Advances in Tumor Virology

Dr Frank Jenkins is Associate Professor of Pathology in the School of Medicine, and Infectious Diseases and Microbiology in the School of Public Health, at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. He is also Director of the Behavioral Medicine Core Facility at the same institution in Pennsylvania. Prior to these appointments he was and Adjunct Associate Professor at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Maryland.

Dr Jenkins has been working on tumor virology since 1980, and over the last fourteen years his research has focused on herpesvirus8, the causative agent of Kaposi’s sarcoma. He is currently working on a number of federally-funded projects. Dr Jenkins has published over 50 papers and over 20 reviews /book chapters, many of which relate to the field of tumor virology. Dr Jenkins belongs to the American Societies of Microbiology and Virology, and American Associations for Cancer Research and the Advancement of Science.

The Role of the Editor in Chief

The editor in chief is responsible for editorial decision-making on papers submitted to the journal.  The editor in chief is also responsible for editorial matters that include but are not limited to journal supplements, the journal's aims and scope, the editorial board and volunteer peer reviewer pool, editorial assessment of video abstracts, assignment to published papers of endorsements, and for consulting on pre-submission inquiries from authors.