Mónica Sánchez Gutiérrez. Assistant Professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology (Faculty of Veterinary, University of Córdoba). She holds a degree in Veterinary Science (2007), Food Science and Technology (2013) and a PhD from the University of Córdoba (2022). She began her research career in 2015 and in 2017, joined Food Hygiene research group (HIBRO, PAIDI AGR-170), affiliated with the University of Córdoba, to undertake her PhD. She has collaborated closely with the Bioprocesses and Engineering research group (BIOPREN, PAIDI RNM-940). She was a postdoctoral researcher in the GC09-Nutrigenomics and Metabolic Syndrome group at the Maimónides Institute for Biomedical Research (IMIBIC) in Córdoba. She has participated as a researcher in various research projects funded by national and regional programs, as well as in research stays and contracts with companies. All of this research activity has resulted in high-quality scientific output, including 14 publications (H-index of 8 and a total of 349 citations) and an international patent, in collaboration with researchers from the Catholic University of Portugal. Her work focuses on the field of the bioeconomy, specifically on the use of agri-food byproducts for the sustainable production of bioactive compounds of interest to the food and pharmaceutical industries, such as antimicrobials, antioxidants, and prebiotics, as well as their application in functional products.