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Professor Alain Filloux has been appointed as the new Chief Editor for FEMS Microbiology Reviews.

Professor Alain Filloux, Deputy Director of the MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, has been appointed Chief Editor for FEMS Microbiology Reviews, with effect from 1 March 2013. In accepting the position, Professor Filloux said ‘This was not an easy decision since the commitment to this task will be immense, but the reward of contributing to the success of such a journal will be worth the effort. As a microbiologist, I have always valued the journal content and have published several reviews of which I have always been proud.’

Microbiology is a vast field, fast moving and ever increasing in its complexity and the variety of its research fields. The genomic era is at its pinnacle while analysis and interpretation of the data is only commencing. New methodologies are emerging to look accurately and in depth into the molecular mechanistic details of a single cell or to understand the impact of microbial life on the fate of humanity and the planet.

In what is a very competitive profession, Professor Filloux and the specialist editorial team will strive to continue the work of Dieter Haas, former Chief Editor, in placing FEMS Microbiology Reviews among the list of ‘must read’ journals. Professor Filloux believes the success of the journal should be based on the timely choice of original topics written by outstanding scientists that everyone would like to read but also by young rising stars who will give their critical opinion on the most exciting aspects of research reviewed in the journal.