from neighbouring disciplines. He is also an advisory editor for npj Science of Learning. He is based in the New York office.

E-mail: yann.benetreau#us.nature.com*

Senior Editor: Brittany Cardwell, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Brittany joined Nature Communications in June, 2018. She received her PhD in cognitive psychology, with a focus on memory and belief, from Victoria University of Wellington, then moved to the University of Otago for a postdoc in social cognition. Brittany handles manuscripts related to cognitive and social psychology, and is located in the New York office.

E-mail: brittany.cardwell#springernature.com*

Associate Editor: Nicole Montijn, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Nicole Montijn joined Nature Communications in January 2023. After completing a MSc in Neuroscience at Utrecht University, Nicole worked as a data scientist at the Erasmus MC in Rotterdam before returning to Utrecht to do their PhD in Clinical Psychology. Their PhD research focused on (non)adaptive changes in episodic memory and future thinking related to stress and anxiety. Nicole handles submissions related to cognitive, social and clinical psychology as well as neuroscience, and is based in the Berlin office.

E-mail: nicole.montijn#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Arunas Radzvilavicius, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Arunas' background is in computational science, data science and genetics. He first joined Springer Nature as an editor at Nature Human Behaviour and has been with Nature Communications since early 2024. Arunas mainly handles economics and computational science manuscripts. He works from Nature’s London office.

E-mail: arunas.radzvilavicius#nature.com*

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_{ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL SCIENCES TEAM}

The team handles manuscripts across a wide range of environmental and social science topics both quantitative and qualitative. Areas covered by the team include, and are not limited to, the energy transition and decarbonization, environmental economics, trade and finance, sustainability science and natural resource use, urban geography, environmental and climate governance, demographic transitions, disaster responses, pollution exposure, and industrial ecology.

Chief Editor: Charles Axelsson, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Charles joined Nature Communications in 2023 and handles manuscripts across all environmental social sciences. He has a BSc in Geography, an MSc in Environmental Technology, and a PhD in the Science and Management of Climate Change from Universita Ca’ Foscari Venezia’s Department of Economics. His doctoral research was on urban policy adaptations to flooding under climate change, where he assessed policies and stakeholder participation. He is also an advisory editor for npj Urban Sustainability and npj Natural Hazards. He is based in the New York office.

E-mail: charles.axelsson#us.nature.com*

Associate Editor: Eugenia Dinivitzer, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Eugenia joined Nature Communications in June 2024 and covers a wide range of topics in the environmental social sciences, including climate change, policy, governance and economics. Eugenia holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Paris VIII and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, where she researched the health, environmental and economic dimensions of food systems. She has also worked as an editor for NGOs, in government and as a consultant on trade and sustainable development. Eugenia is based in the London office.

E-mail: eugenia.dinivitzer#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Bradford Dubik, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Brad joined Nature Communications in 2022 and handles manuscripts related to environmental social sciences, including geography, sociology, and economics. He previously worked as a social science editor in academic publishing before joining Nature Communications. He graduated with a PhD in human geography from Duke University. Brad’s PhD research focused on marine food systems and human-environment interactions around fisheries and aquaculture. He is based in the New York office.

E-mail: bradford.dubik#us.nature.com*

Associate Editor: Blaise Murphy, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Blaise joined Nature Communications in 2024 and handles manuscripts related to environmental social sciences, including anthropology, geography, and sustainable development. She graduated with a PhD in Geography and the Environment at the University of Texas at Austin. Blaise’s doctoral research employed physical and social science datasets to study human-environment relations within agricultural terraced landscapes in the Andes, specifically farmers’ perceptions of social and climate change. She previously worked as an archeologist within the environmental consulting industry to support private and public clients in complying with state and federal environmental and cultural resource regulations. She is based in the Philadelphia office.

E-mail: blaise.murphy#springernature.com*

Associate Editor: Bing Xue, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Bing joined Nature Communications in 2023 and handles manuscripts related to energy and environmental social sciences, including geography, sociology, policy, sustainability, and economics. He previously worked as a research scientist at Technische Universität Berlin. He graduated with a PhD in human geography from Lanzhou University. Bing’s own research focused on human-environment interactions, energy social science, industrial ecology, and regional sustainability governance. He is based in the Berlin office.

E-mail: bing.xue#nature.com*

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_{ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION TEAM}

The team handles manuscripts across the fields of ecology and evolution, spanning empirical, theoretical, methodological and applied research. Areas handled by the team include (but are not limited to) agroecology, archaeology, behavioral ecology, biogeography, global change ecology, community ecology, conservation biology, experimental evolution, evolutionary ecology, macroecology, macroevolution, molecular evolution, paleontology, phylogenetics, reference genomes and zoology.

Chief Editor: Emily Jones, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Emily joined Nature Communications in December 2015 after completing a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona and postdoctoral research at Washington State University and Rice University. Emily’s research combined empirical and theoretical approaches into community ecology and coevolution. Emily oversees the journal content in ecology and evolution, and handles manuscripts across these topics. Emily is based in the New York office.

E-mail: emily.jones#us.nature.com*

Senior Editor: Holly Acford-Palmer, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Holly joined Nature Communications in July 2024 after a postdoctoral research position and PhD at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, applying genomics to understand insecticide resistance evolution, and the population genetics of various species of Anopheles mosquitoes. She has also previously worked on microbiome studies, and in a specialist diagnostic virology lab. Holly is based in the London office and handles submissions in molecular ecology.

