Jack Rogers, PhD. is an authority on the role that RNA plays in the maintenance of iron homeostasis related to disease processes in neurodegeneration, including Parkinsonians. He is the Director of the Neurochemistry Laboratory in the Psychiatry/ NEUROSCIENCE Department at Massachusetts General Hospital. Jack is an Associate Professor at the Harvard Medical School, with a funded track-record in top scientific journals (Cell, J. Biol. Chem. and PNAS). His peer-reviewed publications won him a Zenith award from the Alzheimer’s Association and awards from the Michael J Fox Foundation, each on translational control by iron and related disease progression. He contributes to treat Mn toxicity and PD by pharmacological modulation of iron homeostasis towards neural survival.

Ethel Eljarrat received her PhD from University of Barcelona in 1999 and she is a Scientific Researcher at the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA) - Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain. With more than 30 years of research, 198 peer reviewed publications (Hirsch Index = 51) and co-editor of three books (1. Brominated flame retardants, Springer 2011; 2. Emerging organic contaminants in sludges, Springer 2013; and 3. Pyrethroid insecticides, Springer 2020), her work mainly focuses on persistent and emerging organic pollutants, with special emphasis on halogenated and organophosphate flame retardants, plasticizers, chlorinated paraffins, pyrethroid insecticides and apolar pesticides. Her research focuses on bioaccumulation and biomagnification in aquatic and terrestrial organisms, as well as human exposure to these pollutants through different routes (dietary, inhalation, dermal). Different sampling strategies using biosampling (urine metabolites) and passive samplers (silicone wristbands, face masks) are used for that purpose. Also, she focus on the impact of plastic pollution throughout all the life cycle of the plastic material, including the recycling processes. She participated as expert in the topic "Pollution by plastics" in the Congress of Deputies (Madrid) for the advice to politicians. She has worked in several EU and national projects. She has supervised 10 Ph.D. thesis and 5 in progress.

Pr. Dr. Abdelkader Zarrouk was born in 1973 in Taza City, Morocco. He received his Ph.D. in Materials and Corrosion Science, from Mohammed First University, Morocco, 2011. He had published more than 514 papers in international journals (indexed Scopus) with h-index = 66 and presented about 200 communications in symposia and national/international meetings. He has developed two Moroccan patents and six U.S. patents. He is on the editorial board of twenty-eight (30) international journals and a reviewer in more than seventy peerreviewed international journals published by Elsevier, Springer, Royal Society of Chemistry, American Chemical Society, Taylor and Francis, etc. He is the author of two books. His main research interests are in the field of Physical Chemistry, especially electrochemistry (Corrosion and corrosion inhibition in all media for metals and alloys using various techniques). He is currently interested in using some quantum chemical methods like density functional theory (DFT), Molecular Dynamics Simulation and other semi-empirical methods to study corrosion inhibition efficiencies of compounds, elimination of heavy metals and radioactive elements by adsorbents, coating and electroplating, Recently, he is interested to organic solar cells, the elaboration and characterization of thin films via electrodeposition and their applications. He is also interested by electro-fenton process

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.

Dr. Edwin Routledge (FRSB) is an Associate Professor and ecotoxicologist at Brunel University London known for his research on endocrine disrupting chemicals on aquatic wildlife and water quality issues more broadly. Through innovative research with policy impacts, success in commercial enterprise and as an inspirational educator in environmental science and sustainability, he has received student-led awards, developed a portfolio of research cited over 6600 times and is ranked in the top 2% of scientists globally. He is an active reviewer for high quality international journals and natural environment research funding bodies. Currently serves an Editorial Board Member for the Journal Toxics, as well as a Scientific Expert for UK REACH where he helps guide UK chemical risks and policy decisions.

Kate F. Barald received her Ph.D. in Cancer Biology, Immunology and Molecular Biology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA. After NIH- and MDA- sponsored post-doctoral Fellowships at UCSD and Stanford, she joined the faculties of the School of Medicine and College of Engineering at the University of Michigan, where she is Professor emerita (Active). Her research in developmental & regenerative neuroscience, stem cell therapies for deafness (cochlear implant enhancement), cancer drug development (particularly Neurofibromatosis) has led to extensive publications and citation in Faculty of 1000. She has extensive editorial board and grant review service both within and beyond the USA.

Isabel O'Neill de Mascarenhas Gaivão. She completed Genetics at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro in 1999. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro. She has published 41 articles in specialized magazines and 3 papers in event proceedings, has 3 book chapters and 1 published book. It has 2 items of technical production. She participated in 22 events abroad and 1 in Portugal. Co-supervised 1 doctoral thesis, supervised 14 master's dissertations and co-supervised 5, in addition to having supervised 30 works of completion of the bach./degree course and 1 work of scientific initiation in the areas of Biological Sciences, Earth Sciences and Environment and Medical Biotechnology. In his professional activities he interacted with 145 collaborators in co-authorship of scientific papers. In his DeGóis curriculum, the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural production are: Drosophila and Genotoxicity.

Dr. Nadia Safia Chenouf is a teacher-researcher at the University Mohamed El Bachir El Ibrahimi of BordjBouArréridj (Algeria). She got her PhD at the Normal Higher School (ENS) of Kouba, Algiers, Algeria in 2023. She is working on the antimicrobial resistance features in bacterial isolates from animal-derived food, companion animals,environment and humans. She is currently a member of a group of research on Antimicrobial resistance in Algeria. She collaborated with Spanish and Portuguese research groups and published original papers dealing with the antimicrobial resistance situation in Algeria and Portugal.

A trained biostatistician, Dr. Chen’s current research interests include statistical methodologies in the broad area of environmental exposure assessment and related health risk assessment, including developing quantitative methods of benchmark dose calculation with multiple endpoints, exposure assessment of environmental toxicants such as phthalates, melamine, heavy metals, pesticides, and related health risks, dynamic internal dose using toxicokinetic model for cumulative risk assessment of chemical stressors.

Dr. Kathirvelu Baskar has completed his Ph.D. in Entomology-Zoology under the guidance of Rev. Fr. Dr. S. Ignacimuthu S.J (Director, Xavier Research Foundation, St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu, India) from University of Madras, India. He has specialized in the field of agricultural and household entomology and Ecotoxicology. He is having 18 years of research and 6 months of teaching experience. He has published more than 98 research papers in the field of entomology, especially in agricultural pest management and ecotoxicology(Genetic toxicology and microbiology). He has served as a regulatory ecotoxicologist and entomologist in different organizations in India. He is currently working as Head of Ecotoxicology, at Ross Lifescience Limited., Pune, Maharashtra, India. He is also serving as editor and reviewer in a few international journals.

Siddhartha P. Saikia received his PhD from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India. He joined as a Scientist at the CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, Assam, India and at present holds the position of Principal Scientist in the Agrotechnology and Rural Development Division. His research interests are in the area of Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology and Bioentrepreneurship. He has been associated with number of projects funded by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India; Department of AYUSH, New Delhi, India; Department of Biotechnology (DBT), New Delhi, India; Department of Science & Technology (DST), New Delhi, India and the National Research Council (CNR) of Italy. He has authored 2 books and has more than 80 research papers published in peer reviewed national and international journal of repute and has five (5) High Yielding Varieties (HYV) of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) developed, registered and commercialized to more than forty (40) parties throughout the country.