**About the Editors**

**Donatella Degl'Innocenti** Ph.D. Prof. Donatella Degl'Innocenti obtained a Ph.D. in Biochemistry, and she has been an Associate Professor of Biochemistry in the Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio" (University of Florence, Italy) since 2001. During her scientific career, she built national and international scientific collaborations. She is an active researcher and the leader of her department laboratory (https://www.sbsc.unifi.it/vp-223-gruppo-degl-innocenti.html). She has strong, independent research experience, with an impact in the field, as demonstrated by several publications as a senior author in international, peer-reviewed journals. She is also a member of the Scientific Committee of the Interuniversity Center of Marine Biology and Applied Ecology (CIBM) of Livorno (Italy). In recent years, she has focused her research on the health role of natural and marine compounds. She studied the amyloid aggregation process and potential inhibitory mechanisms of natural compounds and the extract of Mediterranean red seaweed. Prof. Degl'Innocenti has also studied the biological properties of extracts obtained from the leaves of the *Posidonia oceanica* (L.) Delile marine plant, focusing on these extracts' role in pathophysiological cellular processes, such as inflammation and oxidative stress, as well as on cancer cell migration and protein glycation processes.

**Marzia Vasarri** Ph.D. Dr. Marzia Vasarri is a Post-Doc fellow at the Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio" (University of Florence, Italy). She obtained a Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology in 2014 and a Master's degree in Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology in 2016. During her studies, she acquired technical-scientific skills in biochemistry and molecular biology. Her research focuses on the bioactive properties of natural products, with particular reference to products of marine origin. Much of her research targets the marine plant *Posidonia oceanica* (L.) Delile, which has been investigated by Dr. Vasarri for a variety of pathophysiological cellular processes, from inflammation and oxidative stress to cancer cell migration, protein glycation processes, lipid accumulation in hepatic cells and its potential as an inducer of autophagy. Her research interest also includes the field of neurodegeneration and amyloid aggregation process, and the protective role of natural compounds against amyloid cytotoxicity. She has also conducted research on the biological properties of natural products delivered within nanoformulations that can improve the efficacy and bioavailability of the encapsulated compounds/phytocomplex to exploit their full potential.
