Sunday, 26 September
17:30–18:30 CSLT

Elizabeth Meza

Elizabeth Meza

Arturo Prat, Chile

Water and First Nations

Elizabeth Meza is a teacher of indigenous language, natural sciences, and physical education at the Arturo Prat school in Muquén, Loncoche, Araucanía Region, Chile. She earned her master’s degree in Education with a specialization in Environmental Education, a diploma in Agroecology with a specialization in Soil Management and Biodiversity, and Postgraduate Degree in Education with an intercultural approach.

This keynote will be presented in Spanish. 

Monday, 27 September
11:00–12:15 CSLT

Gisela Umbuzeiro

Gisela A. Umbuzeiro

Faculdade de Tecnologia da Universidade de Campinas, Brazil

Umbuzeiro tiene experiencia en toxicología ambiental y regulatoria, mutagénesis, ecotoxicología, toxicología de colorantes y pesticidas en el agua.

Tuesday, 28 September
11:00–12:15 CSLT

Nancy Denslow

Nancy Denslow

Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology, Department of Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, USA

La investigación de Denslow involucra desarollar y utilizar biomarcadores moleculares para evaluar cambios en la expresión genética dependiendo de estrés o exposición a contaminantes.

Wednesday, 29 September
11:00–12:15 CSLT

Jordi Dachs

Jordi Dachs

Instituto de Evaluación Ambiental e Investigaciones del Agua, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain

Dachs studies pollution in polar areas as Antarctic or Sub-Antarctic remote environments, where he is currently leading scientific expeditions studying the role of bacteria in the biogeochemical cycle of legacy pollutants, as well as the occurrence and environmental fate of emerging pollutants.