TOXICOLOGYMEET2023

Dai-Yeun Jeong is presently the Director of Asia Climate Change Education Center and an Emeritus Professor of Environmental Sociology at Jeju National University in South Korea. He received BA and MA Degree in Sociology from Korea University (South Korea), and PhD in Environmental Sociology from The University of Queensland (Australia). He was a Professor of Sociology at Jeju National University (South Korea) from 1981 to 2012. His past major professional activities include a Teaching Professor at the University of Sheffield in UK, the President of Asia-Pacific Sociological Association, a Delegate of South Korean Government to UNFCCC, a Delegate of South Korean Government to OECD Environmental Meeting, and a Member of Presidential Commission on Sustainable Development, Republic of Korea, etc. He has published 60 environment-related research papers in domestic and international journals and 13 books including Environmental Sociology. He has conducted 91 unpublished environment-related research projects funded by domestic and international organizations.

Dr. Apurba Ratan Ghosh is now Professor of Environmental Science, the University of Burdwan, West Bengal. He was Director of UGC-Academic Staff College, presently Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC) and Joint Director of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of this University. Dr Ghosh has received the Indian Science Academy (INSA) Visiting Fellowship and Fellowship from TATA Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai. He received “Best Presenter Award” from IUEAS, Austin, USA and acted as Invited Speaker and Panel Expert in the University of Manchester, Texas, UK and BITs in China. He has got authorship of eight (8) books, eight (8) chapters in edited volumes and one hundred twenty-four (124) research papers published in referred national and international journals. Prof. Ghosh has already bagged nineteen research projects and schemes sponsored by different Indian agencies. Prof. Ghosh is actively engaged as Member Coordinator with Peer Team of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), India. He used to work as an Expert Member of University Grants Commission, NUPA, DST, etc., as well as academic expert member of different universities. He has got experience to work as an Expert Member in Academic Audit Committee in North-Eastern Universities, and other universities/colleges. He is also nominated as expert member of North-Eastern Public Service Commission, Jharkhand Public Service Commission, etc. He has been assigned as resource person to deliver lectures on ‘Academic Audit’ and ‘Green Audit’ in different academic institutions. He is the Life Member of different National & International Bodies and Editorial Board of National and International Peer Reviewed Journals. Dr Ghosh has already delivered more than 55 Seminar Lectures, 75 lectures in 17 different ASCs (HRDC), 88 invited popular lectures and chaired over 12 National and International Conferences.

Dimitrios P. Nikolelis received his PhD from University of Athens in 1976 and he is a professor of analytical and environmental chemistry in the Department of Chemistry, University of Athens. Prof. Dimitrios Nikolelis has coordinated 3 European Projects on environmental biosensors (CIPA96-0231, IC15-CT96-0804 and QLK3-2000-01311). He also was twice a. NATO Director in the following Advanced Research Workshops: 1. Biosensors for Direct Monitoring of Environmental Pollutants in Field, Smolenice, Slovakia,: May 1996 and 2. Portable biosensors for the Rapid Detection of Biochemical Weapons of Terrorism, July 2012. Prof. Dimitrios Nikolelis has over 200 scientific papers in scientific journals and conferences. He is the Editor of 5 books on Biosensors (1. Biosensors for Direct Monitoring of Environmental Pollutants in Field, Springer, 1996, 2. Portable Chemical Sensors- Weapons against Bioterrorism, Springer, 2012 and 3. Portable Biosensing of Food Toxicants and Environmental Pollutants, CRC, 2013 3. 4. Biosensors for Security and Bioterrorism Applications, Springer, 2014. 5. Nanotechology and biosensors: recent advances, Elsevier, 2017. He is the Editor of many scientific journals. His research is targeted on the fabrication of portable biosensors for in the field uses and he has authored a large number of scientific papers on the detection of environmental pollutants such as hydrazines, dioxins, insecticides, toxins, etc. His current interests also include the construction of novel chemical nanosensors that can be used for the rapid detection of environmental pollutants directly in the gas phase. Prof. D. P. Nikolelis group has recently utilized graphene and ZnO to develop chemical nanosensors based on polymer lipid films for species of clinical or food significance such as urea, uric acid, cholesterol, etc. In progress, there is the evaluation and validation of nanosensors that are based on stabilized polymerized lipid films supported on glass fiber filters using a dry spot test using optical methods of analysis (i.e., fluorescence) to detect environmental pollutants such as insecticides, plant hormones, toxins, hydrazines, etc.

