Dr. María García-Nicolás is a s a Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral researcher at CEBAS-CSIC (Murcia, Spain), within the Department of Food Science and Technology and the Laboratory of Food and Health. She holds a PhD in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Murcia (Cum Laude, International Mention, Extraordinary Doctoral Award), where she developed advanced metabolomics-based analytical platforms for the determination of emerging mycotoxins and bioactive compounds in food and biological samples. Her research integrates targeted and untargeted metabolomics using LC–MS, GC–MS, and ion mobility spectrometry, combined with innovative miniaturized sample preparation techniques. Core expertise: • Targeted and untargeted metabolomics using advanced chromatographic–mass spectrometric platforms. • Development of miniaturized and innovative sample preparation strategies (microextraction, nanomaterial-assisted approaches). • Analytical determination of emerging mycotoxins and food contaminants in complex matrices. • Human biomonitoring and exposure assessment using omics-based methodologies. • Metabolomics applied to bioactive compounds and nutrition–health interactions. • Volatilomics approaches (GC–MS and GC–IMS) for food quality, authenticity, and safety evaluation.