Prof Viña combines his teaching duties with research work, the latter in two main lines, ageing and exercise. José Viña leads a successful research group named FRESHAGE working on different aspects of ageing, including healthy ageing, exercise and Alzheimer’s disease. He has published widely (over 350 publications in prestigious international journals) on glutathione, mitochondria, oxidative stress, free radicals and nutrition. Prof Viña has received numerous awards and honours, including the Albert Struyvenberg Medal, awarded by the European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI) 2017, the Honda Cero Valencia Prize for Science in 2018, and the Prize for Research Trajectory of the Council of the University of Valencia 2019.