**Meet the editor**

Dr. Amal Hamza is an associate professor at the Biochemistry Department, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Saudi Arabia, since 2011. Previously, he worked as a teaching assistant and associate professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Ain Shams University, Egypt. He has over 20 years of teaching and research experience. He has developed and taught undergraduate classes in biochemistry and nutrition and served on thesis and dissertation committees. He has coauthored more than 30 publications and cosupervised many undergraduates and masters' degree students. His research interest focused on studying the molecular and biochemical mechanism of natural products and essential nutrients in managing and ameliorating several diseases.
