Dr. Ildefonso Rodríguez Ramiro is Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Science at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the Complutense University of Madrid. He obtained his PhD in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biomedicine from the same institution in 2012. His doctoral research was conducted at the Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN-CSIC), a research center of the Spanish National Research Council, where he studied the protective effects of cocoa polyphenols against oxidative stress and intestinal inflammation. Between 2013 and 2019, he carried out postdoctoral research at the University of East Anglia, focusing on nutrigenomics, bioactive dietary compounds, and iron bioavailability. In 2019, he was awarded a prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship to develop research on bioactive compounds and metabolic diseases at IMDEA Food Institute. His scientific excellence has been recognized with the official Spanish I3 distinction for outstanding research achievement. Since 2022, he has served as Assistant Professor in Nutrition, teaching subjects related to nutrition and metabolism, nutrigenomics, personalized nutrition, and human health. His current research interests focus on bioactive dietary compounds, metabolic diseases, inflammation, oxidative stress, and precision nutrition.