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Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine Welcomes New Editorial Board Member

June 11, 2025

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Mourad A. M. Aboul-Soud from the Center of Excellence in Biotechnology Research, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine. His main area of research tracks are in the fields of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacognosy, Environmental Sciences and Toxicology. In this context, his solid track record, as an Arab researcher in scientific research, is reflected by publications of more than 100 high quality peer-reviewed articles in high-profile international journals. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Mourad A. M. Aboul-Soud for his participation and support. 

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Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine Welcomes New Editorial Board Member

May 27, 2025

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Chi-Wen Lung from Asia University, Wufeng, Taichung, Taiwan to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine. Chi-Wen Lung, Ph.D., is currently a Professor & Chair in the Department of Creative Product Design at the Asia University, Taiwan. He is also an affiliate of the Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering at the Asia University. In 2008, Dr. Lung obtained his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan. He completed his Postdoctoral training at the Information Technology Research Center of Sports and Health, Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, China. He developed advanced rehabilitation research instruments there. In 1995 and 1997, he earned BS and MS degrees in Industrial Design from Dayeh University and Tatung University, Taiwan. Dr. Lung was a Supervisor in the Job Accommodation Office, Bureau of Labor Affairs, Taipei City Government, Taipei, Taiwan. Around sixty peer-reviewed journal articles have been published by Dr. Lung. His research examines the interface pressure distribution between humans and orthoses and its role in soft tissue injury. It is possible to improve the design of sports shoes and wheelchair cushions using his approach. Further, he is interested in human-machine interfaces and their application to sports biomedical devices. He is a member of the Taiwanese Society of Biomechanics. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Chi-Wen Lung for his participation and support.

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Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine Welcomes New Editorial Board Member

May 15, 2025

We sincerely welcome Mr. Sirwan Khalid Ahmed from University of Raparin, Rania, Iraq to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine. Mr. Sirwan Khalid Ahmed is a highly esteemed nurse researcher who has made significant contributions to the field of healthcare. His strong academic background, which includes a Diploma in Nursing, a Bachelor's degree in Nursing Science, and a Master's degree in Nursing, has solidified his position as a leading authority in the nursing profession. His dedication to research is evident in his extensive publication record, with over 100 papers published in reputable peer-reviewed journals of high impact. His research spans a wide range of areas within nursing, such as patient care, healthcare outcomes, evidence-based practice, public health, infectious disease, surgery, obesity, weight loss, artificial intelligence, mental health, and quantitative and qualitative studies in nursing research. Importantly, Mr. Sirwan's work has not only advanced the knowledge base of nursing but has also influenced global healthcare policies and practices. His unwavering commitment to excellence in research and patient care has earned him widespread recognition as a highly respected figure in the nursing community. We appreciate Mr. Sirwan Khalid Ahmed for his participation and support.

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Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine Welcomes New Editorial Board Member

May 12, 2025

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Willy Chou from Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan City, Taiwan to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine. Dr. Willy Chou is an outstanding scholar who experts in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Stroke and Child Development. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Willy Chou for his participation and support.

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Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine Welcomes New Editorial Board Member

February 17, 2025

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Zamzam Paknahad from Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine. She is a professor in Nutrition, working at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. She also works at Isfahan University Clinic and nutrition consulting patients. Her B.C is in biology (Shiraz University), and her M.Sc and Ph.D. are in Nutrition (Shiraz   & Tabriz University of Medical Sciences respectively). Dr. Zamzam Paknahad is an outstanding scholar who experts in Nutrition and Chronic Disease. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Zamzam Paknahad for her participation and support.

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Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine Welcomes New Editorial Board Member

February 10, 2025

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Reza Rastmanesh from The Nutrition Society, London, UK, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine. He was an assistant professor in Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, “clinical nutrition and dietetics department”: 2004- 2010. He has a wide range of interest, including but not limited to dermatology, pathology, molecular neuroscience, melatonin-circadian clock, time perception, memory consolidation, cognition, brain energetic, mental time travel, conspiracy theory, spatial nutrition and thermodynamics in microgravity condition.  We appreciate Prof. Dr. Reza Rastmanesh for his participation and support.

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Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine Welcomes New Editorial Board Member

December 30, 2024

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Fazlollah Ghofranipour from Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine. Dr. Ghofranipour is a Professor in the Department of Health Education and Health Promotion at the Tarbiat Modares University (TMU). His research focus is the application of the theory and model in health education and health promotion, lifestyle, health behavior and quality of life. He particularly focuses on health education promotion theory and model, relationship and combination between their construct. Dr. Ghofranipour has written more than 200 articles in the journals and 5 books concerning health, health education and health promotion. He is teaching in postgraduate degree in several universities in the Iran and reviewer of more than 40 journals, the editorial board of 5 journals and editor in chief of the journal of health education and health promotion. He supervised and advised 59 theses in MS and Ph.D. degree. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Fazlollah Ghofranipour for his participation and support.

