The 1st International Electronic Conference on Toxics
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Winner Announcement
On behalf of the chairs of IECTO 2024, we are pleased to announce the winners of the Best Oral Presentation Awards and Best Poster Awards.
The Best Oral Presentation Awards have been awarded to
- sciforum-084381, "Spatiotemporal gradients of PAHs in Greek urban environments and subsequent health impacts", Irini Tsiodra, Kalliopi Tavernaraki, Georgios Grivas, Kyriaki Papoutsidaki, Despina Paraskevopoulou, Eleni Liakakou, Constantine Parinos, Alexandra Gogou, Aikaterini Bougiatioti, Nikoalos Mihalopoulos.
- sciforum-084591, "Unveiling the LncRNA–miRNA–mRNA regulatory network in arsenic-induced nerve injury in rats using high-throughput sequencing", Fang Chu, Chunqing Lu, Zhe jiao, Wenjing Yang, Xiyue Yang, Hao Ma, Hao Yu, Sheng Wang, Yang Li, Dianjun Sun, Hongna Sun.
- sciforum-084419, "A historical drug or a current problem? Determination of methaqualone and its analogs in biological material via UHPLC-QqQ-MS/MS", Kaja Tusiewicz, Marcin Zawadzki, Paweł Szpot.
- sciforum-085045, "Up-the-pipe solutions: A best-practice framework to engage communities in reducing chemical contamination in waste", Louis Tremblay, James Ataria, Ian Challenger, Jacqui Horswell, Virginia Baker, Lisa Langer, Alan Leckie, Olivier Champeau, Alma Siggins, Grant Northcott.
The Best Poster Awards have been awarded to
- sciforum-085719, "In Silico Discovery of Hemolytic Peptides Through a Novel Approach Based on Network Science and Similarity Searching Methods", Kevin Castillo-Mendieta, Yovani Marrero-Ponce, Guillermin Agüero-Chapin, Mariela Perez Cardenas.
- sciforum-086091, "Exploring marine-derived fungal preussin toxicity to MDA-MB-231 cells cultured in 2D and 3D", Rosária Seabra, Fernanda Malhão, Alexandra Correia, Carla Costa, Anake Kijjoa, Eduardo Rocha.
Welcome from the Chair
Dear colleagues,
On behalf of the MDPI journal Toxics (ISSN: 2305-6304; Impact Factor: 4.6) and its Scientific Committee, I am pleased to invite you to participate in the 1st International Electronic Conference on Toxics. This meeting will be held online from 20-22 March 2024.
The aim of this platform is to bring together students, researchers, and scientists from around the world to present their work and exchange ideas on the exposure, effects, and risks of chemicals and materials on humans and the natural environment, as well as on the development of new approaches to assess and/or manage the toxicological and ecotoxicological risks of chemicals and materials. The topics are organized into six sessions, corresponding to the following journal Sections:
1. Environmental Contaminants and Health.
2. Drugs Toxicity and Safety.
3. Toxicological Mechanisms of Toxicants.
4. Identification and Quantification of Toxicants.
5. Novel Methods in Toxicology Research.
6. Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation.
Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the conference committee and, if accepted, authors can choose to submit proceedings papers or posters, potentially alongside a PowerPoint and/or video presentation of their work. All accepted abstracts will be published as one dedicated volume in the Proceedings journal (ISSN: 2504-3900).
The 1st International Electronic Conference on Toxics offers you the opportunity to participate in this international, scholarly conference without having the concern or expenditure of travel fees. We would like to invite you to “attend” this conference by presenting your latest work. Abstracts (in English) should be submitted online before 20 November 2023.
Kind regards,
Dr. Demetrio Raldúa
Department Environmental Chemistry, IDAEA-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
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Event Chairs
Dr. Demetrio Raldúa (IDAEA-CSIC, Spain) is specialized in various aspects of vertebrate physiology and toxicology. After working for some years in thyroid disruption, his current research interest is the understanding of the molecular basis of the neurotoxic effects of environmental pollutants and drugs, using zebrafish as an experimental model. This work contributes to the building of new adverse outcome pathways (AOPs) of neurotoxic compounds by linking molecular pathways to adverse effects at the neurobehavioural level.
