Dr. Grumezescu is Assistant Professor at the Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, in the Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, with a second affiliation to the Faculty of Medical Engineering, at the Politehnica University of Bucharest in Romania. He is an experienced and oft-published researcher and editor in the field of nano and biomaterials, and he is the Editor-in-Chief of three journals: Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, Letters and Applied NanoBioScience, and Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Bulletin. He also serves as editor or guest editor for several notable journals. Dr. Grumezescu has published 150 peer-reviewed papers, 20 book chapters, 6 co-authored books and 11 edited books. Alina-Maria Holban is a lecturer in Microbiology and Immunology, at the Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest; and associate researcher at the University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania. Her primary area of research is the development of bionanomaterials with antimicrobial applications. Dr. Holban has published 75 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 42 conference/symposia proceedings, and has edited more than 21 edited books.

• 1. Nutraceuticals: myths vs. realities2. The Impact of Functional food and Nutraceuticals in Health3. Lipids as nutraceuticals: A shift in paradigm4. Plant nutrition and agronomic management to obtain crops with better nutritional and nutraceutical quality5. Mushrooms as a source of therapeutic foods 6. Oregano: a feed additive with functional properties7. Potential of chokeberry (aronia melanocarpa l.) as a therapeutic food8. Beta-Glucan as therapeutic food9. Nutritionally enhanced foods incorporating chia seed10. Perspective therapeutic effects of immunomodulating acidic herbal heteropolysaccharides and their complexes in functional and dietary nutrition11. Soybeans, flaxseeds and fish oil in the treatment of renal disease12. Maca, a nutraceutical from the Andean Highlands13. Phytochemical and pharmacological properties of secondary metabolites in berries14. Functional Foods and Chemoprevention in Cancer 15. Epigenetic Nutraceuticals in Cancer Treatment

Dr. Grumezescu is Assistant Professor at the Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, in the Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, with a second affiliation to the Faculty of Medical Engineering, at the Politehnica University of Bucharest in Romania. He is an experienced and oft-published researcher and editor in the field of nano and biomaterials, and he is the Editor-in-Chief of three journals: Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, Letters and Applied NanoBioScience, and Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Bulletin. He also serves as editor or guest editor for several notable journals. Dr. Grumezescu has published 150 peer-reviewed papers, 20 book chapters, 6 co-authored books and 11 edited books. Alina-Maria Holban is a lecturer in Microbiology and Immunology, at the Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest; and associate researcher at the University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania. Her primary area of research is the development of bionanomaterials with antimicrobial applications. Dr. Holban has published 75 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 42 conference/symposia proceedings, and has edited more than 21 edited books.

• 1. Nutraceuticals: myths vs. realities2. The Impact of Functional food and Nutraceuticals in Health3. Lipids as nutraceuticals: A shift in paradigm4. Plant nutrition and agronomic management to obtain crops with better nutritional and nutraceutical quality5. Mushrooms as a source of therapeutic foods 6. Oregano: a feed additive with functional properties7. Potential of chokeberry (aronia melanocarpa l.) as a therapeutic food8. Beta-Glucan as therapeutic food9. Nutritionally enhanced foods incorporating chia seed10. Perspective therapeutic effects of immunomodulating acidic herbal heteropolysaccharides and their complexes in functional and dietary nutrition11. Soybeans, flaxseeds and fish oil in the treatment of renal disease12. Maca, a nutraceutical from the Andean Highlands13. Phytochemical and pharmacological properties of secondary metabolites in berries14. Functional Foods and Chemoprevention in Cancer 15. Epigenetic Nutraceuticals in Cancer Treatment

Dr. Grumezescu is Assistant Professor at the Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, in the Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, with a second affiliation to the Faculty of Medical Engineering, at the Politehnica University of Bucharest in Romania. He is an experienced and oft-published researcher and editor in the field of nano and biomaterials, and he is the Editor-in-Chief of three journals: Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, Letters and Applied NanoBioScience, and Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Bulletin. He also serves as editor or guest editor for several notable journals. Dr. Grumezescu has published 150 peer-reviewed papers, 20 book chapters, 6 co-authored books and 11 edited books. Alina-Maria Holban is a lecturer in Microbiology and Immunology, at the Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest; and associate researcher at the University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania. Her primary area of research is the development of bionanomaterials with antimicrobial applications. Dr. Holban has published 75 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 42 conference/symposia proceedings, and has edited more than 21 edited books.

• 1. Nutraceuticals: myths vs. realities2. The Impact of Functional food and Nutraceuticals in Health3. Lipids as nutraceuticals: A shift in paradigm4. Plant nutrition and agronomic management to obtain crops with better nutritional and nutraceutical quality5. Mushrooms as a source of therapeutic foods 6. Oregano: a feed additive with functional properties7. Potential of chokeberry (aronia melanocarpa l.) as a therapeutic food8. Beta-Glucan as therapeutic food9. Nutritionally enhanced foods incorporating chia seed10. Perspective therapeutic effects of immunomodulating acidic herbal heteropolysaccharides and their complexes in functional and dietary nutrition11. Soybeans, flaxseeds and fish oil in the treatment of renal disease12. Maca, a nutraceutical from the Andean Highlands13. Phytochemical and pharmacological properties of secondary metabolites in berries14. Functional Foods and Chemoprevention in Cancer 15. Epigenetic Nutraceuticals in Cancer Treatment