Abstract
An aggressive vision for JALA's dynamic growth in a multidisciplinary environment has been laid out, and its implementation is being realized with input and guidance from pioneers across many scientific fields. This diversity in leadership is shaping JALA's future as a leading publication in academic, industrial, and government innovation. Toward the fruition of this roadmap, I am pleased to announce that we have significantly expanded the membership of our Scientific Advisory Board, and made energetic new additions to our JALA Editorial Board.
Our new Advisory Board members are internationally renowned visionaries who have made seminal contributions in their respective fields that have had direct impact on broader research and development domains. They include:
Eiji Osawa, Ph.D. (president/professor emeritus, NanoCarbon Research Institute), who was the first to theoretically predict the structure of C60 in 1970, a pioneering achievement, and was subsequently awarded the Chunichi Culture Prize.
Chad Mirkin, Ph.D. (George B. Rathmann Professor, Northwestern University), a member of the National Academy of Engineering, inventor of Dip Pen Nanolithography, Polymer Pen Lithography, on-wire lithography, and innovator across several domains in nanotechnology.
Nicolaas De Rooij, Ph.D. (professor, Neuchatel University), director of the Institute for Micro-technology, and a pioneer in microfabrication.
Jing Cheng, Ph.D. (Cheung Kong Professor, Tsinghua University School of Medicine) and president/CEO of Capital Biochip and developer of among the first Lab-on-a-Chip technologies.
These individuals join current Scientific Advisory Board members Dr. Raymond Dessy, professor emeritus in Chemistry of Virginia Tech and a leader in lab automation and biosensing, and Dr. Leroy Hood, president of the Institute for Systems Biology and a member of the National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, and Institute of Medicine.
In addition, we welcome four new additions to the JALA Editorial Board. These talented individuals are leaders in their field, and their expertise adds new depth to JALA toward its position as a leading multidisciplinary journal. They include:
Mike Teitell, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chief of Pediatric Pathology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles, and pioneer in technologies for nanomedicine.
Horacio Espinosa, Ph.D., professor of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University, and pioneer in nanomechanics and nanofoundation probe technology.
Wen J. Li, Ph.D., professor of Mechanical and Automation Engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and leader in micro/nanodevices.
Erik Pierstorff, Ph.D., chief technology officer, Biotic Laboratories, and an expert in nanomaterials for drug delivery.
Please join me in welcoming these individuals to the JALA team of volunteers. Together, we can all look forward to another exciting year of new discoveries.
Sincerely,
