**Meet the editor**

Dr. Naofumi Shiomi studied recombinant yeast and its utilization as a researcher at the Laboratory of Production Technology of Kanena Corporation for 15 years until 1998 and earned his PhD in Engineering from Kyoto University. He now works as a professor at the School of Human Sciences of Kobe College in Japan, where he teaches applied microbiology, biotechnology

and life science in his "Applied Life Science" laboratory. He has studied bioremediation for 17 years at Kobe College and has published more than 40 papers and several book chapters on recombinant microorganisms and bioremediation. His recent research has also focused on the prevention of obesity and aging.
