Guest Editors:
Filipa Godoy-Vitorino, PhD, University of Puerto Rico, USA
Christian Jobin, PhD, University of Florida, USA
Dan Spakowicz, PhD, Ohio State University, USA
Submission Status: Open | Submission Deadline: 23 October 2025
Call for papers - Microbiome and cancer
Meet the Guest Editors
Back to topFilipa Godoy-Vitorino, PhD, University of Puerto Rico, USA
Dr Godoy-Vitorino is a Professor and Chair of the Microbiology Department at the University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine. She is a native of Portugal and a leading microbial ecologist pioneering microbiome research in the Caribbean. She specializes in human and animal microbiomes, focusing on host-microbiome interactions, dysbiosis, and microbial resilience. Her groundbreaking work links microbial biomarkers to HPV infections, cancer, and gut microbial physiology in vertebrate and invertebrate animals. Dr Godoy-Vitorino collaborates globally, mentoring hundreds of students and junior faculty on advancing multi-omic studies. Her group aims to translate microbial ecology into improved human health and conservation.
Christian Jobin, PhD, University of Florida, USA
Dr Christian Jobin is a Distinguished Professor of Medicine at the University of Florida Gainesville. He is the co-leader of the Immuno-Oncology and Microbiome research program at the University of Florida Health Cancer Center. His research focuses on establishing the functional impact of microbiota in cancer development and therapeutics. Dr Jobin has published over 220 scientific manuscripts, many appearing in high impact journals (Science, Nature, Nat. Comm., Nat. Micro., Nat. Cancer, Immunity, J. Clin. Invest., J. Exp. Med., Gastroenterology and Gut) and presented his work at over 250 national and international scientific meetings.
Dan Spakowicz, PhD, Ohio State University, USA
Dr Dan Spakowicz is an Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology and Biomedical Informatics at the Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center (OSUCCC). His group supports microbiome collection in clinical trials at the OSUCCC and nationally, conducts trials that seek to modify the microbiome through dietary or other interventions, tests for causality using preclinical models, and develops computational tools for analyzing and interpreting these data. His research is supported by the National Institutes of Health, American Cancer Society, American Lung Association, Lung Cancer Foundation of America, and others.
About the Collection
This Collection is designed to highlight the growing demand for understanding the influence of the microbiome on tumor biology. We welcome submissions that explore host-microbiome interactions across all cancer types, including, but not limited to, research that explores interactions between host microbiota, tumor, and immune system; how the microbiome causally impacts tumorigenesis or treatment responsiveness; how community diversity shapes host phenotypes, or how microorganisms can be harnessed or targeted as therapeutics. It also emphasizes the role of multi-omic data integration and computational rigor in elucidating these interactions. By advancing our understanding of these complex relationships, we aim to inform innovative therapeutic strategies and improve patient outcomes in oncology.
All manuscripts submitted to this journal, including those submitted to collections and special issues, are assessed in line with our editorial policies and the journal’s peer review process. Reviewers and editors are required to declare competing interests and can be excluded from the peer review process if a competing interest exists.
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Submission Guidelines
Back to topThis Collection welcomes submission of original Research, Method, Short Report, Review, and Database article types. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. During the submission process you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection, please select "Microbiome and cancer" from the dropdown menu.
All manuscripts submitted to this journal, including those submitted to collections and special issues, are assessed in line with our editorial policies and the journal’s peer review process. Reviewers and editors are required to declare competing interests and can be excluded from the peer review process if a competing interest exists.