+44 1478 350008Editor-in-Chief
Mauro Giovanni Carta
Editor-in-Chief
University of Cagliari, Italy
Biography
Dr Carta is currently full professor at the Chair of Quality of Care - Applied Medical Technologies at the Department of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine University of Cagliari, Italy in which University he is President of the Degree Courses on Health Rehabilitation; Dr carta Head the Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Unit, at the University Hospital; University of Cagliari, Italy. He completed his MD in Medicine at Cagliari University in 1985,Fellowship in Psychiatry at Cagliari University in 1990,he was Visiting Professor in 2012 at Haut Ecole en Santé Public, Paris-Rennes, France,Visiting Professor October 2014- November 2015, Columbia University, New York. Board Member: Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health; BMC Psychiatry; International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria, BMC Sports Science Medicine & Rehabilitation Advisor: Economic & Social Committee European Union.
Jing hong Chen
Editor-in-Chief
Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
P.R. China
Biography
Dr. Jinghong Chen, is currently Professor of Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic disorders in Shanghai Mental Health Center of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine and Joint faculty in University of Texas Medical Branch in USA. Se is the author of many professional books and journal articles, including anxiety/depression, chronic pain, psychosocial behavioral and mood studies, Neuromodulation, neuropathic pain/ hyperalgesia and synaptic transmission. Dr. Chen is assistant Professor, University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Internal Medicine, in Galveston, Texas. she investigate for the molecular and cellular mechanism behind Gut-Brain axis activation, Pain, motility and behavioral changes; Central Neuromodulation of Gastrointestinal Pain Reflexes; inflammatory pain-related plasticity and gender differences. She was Research scientist in Pharmacology Research of Pharmacy at UT, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center for anticancer drugs pharmacology study.
Research Interest
comorbidities of anxiety/depression and chronic pain, Cellular/molecular mechanisms underlying modulation of ion channels or glia in neuronal excitability, synaptic transmission, plasticity from inflammatory bowel disease or syndrome in Electrophysiology and neuropharmacology, Brain–Gastrointestinal Axis activation: Mechanisms regulating of Pain and anxiety, depression/psychological stress investigation from the molecular level to behavioral studies. Role of microRNA in inflammatory gastrointestinal processes, Gender differences in developing visceral hypersensitivity, spontaneous pain in psychosocial behavioral studies, Analgesics, anti-cancer drug and morphine addiction targets.