Dr Oscar Abel Sánchez-velázquez is a Research Fellow at the School of Food Science & Nutrition, University of Leeds. He completed his PhD studies in Food Biotechnology at the Autonomous University of Sinaloa, and has been awarded by Wiley Ed. and CONACYT Mexico. He recently co-led the project STARS® Canada-UK: Plant-based Protein Innovation. He has published almost 30 papers in various journals and serves as a Guest-editor for Frontiers and MDPI. His/her teaching disciplines include alternative proteins and sustainable food systems, and his interests include entomophagy, citizen science, biodiversity, and bioactive compounds.