Jose M. Mulet, PhD

Dr. Jose M. Mulet earned his PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Valencia, Spain, where he conducted doctoral research on ion transport mechanisms in plants. He subsequently completed a three‑year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Basel, Switzerland, investigating the TOR signaling pathway in baker’s yeast. He is currently Full Professor of Biotechnology at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and leads a laboratory at the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Plants (IBMCP), a joint research center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and UPV. His research focuses on developing plants tolerant to abiotic stress and on elucidating the regulation of potassium fluxes in guard cells. He also serves as Vice Director of IBMCP. Alongside his academic and research activities, Dr. Mulet is an accomplished science communicator and a prominent voice in discussions surrounding genetically modified organisms and organic agriculture in Spanish‑speaking countries. He is the author of several widely known books, including Eat Without Fear (which has sold more than 20,000 copies and has been published internationally), Science in the Shadow, GMO Without Fear, Real Environmentalism, and others. His most recent book is We Eat What We Are. Dr. Mulet also authors the blog “Tomatoes with Genes” and writes the regular column “Science Without Fiction” for El País Semanal, Spain’s most widely read newspaper magazine. A frequent public speaker on topics related to food and biotechnology, he maintains one of the most influential social media profiles among Spanish‑speaking scientists, with over 78,000 followers on X (formerly Twitter) under the handle @jmmuletopens in new tab/window.