Dr. Gracia López-Carballo is an expert in microbiology and Collaborator I+D+i of the Packaging Group, Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA-CSIC), Paterna, Spain. She obtained her Ph.D. in Pharmacy (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) at the Institute of Biomedicine of Valencia in 2002. She has experience in the study of the antimicrobial and/or antioxidant capacity of certain molecules and their application in the packaging of minimally processed foods, as well as their effects on food safety, shelf life, and sensory quality.