Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief

Deputy Editor

Xianzhao Kan, PhD

College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China

Genomics; Bioinformatics; Phylogenetics; Evolutionary biology

Hengrui Liu, PhD 

Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Application of traditional medicine in oncology; Network pharmacology; Data-driven approaches for traditional medicine; Precision medicine–driven modernization of traditional medicine; Mechanistic studies of natural products

Wei Sun, PhD 

Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
Herb Identification, Metabolic Engineering, Herb Breeding 

Editorial Board Members

Chao Xiong, PhD 

School of Life Science and Technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Molecular identification of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM); Phylogenetic systematics; Biosynthesis of natural products in TCM; Medicinal plant resources; Functional genomics

Dianpeng Li, PhD 

Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, China
Chemical characterization of traditional Chinese medicine formulations; bioactive constituents of ethnic medicines; development of medicinal and edible herbal resources;
natural products chemistry; pharmacological activity evaluation; quality control of herbal medicines, including studies on the chemical constituents, biological activities, and quality assessment of Siraitia grosvenorii (Luo Han Guo or monk fruit).

Kemal Durić, PhD 

University of Sarajevo – Faculty of Pharmacy, Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina
Natural products and pharmacognosy, with a focus on the isolation, characterization, and biological evaluation of bioactive compounds from medicinal plants and other natural sources. Research includes phytotherapy, phytocomplexes, and the development and optimization of extraction and analytical methods in accordance with pharmacopoeial standards, supporting the safe and evidence-based use of herbal medicines in modern healthcare.

Onakpa Michael Monday, PhD 

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Abuja
Toxicology, pharmacological screening of medicinal plants, environmental health, and food safety, which directly support national development goals and global health initiatives, including One Health.

Seon Beom Kim, PhD 

Department of Food Science and Technology, Pusan National University, Miryang 50463, Republic of Korea
Natural products chemistry; food analysis; quantitative NMR; countercurrent separation; phytochemical standardization; bioactive compounds; marine natural products; sulfated polysaccharides; functional food ingredients; FoodTech

Yu Tang, PhD 

Pharmaceutical Informatics Institute, School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
AI-driven quantitative NMR (qNMR) combined with digital quantitative computation for panoramic profiling of natural product constituents; Discovery of bioactive compounds from herbal medicines and functional ingredient mining; Quality control and standardization of traditional medicines; Metabolomics and advanced analytical methodologies for natural products