Celebrating excellence in environmental toxicology at NSFT's 2024 winter meeting
The Environmental Toxicology group attended the annual winter meeting at Beitostølen arranged by the Norwegian Society for Pharmacology and Toxicology (NSFT) amidst the breathtaking mountain winter landscape, taking home two presentation awards.
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The NSFT winter meeting provides a platform for the national pharmacology/toxicology community to come together and share the latest advancements in the fields. Attendees were treated to a series of engaging lectures that showcased the latest research being conducted in Norway.
Three Master students, Gwenaëlle Noally, Gunvor Fimreite, and Iselin Steinshamn, from the Marma-detox project, had the opportunity to present their work on marine mammal primary cells through posters. This format allowed them to visually communicate their research findings and engage with fellow researchers.
In the toxicology session, Anders Goksøyr gave an invited presentation on the cumulative work over many years and various projects on "Endocrine disruption in the marine environment: Nuclear receptors as key mediators," providing valuable insights into a critical aspect of environmental toxicity.
Odd André Karlsen discussed the "Molecular and functional characterization of the Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) retinoid X receptor (Rxr) subtypes and their sensitivity to organotin compounds". His presentation summarized data produced by three previous master students in environmental toxicology (Anders Borge, Annichen Prebensen, and Emily Marie Christiansen), and pointed to how heavily contaminated TBT (tributyltin) hotspots along the Norwegian coast may cause metabolic dysregulation in teleost species.
Postdoc Sofie Søderstrøm introduced the Marma-detox project, shedding light on its objectives and significance in the realm of marine mammal toxicology.
PhD student Sara Zamani shared her Master thesis work from Nadja Brun´s project NRgCod on "Molecular insights into glucocorticoid receptor interaction with dexamethasone in fish".
The pinnacle of the event was the closing conference dinner, where the exceptional contributions of Sara Zamani and Gunvor Fimreite were rewarded and celebrated.
Sara Zamani's insightful and elegant presentation of the molecular interactions of the glucocorticoid receptor earned her the award for the best oral presentation.
Gunvor Fimreite stood out with her well-structured and on-point poster presentation delivery, earning her the award for the best poster in toxicology.
Congratulations to both!!
