Sunday, 26 September
17:30–18:30 CSLT
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 A. Umbuzeiro
Faculdade de Tecnologia da Universidade de Campinas, Brazil
Umbuzeiro has experience in environmental and regulatory toxicology, mutagenesis, ecotoxicology, toxicology of dyes and pesticides in water.
Tuesday, 28 September
11:00–12:15 CSLT
Nancy Denslow
Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology, Department of Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, USA
Denslow’s research involves developing and using molecular biomarkers to evaluate changes in gene expression depending on stress or exposure to contaminants.
Wednesday, 29 September
11:00–12:15 CSLT
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.