**About the Editors**

**Joaqu´ın Garc´ıa-Esta ˜n** studied medicine at the University of Murcia in 1974–1980 and began his academic activity in 1982 in the Department of Physiology of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Murcia. He earned his medical degree in 1986 at the University of Murcia. He completed a postdoctoral stay at the Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, USA) in 1987 and 1988, under the guidance of Dr. Richard J. Roman. He became Associate Professor of Physiology at the University of Murcia in 1987 and became Full Professor in 2002. Since 1989, he has been Principal Investigator in the Research Group of Physiopathology of the Liver Cirrhosis and Arterial Hypertension. He has been Principal Investigator in 10 research projects funded by the National Plan of Biomedicine, Carlos III Health Institute, and Seneca Foundation since 1989. He has authored or co-authored almost 130 articles and book chapters, many of them in international journals with medium–high impact. He has been the director of nine doctoral theses, four of them receiving the Extraordinary Doctorate Award. He has held the positions of Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Murcia (1992–1995), Coordinator of International Relations for the Health Sciences (1992–1999), Coordinator of Curriculum Planning of the Vice-Rectorate of Studies and Postgraduate Studies of the University of Murcia (from July 2002 to March 2006), Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Murcia (2006–2014), and President of the National Conference of Deans of Spanish Medical Schools (2008–2012). He is the founder (2014) and current secretary of the Center of Studies on Medical Education.

**Felix Vargas** studied medicine at the University of Granada in 1973–1979 and began his academic activity in 1980 in the Department of Physiology of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Granada. He earned his doctoral degree in 1984 at the University of Granada. He completed a postdoctoral stay in the Blood Pressure Unit (Glasgow, UK) in 1986, under the guidance of Dr. A. F. Lever. He completed another scientific stay at Paris INSERM Unite 400, directed by Dr. R. P. Garay. He became Associate Professor of Physiology at the University of Granada in 1984 and became Full Professor in 2000. Since 1990, he has been Principal Investigator in the Research Group of Physiopathology of the Thyroid Disorders and Arterial Hypertension. He has completed studies and obtained a patent on the aminopeptidases as early renal biomarkers of renal diseases. He has been Principal Investigator in 10 research projects funded by the National Plan of Biomedicine, Carlos III Health Institute, and the Department of Innovation and Science since 1990. He is a member of the National Group of Investigation of Renal Diseases (REDinREN). He has authored or co-authored almost 135 articles and reviews, many of them in international journals with medium–high impact. He has been the director of 23 doctoral theses, 10 of them receiving the Extraordinary Doctorate Award. He is the coordinator of teaching activities at the Department of Physiology of the University of Granada (2008–2020).
