The 2nd ISO-FOOD Symposium will take place from the 23rd – 26th April 2023 and will be hosting a Science Cafe on Tuesday 25th.
On Sunday 23rd, guests will be able to register between 15:00 – 19:00. From 19:00 onwards will be the official welcome party for the event. Click here for the full programme for the event: https://www.isofood2023.si/uploads/common/1680820527_IsoFood_2023_FinalProgramme_01.pdf From 14:00 – 15:30 on Tuesday 25th April the Symposium will be holding a Science Cafe event: MERFISH What is […]
Simple and rapid formic acid sample treatment for the isolation of HgSe nanoparticles from animal tissues
Analytica Chimica Acta DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2023.340952 Multipartner research article (IPREM-CNRS, UCM, CEBC, LIENS) Abstract The present work explores for the first time the potential of formic acid on the extraction of tiemannite (HgSe) nanoparticles from seabird tissues, in particular giant petrels. Mercury (Hg) is considered one of the top ten chemicals of major public health concern. […]
GUSTAVO MORENO MARTIN defends his PhD thesis at UCM, Spain. Congratulations!
Title of the Thesis: Characterization and transformation of metallic and methalloid nanoparticles in biological and environmental samples. Supervisors: Prof. Yolanda Madrid and Prof. Maria Eugenia de León González Gustavo completed a secondment AIA (Advanced Isotopic Analysis) in Sept/Nov 2021.
First Time Identification of Selenoneine in Seabirds and Its Potential Role in Mercury Detoxification
Environmental Science & Technology DOI https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c04966 Multipartner research article (IPREM-CNRS, PS Analytical, CEBC, LIENS) Abstract Birds are principally exposed to selenium (Se) through their diet. In long-lived and top predator seabirds, such as the giant petrel, extremely high concentrations of Se are found. Selenium speciation in biota has aroused great interest in recent years; however, […]
Interview with Prof. Michael Bank
Recent interview with Prof. Michael Bank in Pau, France at IPREM.
Lessons learned for communication and stakeholder engagement
December 5th 2022 During the MERFISH secondment in the UK (in Europe for Business ) in the framework of the WP5 Communication, outreach and networking activities, Ms Tina Vrabec from the Institute Jozef Stefan, Slovenia had several meetings for learning activities related to the following themes: he feedback was positive and constructive and allowed both […]
MERFISH Project Partner USP Hosts International Workshop in São Paulo
The University of São Paulo, a member of the MERFISH Project consortium, this month hosted an International Workshop in Environmental Metallomics in the framework of the project. The workshop, which took place from 5th -11th August, was attended by Project Coordinator Zoyne Pedrero Zayas from CNRS and Laurent Ouerdane from IPREM, who are currently on […]
MERFISH Representatives from CNRS Visit PSA, UK
Two members of CNRS, a partner in the MERFISH Project, crossed the water to visit PSA, UK. P S Analytical is a leading company in the manufacture and supply of instrumentation for the analysis of Mercury (Hg), Arsenic (As), Selenium (Se), Antimony (Sb), Bismuth (Bi) and Tellurium (Te) in all matrices.
IPREM PhD Student Delivers Seminar Based on New Publication.
Khouloud el Hanafi, PhD student at IPREM (CNRS, UPPA) has delivered a ground-breaking seminar titled: “First time identification of selenoneine in seabirds and its potential role in mercury detoxification” based on the paper of the same name (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.est.1c04966) The seminar was delivered remotely to 22 participants, all from IPREM. The recently published paper “First Time […]
Three Presentations Delivered at Conference in Japan
Claudia Marchan Moreno (PhD student), Silvia Queipo (postdoc) and Dr Zoyne Pedrero Zayas, the MERFISH Project Coordinator, recently participated in the ISM-8: The 8th International Symposium on Metallomics, Kanazawa, Japan, where they delivered three oral presentations of multipartner scientific work carried out in the framework of the MERFISH project. All details about the conference are […]