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.