**About the Editors**

**Raffaele Pezzani** is both a biologist and a physician with a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Padova, Italy. He has authored or co-authored more than 60 scientific publications and has been cited more than 800 times. He has also served as an editorial board member and as an editor of reputable and impactful journals. He is the principal investigator of his research group in Padova and has long lasting and effective experience (more than 20 years) in biology and medicine. Fields of expertise: endocrinology; oncology; phytotherapy; nutraceutics.

**Sara Vitalini** is a biologist with a Ph.D. in Plant Biology and Crop Production from the University of Milano, Italy. She has authored or co-authored more than 60 peer-reviewed papers and serves as a regular referee, editorial board member and gues<sup>t</sup> editor of some international journals. Her research group is mainly concerned with ethnopharmacology, pharmaceutical biology and phytochemistry. Fields of expertise: bioactivity; medicinal plants; natural products; phytochemicals.
