DAY 2 Conference Programme

Thursday 29 May

 

 8.30 - 9.30 Registration

 9.15 - 11.00 Section IA Human and Animal Health and Diseases

                    Chair persons: L. Chavatte and A. Skalny

9.15 - 9.40   F. Lugli - Tace Elements  Across Human Evolution

9.40 - 10.05 V. Balter - Isotope fractionation and human health

10.05 - 10.20 Romanian Academy

10.20 - 10.35 V. Nava - Re-evaluation of carob: a good source of mineral elements for humans 

10.35 - 10.50 E. Badea - The impact of sex, age, diet, and living environment on macromineral and                                           trace element concentrations in the hair of dogs and cats

10.50 - 11.00 Discussions

 

11.00 - 11.30 Coffe break and Poster sesion I

 

11.30 - 13.00 Section II Neurotoxicity of Trace Elements

                    Chair persons: J. Bornhorst and M. Vinceti

11.30 - 11.55 M. Aschner - Manganese and iron transporters, BTBD9, and alpha-synuclein                                                       interactions in Restless Leg Syndrome

11.55 - 12.20  B. Witt - Copper neurotoxicity – Implications of a Cu dyshomeostasis in human brain cells

12.20 - 12.35 M. Fiore - Nickel, lead and copper levels in the hair of children with autism spectrum                                         disorder: focus on potential sex differences

12.35 - 12.50 T. Urbano - Selenium exposure and biomarkers of neurodegeneration: a cross-sectional                                          study in early-onset Mild Cognitive Impairment individuals

12.50 - 13.00 Discussions

 

13.00 - 14.00 Lunch break

 

14.00 - 16.00 Section III Environment and Toxicology

             Chair persons: M.T. Llorente Ballesteros and D. Schaumloffel

14.00 - 14.25 C. Dehelean - In vivo and in vitro modern methods for testing trace elements

14.25 - 14.50 I. Radulov - Heavy metals in soil-plant-animal chain

14.50 - 15.05 A. Visa - Green Chemistry Approaches in Metal Organic Framework Synthesis and                                         Applications

15.05 - 15.20 N. Nemes - Establishing a baseline for environmental risk assessment: a systematic                                     review of the disposal of mining tailings in the crossborder region Romania -                                           Serbia

15.20 - 15.35 F.A. Casian Plaza - Lithium prospection in granitoid rocks from southern Hungary by                                             laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy elemental mapping

15.35 - 15.50 C. Copat- Geospatial Epidemiology of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in the Etna                                         Region and the Potential Role of Volcanic Metals

15.50 - 16.00 Discussions

 

16.00 - 17.00 Poster session II

19.00 - 24.00 Gala dinner

All presented papers at 9th FESTEM2025 will have the opportunity to be considered for publication in a Special Issues of the Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology (CiteScore 6.6, ImpactFactor 3.6) associated with this meeting. Acceptance for publication in the journal is subject to peer review.