We sincerely welcome Dr. Giuseppe Murdaca from the University of Genoa, Italy, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Dr. Giuseppe Murdaca has received his PhD in Science and Space Engineering at the University of Genova (Italy) during the period of 2000-2003. Currently, he is working as an Assistant professor in the Internal Medicine University of Genova (Italy). His research has included Immunodeficiency, Autoimmunity, Neuro-endocrino-immunology, and Pharmacogenomics. Based on this research and fellowship training he has received several awards and honors, such as: Prize for young researchers of the study, assigned by the GILS, with the following motivation: "Standardization of a method to assess impairment by skinfold thickness skin", delivered on the occasion of the "Day VII Italian to fight Scleroderma" (Milan, 17/3 / 2001). Award for one of the three best oral presentations at the Ninth Congress of the Inter-SIMI Piemonte and Valle D'Aosta, Liguria (Genoa, 06.17.2004): Murdaca G., Fenoglio D., M. Setti, Brenci S., Villa R., Pontali E., A. Kunkl, Indiveri F., Puppo F. "Generation of CD4 + lines specific for Pneumocystis carinii and Candida albicans obtained from HIV + patients. Meaning of the coexpression of IFN-? and IL-4 ". He is serving as an editorial member of several reputed journals. We appreciate Dr. Giuseppe Murdaca for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Dr. Alexandr Sember from the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. His main research interests are: sex chromosomes, phylogenetic context; use of laser microdissection, and comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) methods in (not only) fish cytotaxonomy. We appreciate Dr. Alexandr Sember for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Rouben Aroutiounian from Yerevan State University, Armenia, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Prof. Dr. Rouben Aroutiounian is an expert in molecular genetics. He is responsible for research in molecular cytogenetics and genetic toxicology. He has more than 60 publications. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Rouben Aroutiounian for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Dr. Corrado Angelini from the Padova University School of Medicine, Italy, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Dr. Corrado Angelini is an expert in molecular genetics. He is a member of the InterERN Neurometabolic Disease work group. He has served as an EB Member in several journals. He has more than 590 publications. We appreciate Dr. Corrado Angelini for his participation and support.

It is our pleasure to announce that LIDSEN has joined the ORCID community. ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID), a global, not-for-profit organization, provides a free, unique, and persistent digital identifier (an ORCID iD), which can automatically link researchers to their own contributions, so as to disambiguate researchers from one another. Authors who publish with OBM Genetics are greatly encouraged to register for a unique iD to ensure proper attribution.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Pedro Martínez-Gómez, from CEBAS-CSIC, Spain, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. He is an international reference in Prunus Breeding and Biotechnology including Genetics, Genomics, Transcriptomics and epigenetics with more than 150 papers published in international journals included in the Web of Science. He also has 5 new apricot varieties, 4 new almond varieties and 1 new Japanese plum variety widely cultivated in Spain and Southern Europe where more than 5 M trees from these varieties are grown at this moment. In addition, he has been coordinator of 22 projects at the regional, national and international levels, as well as participating in 30 other projects and agreements with companies as a member of the research team. Throughout his research career he has participated in the scientific training of more than 70 students and researchers from 20 different nationalities. He has supervised 18 PhD Theses. Most of their former graduate doctors are, at this moment, junior and senior researchers around the world. In August 2006 received in Seoul (Korea) the "Miklos Faust International Award", an International Award of the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) and the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) for its contribution to the international fruit science research. In January 2012 he received in Teheran (Iran) the “Khwarizmi International Award” organized by the Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST) and the “FAO Medal Award” from the Food and Agriculture Organization for his contribution to the application of biotechnology tolls in the development of the fruit research in developing countries. In January of 2019, received in La Havana (Cuba), the “CITMA Award 2018” for their collaboration in the conservation of plant genetic resources in Cuba. We appreciate Prof. Martínez-Gómez for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Bruce O'Hara, from the University of Kentucky, USA, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. He obtained his PhD in Human and Mammalian Genetics from The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and later spent twelve years at the Stanford University Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology where he established a research program directed towards an understanding of sleep using higher throughput behavioral and genomic methodologies. He currently has over 35 years of experience in mammalian genetics and especially mouse models of human disease, and has over 95 publications in areas ranging from the effects of drugs to large-scale genetic screens and models of neurodegenerative disorders. We appreciate Dr. O'Hara for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Yuri Shavrukov, from Flinders University, Australia, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Originally, Prof. Shavrukov worked at the Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk (Russia), where he received his PhD degree (1991). In 2001, he was selected and employed by CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), Adelaide, Australia. After CSIRO, he received a position at the University of Adelaide, Plant Genomics Centre (2005-2016), and since that he moved to Flinders University, Adelaide. Currently, Prof. Yuri Shavrukov is working at Flinders University with some collaborative international research projects. His research interests include plant genetics and genomics, gene structure and expression analysis in plants, development and application of molecular markers in plant biology. We appreciate Prof. Shavrukov for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Dr. Mohan Shri Jain from University of Helsinki, Finland, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. He received his M. Phil, 1973 and Ph.D., 1978, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He was a postdoctoral fellow in Israel, USA, and visiting Professor in Japan, Malaysia, Germany, and Italy. He was a Technical Officer at, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria, from 1999-to 2005. He is on the Editorial Board and a reviewer in several well-reputed journals. His publications are over 170 in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings, and edited 68 books; invited speakers, and acted as a chairperson in several international conferences worldwide. In commemoration of the awarding IAEA of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005, as a team member, he received this certificate; consultant to IAEA, the European Union, The Government of Grenada, and the Egyptian Government. His current research interests are on in vitro techniques, mutagenesis, transgenics, genetic diversity and conservation, climate change, and food security. We appreciate Dr. Jain for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Dr. Paola Ungaro, from National Research Council, Italy, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Dr. Ungaro is a Researcher at the National Research Council (CNR) in Institute for Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology “Gaetano Salvatore” of Naples, Italy. Dr Ungaro’s research interest includes epigenetic and transcriptional regulation of obesity and diabetes related genes and epigenetic regulation by natural compounds. The research activity includes three main research lines: 1. Evaluation of the effects of High-Fat Diet (HFD) on the expression of genes codifying for enzymes known to induce histone post-translational modifications (PTMs). 2. Study of the effects of Polyphenols on the epigenetic regulation of obesity-related genes and on the expression of key enzyme involved in chromatin remodelling. 3. Study of the effects of Polyphenols on the expression of genes involved in the browning of white adipose tissue.  We appreciate Dr. Ungaro for her participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Yan Sanders, from University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Dr. Sanders is currently Associate Professor of Medicine. Her main research interests are epigenetic mechanisms in tissue injury, repair and aging. Her ongoing projects include exploring epigenetic alterations in pulmonary fibrosis, examining the effects of histone modifier on fibrotic lung fibroblasts, determining the epigenetic mechanisms of cellular senescence, aging, and age-related chronic diseases, specifically histone modifications and DNA methylation. We appreciate Prof. Sanders for her participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Professor Shin Murakami from Touro University California, USA, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Professor Murakami received his Ph.D. from Kyoto University, Japan. He then worked at the University of Colorado-Boulder, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, University of Louisville, among others. Current research interest is to understand the transition of aging processes from normal aging to disease (including Alzheimer’s disease, AD), using semi-automated imaging systems (Machino et al., 2014) and big data analysis of dementia genes in humans and C. elegans (Vahdati et al., 2017). He has formulated the multiplex stress resistance theory of aging, which has now been extended to the middle-life crisis theory of aging.  Importantly, the middle-life crisis theory predicted the outcome of one or more clinical trials in the Alzheimer's disease. Recently he accepted new national leadership roles, including Public Policy Representative of BS Section Executive Committee (Gerontology Society of America); and Committee and Task Force/New Comprehensive Foundational Sciences Examination (NBOME). We appreciate Professor Murakami for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Professor Penna Suprasanna, former-Head of Nuclear Agriculture & Biotechnology Division, BARC, Mumbai & Homi Bhabha National Institute, India, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Prof. Suprasanna obtained his MSc (Genetics) and Doctorate in Genetics from Osmania University, Hyderabad (India) and did his post-doc research in the Laboratory of Tropical Crop Improvement, Cathloic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. His research interests include plant stress biology, biotechnology, plant mutagenesis and plant genomics. He has made concerted efforts to apply radiation mutagenesis techniques in plants in collaboration with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna. He is the recipient of the “Award of Scientific and Technical Excellence” by the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, and is the Fellow of International Society of Environmental Botany. Dr. Suprasanna has a patent; published more than 300 research papers/articles in national and international journals, has edited special issues for journals & books. We appreciate Professor Suprasanna for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Professor John Marshall from Institute of Ophthalmology (UCL), United Kingdom to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Professor Marshall has extensive experience in ophthalmology, inherited retinal disease, diabetes, glaucoma, neurodegenerative diseases, etc. We are very grateful to Prof. Marshall for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Jaroslav Alois Hubáček, PhD, DSc., from Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Czech Republic, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Dr. Hubáček has extensive experience in population population genetics, gene, diabetes, cardiovascular genetics, genetic predisposition of noncommunicable diseases, etc. We are very grateful to Prof. Hubáček for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Professor Jose J. G. Marin from University of Salamanca, Spain, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Professor Marin has extensive experience in physiology, pharmacology, liver cancer, chemotherapy, genetics, molecular, cell, etc. We are grateful to Professor Marin for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Dr. Tapan K Bera from National Cancer Institute, USA, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Dr. Bera has extensive experience in antibody engineering; immunotherapy; recombinant immunotoxin; multiple myeloma; BCMA; mesothelin, etc. We are grateful to Dr. Bera for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Professor Veena N Rao from Morehouse School of Medicine, USA, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Professor Rao has extensive experience in triple negative breast cancers, ovarian cancers, tumor suppressor genes, biomarkers, cancer biology, epigenetics, protein-protein interactions, gene therapy, molecular biology, BRCA1, post translational modifications, precision medicine, etc. We are grateful to Professor Rao for her participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Professor James CS Chim from University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Professor Chim has extensive experience in DNA methylation of tumour suppressor genes, non-coding RNAs (micro-RNAs & long noncoding RNAs) in blood cancers including multiple myeloma, lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia, etc. We are grateful to Professor Chim for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Professor Lunawati L Bennett from Union University, USA, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Professor Bennett has extensive experience in pharmacotherapy, pharmacogenomics, genetic disease, cancer, apoptosis, endocrine, antioxidants, natural product, nutrition, etc. We are grateful to Professor Bennett for her participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Professor Andrew Collins from University of Southampton, UK, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Professor Collins has extensive experience in genetic epidemiology, next generation sequencing, bioinformatics, human genetics and cancer, etc. We are grateful to Professor Collins for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Professor Michael R. Ladomery from University of the West of England, UK, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Professor Ladomery has extensive experience in RNA biology, alternative splicing, noncoding RNA, RNA-based cancer therapies, etc. We are grateful to Professor Ladomery for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Professor Katalin Csiszar from the University of Hawaii, USA, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Professor Csiszar has extensive experience in molecular and medical genetics focused on heritable disorders associated with the extracellular matrix. We are grateful to Professor Csiszar for her participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Professor Sergei G. Tevosian from University of Florida, USA, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Professor Tevosian has extensive experience in reproductive genetics, developmental genetics, adrenal development; developmental biology, etc. We are grateful to Professor Tevosian for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Professor Juraj Gregan from Comenius University, Slovakia, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Professor Gregan has extensive experience in chromosome biology, mitosis, meiosis, etc. We are grateful to Professor Gregan for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Dr. Xuehuo Zeng from Case Western Reserve University, USA, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Dr. Zeng has extensive experience in DNA damage response, molecular genetics, autophagy, cancer, etc. We are grateful to Dr. Zeng for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Assistant Professor Kakoli Das from Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Dr. Das has extensive experience in molecular genetics, genetic heterogeneity, mutant, genotype, genetic diseases, etc. We are grateful to Dr. Das for her participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Professor Thomas Liehr from University Clinic Jena, Institute of Human Genetics, Germany to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Professor Liehr has extensive experience in clinical genetics, (molecular) cytogenetics, interphase architecture, ZOO-FISH, marker and derivative chromosomes, etc. We are grateful to Professor Liehr for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Professor Khue Vu Nguyen from University of California, United States, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Professor Nguyen has extensive experience in molecular biology, genetic diseases, enzymology, biosensors, biopolymers, etc. We are grateful to Professor Nguyen for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Professor Joris A. Veltman from Newcastle University, United Kingdom, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Professor Joris A. Veltman has extensive experience in genomics, human genetics and translational genomics. We are grateful to Professor Veltman for his participation and support.