**Meet the editor**

Dr. Jose C. Jimenez-Lopez finished his BS degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (1998) and Biological Sciences (2001); MS degree in Agricultural Sciences (2004) at the University of Granada and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). He received his PhD degree in Plant Cell Biology (April 2008) from CSIC. He was a postdoctoral research associate in Plant Biology at

Purdue University (USA) until 2011. He was awarded with a prestigious European grant (2012–2015) from the Marie Curie program (EU-FP7) to work at the University of Western Australia in nutraceutical aspects and health benefits of the legume *Lupinus angustifolius* and at CSIC in lupin molecular allergy. Currently, he holds a senior research fellow position at CSIC Ramon y Cajal Research Program, working in the functional characterization of proteins from plant reproductive (pollen and seed) tissues in plant species of agro-industrial interest as legumes and olive tree.
