Liana C. Salanță has a PhD degree in Biotechnologies (2014) awarded by the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She is currently a researcher and Lecturer at the Faculty of Food Science and Technology, having expertise in the field of extraction and analysis of bioactive compounds (with antioxidant and antimicrobial properties), development of new functional products, food quality and safety control. She was involved in multiple national and international research projects as a member or project leader (3). She published more than 70 research articles focused on bioactive compounds (bitter compounds, essential oils and phenols), development and optimization of new functional products, sensory evaluation and consumer acceptability.