Dr. Andreea Ciudin, female, born in 1979, Ph.D. in 2017, is a specialist in Endocrinology and Nutrition at the Hospital Vall d'Hebron, focusing on the clinical activity in type 2 diabetes and obesity. Dr. Ciudin coordinates the Obesity Unit of the Vall Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, accredited by the EASO as the center of excellence, COM, and participates as a mentor in the EASO mentoring exchange program. She is the treasurer of the Spanish Society for the Study of Obesity (SEEDO) and the coordinator of the working group of obesity and its complications of the same society. She is also senior researcher of the Diabetes and Metabolism Research Group (Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca-VHIR) as PI in the investigative lines: 1) Type 2 diabetes and cognitive impairment, exploring the link between neurodegeneration in the brain and the retina in type 2 diabetes ('the eye as a window to the brain'). At present, she is the Scientific Project manager and work-package 3 leader of the European Project Retinal and cognitive dysfunction in type 2 diabetes: unraveling the common pathways and identification of patients at risk of dementia—RECOGNISED_H2020SC1BHC2019; 2) Obesity and its complications: accreditation of excellence by EASO), recipient of a PERIS scholarship (2018- Exp: SLT006 / 17/212), and IP from multiple projects, including PI20/01086. In May 2021, she received the accreditation of the research activity by the AQU.