Toxics Webinar | Assessing Neurotoxicity in Aquatic Organisms: From Environmental to Human Health Implications
Webinar Information
1st Webinar of Toxics - an Open Access Journal
Assessing Neurotoxicity in Aquatic Organisms: From Environmental to Human Health Implications
It has been estimated that up to 30,000 of commercially used chemicals may have neurotoxic potential. Whereas many of them are commonly found in many aquatic ecosystems worldwide, the environmental risk for most of these compounds has not been characterized yet. Moreover, human being can be also exposed, accidentally or intentionally, to some of these neurotoxic compounds, and new animal models are urgently needed for studying this human toxidromes.
With a distinguished panel of Dr. Demetrio Raldúa, Dr. Carlos Barata and Dr. Caio Maximino de Oliveira, this webinar will address the advances on the development and validation in fish of new animal models. Those models should be useful for increasing our current mechanistic understanding of human neurotoxidromes, identifying new potential therapeutic targets and developing more effective therapies are welcome.
Date: 23 September 2020
Time: 15:00pm (CEST) | 9:00 am (EDT) | 21:00 pm (CST Asia)
Chair: Dr. Demetrio Raldúa
Webinar ID: 841 8868 4907
The following experts will present and speak:
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Dr. Demetrio Raldúa |
Dr. Demetrio Raldúa received his Ph.D. in Veterinary Sciences from University of Zaragoza, Spain. He held post-doctoral positions in the University of Newcastle upon Tyne (UK), Center of Aquaculture-IRTA (Spain), Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya (Spain) and University of Bordeaux (France). In October 2009 he joined to the Environmental Toxicology group in the Institute of Environmental Diagnosis and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC, Spain). By using the zebrafish model, his research focuses in (1) increasing the current understanding of the environmental risk of the neurotoxic pollutants in fish larvae and (2) to develop and validate new models of human neurotoxidromes in which identifying new potential therapeutic targets and developing more effective therapies. |
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Dr. Carlos Barata |
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Dr. Caio Maximino de Oliveira |
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Programme
The webinar will start at 15:00 pm (CEST) and will last 2 hours.
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Speaker & Presentation |
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Introduction: Dr. Demetrio Raldúa |
15:00 – 15:10 |
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Dr. Carlos Barata Cognitive behaviour in the crustacean Daphnia magna. Neurological systems involved in response to light and predator avoidance. |
15:10 – 15:45 |
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Dr. Caio Maximino de Oliveira Mechanistic neurotoxicology with zebrafish: Relevance to human neurotoxic syndromes. |
15:45 – 16:20 |
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Q&A moderated by Dr. Demetrio Raldúa (Chair) Attendees are welcome to type in their questions in the Zoom Q&A section. |
16:20 – 16:50 |
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Discussion and concluding remarks |
16:50 – 17:00 |
Registration
In order to attend the webinar, please register by clicking on the button below.
This is a FREE webinar. The number of participants to the live session is limited but the recording will be made available on Sciforum shortly afterwards. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.
Webinar Content
The first webinar of Toxics, “Assessing Neurotoxicity in Aquatic Organisms: From Environmental to Human Health Implications”, was held on Wednesday 23 September 2020 and it was chaired by Dr. Demetrio Raldúa. The webinar was focused in the behavioral analysis in aquatic organisms exposed to neurotoxic compounds, emphasizing the relevance of using this apical endpoint for both environmental and human health risk assessment.
After an brief introduction given by the chair, Dr. Carlos Barata started the session with his presentation entitled: “Cognitive behaviour in the crustacean Daphnia magna. Neurological systems involved in response to light and predator avoidance”. Then, Dr. Caio Maximino de Oliveira spoke about “Mechanistic neurotoxicology with zebrafish: Relevance to human neurotoxic syndromes”. The presentations were followed by a fruitful discussion between the chair and the speakers and a Q&A session.
The webinar was offered via Zoom, and registration was required for attendance. The full recording can be found below.
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Relevant Special Issues
Special Issues in Toxics
2021: Behavioral Impairment in Aquatic Organisms Exposed to Neurotoxic Pollutants
Guest Editors: Dr. Demetrio Raldúa, Dr. Carlos Barata and Dr. Melissa Faria
2021: Fish Models for Human Toxicology
Guest Editors: Dr. Demetrio Raldúa,Dr. Benjamin Piña and Dr. Natalia Garcia-Reyero
Accepting submissions until 31 January 2021
2020: Underexplored Chemical Interactions in Humans and Wildlife
Guest Editors: Dr. Edwin Routledge, Dr. Alice Baynes and Dr. Luigi Margiotta-Casaluci
Accepting submissions until 31 December 2020
2020: Hazard Assessment of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Invertebrates
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Miguel Machado Santos, Dr. Luís Filipe C. Castro and Dr. Teresa Neuparth
Accepting submissions until 30 November 2020
2020: Impacts of Agrochemicals on Aquatic Ecosystems: Assessing Responses across Biological Scales
Guest Editors: Dr. Susanne M. Brander and Dr. Alvine C. Mehinto
Accepting submissions until 30 November 2020
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