Michael E. Adams is a professor of Entomology, Cell Biology & Neuroscience at the University of California Riverside. He is well-known for his research in hormonal regulation of development and innate behaviors; isolation, characterization and physiological actions of arthropod venom toxins. He has won numerous awards for his excellent work in insect physiology. He was the recipient of the 2006 Entomological Society of America, Recognition Award in Insect Physiology and was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2002.

• 1. Ecdysteroid signalling in insects—From biosynthesis to gene expression regulation Naoki Yamanaka2. A decade with the juvenile hormone receptor Marek Jindra, Sarka Tumova, Matej Milacek, and Lenka Bittova3. The epitracheal endocrine system and associated signalling cascades in development, reproduction, and behaviour Michael E. Adams4. Regulation of sleep in Drosophila melanogaster Juan Du, Pengfei Lv, Tiantian Fu, Yu Wei, Yahong Li, Zhe Liu, Lei He, Qiankun He, and Zhangwu Zhao