Meet the Gut Microbiome Editorial Board: Andrea Azcarate-Peril
20 July 2020
Last update: 20/07/20 15:06
Welcome to the new blog post series introducing the Editorial Board Members of Gut Microbiome (GMB) – a new Open Access journal published in partnership with Cambridge University Press and the Nutrition Society.
First up we talk to Professor Andrea Azcarate-Peril, who is currently a Associate Professor of Medicine in the School of Medicine at UNC Chapel Hill. She is also the founding and current Director of the UNC Microbiome Core, which provides research and technical support to investigators interested in addressing the roles of the host-associated microbiota in health and disease.
You can see the full interview below or click through to the questions you are most interested in below:
What are your areas of expertise?
Why did you want to get involved with GMB?
Tell us about the scope of GMB.
What are some of the challenges facing the field today?
How do authors benefit from GMB being Open Access?
Gut Microbiome is now open for submissions: check if your OA fee is covered or take a look at the Instructions for Authors before submitting. You can also visit our Editorial Board page to check out the full team!
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