Session Chairs
Prof. Dr. Qixing Zhou
College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
Dr. Natalia Garcia-Reyero
Environmental Laboratory, US Army Engineer Research & Development Center, Vicksburg, USA
Prof. Dr. Yankai Xia
School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
Prof. Dr. Youssef Sari
Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Toledo, Toledo, USA
Prof. Dr. Virgínia Cruz Fernandes
Instituto Superior de Engenharia, Politécnico do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Event Committee
Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Denmark
College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
ISEP-School of Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal,
Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
Cawthron Institute, Nelson, New Zealand,
School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
Department of Chemical Engineering (ADEQ), Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL), Lisbon, Portugal
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, USA
Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
National Centre for Environmental Health, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
IMT Nord Europe, Douai, France
School of Ecology and Environment, Hainan University, Haikou, China
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
School of Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Department of Toxicology, Peking University, Beijing, China
College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao, China
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Alcala, Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Helmholtz Munich - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Keynote Speakers
Division of Environmental Health & Risk Management, School of Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
environment and human health; air pollution; emissions through atmospheric chemical; exposure and effects on human health; PM2.5 and chemical composition; traffic pollution; climate
Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, USA
drug-induced liver injury; acetaminophen; acute liver failure; hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury; obstructive cholestasis
epidemiology; biomarkers; reproductive toxicology
In silico models; read across; regulatory application; computational toxicology; prioritization; weight of evidence
Invited Speakers
Reproductive development endocrine; neuroendocrine toxicology and progeny health
basic, clinical and population studies; diet and environmental exposure to toxic chemicals; endocrine disruptors; human biomonitoring; human health; obesity and metabolic-related pathologies; risk–benefit analysis
endocrine-disrupting chemicals; environmental toxicology; environmental health
Department of chemical engineering and environment, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China
anammox, nanoplastics, wastewater, biological treatments
Cherokee Nation System Solutions, contractor to the U.S. Geological Survey- Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Gainesville, FL USA
ecotoxicology, marine mammals
US EPA, Office of Research and Development
computational toxicology，developmental neurotoxicity
IECTO 2024 - Live Session Recordings
Book of Abstracts
IECTO 2024 Program
Click here to register for IECTO 2024 for free! The registration includes attendance to all conference sessions.
20 March 2024 (Wednesday)
Opening Ceremony
Session C. Toxicological Mechanisms of Toxicants
Session B. Drugs Toxicity and Safety
Session E. Novel Methods in Toxicology Research
21 March 2024 (Thursday)
Session D. Identification and Quantification of Toxicants
Session F. Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation
22 March 2024 (Friday)
Session A. Environmental Contaminants and Health
Instructions for Authors
The 1st International Electronic Conference on Toxics will accept abstracts only. The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.
1. Deadline for abstract submission: 20 November 2023 20 December 2023.
2. Announcement of oral and poster abstract results:20 December 2023 22 January 2024. You will be notified of the acceptance of an oral/poster presentation in a separate email.
1. The structure abstract should include the introduction, methods, results, and conclusions sections of about 200–300 words in length.
2. All accepted abstracts will be published as one dedicated volume in Proceedings journal (ISSN: 2504-3900). If you wish to publish a full-length proceedings paper, please refer to the “Publication Opportunities” Section.
3. All abstracts should be submitted and presented in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling.
4. You may submit multiple abstracts. However, only one abstract will be selected for oral presentation.
Detailed Requirements:
1. The submitting author must ensure that all co-authors are aware of the contents of the abstract.
2. Please select only one presenter for each submission. If you would like to change the presenter after submission, please email us accordingly.
Note: We only accept live presentations.
- Should include the title, authors, contact details and main research findings, as well as tables, figures and graphs where necessary.
- File format: PDF (.pdf).
- Size in pixel: 1,080 width x 1,536 height–portrait orientation.
- Size in cm: 38.1 width x 54.2 height–portrait orientation.
- Font size: ≥16.
Examples of successful submissions can be viewed here at the following links: (1), (2), (3)
You can use our free template to create your poster. The poster template can be downloaded here.
The Poster Sessions will take place in Zoom break-out rooms. The rooms will be called after your surname. You will automatically be assigned to your break-out room, however, you will be responsible for your own room, i.e. sharing your screen by yourself, handling the comments in the chat if there are any, etc. People will then be able to visit your room and discuss your poster with you. Please make sure you have the Zoom Desktop client or mobile app, version 5.3.0 or higher.
We will reach out to you closer to the dates of the conference with more information.
Publication of the proceedings will be free of charge.
Authors are asked to disclose that it is a proceeding paper of the IECTO2024 conference paper in their cover letter.
Proceedings submission deadline: 10 May 2024
Carefully read the rules outlined in the 'Instructions for Authors' on the journal’s website and ensure that your submission adheres to these guidelines.
Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must be formatted as follows:
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Title.
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Full author names.
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Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses.
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Abstract.
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Keywords.
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Introduction.
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Methods.
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Results and Discussion.
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Conclusions.
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Acknowledgements.
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References.
It is the authors' responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state "The authors declare no conflicts of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Any financial support for the study must be fully disclosed in the "Acknowledgments" section.
MDPI, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting an abstract to this conference, you retain the copyright to the work, but you grant MDPI the non-exclusive right to publish this abstract online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your full paper (with the abstract) to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher if required.
Event Awards
To acknowledge the support of the conference's esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to announce that the conference will provide 6 awards including Best Oral Presentation Award and Best Poster Award.
There will be six winners selected for this award. The winner will receive a certificate and 200 CHF each.
The Awards
Number of Awards Available: 4
The Best Oral Presentation Award is given to the paper judged to make the most significant oral contribution to the conference.
Number of Awards Available: 2
The Best Poster Award is given to the submission judged to make the most significant and interesting poster for the conference.
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