We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Anibh Martin Das, from Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Nutrition. After undergraduate studies of medicine at Göttingen University he was a scholar of the ‘Max-Planck Society’ in Göttingen (Germany) where he worked in respiratory physiology, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford (UK) where his focus of research was the regulation of cardiac energy metabolism. Prof. Das trained in Paediatrics at Hannover Medical School and University Clinics Hamburg-Eppendorf (Germany).

His special interest is in Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Neuropaediatrics with a research focus on energy metabolism, amino acid metabolism and lysosomal storage diseases. He has also obtained experience in Newborn screening at the ‘Screening Laboratory Hannover’.

Prof. Das is member of the scientific advisory board of the ‘German Society for Muscle Diseases’, the ‘Centre for Systems Neurosciences’ in Hannover and the ’Centre for Rare Diseases’ as well as the ‘Ethical Review Board’ at Hannover Medical School. He is visiting professor at the University of Manipal (India). We appreciate Prof. Das for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Tiziana Bacchetti, from Polytechnic Department of Life and Environmental Sciences (DiSVA) of University of Marche, Italy, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Nutrition. Her scientific activity is mainly focused on the study of the relationship between health and nutrition and on the evaluation of food nutritional and functional properties. Moreover, her research interests include the study of molecular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of chronic and metabolic diseases and the study of plasma lipoprotein structure and functions in normal and pathological conditions. We appreciate Prof. Bacchetti for her participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Yung-Po Liaw, from Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Nutrition. He graduated from National Taiwan University with a master's degree in biostatistics and a doctorate in epidemiology. Prof. Liaw currently works at the department of public health and institute of public health, Chung Shan Medical University. Research interests include spatio-temporal mapping of cancer in Taiwan, big data analysis of epidemiology, and precision public health research. The big data used include Taiwan Biobank Database, National Health Insurance Research Database, National Cancer Registry and National Death Database. Their research team constructed a 40-year spatio-temporal cancer map (http://Taiwancancermap.csmu-liawyp.tw/ ) in Taiwan, and also focused on precision public health research related to GWAS, SNP, HLA, and methylation. Currently, they are cooperating with Stanford University in the United States and the University of Tokyo in Japan. Their team are looking forward to cooperating with researchers from all over the world. Work together to explore interesting scientific topics. We appreciate Prof. Liaw for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Costantino Paciolla, from Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Nutrition. His recent work focuses on bioactive compounds in vegetables and fruits, antioxidant systems in plants and on shelf-life in horticultural crops in pre- and post-harvest. His research is also carried out in the study of physiological and biochemical changes in agri-foods plants under biotic and abiotic stress. Prof. Paciolla has over 80 scientific articles on prestigious journals and books and is peer-reviewer for international journals ISI indexed. We appreciate Prof. Paciolla for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Dr. Blanca Hernandez-Ledesma, from Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Nutrition. She is an expert on bioactive peptides derived from different food sources with demonstrated antihypertensive, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic activities. She is author of 85 papers published in journals included in the Science Citation Index. Moreover, she is co-inventor of three patents, and author of 33 book chapters. Her results have been presented in 88 national and international conferences. She is also editor of four books and nine journals and reviewer for more than 90 journals, many of them mainly focused on foods. We appreciate Dr. Hernandez-Ledesma for her participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Dr. Franck Carbonero, from Washington State University-Spokane, USA, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Nutrition. His research program is focused on nutrition and its impact on the human and animal gut microbiome, with focus on dietary bioactives. Dr. Carbonero has published 40 scientific articles and has delivered over 15 presentations at scientific meetings. He is an Academic Editor for Plos One and Editorial board member for 4 other journals. We appreciate Dr. Carbonero for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. María Jose Esteve, from University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Nutrition. Her research focuses on the study of of non-thermal technologies for the preservation and extraction of bioactive compounds in fruits and vegetables. Currently he focuses his research on the recovery of wastes/by-products of the agri-food industry, mainly obtaining bioactive compounds that can be used as natural ingredients in food and meet consumer demands. For this, green extraction methodologies are studied, with the use of environmentally friendly solvents and non-conventional techniques such as ultrasound. Her research is also carried out in the field of dietetics and nutrition with the assessment of the nutritional status and diet of different population niches, establishing the necessary guidelines to establish sustainable and healthy diets. We appreciate Prof. Esteve for her participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Francisca Serra, from Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Nutrition. She is part of the group promoter of the UIB technology-based spin-off Alimentómica SL and holds the position of Director of R&D. Her research focuses on the study of the molecular basis of obesity, body weight regulation by nutrients, gene-nutrients interaction (nutrigenomics) and the impact of perinatal diet (Epigenetics) on susceptibility to adulthood obesity. She is working on the study of gene variants that affect the risk of obesity and its modulation by bioactives (Nutrigenetics). It is of her interest the characterization of functional foods, rich in ingredients that could help to counteract obesity and, in particular, optimized for specific genotypes. We appreciate Prof. Serra for her participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Professor Rafat A. Siddiqui from Virginia State University, USA, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Nutrition. His research interests are in the area of cancer, inflammation, and cardiovascular diseases. His recent work focuses on the health benefits of fish oil, grape pomace, green papaya, pomegranate, Plums, Ginger, and Turmeric extracts. His research emphasis is on the synergistic modulation of chronic diseases by combination of nutrients and drugs. We are grateful to Prof. Siddiqui for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Dimitrios P. Bogdanos from University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Nutrition. He is the Director of the Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Thessaly Medical School. His group is focused on research in three areas: microbial/viral infection as a trigger of autoimmunity, focusing on the role of molecular mimicry; investigation of the diagnostic and clinical significance of autoantibodies; immunopathogenesis of autoimmune diseases and the role played by Th17/T/Bregulatory cells. More recently has extended his research to include the role played by diet constituents as immunosuppressants. We appreciate Prof. Bogdanos for his participation and support.