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Chemistry Central Journal announces new editorial board members
We are delighted to welcome the following newcomers to the editorial board of Chemistry Central Journal:
Dr Henrik Frandsen of the National Food Institute at the Danish Technical University, Søborg, joins the editorial board of toxicology. 
Dr Frandsen is interested in the investigation of the metabolism of suspected carcinogenic compounds in food, the identification of reactive metabolites and the development of biomarkers for exposure and effect. His research has focussed particularly on two class of compounds formed during heat processing of food, heterocyclic aromatic amines and the products of the Maillard reaction, such as acrylamide.
Dr Tony D James of the University of Bath, UK, joins the carbohydrate, photochemistry and supramolecular chemistry editorial boards.
Dr James has wide-ranging experience within the field of supramolecular chemistry, and has published an RSC book on Boronic Acids in Saccharide Recognition. His group is interested in the synthesis and applications of novel boronates containing an intramolecular N-B coordinate bond. In addition, his research has focussed on modular fluorescent saccharide sensors, fluorescence internal charge transfer (ICT) saccharide sensors, colorimetric saccharide sensors, electrochemical saccharide sensors, and chiral discriminating fluorescence sensors. Of his published articles, two have been cited over 200 times.
Dr Stepan N. Kalmykov of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia, joins the nuclear and radio chemistry editorial board.
Dr Kalmykov's is principally interested in environmental radiochemistry and radioanalytical chemistry. His studies include radionuclide migration in the geosphere, actinide elements solution chemistry, methods of separation and pre-concentration of radionuclides and low-level nuclear spectroscopy. He is a member of the International Union of Radioecology and the American Nuclear Society.
Dr Stephan Klemme of the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh, UK, joins the geochemistry editorial board.
Dr Klemme's studies centre on igneous and experimental petrology and geochemistry, especially on the phase relations of the upper mantle and the behaviour of trace elements in magmatic processes. His recent work includes experimental studies on the behaviour of trace elements in subduction zone systems and experimental studies on the stability of chromium-rich mantle minerals in the deep earth. He also studies fundamental physical parameters of geologically relevant materials and investigates the nature of the earth’s mantle by studying diamond inclusions and mantle xenoliths.
Professor Monica Palcic of the Carlsberg Laboratory, Copenhagen, Denmark joins the editorial boards of carbohydrate chemistry and chemical biology.
Prof Palcic's research centres on mechanistic enzymology with the goal of obtaining detailed molecular descriptions of enzyme reactions. She is particularly interested in amine oxidases and enzymes involved in oligosaccharide biosynthesis, both glycosyltransferases and glycosidases. In order to better understand the functional role of cell surface carbohydrates, she focuses her studies on the design and evaluation of inhibitors of glycosyltransferases and glycosidases on purified enzymes and cell culture systems for developing improved assays, for instance, primarily capillary electrophoresis methods.
Professor David K Smith of the department of Chemistry at the University of York, UK joins the supramolecular, nanotechnology and polymer chemistry editorial boards.
Prof Smith is interested in interfaces between chemistry, biology and physics, with particular emphasis on supramolecular and nanoscale technology. He is interested in supramolecular dendrimers, materials able to bind to DNA (gene therapy), and medicinal polymers able to intervene in the development of various deseases including hyperphosphatemia. He boast numerous awards including the 2004 Royal Society of Chemistry Higher Education Award. He had editorial responsibilities on a ‘special issue’ of Tetrahedron (2003, 59, 3787-4024) in which he was involved in commissioning articles on dendrimer chemistry.
Prof Benjamin van der Veken of the University of Antwerp, Belgium, joins the editorial board of spectroscopy.
Prof van der Veken's research focusses on the vibrational spectroscopy of cryosolutions, that is, the investigation of the infrared and Raman spectra of relatively small molecules disolved in liquid rare gases (mostly argon and krypton) as a means of elucidating the presence of weak intermolecular interactions. He is also interested in the study of the rotation-vibration behaviour of small molecules in solution, and the study of Fermi and Darling-Dennison resonance interactions in higher-excited states. The experimental studies are supported by extensive Monte Carlo, molecular dynamics and ab initio calculations. Prof van der Veken is also a fellow of IUPAC.
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