Collection

Research Spotlights

Submission status
Open
Open for submission from
13 June 2023
Submission deadline
Ongoing

Research Spotlights serve to be a platform on updating our readers on new discovery, technology and tools on hot research articles recently published (less than six months) in Functional & Integrative Genomics and other leading journals, which made significant advance in the field of genomics. This type of articles should not only highlight the major progress and its implications of the research papers, but also add insight on the highlighted topics and the future direction, particularly encourage the authors to introduce new hypothesis on the highlighted field. Research Spotlights will not have an abstract, this type of paper should start with a short introduction and end with a section of conclusion and future perspective. The length of Research Spotlights should be around 1500 words for main text plus two figures and/or tables. The number of references should be limited to 10-20. Please see an example on the journal website. Both invited and unsolicited manuscripts will be considered for this special collection.

Manuscripts should be formatted according to our submission guidelines and submitted via the online submission system. In the submission system, please select the collection “Research Spotlights” on the additional information tab. Please also indicate clearly in the covering letter that the manuscript is to be considered for the Special Collection on “Research Spotlights”.

Editors

  • Xiaoping Pan, PhD, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA Xiaoping Pan, PhD, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA  &

    Xiaoping Pan, PhD, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA

    Dr. Xiaoping Pan is a full professor in the Department of Biology at East Carolina University. She received her bachelor’s degree from Nanjing University and her PhD degree from Texas Tech University. Dr. Pan majorly works on elucidating the developmental and molecular mechanisms of various biotic and abiotic stress using the C. elegans model as well as agriculturally important crops.

  • Baohong Zhang, PhD, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA Baohong Zhang, PhD, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA

    Baohong Zhang, PhD, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA

    Dr. Baohong Zhang is a well-known scientist and distinguished professor in the Department of Biology at East Carolina University (North Carolina, USA). Dr. Zhang received his bachelor’s degree in plant genetics and breeding at China Agricultural University and Ph.D. in environmental toxicology at Texas Tech University. Dr. Zhang is majorly working on small regulatory RNAs, including microRNAs, in both plant and animal systems. He also employs advanced genome sequencing, transgenic and CRISPR/Cas genome editing technology to study the functional and integrative genomics.

Articles (3 in this collection)