E-mail: holly.acford-palmer#springernature.com*

Senior Editor: Iain Dickson, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Iain joined Nature Communications in January 2021 after 5 years at Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology as an Associate Editor and then Senior Editor. He has a background in marine biology and oceanography, with BSc and MRes degrees from the University of Southampton. Iain then obtained his PhD from Kings College London, investigating the biomedical application of a marine sponge-derived natural product. He is based in the London office and handles manuscripts in ecology.

E-mail: iain.dickson#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Stephanie McClelland, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Stephanie joined Nature Communications in August 2022 following a locum position at Genome Biology. She received her PhD in Evolutionary Biology at Royal Holloway University of London, studying egg and embryo adaptation in birds. Stephanie is based in the London office and mainly handles papers related to evolution and genetics.

E-mail: stephanie.mcclelland#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Pavithra Pitumpe Arachchige, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Pavithra joined Nature Communications in June 2024 following a Research Lead position at Ecoresolve, CA, USA. She holds a PhD in Agronomy with a specialization in Soil and Environmental Chemistry from Kansas State University, USA. She completed her MSc and BSc from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Pavithra’s research expertise spans soil carbon sequestration, climate change mitigation/adaptation, forest restoration, agriculture, and laboratory instrumentation/methods. Pavithra is based in the DC office and handles papers in ecology.

E-mail: pavithra.pitumpearachchige#us.nature.com**

Senior Editor: Devin Ward, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Devin joined Nature Communications in August of 2021. She obtained a PhD in Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Toronto for her work studying intraspecific shape variation in the bony labyrinth with Geometric Morphometrics. She has also been involved in long-term bioarchaeological projects in Italy and Gibraltar. Devin is based in London and handles submissions in evolution, paleontology, and anthropology.

E-mail: devin.ward#springernature.com*

Associate Editor: Tamsin Iris Williams, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Tamsin joined Nature Communications in July 2024, following a previous editorial position at Frontiers in Plant Science. She holds a PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London where she studied soil microbial ecology with a focus on plant pathogens, specifically plant parasitic nematodes. Tamsin has also worked in entomology and mycology laboratories. Tamsin is based in the London office and handles papers in ecology.

E-mail: tamsiniris.williams#springernature.com*

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_{EARTH TEAM}

The Earth team covers all aspects of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, past, present and future, from the fundamental physical, chemical and biological principles of the Earth system to broader solid Earth processes and surface, ocean and atmospheric dynamics. 

Chief Editor: Sebastian Müller, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Sebastian joined Nature Communications in 2018 and handles manuscripts across all Earth sciences and planetary geology. He obtained a PhD in physical Volcanology from LMU Munich, Germany. Sebastian continued as an NSF research fellow at the University of Hawai’i, working on the characteristics of Hawaiian style lava fountaining at Kīlauea Volcano. He collected further work experience at the Colima Volcanology Research Center (Mexico), the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (West Indies), and the Munich Re Georisk Department. Sebastian is based in the Munich office.

E-mail: sebastian.mueller.1#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Joy Buongiorno, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Joy joined Nature Communications in 2023 and handles manuscripts related to biogeochemistry and geomicrobiology. She received her MSc degree in Geoscience in 2014 and her PhD in Microbiology in 2018. She was then a postdoctoral fellow working on a NASA Astrobiology Institute project at Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, DC. She then served as a tenure-track assistant professor of Environmental Biology from 2020 to 2023. Her research focused on the mutual interactions between microbes and their environment in some of the most extreme habitats in the world, such as Arctic marine sediment, permafrost, hypersaline lakes, and boiling hot springs. She is based in the DC office.

E-mail: joy.buongiorno#us.nature.com*

Associate Editor: Laura Frahm, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Laura joined Nature Communications in 2024 and handles manuscripts related to geophysics, including seismology, geodynamics and tectonics. She has a BSc in Geophysics and Oceanography and an MSc in Geophysics from the University of Hamburg. During her PhD at Imperial College London her research focused on seismic imaging and interpretation of elastic properties at the Hikurangi subduction zone. She is based in the Berlin office.

E-mail: laura.frahm#nature.com*

Associate Editor: Mackenzie Grieman, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Mackenzie joined Nature Communications in 2023 and primarily handles manuscripts related to paleoclimate, the cryosphere, and hydrology. She received her BA in Public Policy Analysis with a concentration in Chemistry from Pomona College in 2009 and a PhD in Earth System Science from UC Irvine in 2016. She then worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Earth Sciences Department at Cambridge and a Visiting Assistant Chemistry/Environmental Studies Professor at Reed College. Her research focused on using ice cores as tools to investigate past climate and environmental change. She is based in the Washington, DC office.

E-mail: mackenzie.grieman#us.nature.com*

Senior Editor: Rebecca Neely, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Rebecca primarily handles papers in solid Earth science and geochemistry. Her own research applied isotope geochemistry to a range of processes from chemical weathering and biological metal uptake through to geothermal cycling and ore formation, gaining a PhD in Geology and Geochemistry from the University of Iceland. She started her editorial career at Nature Geoscience before joining Nature Communications. Rebecca first joined Nature Geoscience in 2017, based in Shanghai, before joining Nature Communications in 2023. She is now based in London.

E-mail: rebecca.neely#nature.com*

Senior Editor: Efi Rousi, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Efi joined Nature Communications in May 2022. She is a climate scientist and handles manuscripts related to physical climatology, oceanography, and climate impacts. She obtained her PhD in Atmospheric Sciences from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She then worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Free University of Berlin and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. Her research focused on atmospheric circulation, climate change, and climate extremes. She is also an advisory editor for npj Climate and Atmospheric Science and npj Complexity. She is based in the Berlin office.

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Senior Editor: Samuel Royle, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
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