Dr. Israel Hurtado Díaz received his Ph. D. in science in 2019 from the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos in Mexico. He was a postdoctoral researcher at the Universidad de Guadalajara in México from October 2020 to September 2021. Dr. Israel Hurtado is interested in diverse areas of research, including the chemistry of natural products and the isolation and characterization of molecules with pharmacological activities, with a specific focus on anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties. His work involves the characterization of glycolipids, terpenoids and thiophen derivatives from Mexican plants using NMR and MS. He received the distinction of “candidato” in the Sistema nacional de investigadores from Mexico.