Topics
Metal ions for biological and sustainable applications
- Metal ions in biofuels, petroleum, artificial photosynthesis and alternative energy systems.
- Development of nanomaterials based in metal ions for technological, environmental and health applications.
- Organometallic and
coordination compounds of biological interest, including chelation therapy and
metallodrugs
Omics approaches for studies of metal and
metalloids in the environment and health
- Metallomics
- Molecular omics (including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, glycomics and lipidomics)
- Systems biology and Bioinformatics
Environmental bioinorganic chemistry and environmental
toxicology
- Environmental risk assessment and management in the Exposome Era
- Toxicology through alternative methods that reduce, refine and replace animal use (3R principle)
- Environmental toxicology of metals and its implication for neurodegenerative disorders.
- Metal toxicity and biomarkers: Metalloproteins, enzymes, metal homeostasis and trafficking.