Nature Reviews: Engineering research for real-world challenge

Mina Razzak, PhD 

Editorial Director, Nature Reviews

With a biomedical science degree from Victoria University of Wellington and a PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Cambridge, Mina leads editorial operations for all the Nature Reviews journals, previously overseeing including the launch of Nature Reviews Disease Primers as its chief editor. In her role, she has championed diversity, equity and inclusion in publishing and has worked with the editorial teams of Nature Reviews to build multiple platforms and processes to enhance inclusive publishing practices in the journals.

Christine-Maria Horejs, PhD

Chief Editor, Nature Reviews Bioengineering

Christine started at Springer Nature in 2017 as an editor for Nature Reviews Materials, where she handled the topics of biomaterials, nanomedicine and bioengineering. From July 2019, she moved to be a locum senior editor at Nature Nanotechnology, where she was primarily responsible for the areas of nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology. In January 2021, she became chief editor of Nature Reviews Materials, and since January 2022, she has been chief editor of Nature Reviews Bioengineering. Christine has an MSci and PhD in nanobiotechnology from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria. 

Silvia Conti, PhD 

Senior Editor, Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering

Silvia primarily covers robotics, control systems, and signal processing areas. Before joining Springer Nature, Silvia worked as a postdoctoral researcher between Italy and Spain where conducted research in printable and flexible electronics focusing on organic- and 2D materials-based devices for sensing applications.