Prof. Dr. Melchor Álvarez-Mon is a Professor in the Department of Medicine and Medical Specialities, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá. He also works at the Ramón y Cajal Institute of Sanitary Research (IRYCIS) and University Hospital Príncipe de Asturias. He has 529 publications with 10697 citations and an h-index of 47 (Scopus, 14 December 2023). His interest is in the field of proinflammatory cytokines, vascular endothelial growth factors, dysbiosis, aerobic exercise, and self-healing hydrogels.