**Meet the editor**

Ana Colette Maurício has a degree in Veterinary Medicine and a PhD in Veterinary Sciences from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FMV)—Technical University of Lisbon (UTL). At present, she is an associate professor in Habilitation in Veterinary Sciences at Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute from the University of Porto (ICBAS-UP), head of the Veterinary Clinic Department,

director of the Veterinary Sciences Doctoral Program, vice president of the Pedagogic Council at ICBAS-UP, and member of the Ethic Commission for Health Sciences from the University of Porto. She is the scientific coordinator of the Regenerative Medicine and Experimental Surgery research subunit from Animal Science Studies Centre (CECA), Institute of Sciences, Technologies, and Agro-Environment from the University of Porto (ICE-TA). She is one of the founding shareholders of Biosckin, Molecular and Cell Therapies, SA, a private bank of umbilical cord blood and umbilical cord matrix stem cells authorized by the national authorities, which is also working in the development of new cell therapies and medical devices. She created a multidisciplinary team that has a crucial role in the development of biomaterials and cellular therapies, allowing a close share of knowledge between biomaterials design, development of cellular systems, and clinicians' needs. She is the supervisor of several postgraduate students and coauthor of a large number of scientific articles and book chapters. She has been principal researcher of several national and international scientific projects.
