Dr. Yolanda Bel (ORCID 0000-0002-6367-9220) holds a degree in Biology with a major in Biochemistry. She obtained her Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Valencia (UV), Spain, in 1991. Her doctoral thesis (“Pteridines and Their Relationship with the Hydroxylation of Phenylalanine: (1) In Vivo and In Vitro Studies in Drosophila melanogaster and (2) Analyses of Human Mutants with Altered Phenylalanine Levels”) was conducted jointly at the Dep. of Genetics (UV) and the Biology Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Tennessee, USA), and received the highest distinction: Outstanding “Cum Laude”. She completed her postdoctoral training (1992–1993) at Sandoz (Basel, Switzerland), working on DNA adducts. She returned to Spain after being awarded a competitive contract for the reintegration of researchers by the Ministry of Education and Science (1993-1996), to start working with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). After a six years interval working in the private sector on microbiology of water and food, in 2003 she rejoined the University of Valencia, where she currently works as a Research Associate. She has published 60 scientific papers (including book chapters) and holds an h-index of 24. Her current research interests include the study of pteridines, novel Bt strains, the mode of action of Bt toxins, and the basis of insect resistance. She is a member of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology, the Spanish Society of Applied Entomology and the Spanish Society of Genetics.