Ravi P. Sahu completed his Ph.D. from Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and then pursued his postdoctoral studies from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, then Texas Tech University Health Science Center, and Indiana University School of Medicine. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at Boonshoft School of Medicine Wright State University, Dayton, OH. His research has been focused on determining thefunctional significance and mechanisms of pro-oxidative stressors-generated oxidized lipid mediator, platelet-activating factor (PAF) in impacting cancer growth and the efficacy of therapeutic agents, as well as defining approaches to circumvent PAF-mediated effects. He has published more than 60 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member and adhoc reviewer of several scientific journals.

Dr. Juliana Falcato Vecina is a veterinary with residency in veterinary diagnosis, both from UNESP (Universidade Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho). All her post-graduation was from State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), during this period she participated as a collaborating researcher at the Medical Sciences Faculty, being part of the following departments: - Clinical Pathology, in which he held his Master's degree in MedicalSciences with biomedical sciences concentration area in June 2009; - Pharmacology, in which he completed her PhD in July 2013, during this period she was part of the IRB (Institute for Research in Biomedicine – Barcelona/Spain); - Medical Pathophysiology, in which he completed his Post-doctorate until November 2016. Currently, she is the study director and researcher responsible for the In Vitro Toxicology Laboratory (TOX-IV) of Merieux Nutrisciences (Bioagri Laboratórios Ltda). It is also responsible for extending and expanding the GLP scope of the TOX-IV. In addition, she is a scientific consultant at Horiba Instruments Brasil and is responsible for training the veterinary equipment line.

Professor of Physical Education graduated from Universidade Tiradentes - Aracaju/SE, specializing in Sports Nutrition from Universidade Gama Filho/SP and Sports Training from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Master in Health Sciences from Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein and pioneer in Brazil in KAATSU methodology. He works in the area of cardiology and neuroscience, with emphasis on Biochemistry and Molecular Biology focused on physical activity, working mainly on the following topics: prescription of physical activity for neurologic patients, frail elderly, and cardiac patients. He is currently developing a research project at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein/SP with a focus on ischemic conditioning on cognitive and motor function in patients with Parkinson´s disease.

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Dr. Qian Chen is an Associate Professor of the Department of Bio-Medical Sciences at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She teaches pharmacology to graduate and medical students and nurtures these young researchers in the lab. Dr. Chen has explored the pathways to cardiovascular diseases and pursued novel mitigation strategies. In particular, she appreciates that oxidative stress is a crucial and common element initiating a vicious cycle leading to cardiovascular damage. Her current research utilizes the myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury model, and hydrogen peroxide, methylglyoxal, or doxorubicin-induced cardiac damage to elucidate the signaling mediators of oxidative stress and evaluates cardio-protective effects of novel compounds.

Dr. Persoons received his PhD in Occupational and Environmental Health, specializing in biological monitoring, from the University of Grenoble Alpes, France, and his PharmD from the University of Claude Bernard Lyon, France. Besides, Dr Persoons received his MSc in Health, Safety and Environment from Grenoble University, France. Previous positions include H&S engineer at Grenoble Hospital and Pharmacy resident at Lyon & Grenoble Hospitals in medical laboratories, as well as expert at ANSES French Agency for setting up new Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs). In his current position as head of the Occupational / Environmental Laboratory at Grenoble Teachning Hospital, he is overseeing and carrying out projects in biomonitoring of occupational exposures for industrial companies and Occupational Health services (in France, Europe and Middle-East), participating to research programs in applied toxicology (new biomarkers of exposure or effect), performing exposure and risk assessments in various working environments. He is also teaching occupational toxicology and biomonitoring at University for medical students, MSc students and nurses. Dr Persoons has co-authored 30 international and national articles in the field of toxicology, risk assessment, biomonitoring, exposure modelling, analytical sciences. Corresponding journals include Env Res., Arch Toxicol., Anal Bioanal Chem., Toxico Lett., Int J Hyg Environ Health.

Dr. Deepali Jat, Assistant Professor-Stage III Neuroscience Research Unit working with behavioral neuroscience, biochemistry (Free radical biology), therapeutic strategies for ageing and neurodegeneration using targeted antioxidant therapies in research Current research interest is to study neurodegenerative conditions in the zebrafish brain. Especially cerebellar degeneration is correlated with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy. Title: "Neuroprotective effect of TPP-conjugated Flavonoids against Rotenone Induced Neurotoxicity in Mice: A Mitochondria Targeted Approach in Amelioration of Brain Disorders”

I am an agricultural engineerand I am currently doing my master's degree in Plant Biotechnology at Çukurova University, Department of Horticulture. My research focuses on tissue culture propagation of ornamental plants and investigating the potential use of nanoparticles in plant tissue culture. These studies were carried out in thePlant Tissue Culture Laboratory of Çukurova University, Department of Horticulture, by Prof. I am conducting it under the supervision of Yeşim Yalçın MENDİ.