Meet the editors

Dr. Jose C. Jimenez-Lopez obtained a BS in Biochemistry in 1998, a BS in Biological Sciences in 2001, and an MS in Agricultural Sciences in 2004, all from the University of Granada, Spain. He obtained a Ph.D. in Plant Cell Biology from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in 2008. He was a postdoctoral research associate at Purdue University, USA (2008–2011), and a Marie Curie research fellow (2012–2015) at

the University of Western Australia and CSIC. Currently, he is a tenured scientist at CSIC, working in the functionality, health benefits, and molecular allergy aspects of seed proteins from crop species of agro-industrial interest (mainly legumes). He is an author of more than 70 journal articles, 30 book chapters, and 2 patents. He has contributed to more than 130 international congresses. Dr. Jimenez-Lopez is an active member of different scientific societies, an editorial board member for international journals, and an editor of multiple books.

Dr. Alfonso Clemente is a senior scientist and the director of the Zaidín Experimental Station (EEZ), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain. He has carried out postdoctoral stays at the Institute of Food Research (1999–2000), John Innes Centre (2001–2002), and Sainsbury Laboratory (2003–2004) in the United Kingdom. An expert in gastrointestinal health, Dr. Clemente investigates the beneficial influence of dietary components

resistant to the digestive process, using several in vitro and in vivo approaches. He has led numerous research projects with collaborations at national and international levels. During 2015–2021, Dr. Clemente was president of the Spanish Legume Association (AEL), coordinating numerous national and international activities and scientific meetings. He has been a board member of the Spanish Society of Microbiota, Probiotics, and Prebiotics (SEMiPyP) since 2016.
