Dr. José M. Sempere-Ortells earned an M.D. in 1996 from the University of Alicante. He currently serves as the Director of the Department of Biotechnology, the Head of the Immunology Knowledge Area, and the Director of the Immunology Research Group at the University of Alicante. He is also President of the Valencian Society of Immunology and his research is mainly focused on the field of immunology, mesenchymal stem cells, and autoimmune diseases.