**About the Editor**

#### **Maria Jo ˜ao Matos**

Maria Joao Matos obtained a degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Porto ˜ (Portugal), a MSc in Organic Chemistry and a PhD in Medicinal Chemistry from the University of Santiago de Compostela. Between 2015 and 2018, she has worked in Chemical Biology at the University of Cambridge (UK) as Postdoctoral Fellow. During those three years, Maria was also Fellow of the Newnham College, University of Cambridge.

Currently, Maria is Research Associate and Teaching Assistant at the University of Porto (Portugal) and the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain). Her research interests include new tools for drug design, discovery and delivery, in particular in the field of neurodegenerative diseases. Maria is currently author of 116 publications in both Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology. She established her scientific career in fruitful collaborations with both academic and industrial partners. Since 2018, Maria closely collaborates with the Kaertor Foundation (Spain).
