Meet the editors

Ana Colette Maurício obtained a DVM and a Ph.D. in Veterinary Sciences from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal, in 1995 and 1999, respectively. She obtained a Habilitation in Veterinary Sciences from the Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS), University of Porto, Portugal in 2011. Dr. Maurício is a full professor in the Veterinary Clinics Department, University of Porto. She is a member of the

Scientific and Representatives Council, director of the Veterinary Sciences Doctoral Programme at ICBAS, scientific coordinator of the Regenerative Medicine/Experimental Surgery sub-unit of the Center for Study in Animal Science, Institute of Sciences, Technologies and Agroenvironment (CECA-ICETA), University of Porto, and of the Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Science (AL4AnimalS). For the past 15 years, she has coordinated a multidisciplinary research group in experimental surgery/regenerative medicine, developing biomaterials and cellbased therapies. She is the supervisor of several Ph.D., post-doctoral, and master's students. She is the co-author of numerous scientific articles and book chapters, editor of six books, and inventor of five international patents. She is a principal researcher and member of several national and international scientific projects.

Rui Alvites is a researcher at the Institute of Sciences, Technologies and Agroenvironment, University of Porto, Portugal. He is also an external collaborator at the Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, and a guest assistant professor at Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal. He is a junior member of the European Society for the Study of Peripheral Nerve Repair and Regen-

eration Board and a member and representative of Postdoctoral Researchers at the Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Science (AL4AnimalS). He obtained a master's degree in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal, in 2015 and a Ph.D. in Veterinary Sciences from the Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS), University of Porto in 2021. His research interests include regenerative medicine, biomedical and veterinary sciences, and using mesenchymal stem cells, biomaterials, and animal models for the development of new regenerative therapies from a One Health perspective. He is the author and co-author of multiple journal articles and book chapters. He is also a co-author of internationally registered patents Dr. Alvites is a supervisor and co-supervisor of master's and doctoral students in veterinary sciences and regenerative medicine.

Müzeyyen Gönül graduated from Ankara University School of Medicine, Turkey. Currently, she is a professor in the Department of Dermatology, Health Science University, Etlik City Hospital, Turkey. She has 250 journal articles to her credit. Her research interests are psoriasis, urticaria, autoimmune bullous disorders, and Bechet's disease.
