Marta Tomczyńska-Mleko, Ph.D., Dr.Sc., is an associate professor at the Institute of Plan Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland. Her scientific interests include research on new biopolymers and food product development, interactions between proteins and polysaccharides, rheological properties of biomaterials and food products, dairy foods and technology. She was a visiting professor at the University of Nancy, France; University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada; and Osaka City University, Japan. She is the author of about 70 publications published in impactful scientific journals.