Call for Papers

3D Cell Culture Approaches of Microphysiological Relevant Models

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Proposals now accepted until Tuesday, June 15

SLAS Discovery/Technology Guest Editors Timothy P. Spicer, Ph.D. (Scripps Research) and Glauco R. Souza, Ph.D. (Greiner Bio-One) invite the submission of abstracts on 3D Cell Culture Approaches of Microphysiological Relevant Models for publication in a 2022 Special Issue. Manuscript proposals (abstracts) will be used to select and invite papers for review and publication consideration. All manuscripts published as part of this special issue will be peer-reviewed but will also receive SAGE Choice coverage to make them freely available to the worldwide public.

Drs. Spicer and Souza seek high-quality, short- or full-length research reports, reviews, and perspectives related to approaches that address the use of 3D cell culture models that reflect physiologically relevant in vivo models. Manuscript proposals (abstracts) are welcome from academia, industry, and vendors. Areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to:

3D cell culture for drug discovery using cell aggregates, organoids, and micro-tissue
HTS methods for cancer, neurological, cardiovascular or other disease models using 3D cell culture
Approaches using 3D models that have the potential to limit the use of animals in research
Application of discovery technologies for manipulating and imaging 3D cell culture
3D cell culture approaches directed at personalized medicine
Validation of molecular targets using 3D cell culture

Submit your manuscript proposal before June 15, 2021.

Submit a working title and abstract (250-500 words) as an MS Word document.
Include your name, affiliation and contact info in the text of the e-mail and in your MS Word document.

Invited manuscripts to be included in the special issue will need to be completed and submitted by August 1, 2021. All submitted papers will be subject to peer-review to ensure scientific rigor, clarity of expression and integration with other contributions in the SLAS Discovery special issue. Submissions from SLAS members, nonmembers and especially attendees of the SLAS Advanced 3D Human Models and High-Content Analysis Symposium 2021 are welcome.

Publication note: After submissions are accepted, they typically publish online ahead of print within 30 days and become immediately searchable and citable with a DOI.

Questions? Please e-mail publishing@slas.org or call +1.630.256.7527 x106

Single-Cell Analysis Technologies for Biomedical Research

Proposals now accepted until Tuesday, June 15, 2021!

Submit Proposals here

SLAS Technology Guest Editor Lih Feng Cheow, Ph.D. (National University of Singapore) invites the submission of abstracts for the 2022 special issue, "Single-Cell Analysis Technologies for Biomedical Research." Manuscript proposals (abstracts) will be used to select and invite papers for review and publication consideration.

Dr. Cheow seeks high-quality, short- or full-length research reports, reviews, and perspectives related to novel technologies for analyzing different aspects (e.g., genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, epigenomic, phenotypic) of single cells, and their applications in biomedical research. Abstracts are welcome from academia, industry, and vendors. Areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to:

Technologies for single-cell molecular analysis (e.g., genomic, transcriptomic, epigenomic, proteomics, metabolomics)
Technologies for single-cell functional analysis (e.g., cell-cell interactions, enzymatic activities)
Physical measurements of single cells (e.g., mechanical, electrical properties)
Technologies for sorting single cells (e.g., optical, electrical, acoustics)
Integrated platforms for single-cell processing (e.g., cell isolation, manipulation, microwell and droplet devices for single-cell assays)
Single-cell screening platforms (e.g., drug screening, CRISPR, antibody secretion)
Non-mammalian cells (e.g., plant, bacteria)
Applications of single-cell analysis (e.g., understanding about disease, diagnostics)

Submit your manuscript proposal before June 15, 2021.

Submit a working title and abstract (250-500 words) as an MS Word document.
Include your name, affiliation and contact info in the text of the e-mail and in your MS Word document.

Invited manuscripts will need to be completed and submitted by August 1, 2021. All submitted papers will be subject to peer-review to ensure scientific rigor, clarity of expression and integration with other contributions in the SLAS Technology Special Issue.

Publication note: After submissions are accepted, they typically publish online ahead of print within 30 days and become immediately searchable and citable with a DOI.

Questions? Please e-mail publishing@slas.org or call +1.630.256.7527, ext. 106.

Advances in Synthetic Biology

Deadline Extended: Proposals now accepted until Thursday, July 1

Submit Proposals here

SLAS Technology Guest Editors Shue Wang, Ph.D. (University of New Haven) and Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro, Ph.D. (Imperial College London) invite the submission of abstracts on advances in synthetic biology for publication in a 2022 Special Issue. These abstracts will be used to select and invite papers for review and publication consideration.

Drs. Wang and Ledesma-Amaro seek high-quality, short- or full-length research reports, reviews and perspectives related to synthetic cell systems, gene circuits, cell-free expression systems, RNA regulation, metabolic engineering and nucleic acid engineering. Proposals are welcome from academia, industry and vendors. Areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to:

Synthetic cell systems (protocells, artificial cell system)
Cell-free expression systems (Transcription-translation [TXTL])
Genetic circuit design and optimization
Metabolic engineering (design, construction, and optimization of native and non-natural routes of product synthesis)
RNA regulation (programming microRNA, mRNA in mammalian cells)
Computation methods for genetic system design
Nucleic acid engineering
Synthetic biology approaches in infectious diseases

Submit your manuscript proposal before July 1.

Submit a working title and abstract (250-500 words) as an MS Word document.
Include your name, affiliation and contact info in the text of the e-mail and in your MS Word document.

Invited manuscripts will need to be completed and submitted by Friday, October 1. All submitted papers will be subject to peer-review to ensure scientific rigor, clarity of expression and integration with other contributions in the SLAS Technology Special Issue. Submissions from SLAS members, nonmembers and especially attendees of the Synthetic Biology: Engineering, Evolution & Design (SEED) are welcomed!

Publication note: After submissions are accepted, they typically publish online ahead-of-print within 30 days and become immediately searchable and citable with a DOI.

Questions? Please e-mail publishing@slas.org or call +1.630.256.7527 x106.