Dr. Ana Gutiérrez obtained her BSc and MSc degrees in pharmacy and biotechnology at the University Complutense of Madrid (Spain) in 1988 and 1990, respectively, and her PhD in Pharmacy at the University of Seville (Spain) in 1995. She has a CSIC permanent position as a research professor at the Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology of Seville (IRNAS), where she is the vice director. Her CV includes about 160 JCR articles and 10 patents. She has been an elected member of the “International Academy of Wood Science (IAWS)” since January 2015, and of the Academy Board of IAWS since January 2016. Dr. Gutierrez's research is focused on wood chemistry (mainly lipids and lignin) and the development of biotechnological tools for the removal/valorization of these wood components. She has performed outstanding contributions in the field of plant lipids, including their biotechnological removal and enzymatic oxyfunctionalization for the better use of these renewable feedstocks. A second area of expertise includes the biotechnological removal of lignin from lignocellulosic materials by using different enzymatic systems.