Nanotoxicology in Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials (eBook)

Henriqueta Louro is a research scientist at the Research and Development Unit of the Department of Human Genetics of the National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSA, Lisbon, Portugal) and an integrated member of the Centre for Toxicogenomics and Human Health (ToxOmics, NOVA Medical School, NOVA University of Lisbon). She is graduated in Biochemistry (Faculty of Sciences, Lisbon University) and holds a Ph.D. in Public Health-Environmental and Occupational Health (Nova University of Lisbon). She is a Specialist in Human Genetics (Portuguese Ministry of Health), lecturer at the Toxicology and Health in the Master Course of Human Biology and Environment at the Faculty of Sciences (Lisbon University) and scientific supervisor of M.Sc. and Ph.D. theses. Her main field of research is genetic toxicology and human biomonitoring, with work published in many international peer-reviewed scientific journals, books and communications in international and national congresses. Presently, she participates in the Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU) and is the responsible researcher for nationally funded projects on the nanosafety field. Additionally, she is a member of ISO/CEN Portuguese Technical Commission CT194- Nanotechnologies and of the Portuguese consortium for nanosafety, PtOnano.  

Maria João Silva is the principal investigator of the Research Group in Genetic Toxicology at the Department of Human Genetics of the National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSA), Lisbon and co-leads the research line on Environmental and Genetic Determinants of Human Disease, Centre for Toxicogenomics and Human Health (ToxOmics), NOVA Medical School, NOVA University of Lisbon). She received her doctoral formation in Genetic Toxicology at INSA after graduation in Pharmaceutical Sciences, holds a specialization in Human Genetics, and is an European Registered Toxicologist. She is also an invited Professor in Master Courses at public and private Universities. Her main research interests comprise human and environmental genotoxicity, nanotoxicology, chemicals and mixtures toxicology, and human biomonitoring. She has been involved in several national and European Projects and currently coordinates the HBM4EU Project's activities at INSA and nationally funded projects on the safety assessment of nanomaterials and nanotechnologies.  She is an expert in the OECD Project 4.095, aimed at the development of the Guidance Document on the adaptation of the 'In Vitro micronucleus assay (OECD TG 487) for Testing of Manufactured Nanomaterials'.