**Meet the editor**

Phuc Van Pham received his PhD degree in Human Physiology from Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He is currently a professor of Biology at the University of Science (Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), the director of the Stem Cell Institute, and the vice-director of Key Laboratory of Cancer Research. He is a long-standing

lecturer and translational scientist at the University and is a member of several societies and journal editorial boards focused on stem cells. Dr. Pham and his colleagues have established one of the first multidisciplinary stem cell centers in Vietnam, and he has successfully launched an array of technologies in stem cell isolations. His research interests include stem cell isolation, stem cell therapy, mesenchymal stem cells, cancer stem cells, immunotherapy, and regenerative medicine, and he has published extensively in these areas. After many years of experience as an embryologist, cell biologist, and molecular biologist, collaborating with leading researchers in Singapore, Japan, and the United States, Dr. Pham is a student again, keen to reach beyond the traditional boundaries of biology.
