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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology is a leading journal in its field, publishing rigorously peer-reviewed research across all pathogenic microorganisms and their interaction with their hosts. Chief Editor Yousef Abu Kwaik, University of Louisville is supported by an outstanding Editorial Board of international experts. This multidisciplinary open-access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers, academics, clinicians and the public worldwide.

Editor and Journal Manager attending this meeting

Andrew Gewirtz, Specialty Chief Editor- Microbiome in Health and Disease section

Dr. Gewirtz earned his Ph.D. in Biochemistry in 1996 from Boston University School of Medicine. He did postdoctoral studies at Brigham and Women's Hospital/HMS and Emory University, where he later served on faculty from 2000-2011 as Assistant and Associate Professor. In 2011, he relocated his lab to Georgia State University's Institute for Biomedical Sciences' Center for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, where he holds the title of Distinguished University Center Professor. His research focuses on host-microbe interactions in the intestine, particularly in the context of chronic inflammatory and metabolic diseases. Dr. Gewirtz has published over 150 articles in this area and serves on numerous review panels.

Kenneth Bruce, Specialty Chief Editor- Microbiome in Health and Disease section

Sophie Ferguson, Journal Manager- Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Sophie Ferguson graduated from the University of St Andrews for both a BSc (Hons) Cell Biology and her PhD, completing the latter in the School of Medicine investigating the parasite-host interactions of microsporidial infections. Following this, she joined Frontiers in 2018, becoming the Journal Manager for Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology in 2019.

Email Sophie to discuss your research: sophie.ferguson@frontiersin.org

Research Topics:

- The Role of Dietary Interventions in The Regulation of Host-Microbe Interactions
- Maternal Microbiome in Health and Disease: Advances and Possible Outcomes
- Fecal Microbiota Transplants to Next-Generation Microbiota Therapeutics for Clostridioides difficile Infections and Beyond

Manuscripts

• Differences in Compositions of Gut Bacterial Populations and Bacteriophages in 5–11 Year-Olds Born Preterm Compared to Full Term (Original Research)
• The Super-Donor Phenomenon in Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (Review)
• The Role of the Gastrointestinal Mucus System in Intestinal Homeostasis: Implications for Neurological Disorders (Review)