| Dear Dr Wirawan, I am delighted to share with you a selection of articles published in Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases. I am also pleased to announce the addition of two new Editorial Board members: Ji Hong Hua, professor at Shanghai Institute of Physiology, Shanghai University (China), and Executive Director of the Chinese Society for Neuroscience. He is an expert in the fields of neuropharmacology and neurotoxicology and has been investigating scorpions neurotoxins. Anna Nekaris, professor at Oxford Brookes University (UK) and director of the Little Fireface Project, which aims at the conservation of the slow loris, a unique a group of primates that produce venom. She has been investigating the behavioral and chemical ecology of these animals found in Asia and currently endangered.
| Do you have a new study to publish? | Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases (JVATiTD) is an open access interdisciplinary publication, dedicated to research on all aspects of toxins, venomous animals and their derivative products. The journal also welcomes submissions related to tropical diseases with a focus on infectious diseases, parasitology and immunology. If you have a new study learn how to submit your manuscript or send any editorial inquiries to editorial@jvat.org. Kind regards, Benedito Barraviera, Editor-in-Chief Sign up to receive article alerts straight to your inbox. | 
