Melissa Faria
Funded by Severo Ochoa project
437776
melissa.diogo@idaea.csic.es
ORCID:
0000-0003-1451-4427
Research group: Environmental Toxicology
Beatriu de Pinós Postdoc
I am a Biologist with a Beatriu de Pinós postdoctoral fellow at the IDAEA institute. I am interested in detecting and solving environmental problems related to surface water quality. I am focused on the development of new methods for detecting and deciphering apical modes of action of environmental contaminants in aquatic organism and linking those responses with changes at cellular, metabolic and molecular levels. My research fields are Environmental Chemistry, System Biology, Ecotoxicology, Stress Biology and Animal Physiology. I have worked with a wide range of aquatic species including invertebrates (bivalves, crustaceans, insects) and vertebrates (fish), in both laboratory and field studies.
NeuroTICs
New generation of drugs protecting against neurotoxic industrial chemicals
Human brain is a great target for chemical terrorism, so NATO nations should be prepared to respond effectively to terrorist threats involving neurotoxic industrial chemicals (neuroTICs). The main objective of this project is to assess the therapeutic potential of AD4 and thioredoxin-mimetic peptides, blood-brain barrier permeable drugs targeting oxidative stress, apoptosis and inflammation, on acute neurotoxic syndromes induced by three common TICs (organophosphorus compounds, acrylamide, organic mercury). Moreover, specific combinations of drugs derived from the analysis of potential therapeutic targets for each toxidrome will be also tested.
This project is supported by: The NATO Science for Peace and Security programme