H
appy New Year! This editorial marks the completion of my second year as Editor-in-Chief of DNA and Cell Biology. The journal made significant progress this year, continuing to publish interesting work that highlights connections among the branches of the Tree of Life. I thank the Senior Editors, Editorial Board, our reviewers, authors and readers for your continued support. I would especially like to thank the authors who contributed to our special issues, Unusual Model Systems (February 2009) and Symbioses (August 2009), as well as Margaret J. McFall-Ngai, guest editor of the Symbioses special issue. These issues were a delight to compile and read due to your contributions. I would also like to thank the graduate student authors who submitted their work to the Young Scholar Award competition. The work of our winner and three finalists highlights the strengths of this journal—work in a variety of systems that tackles a range of questions utilizing a variety of methods.
In 2010, we will highlight the work of undergraduate researchers and the field of applied genomics in additional special issues. DNA and Cell Biology will continue to publish reports of varied basic, clinical, and applied research in developmental biology, immunology, virology, gene expression, and genomics. We thank you for your support in the past, and I hope to be able to call on you in the future for articles, themes of future special issues, and your help in maintaining the quality of the research presented via vigorous peer review. Editing DNA and Cell Biology is a challenge I have enjoyed. With your help, I will move the journal forward into the next decade with a renewed focus on articles that connect results in one system to general themes of biology.
