Martin Spiering is the technical editor of ASBMB’s flagship publication, the Journal of Biological Chemistry, and a board-certified editor in the life sciences. He earned an master's degree in biology from Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, and a Ph.D. in microbiology from Massey University in New Zealand. He worked in labs across the globe until he finally saw the light and settled in suburban Maryland, where almost everyone hails from a different speck of the world. Besides editing titles and abstracts of JBC articles, he writes for the journal’s Classics series, highlighting papers that have made a major impact on a research field. Apart from writing and editing, Martin likes hiking with his family, reading nonfiction and philosophy, and puttering around in the garden or kitchen.