Dr. Ana Soldado received her Ph.D. in chemical sciences from the University of Oviedo (2000). She was an associate professor in the Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry at the University of Oviedo in the 2000–2001 academic year. In 2001, she was hired by SERIDA as a graduate for the development of analytical methodologies for food quality control. Subsequently, in 2004, the National Agency for Assessment and Prospects (ANEP) positively evaluated the quality of her research and awarded her an INIA-CCAA Ph.D. contract. After four years of the contract, she requested through the National Institute of Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA) the evaluation of her research excellence as I3, obtaining a positive assessment of said research excellence on 7 September 2009. She is a co-author of more than 20 scientific articles included in the Science Citation Index, having presented numerous communications at national and international conferences and popular articles in national magazines, conferences, and courses among other activities.