Name: The 2nd International Online Conference on Toxics
Start: 2025-09-08T00:00:00
End: 2025-09-10T00:00:00

Program Overview

8 Morning	9 Morning	10 Morning
Session 1. Exposure Pathways – Air and Water Contamination	Session 2. Molecular Stressors – Nanoparticles, Mixtures, and Persistent Pollutants	Session 4. Pesticides, Pollutants, and Health Risk
8 Afternoon	9 Afternoon	10 Afternoon
Session 3. Cutting-Edge Approaches in Pharmacology and Toxicology	Session 5. Exploring Non-Model Species for Ecotoxicology	Session 4. Pesticides, Pollutants, and Health Risk

IOCTO 2025 Program (DAY 1)

IOCTO 2025 Day 1

Session 1. Exposure Pathways – Air and Water Contamination

Date: 8 September 2025 (Monday)
Time: 9:00 (CEST, Basel) | 03:00 (EST, New York) | 15:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)

CEST	Speaker	Title
09:00-09:10	Dr. Carlos Barata Co-Chair	Opening Speech
09:10-09:20	Prof. Dr. Mingce Long Session Chair	Welcome from the session chair
09:20-09:40	Dr. Gongbo Chen Invited Speaker	Global Insights into Wildfire Air Pollution and Mortality: A Multi-Country Analysis
9:40-10:10	Dr. Matthias Karl Keynote Speaker	A Coastal Perspective on Air Quality Modelling
10:10-10:30	Dr. Paolo Pastorino Invited Speaker	High-mountain lakes: sentinels of global change and environmental pollution
10:30-10:45	Codau Natanael Selected Oral Speaker	Plastic Particle Migration in Bottled Water: Emerging Health Risks Associated with Long-Term Storage
10:45-11:00	Tiago Filipe da Silva Simões Selected Oral Speaker	Ecological implications of LC-PUFAs in benthic dinoflagellates: toxicological perspective
11:00-11:15	El Mahdi Redouane Selected Oral Speaker	Microbiota Shifts in Vicia faba Exposed to Microcystin-Contaminated Water
11:15-11:30	Wioleta Sowińska Selected Oral Speaker	Research on the Presence of Selenium in the Bodies of Dogs and its Effect on Animals of this Species
11:30-11:45	Abdullah Bin Firoz Selected Oral Speaker	Abundance, Characterization and Risk assessment of Microplastics in the Payra River, Bangladesh
11:45-14:00	BREAK

Session 3. Cutting-Edge Approaches in Pharmacology and Toxicology

Date: 8 September 2025 (Monday)
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 08:00 (EST, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)

CEST	Speaker	Title
14:00–14:10	Dr. Natalia Garcia-Reyero Event Chair	Opening Speech
14:10–14:20	Prof. Dr. Youssef Sari Session Chair	Welcome from the session chair
14:20-14:50	Dr. Stephen Ferguson Keynote Speaker	Microphysiological Systems to Understand and Predict Human Liver & Kidney Toxicity in Response to Drug, Botanical, and Environmental Exposures
14:50-15:20	Dr. Lisa Truong Keynote speaker	Novel Dual-Platform Approach: Integrating In Vitro and Zebrafish Models for Advanced Toxicological Assessment in Antiviral Drug Development
15:20-15:40	Dr. William M. Gwinn Invited Speaker	Application of in vitro lung models to the inhalation toxicology of volatile compounds
15:40-16:00	Dr. Maja Katalinić Invited Speaker	Double-Edged Sword: Efficacy vs. Toxicity of Biologically Active Molecules
16:00-16:15	Karolina Nowak Selected Oral Speaker	The Determination of 2-Phenylethylamine Derivatives in MGG-Stained and Unstained Blood Smears: A Cutting-Edge Approach in Contemporary Toxicology
16:15-16:30	Monica Torres-Ruiz Selected Oral Speaker	Behavioral Biomarkers of Neurotoxicity: A High-Throughput Zebrafish Thigmotaxis Assay
16:30-16:45	Tiago Rosado Selected Oral Speaker	Epidemiological profile of poisonings attended in emergency departments of local health units in interior Portugal in 2022
16:45-17:00	Marta Moreno-Torres Selected Oral Speaker	Impact of persistent organic pollutants and preexisting steatosis on drug hepatotoxicity in cultured human hepatocytes

