Drs Michael Moritz and Birgit Knoechel head Frontiers in Pediatrics as Chief Editors
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Michael Moritz and Dr. Birgit Knoechel as the new Field Chief Editors for Frontiers in Pediatrics.
Dr. Moritz serves as Clinical Director of Pediatric Nephrology at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), and as Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Moritz is an authority on sodium and water metabolism in children. Dr. Knoechel is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist at the Dana-Faber Cancer Institute, where she heads a new research group focused on the role of epigenetic regulation in pediatric cancers.
With their complementary expertise, Drs. Knoechel and Moritz aim to develop Frontiers in Pediatrics into a truly community-driven journal that bridges the gap between bench and bedside, involving all pediatric researchers and clinicians, be it as readers, authors, reviewers and/or editors.
Frontiers in Pediatrics (part of the “Frontiers in” journal series) aspires to be the most comprehensive open-access journal in pediatrics, a field in which accessibility of the information is needed more than ever.
While meeting the community’s need for direct access to information, Frontiers in Pediatrics is also a great opportunity for scientists and clinicians interested in taking part in the peer-review process, by serving as Associate Editors or Review Editors for the journal. As highlighted by Dr. Moritz, at Frontiers in Pediatrics, “the editorial board is empowered to develop the journal and to interact with one another with the powerful review platform of Frontiers.”
We look forward to welcoming you in the Frontiers in Pediatrics community in the near future.
Aida Paniccia, PhD Journal Operations Assistant Frontiers in Pediatrics E-mail: pediatrics.editorial.office@frontiersin.org For those interested in joining the editorial board of Frontiers in Pediatrics: Please apply online or send your CV to: pediatrics.editorial.office@frontiersin.org, specifying the journal section and your desired role.
