We sincerely welcome Dr. Takeshige Otoi from Tokushima University, Japan, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. He has more than 250 publications. We appreciate Dr. Takeshige Otoi for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Apostolos Zaravinos from European University Cyprus, Cyprus, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. He has more than 130 publications. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Apostolos Zaravinos for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Dr. Vishnu D Rajput from Southern Federal University, Russia, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. He has more than 400 publications. We appreciate Dr. Vishnu D Rajput for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Dr. Giuseppe Murdaca from the University of Genoa, Italy, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Dr. Giuseppe Murdaca has received his PhD in Science and Space Engineering at the University of Genova (Italy) during the period of 2000-2003. Currently, he is working as an Assistant professor in the Internal Medicine University of Genova (Italy). His research has included Immunodeficiency, Autoimmunity, Neuro-endocrino-immunology, and Pharmacogenomics. Based on this research and fellowship training he has received several awards and honors, such as: Prize for young researchers of the study, assigned by the GILS, with the following motivation: "Standardization of a method to assess impairment by skinfold thickness skin", delivered on the occasion of the "Day VII Italian to fight Scleroderma" (Milan, 17/3 / 2001). Award for one of the three best oral presentations at the Ninth Congress of the Inter-SIMI Piemonte and Valle D'Aosta, Liguria (Genoa, 06.17.2004): Murdaca G., Fenoglio D., M. Setti, Brenci S., Villa R., Pontali E., A. Kunkl, Indiveri F., Puppo F. "Generation of CD4 + lines specific for Pneumocystis carinii and Candida albicans obtained from HIV + patients. Meaning of the coexpression of IFN-? and IL-4 ". He is serving as an editorial member of several reputed journals. We appreciate Dr. Giuseppe Murdaca for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Dr. Alexandr Sember from the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. His main research interests are: sex chromosomes, phylogenetic context; use of laser microdissection, and comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) methods in (not only) fish cytotaxonomy. We appreciate Dr. Alexandr Sember for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Rouben Aroutiounian from Yerevan State University, Armenia, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Prof. Dr. Rouben Aroutiounian is an expert in molecular genetics. He is responsible for research in molecular cytogenetics and genetic toxicology. He has more than 60 publications. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Rouben Aroutiounian for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Dr. Corrado Angelini from the Padova University School of Medicine, Italy, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Dr. Corrado Angelini is an expert in molecular genetics. He is a member of the InterERN Neurometabolic Disease work group. He has served as an EB Member in several journals. He has more than 590 publications. We appreciate Dr. Corrado Angelini for his participation and support.

It is our pleasure to announce that LIDSEN has joined the ORCID community. ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID), a global, not-for-profit organization, provides a free, unique, and persistent digital identifier (an ORCID iD), which can automatically link researchers to their own contributions, so as to disambiguate researchers from one another. Authors who publish with OBM Genetics are greatly encouraged to register for a unique iD to ensure proper attribution.

We sincerely welcome Dr. Saverio Latteri from the University of Catania, Italy, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Dr. Saverio Latteri is an expert in gut microbiome. He has many years of research and teaching experience in the area of gut microbiome. He has served as an EB Member in several journals. He has more than 100 publications. We appreciate Dr. Saverio Latteri for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Kenneth Blum from Western University Health Science, USA, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Genetics. Prof. Dr. Kenneth Blum is an expert in neuropsychiatry and genetics. He has many years of research and teaching experience in the area of genetics. He has served as an EB Member in several journals. He has more than 700 publications in textiles. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Kenneth Blum for his participation and support.