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Discover a selection of impactful Research Topics and Frontiers’ 2017 Spotlight Award Research Topic Finalists:
Guest Editors:
Mikhail Lebedev - Duke University
Ioan Opris - Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
Manuel Fernando Casanova - University of Louisville
Bridging the Gap between Policy and Science in Assessing the Health Status of Marine Ecosystems Guest Editors:
Angel Borja - AZTI Pasaia
Michael Elliott - University of Hull
Maria C Uyarra - AZTI Tecnaliap
Jacob Carstensen - Aarhus University
Marianna Mea - Jacobs University Bremen
Microbiome Interplay and Control Guest Editors:
Christine Moissl-Eichinger - Medical University of Graz
Gabriele Berg - Graz University of Technology
Martin Grube - University of Graz
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Guest Editors:
Idan Segev - Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Luis M Martinez - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Robert J Zatorre - McGill University
Development of Executive Function During Childhood
Guest Editors:
Yusuke Moriguchi - Kyoto University
Philip D Zelazo - University of Minnesota
Nicolas Chevalier - University of Edinburgh
The Importance Of Iron In Pathophysiologic Conditions
Guest Editors:
Raffaella Gozzelino - Chronic Diseases Research Center (CEDOC)
Paolo Arosio - University of Brescia
Browse through our collection of over 4,000 Research Topics.