STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced Prof. Steve Humphries as the new Editor-in-Chief of the journal Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is the official journal of the European Atherosclerosis Society and is affiliated with the Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention and the International Atherosclerosis Society.
Prof. Humphries is a leading researcher in the field of the Genetics of Cardiovascular Disease. His research career spans more than 30 years and he has published more than 500 peer review papers, with a particular interest in Familial Hypercholesterolaemia. He is past President of the British Atherosclerosis Society, and has been a member of the Executive committee and for the last 4 years the Treasurer of the European Atherosclerosis Society.
Atherosclerosis brings together clinical and research papers dealing with case studies of specific or general interest, new or unusual lipid syndromes, and the genetic basis and familial incidence of atherosclerosis and related diseases. The journal publishes high quality reports on controlled clinical trials of drugs or diets, provided the paper deals with the mechanism of action of the drug or diet. Papers concerned with research and investigation on atherosclerosis, its complications, and related diseases, including: lipoprotein metabolism, arterial and vascular biology and disease, thrombosis, inflammation, disorders of lipid transport, diabetes and hypertension as related to atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular risk factors are welcomed as well.