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Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine Welcomes New Editorial Board Member

December 25, 2024

We sincerely welcome Dr. Luigi Montano from Azienda Sanitaria Locale Salerno, Salerno, Italy, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine. Luigi Montano, MD, PhD, is a UroAndrologist at Local Health Authority (ASL Salerno), Past President of Italian Society of Human Reproduction, has his expertise in Environmental Pathology, Lifestyle Medicine, and Ecology. His attention is focused on the prevention of environmental risks on reproductive health, particularly of the new generations. He is the creator and Coordinator of EcoFoodFertility project (http://www.ecofoodfertility.it/the-project.html) - a multicenter, multidisciplinary research connecting human life-style and dietary habits to the environmental consequences of exposure to pollutants. The project is starting up in several environmental risk areas of Italy, and involves young adolescents draw up a new model of research for Environmental Impact Assessment and for Primary Prevention of Risk Areas. He has numerous publications, some book chapters in national and international journals, numerous reports and keynote speakers in national and international congresses with various prizes and awards. We appreciate Dr. Luigi Montano for his participation and support.

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Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine Welcomes New Editorial Board Member

December 12, 2024

We sincerely welcome Dr. Marinella L. Coco from University of Catania, Catania, Italy, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine. Marinella Coco received her Ph.D. in Sports Science from the University of Catania in 2010. She is a Post Doctoral Researcher at the Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy. Her research interests mainly focus on exercise science; EEG; cognitive neuroscience; evaluation; pathology; electroencephalography; sports medicine; neuroimaging; exercise; and multiple sclerosis. We appreciate Dr. Marinella L. Coco for her participation and support.

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Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine Welcomes New Editorial Board Member

November 8, 2024

We sincerely welcome Dr. Abdullah A. Shaito from the Biomedical Research Center (BRC), Qatar University, Doha, Qatar, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine. His current research interests include the therapeutic use of medicinal plants. Dr. Shaito’s Lab performs evidence-based research on the efficacy and possible side effects of herbal remedies. Their ultimate goal is to uncover the mechanisms of action of these plant preparations and the translation of novel plant-based therapeutics from the bench to the bedside. Mechanisms they study include inhibition of inflammation, inhibition of oxidative stress, inhibition of metastasis, among others. These mechanisms are studied in the context of several diseases like cardiovascular disease and its risk factors (Diabetes, Obesity, Dyslipidemia, etc.), neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, and recently COVID-19. We appreciate Dr. Abdullah A. Shaito for his participation and support.

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Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine Welcomes New Editorial Board Member

November 7, 2024

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Wojciech Kolanowski from Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine. Prof. Dr. Wojciech Kolanowski, professor of health sciences. Fields of research: nutrition and health, eating habits, child nutrition, food hygiene and safety, food security, functional food, omega-3 LC PUFA, healthy food processing, healthy diet, clinical nutrition, dietary supplements, and healthy lifestyle. Metrics: h=19, citations WoS 1294, Scopus 1501. Supervisor of 264 diploma theses. The Editorial Boards Member of scientific journals: Applied Sciences (Topic Editor; Section board member, Guest Editor of a Special Issues); Future, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Guest Editor); Hygiene (Topic Editor and Editorial Board Member), Nutrients, Foods, Molecules, Nutraceuticals (Topic Editor), Food Therapy and Health Care (Editorial Board Member), Sustainable Food Connect (Editorial Board Member), Author of more than 200 papers popularizing science. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Wojciech Kolanowski for his participation and support.

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Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine Welcomes New Editorial Board Member

September 5, 2024

We sincerely welcome Dr. Remko van Lutterveld from the Brain Research and Innovation Centre of the Ministry of Defence and Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine. Remko van Lutterveld has been working as a Senior Researcher at the Brain Research and Innovation Centre since September 2019. He obtained his doctorate from the University Medical Center Utrecht on cognitive neuroscientific research into auditory verbal hallucinations (“voice hearing”) in people with and without psychiatric disorders. In 2014, he went to study mindfulness and meditation at the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts as a post-doctoral researcher and later as a Senior Researcher. From 2018 to 2019, he worked as an Investigator at the Mindfulness Center at Brown University in Rhode Island. His research focuses on military mental health, neuroimaging, and meditation. We appreciate Dr. Remko van Lutterveld for his participation and support.

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Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine Welcomes New Editorial Board Member

August 21, 2024

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Rony Dev from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, United States, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine. Dr. Rony Dev is an Associate Professor, in the Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. He has published in numerous journals regarding treatments for cancer cachexia, communication in family meetings, and risk factors for chemical coping and addiction in patients with cancer. He provides palliative care consultation regarding pain and symptom management for patients with cancer. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Rony Dev for his participation and support.