IOCTO 2025 Program (DAY 2)

IOCTO 2025 Day 2

Session 2. Molecular Stressors – Nanoparticles, Mixtures, and Persistent Pollutants

Date: 9 September 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 9:00 (CEST, Basel) | 03:00 (EST, New York) | 15:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)

CEST	Speaker	Title
9:00–9:10	Dr. Xiaojun Luo Session Chair	Opening Speech
9:10-9:30	Dr. Wenlong Li Invited Speaker	Urinary Monitoring of Environmental Contaminants: A Review of Analytical Methods, Occurrence, Exposure Levels, and Risk Assessment
9:30-9:45	Hideaki Sekine Selected Oral Speaker	Hormetic effect of Werner-type metal complex formation on the bioluminescence intensity of marine luminescent bacterium Aliivibrio fischeri
9:45-10:00	Min Zhang Selected Oral Speaker	Molecular Mechanisms of Foodborne Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticle-Induced Intestinal Toxicity: A Multi-Omics and Adverse Outcome Pathway Analysis
10:00-10:15	Mojtaba Ehsanifar Selected Oral Speaker	Exposure to diesel exhaust nanoparticles: Depression-like behavior induced by systemic inflammation and brain-derived neurotrophic factors
10:15-10:30	Manuela Piccardo Selected Oral Speaker	Biochemical and Transcriptomic Effects of Polystyrene Nanoplastics in Juvenile Amphiprion ocellaris
10:30-10:45	Anne Leung Selected Oral Speaker	Methyl and propyl paraben impact the physiology of daphnids
10:45-11:00	Narimane Kebieche Selected Oral Speaker	Scientific Validation of a Cortical Neurosphere Model for Developmental Neurotoxicity Assessment and Evaluation of Chronic PFAS Mixture Exposure
11:00-11:20	Dr. Tianshu Wu Invited Speaker	Mechanisms of Neurotoxicity and Health Risks Induced by Quantum Dot Nanoparticles
11:20-14:00	BREAK

Session 5. Exploring Non-Model Species for Ecotoxicology

Date: 9 September 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 08:00 (EST, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)

CEST	Speaker	Title
14:00–14:10	Dr. Carlos Barata Session Chair	Welcome from the session chair
14:10-14:40	Prof. Dr. Monia Renzi Keynote Speaker	Expanding the toolbox: the role of non-standard organisms in ecotoxicological research
14:40-15:10	Dr. Susana Loureiro Keynote Speaker	Insects at the Crossroads of Ecotoxicology and Bioindustry: Tools, Risks, and Sustainability Pathways
15:10-15:40	Dr. Sara Novais Keynote Speaker	Unseen Threats: The Hidden Impacts of Pollutants on Marine Megafauna
15:40-16:10	Prof. Marco Parolini Keynote Speaker	Birds as sentinels of environmental pollution: insights into exposure and effects of emerging contaminants
16:10-16:25	Inês F. C. Morão Selected Oral Speaker	Maternal Transfer of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Green Sea Turtles: Implications for Reproductive Success
16:25-16:40	Telma Esteves Selected Oral Speaker	Optimisation of three-dimensional cultures of the RTL-W1 liver cell line to model polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon effects on liver detoxification
16:40-16:55	Itrat Zahra Selected Oral Speaker	Comparative Proteomic Analysis of Cadmium Stress Response in a Newly Identified Paramecium Species isolated from industrial wastewater

IOCTO 2025 Program (DAY 3)

IOCTO 2025 Day 3

Morning Session 4. Pesticides, Pollutants, and Health Risk [Full Day]

