•     Pierre Abad, INRA, France
  Senior Scientist & Team leader (Plant-Nematode Interactions) & Prize of the French Academy of Sciences "Grand Prix thématique" in Plant Physiology section & Head of Plant Pathology Department UMR INRA/CNRS/UNSA (2003-2017)
•     Peter Atkinson, University of California, Riverside, USA
  Professor of Genetics & Editorial Board Member Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mobile DNA & Divisional Dean, Life Sciences, College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (2013-2017) & Associate Dean, Life Sciences, College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (2012-2013)& 2009 Pacific Branch ESA Achievement Award in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology or Toxicology & Director, Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology Graduate Program (2008-2012) & Director, UCR Center for Disease Vectors Research (2006-2014)
•     Ozgur Batuman, University of Florida, USA
  Assistant Professor, Southwest Florida Research & Education Center
•     Xavier Bellés, Institut de Biologia Evolutiva, Spain
  Professor & Editorial Board Member of Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology & Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology & Journal of Insect Physiology
•     Mark Belmonte, University of Manitoba, Canada
  Acting Assoc. Head UG/Assoc. Professor
•     Edward Blumenthal, Marquette University, USA
  Associate Professor & Chair, Dept. of Biological Sciences
•     Robert Brueggeman, North Dakota State University, USA
  Assistant Professor
•     Gregor Bucher, Georg-August-University, Germany
  Professor of Evolutionary Developmental Genetics & Spokesperson DFG research unit FOR1234 iBeetle
•     Saul Burdman, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
  Associate Professor, Dept. of Plant Pathology and Microbiology & Editorial Board Member of Molecular Plant Pathology
•     Thierry Candresse, INRA, France
  Senior scientist & Associated Editor of the European Journal of Phytopathology & Senior Editor of the Journal of Plant Pathology & Associated Editor of Phytopathology & Member of the Scientific Council of the Doctoral School "Sciences de la Vie et de la Santé" of the University of Bordeaux & President of the Comité de Programme of the Systèmes Biologiques Division of CIRAD & Vice Chair of the Scientific Panel on Plant Health (PLH) de l'European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
•     Ke Dong, Michigan State University, USA
  Professor, Dept. of Entomology & Editorial Board Member of Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology & Insect Molecular Biology
•     Robert Edwards, Newcastle University, UK
  Head of School - Institute Director, IAFRI
•     Angharad Gatehouse, Newcastle University, UK
  Professor of Invertebrate Molecular Biology & Director of Expertise for BioEconomy
•     Fulya Baysal-Gurel, Tennessee State University, USA
  Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
•     David Guttman, University of Toronto, Canada
  Professor, Dept. of Cell, Systems Biology & Canada Research Chair in Comparative Genomics & Associate Chair for Research Director, Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution, Function
•     David Heckel, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany
  Director and Scientific Member at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology (since 2003)& Founder of Department of Entomology & Honorary Professor Friedrich Schiller University Jena (since 2006).
•     Dwayne Hegedus, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada,Canada
  Research Scientist, Saskatoon Research Centre & Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Food and Bio-Product Sciences, University of Saskatchewan
•     Hans Helder, Wageningen University, Netherlands
  Associate Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, Laboratory of Nematology
•     Salvador Herrero, University of Valencia, Spain
  Associate Professor, Dept. of Genetics & Associate Editor of Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology
•     Robert Jackson, University of Reading, UK
  Professor in Molecular Microbiology & Head of School
•     Marek Jindra, Biology Centre CAS, Czech Republic
  Professor, Dept. of Entomology & Editor of Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
•     John Jones, James Hutton Institute, Scotland, UK
  Science Group Leader of Cell and Molecular Sciences & Joint appointment at the University of St Andrews & Member of the Dundee Effector Consortium.
•     Yonggyun Kim, Andong National University, Korea
  Professor & Head, Ag-Science Technology Institute & Editor of Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology
•     Ronald Kühnlein, University of Graz, Austria
  Professor, Institute of Molecular Biosciences
•     Bruno Lemaitre, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Laussanne, Switzerland
  Professor
•     Kostas D. Mathiopoulos, University of Thessaly, Greece
  Professor and Chair, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
•     Manuel Mota, Universidade de Évora, Portugal
  Associate Professor, NemaLab-ICAAM, Dept. Biologia
•     Subba Reddy Palli, University of Kentucky, USA
  Professor & Chair, Dept. of Entomology & Co-director of Center for Arthropod Management Technologies & Editorial Board Member of Annual Review of Entomology & Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology & Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology & Journal of Insect Physiology & Insect Molecular Biology
•     Francesco Pennacchio, University of Napoli, “Federico II”, Italy
  Professor of Department of Agricultural Sciences, Laboratory of Entomology "E. Tremblay" & Member of the Italian National Academy of Entomology, & President of the Italian Entomological Society (Società Entomologica Italiana) & Co-editor in Chief of Journal of Insect Physiology
•     Baruch Rubin, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
  Emeritus Professor of Agronomy and Weed Science & R.H. Smith Institute of Plant Science and Genetics in Agriculture & R.H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment.
•     Guy Smagghe, University of Ghent, Belgium
  Professor, Dept. of Plants and Crops & Editorial Board Member of Journal of Insect Physiology & Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology
•     Jim Smith, Michigan State University, USA
  Professor, Lyman Briggs College, Department of Entomology, and Department of Integrative Biology & Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2017 & Board of Directors, BioQUEST, Inc., & Editorial Board, CBE Life Sciences Education
•     David W. Stanley, USDA, USA
  Research Leader
•     Luc Swevers, National Center for Scientific Research Demokritos, Greece
  Research Scientist & Research Director (2012-2015)
•     Fikrettin Şahin, Yeditepe University, Turkey
  Professor & Chair, Dept. of Genetics and Bioengineering
•     Mahmut Tör, University of Worcester, UK
  Professor & Chair, Molecular Plant and Microbial Biology
•     Andreas Vilcinskas, University of Giessen, Germany
  Professor & Head, Applied Entomology & Coordinator and spokesperson of the LOEWE Center for Insect Biotechnology& Editorial Board Member of Insect Molecular Biology
•     John Vontas, University of Crete, Greece
  Professor & Director, Pesticide Science Lab & Editorial Board Member of Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
•     Miranda Walker, Swansea University, UK
  Senior Lecturer & Member of the Applied Molecular Microbiology Group
•     Aiming Wang, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada
  Research Scientist, London Research and Development Centre & Adjunct Professor, University of Western Ontario & Lifetime Member, American Society for Virology
•     Heiko Ziebell, Julius Kühn Institute, Germany
  Senior Scientist & Editor for New Disease Reports