**About the Editor**

**Maria Stefania Sinicropi** is associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Science, "Dept. of Excellence", University of Calabria, since December 2006.

The main focus of her research activity concerns the following: the study of new molecules as anticancer drugs; the design, synthesis and biological evaluation of compounds of pharmaceutical interest; the study and biological evaluation of nutraceuticals. Currently, she is the scientific coordinator of the 2nd level Master degree in "Nutrition and Nutraceutical Supplements" at the University of Calabria. She has coordinated many research projects and is the teacher of some courses in the pharmaceutical field. She has trained several PhD students and postdoctoral fellows and collaborates with numerous national and international research groups in the field of medicinal chemistry and nutraceutics.