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Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine Welcomes New Editorial Board Member

August 14, 2024

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Benjamin C. Nephew from Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, United States, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine. Professor Nephew's work is broadly focused on identifying and studying neurobehavioral mechanisms of mental illness and developing effective interventions. Research areas include mindfulness-based stress reduction to develop machine learning-based early predictors of severe depression and suicidality; postpartum depression/anxiety, and the impact of social stress, alcohol, and air pollution on behavior, immune factors, neural connectivity, neuroendocrinology, and related epigenetic changes. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Benjamin C. Nephew for his participation and support.

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Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine Welcomes New Editorial Board Member

August 9, 2024

We sincerely welcome Dr. Schohraya Spahis from University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine. Dr. Schohraya Spahis is an outstanding scholar who experts in Fatty acid composition, Lipid metabolism, MAFLD and Cardiometabolism. We appreciate the participation and support of Dr. Schohraya Spahis.

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Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine Welcomes New Editorial Board Member

July 26, 2024

We sincerely welcome Dr. Nagesh Adluru from Waisman Center, Madison, United States, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine. His core training is in computer science and in sub-fields of computer vision and machine learning. Currently, his research program is to model various steps in neuroimage processing and analysis with special emphasis on using machine learning algorithms. Over the past 15 years, his focus has been on performing best Knowledge Integration for Neuroscientific Discovery (KIND) research. We appreciate Dr. Nagesh Adluru for his participation and support.

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Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine Welcomes New Editorial Board Member

July 24, 2024

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Shannon D. R. Ringenbach from Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix Campus, Phoenix, United States, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine. Shannon D. Ringenbach is an associate professor in the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University. She heads the Sensorimotor Development Research Lab, which is currently investigating Assisted Cycle Therapy (ACT) and its effects on motor, cognitive, physical and mental health in a variety of neurological populations (e.g., Down syndrome, ADHD, ASD, Stroke, etc.). We appreciate Prof. Dr. Shannon D. R. Ringenbach for her participation and support.

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Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine Welcomes New Editorial Board Member

July 19, 2024

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Anna Maria Lavezzi from Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Italy, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine. Prof. Dr. Anna Maria Lavezzi Graduated in Biological Science and Medicine from the University of Milan, Italy. Professor of Pathology, University of Milan. Member of the Scientific Committee of the "Lino Rossi" Research Center for the study and prevention of unexpected perinatal death and SIDS, University of Milan. The research activity (over 300 publications in indexed scientific journals) is mainly focused on the neuropathology of sudden fetal and infant deaths with particular interest in the identification of developmental anomalies of the main brainstem centers checking the vital functions. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Anna Maria Lavezzi 's participation and support.

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Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine Welcomes New Editorial Board Member

June 28, 2024

We sincerely welcome Dr. Vikas Dhikav from National Institute for Implementation Research on Non-Communicable Diseases, Jodhpur, India, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine. Dr. Vikas Dhikav is an outstanding scholar who experts mainly in Memory, Pharmacology, Alzheimer's Disease, Neuroprotection and Mild Cognitive Impairment. We appreciate Dr. Vikas Dhikav for his participation and support.

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Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine Welcomes New Editorial Board Member

May 21, 2024

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Deborah Ejem from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, Birmingham, United States, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine. Prof. Dr. Deborah Ejem is an outstanding scholar who experts mainly in Palliative Care, Health-Related Quality of Life and atient Reported Outcomes. She has published 37 publications that have been cited over 666 times with an H-index of 13. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Deborah Ejem for her participation and support.

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Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine Welcomes New Editorial Board Member

May 15, 2024

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Theophilus I. Emeto from James Cook University, Townsville, Australia, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine. Dr. Theophilus I. Emeto completed a BSc (Hons) degree in Medical Physiology from the University of Calabar, where he defined prediction formulae for lung function parameters in Nigerian children aged 6 to 16 years. He graduated with Distinction in MSc Immunology and Allergy from the University of Nottingham, UK in 2007 where he investigated the effect of the Major House Dust Mite allergen Der p 1 on T-regulatory and Th17 cells in allergic asthma. He completed his MBiostatistics from the The University of Queensland, and the Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia where he worked on a project assessing the exploratory and analytical methods employed in longitudinal clinical trials with incomplete primary outcome data. He completed his PhD focused on understanding the mechanism underpinning the pathology of the weakening human aorta, and the development of a drug-based therapy for abdominal aortic aneurysm at James Cook University in 2013. Previously, he worked as a Research Scientist on various clinical trials analysing cellular and humoral immune response of patients treated with the therapeutic cancer vaccine TroVax® (MVA-5T4) with Oxford BioMedica UK, and as a Research Assistant on projects employing combined immunotherapy and chemotherapy for neuroblastoma at the world class Tenovus Research Laboratories, University of Southampton, UK. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Theophilus I. Emeto for his participation and support.

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