Alfonso Clemente
Dr. Alfonso Clemente is a senior scientist and the director of the Zaidín Experimental Station (EEZ), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain. He has carried out postdoctoral stays at the Institute of Food Research (1999–2000), John Innes Centre (2001–2002), and Sainsbury Laboratory (2003–2004) in the United Kingdom. An expert in gastrointestinal health, Dr. Clemente investigates the beneficial influence of dietary components resistant to the digestive process, using several in vitro and in vivo approaches. He has led numerous research projects with collaborations at national and international levels. During 2015–2021, Dr. Clemente was president of the Spanish Legume Association (AEL), coordinating numerous national and international activities and scientific meetings. He has been a board member of the Spanish Society of Microbiota, Probiotics, and Prebiotics (SEMiPyP) since 2016.