The American Association of Anatomists (AAA) has appointed Paul Trainor as new Editor-in-Chief of the leading developmental biology journal, Developmental Dynamics. Paul Trainor, Investigator at Stowers Institute for Medical Research was approved by the Board of Directors in April 2017, and will take over as Editor-in-Chief on January 1, 2018.
After an extensive nationwide search, Trainor was chosen to lead Developmental Dynamics through its next five-year journey as a premier journal of the AAA.
Paul Trainor is Investigator and head of the Trainor lab at Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City, Missouri. In his lab, Trainor primarily studies neural crest cells and the roles they play in development, evolution, and disease, particularly with respect to the head and face. Trainor was previously an Associate Editor for Developmental Dynamics.
Trainor is assuming the role of Editor-in-Chief from Parker Antin who led the journal through increased competition in the developmental biology publishing space and continued to push the journal as a leader in the field through Special Issues and direct solicitation of articles from authors around the globe.
Choosing the next editor of a journal is an integral part of the fabric of a scientific society. The Board of Directors created a Task force of members, leadership, and journal editors of the Association's two other journals, to help find the best candidate for this role. Kathy Svoboda, Regents Professor, Texas A&M College of Dentistry led the search for the new Editor-in-Chief.
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