Date: 10 September 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 9:00 (CEST, Basel) | 03:00 (EST, New York) | 15:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)

CEST	Speaker	Title
9:00–9:10	Dr. Virgínia Cruz Fernandes Session Chair	Welcome from the session chair
9:10–9:30	Prof. Dr. Minjian Chen Invited Speaker	Metabolomics: A Bridge Linking the Exposome and Reproductive and Developmental Disorders
9:30-9:50	Dr. Antonietta Morena Gatti Invited speaker	Incidental nanopollution can represent a risk for neurological diseases: a prototypal Frontotemporal Dementia investigation
9:50-10:05	Zhen Ma Selected Oral Speaker	The association between organophosphate insecticide metabolites (DAPs) and COPD: multi model epidemiological analysis and network toxicology analysis
10:05-10:20	Vanda Lopes de Andrade Selected Oral Speaker	The potential for fetal lead exposure in utero due to contamination of cow's milk or soy-based beverages sold on the Portuguese market
10:20-10:35	Gemma Lopez Selected Oral Speaker	Assessing the Toxicity of Bisphenol A Alternatives Using a 3D Zebrafish Liver Cell Model
10:35-10:50	Hafsat Bulama Selected Oral Speaker	Associations between occupational exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and sperm quality
10:50-11:05	Kalliopi Tavernaraki Selected Oral Speaker	Assessment of Particulate Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds and Associated Carcinogenic Risk in an Urban Greek Environment: A Three-Year Investigation
11:05-11:20	Suzana Žunec Selected Oral Speaker	The toxicological effects of α-cypermethrin on placental oxidative balance in a rat model
11:20-11:35	Mariana Lamas Selected Oral Speaker	Physicochemical Alterations of LDPE Microplastics During Simulated Gastrointestinal Digestion
11:35-11:50	Kanyapak Kohsuwan Selected Oral Speaker	Leukocyte Telomere Length and PM2.5 Exposure Among Adults in Chiang Mai, Thailand
11:50-14:00	BREAK

Afternoon Session 4. Pesticides, Pollutants, and Health Risk

Date: 10 September 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 08:00 (EST, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)

CEST	Speaker	Title
14:00–14:10	Dr. Alison K. Bauer Invited Speaker	Welcome from the Invited speaker
14:10-14:30	Dr. Megan Mahoney Invited Speaker	The effect of the neonicotinoid pesticide imidacloprid on cognition, mood, and associated brain regions in CD-1 mice
14:30-14:45	Dean Song Selected Oral Speaker	Effective Pesticide Degradation and Toxicity Control Through Selective Oxidation of Permanganate
14:45-15:00	Andrea López-Botella Selected Oral Speaker	Exploring the association between exposure to multiple toxic metals and endometriosis risk using Bayesian Kernel Machine Regression: evidence from peritoneal fluid
15:00-15:15	Joana Teixeira Selected Oral Speaker	Exposure assessment outside and inside firefighters’ respiratory protection system: Levels of PAHs and associated in vitro toxicity
15:15-15:30	Núria Ferrer Cortés Selected Oral Speaker	Assessing variability of heavy metal concentrations in follicular fluid: insights from novel ICP-MS/MS methodology and previously published studies
15:30-15:45	Andrzej Michał Sobański Selected Oral Speaker	In silico study of organophosphorus pesticides' ability to bind to the ABCG2 transporter in the context of health risks associated with breastfeeding
15:45-16:15	Dr. Christopher J. Martyniuk Keynote Speaker	Understanding Toxicity Mechanisms of Novel Pesticides in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
16:15-16:35	Dr. Susan C. Tilton Invited Speaker	Utilization of an in vitro dosimetry model for toxicity assessment
16:35-16:55	Dr. Alison K. Bauer Invited Speaker	Similarities between a wildfire particulate matter surrogate effects in human lung cells and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-induced tumor promoting events in mice