Dr. Estefanía Lozano-Velasco received her Ph.D. from the University of Jaen in 2011. She was awarded a Marie Curie Fellowship at the School of Biological Science of the University of East Anglia (UK). Her research work has been focused on the study of the molecular interaction of Pitx2 with small RNAs in cardiac and skeletal muscle development and diseases, paying special attention to their applications as molecular tools. As a Marie Curie Fellow, her current main research line has been focused on the interactions of microRNAs with chromatin-remodeling factors and the functional consequences during heart development. She currently continues researching while teaching at the University of Jaen in the Department of Experimental Biology, studying the regulatory network governing epicardial cell fate. Moreover, she is a member of scientific societies such as the Spanish Society of Developmental Biology, the Spanish Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the European Society of Cardiology. She has built up a track record of 38 publications in high-impact scientific journals (h-index: 16) and supervised several students. Finally, she has been awarded the Jaén Mujer Prize for the Most Outstanding Woman in Science.