Journal of Biomedical Science is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that encompasses all fundamental and molecular aspects of basic medical sciences, with an emphasis on the molecular studies of biomedical problems and molecular mechanisms.

The journal is supported by the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Taiwan, who covers the cost of publication on behalf of the authors on acceptance of their article.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

anatomic pathology
biochemistry
genetics
immunology
microbiology and virology
molecular, cellular and cancer biology
neurosciences
pharmacology
physiology
Journal of Biomedical Science aims to provide an international forum for encouraging interdisciplinary discussions and contributing to the advancement of medicine, benefiting readers and authors by accelerating the dissemination of research information and providing maximum access to scholarly communication.

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Editor-in-Chief 
Prof Wen-Chang Chang, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
Associate Editors 
Prof Ben Berkhout, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands 
Prof Julie Chan, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Kaohsiung Branch, Taiwan 
Prof Ding-Shinn Chen, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan 
Prof Kuei-Sen Hsu, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, NCKU, Taiwan
Prof Ushio Kikkawa, Kobe University, Japan 
Dr John T Kung, Academia Sinica, Taiwan 
Prof Jung-Yaw Lin, National Taiwan University, Taiwan 
Prof Wan-Wan Lin, National Taiwan University, Taiwan 
Prof Chiaho Shih, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Dr Tse-Hua Tan, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan 
Prof Lu-Hai Wang, National Health Research Institute, Taiwan 
Dr Yi-Ching Wang, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Prof Jang-Yen Wu, Florida Atlantic University, USA 
Prof T-C Wu, The Johns Hopkins University, USA 
Prof Mao-Hsiung Yen, National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan
Advisory Board 
Dr Monsef Benkirane, Institut de Genetique Humaine, France 
Prof Kathryn SE Cheah, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 
Dr Sheue-yann Cheng, National Cancer Institute, NIH, USA 
Prof Yung-Chi Cheng, Yale University School of Medicine, USA 
Dr John Coligan, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, USA 
Prof Mark H. Ellisman, University of California, San Diego, USA 
Dr Hung Fan, University of California, Irvine, USA 
Dr Jerry Farley, University of Mississippi Medical Center, USA 
Dr Anthony S Fauci, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, USA 
Dr BJ Fowlkes, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, USA 
Dr Robert C Gallo, University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA 
Prof Anne Gatignol, McGill University, Canada 
Prof Gary Hayward, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA 
Prof Steven H Hinrichs, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA 
Prof Ing K Ho, National Health Research Institutes, USA 
Dr Jerard Hurwitz, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, USA 
Prof Nancy Ip, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China 
Prof Bertrand Jordan, INSERM-CNRS, France 
Prof Gong Ju, The Fourth Military Medical University, China 
Prof Samuel Kaplan, University of Texas at Houston Medical School, USA 
Prof Arthur M Krieg, The University of Iowa College of Medicine, USA 
Dr Thomas Kristie, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, USA 
Prof Hsing-Jien Kung, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA 
Prof Kuo-Hsiung Lee, University of North Carolina, USA 
Prof Wen-Hwa Lee, The University of Texas, USA 
Prof Shutsung Liao, University of Chicago, USA 
Prof Horace H Loh, University of Minnesota, USA 
Prof Dale McPhee, St Vincent's Institute, Australia 
Prof Walter L Miller, University of California, USA 
Dr Tatuso Miyamura, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan 
Prof Kenneth E Moore, Michigan State University, USA 
Dr Herbert Morse, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, USA 
Prof Sei-itsu Murota, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan 
Prof Henry C Pitot, University of Wisconsin Medical School, USA 
Prof Arnold Rabson, Center for Advanced Biotechnology & Medicine, USA 
Prof David Rekosh, University of Virginia, USA 
Prof Harold A Scheraga, Cornell University, USA 
Dr Ethan Shevach, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, USA 
Prof Kunitada Shimotohno, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan 
Prof Akira Sugita, Yokohama Municipal Citizens Hospital, Japan 
Prof Tomoyuki Takahashi, Doshisha University, Japan 
Prof Y H Tan, The National University of Singapore, Singapore 
Prof Aubrey E Taylor, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, USA 
Prof Mario Vassalle, SUNY-Health Science Center, USA 
Prof Mark A Wainberg, Jewish General Hospital, Canada 
Prof James C Wang, Harvard University, USA 
Prof R Clinton Webb, University of Michigan Medical School, USA 
Prof Sherman M Weissman, Yale University School of Medicine, USA 
Prof Flossie Y Wong-Staal, University of California, San Diego, USA 
Prof Robert K Yu, Medical College of Georgia, USA 
Prof Irving H Zucker, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA