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The Neurotoxicology, Psychopharmacology and Behavioral Science area of TecnATox are participating in a pioneering study that analyzes the behavioral and molecular effects of exposure to chlorpyrifos, which could be related to hyperactivity, autism and addictions.

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Dr. Joaquim Rovira and Dr. Montse Marquès, post-docs of the Environmental Risks and Food Toxicology area, have recently joined two relevant scientific journals.

Dr. Joaquim Rovira is member of the Editorial Board of the open-access journal Energies.

Dr. Montse Marquès is Associate Editor of Environmental Advances, a new journal of Elsevier.

Nieves González, successfully defended her doctoral thesis on 12th June 2020. She obtained the maximum qualification Excellent Cum Laude.

Title: "Exposure assessment to bisphenols: combining biomonitoring and duplicate diet studies".

Supervisors: Dr. Montse Marquès, Dr. Martí Nadal, Prof. Josep Lluis Domingo.

The Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation has just published the Provisional Resolution Proposal of the 2019 call for "R + D + i Projects", within the framework of the Programs States of Knowledge Generation and Scientific and Technological Strengthening of the R + D + i System and R + D + i Oriented to the Challenges of Society, of the State Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2017-2020.

The following proposals presented by TecnATox have been proposed for funding:

"Dementia and composition of the microbiota: The microbiota in demencies. Is it possible to revert the sympotoms of dementia by reverting the composition of the microbiota?" PI: Dr. Margarita Torrente.

"Early exposure to chemical substances through textile materials: health risk assessment" PI: Dr. Martí Nadal.