Scientific programme (WET)
9:00
Registration
9:20
Opening session
Representatives of the boards of *:
Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (APA)
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA)
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa (FMUL)
Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública (ENSP)
9:45
Session 1 – The One Health Perspective on Chemicals Exposure
10:15
10:30
10:45
Keynote lecture: Gerardo Sanchez (Expert of the European Environment Agency)
Chairs: Ricardo Assunção (INSA), Carla Martins (ENSP)
In vitro assessment of PFAS effects on renal cell carcinoma progression-related endpoints
Matilde Tavares (CBIOS, Universidade Lusófona, Portugal)
Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity of BPA Across Monolayer and Spheroid Liver Models
Carolina Ramos (Department of Human Genetics, INSA, Lisboa, Portugal)
Raising awareness on chemicals and the value of biomonitoring in Portugal - Insights from PARC
Dora Rolo (Department of Epidemiology, INSA, Lisboa, Portugal)
11:00
Break and poster session
11:30
Session 2 – Human Biomonitoring Data in Support of Risk Assessment
12:00
12:15
12:30
Keynote lecture: Marta Esteban López (Head of the Environmental Toxicology Unit, National Center for Environmental Health (CNSA), Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII))
Chairs: Sónia Namorado (INSA), Ana Virgolino (FMUL)
Do exposure biomarkers tell the whole story? A classic example from Lead Toxicology
Vanda Lopes de Andrade (iMed.ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa)
Electronic waste recycling - are there hidden risks for workers?
Ana Tavares (Department of Human Genetics, INSA, Lisboa, Portugal)
Genotoxicity and Cytotoxicity Assessment of Smokers and E-Cigarette Users through the Buccal Micronucleus Cytome Assay
Carolina Martins (Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal)
12:45
Lunch and poster session
14:15
Session 3 – Round Table: From Invisible Pollution to Visible Action: European Chemical Regulation
Keynote lecture: Sharon McGuinness (Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency)
Chairs: Susana Viegas (ENSP), Susana Loureiro (Universidade de Aveiro)
Round table:
Joana Lobo Vicente (European Environment Agency)
Inês Almeida (Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente)
Pedro Ferreira (Direção-Geral da Saúde)
Susana Fonseca (ZERO - Associação Sistema Terrestre Sustentável)
15:30
Break and poster session
16:00
Session 4 – Human and Environmental Monitoring for a Healthier Future
16:30
16:45
17:00
Keynote lecture: José Paulo Sousa (Associate Professor, Universidade de Coimbra)
Chairs: Maria João Silva (INSA), Felisbina Quadrado (APA)
Associations between exposure and effect biomarkers in wildland firefighters
Bela Barros (REQUIMTE/LAQV, ISEP, Politécnico Porto, Portugal)
In utero multi-element exposure, gut microbiota, and neonatal development in preterm infants: a meconium analysis
Tiago Noronha (CBIOS, Universidade Lusófona, Portugal)
Dermal Exposure to Fire Toxic Chemicals
Marta Oliveira (REQUIMTE/LAQV, ISEP, Politécnico do Porto, Portugal)
17:15
Concluding remarks and closing
* to be confirmed