University of Córdoba, Spain;Dr Ítala Marx is a researcher at the Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Cordoba (Spain), and a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Fellow Alumna. Her research focuses on developing sustainable functional ingredients from agrifood by-products through advanced analytical chemistry, food science and circular bioeconomy. She is Guest Editor of the Antioxidants Special Issue From Waste to Health: Upcycling Agrifood By-Products into Functional Antioxidant-Rich Ingredients and Products (2nd Edition), a member of the journal’s Early Career Editorial Board. Her work bridges fundamental research, innovation and technology transfer to accelerate the development of evidence-based functional ingredients.

Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China;Rui Guo, Associate Professor, Doctoral supervisor, working in College of Bee Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University. He is the deputy director of, the department head of College of Bee Science, the most influential scholar of CNKI, the top 1% cited scholar of CNKI, the high-level talents of Fujian province, the high-level talents of Quanzhou city, the outstanding young scientific research talents of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University. He serves as editors for a series of academic journals, such as The Science of Nature, BMC Biology, Antioxidants, Insects, Biology, Animals, Biomolecules, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Frontiers in Bee Science, Veterinary Sciences, Frontiers in Physiology, Life, Genes, Frontiers in Physiology, and Frontiers in Genetics. He has published about 100 research articles in international journals. His group focuses on host-pathogen/parasite interaction, non-coding RNA, transgene, cutting-edge omics, disease diagnosis and treatment, effects of api-products on anti-tumor and anti-inflammation.

Chulalongkorn University, Thailand;Visarut Codey Buranasudja, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. He received his Ph.D. in Human Toxicology from the University of Iowa in 2018, where he trained in redox biology and cancer pharmacology under the mentorship of Professor Garry R. Buettner. His research focuses on quantitative redox biology, pharmacological ascorbate (high-dose vitamin C)-based cancer therapy, glioblastoma biology, mitochondrial bioenergetics, and the discovery of bioactive natural products for cancer treatment. His laboratory integrates oxidative stress biology, cancer metabolism, molecular pharmacology, and translational oncology to identify novel therapeutic strategies and elucidate the molecular mechanisms driving cancer progression, therapeutic resistance, and metastasis. Dr. Buranasudja leads the Vitamin C and Redox Biology Laboratory (VBLab) at Chulalongkorn University and maintains active collaborations with leading research groups across Asia, the United States, and Europe in the fields of cancer therapeutics, redox biology, and natural product drug discovery. He also serves as an External Committee Member for Drug Registration at the Thai Food and Drug Administration, contributing to the scientific evaluation of investigational and new drug applications. His contributions have been recognized through competitive research funding, international awards, and editorial appointments, including service on the Early Career Editorial Board of Antioxidants. He is an active member of the Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine, and his research aims to translate fundamental redox biology into innovative therapeutic approaches for patients with aggressive cancers.

Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal;Diana Pinto is a Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral researcher at the University of Granada (Spain). She holds a PhD in Sustainable Chemistry and a MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Porto (Portugal). Her research focuses on natural antioxidants from agri-food by-products, combining green extraction technologies, metabolomics, in vitro and in vivo models to develop sustainable nutraceuticals and functional foods. Pinto has authored 49 peer-reviewed publications (>1,600 citations; h-index 27, Scopus) and 10 book chapters, and has presented more than 80 scientific communications at national/international conferences. She has contributed to national and international R&D projects, and actively contributes to the scientific community through conference organization, journal editing, peer review, and leadership roles within the Metabolomics Society Early-career Members Network and the Controlled Release Society Young Scientists Committee. Passionate about science communication and mentoring, her research bridges chemistry, nutrition, and biomedical sciences to advance sustainable antioxidant-based strategies for human health.