Dr. José Manuel Pérez-Martín holds a PhD in Science (Cell Biology and Genetics) from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) and a Master's degree in Toxicology from the Universidad de Sevilla. He is Associate Professor of Science Education in the Department of Specific Didactics at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Previously, he has taught in several degrees and master's degrees in science and teacher training at other universities. Currently, he belongs to the research groups Educational Change for Social Justice (GICE) and Science and Mathematics Education in Society (GIECMES) and is a member of the UNESCO Chair of Education for Social Justice (UAM). He has published over a hundred research papers on the toxic effects of pollutants on health and on science education. Currently, his main line of research focuses on environmental education and on assessing students' arguments when facing socio-scientific controversies related to human health, environmental health, and animal health (One Health education).

Dr. Tamara Esquivel-Martín holds a PhD in Education with a specialisation in the Didactics of Experimental Sciences from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. She also obtained a degree in Health Biology, a Master’s degree in Teacher Training and Education with a specialisation in Biology and Geology, and an Expert Certificate in University Teaching Methodology. Her academic career began in 2019 as a pre-doctoral fellow in the Department of Specific Didactics at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. In February 2023, she was appointed as an assistant professor in the same department. Throughout her career, she has taught in various degree programmes and teacher training courses at several Spanish universities. Her publications focus on improving the teaching and learning processes in science education, with a particular emphasis on biology. Her main line of research explores the evaluation of student performance in using evidence to argue about socio-scientific issues and controversies within the "One Health" approach, which highlights the interconnectedness of environmental, animal, and human health. She has also participated in numerous national and international innovation and research projects.