Neurotoxicity of Metals: Old Issues and New Developments

Dr. Michael Aschner is currently the Harold and Muriel Block Chair in Molecular Pharmacology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine where he is also a Professor in the Departments of Molecular Pharmacology, Neuroscience, and Pediatrics. He is a leading expert in neurotoxicology and neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases. In addition to serving as a past president of the Society of Toxicology (2022-23), he served on numerous toxicology panels (U.S. EPA and CDC), been an expert reviewer for multiple federal agencies in the US and abroad, and is a member of the Neurotoxicology and Alcohol study section (NIH). He is a past recipient of the prestigious Society of Toxicology Merit Award (2010) and the Distinguished Neurotoxicologist Award (2020). He is a co-editor of the Elsevier series, Advancements in Neurotoxicology in addition to edited other Elsevier titles. He has published numerous articles and has served as an associate editor for multiple high impact factor journals.Dr. Lucio G. Costa is Professor of Toxicology at the University of Washington in Seattle, and of Pharmacology/Toxicology at the University of Parma Medical School. He received a doctorate in Pharmacology from the University of Milano in 1977, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas at Houston. He is a member of several national and international professional organizations, a Fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences, and a European Certified Toxicologist. He received various award for his scientific accomplishments, including the Achievement Award from the Society of Toxicology. He serves in various editorial capacities for several toxicology journals, and is an active manuscript and grant reviewer. Dr. Costa has been the member of dozens of panels and committees at the national and international level dealing with toxicology and risk assessment issues. He has chaired and/or organized symposia at scientific meetings in the United States and internationally. He has been teaching classes in the area of toxicology, neurotoxicology and pharmacology to graduate and medical students for 30 years. He keeps an active research program in the area of neurotoxicology.

• 1. Molecular mechanisms of aluminum neurotoxicity: Update on adverse effects and therapeutic strategiesAnatoly V. Skalny, Michael Aschner, Yueming Jiang , Yordanka G. Gluhcheva, Yousef Tizabi, Ryszard Lobinski and Alexey A. Tinkov2. Arsenic-mediated developmental neurotoxicity: Recent advances in understanding the adverse outcomes and underlying mechanismsStefan Masjosthusmann, Julia Tigges, Ellen Fritsche and Katharina Koch3. Cadmium neurotoxicity: From its analytical aspects to neuronal impairmentJamile Fabbrin Gonçalves, Valderi Luiz Dressler, Charles Elias Assmann, Vera Maria Melchiors Morsch and Maria Rosa Chitolina Schetinger4. Neurotoxicity of copper and copper nanoparticlesArundhati Joshi, Kathrin Farber and Ivo F. Scheiber5. Molecular mechanisms of lead neurotoxicityMiriam B. Virgolini and Michael Aschner6. Neurotoxicity mechanisms of manganese in the central nervous systemEdward Pajarillo, Ivan Nyarko-Danquah, Getinet Adinew, Asha Rizor, Michael Aschner and Eunsook Lee7. Neurotoxicity of mercury: An old issue with contemporary significanceVasco Branco, Michael Aschner and Cristina Carvalho8. Neurotoxicity of nickelOmamuyovwi M. Ijomone9. Neurotoxicity of thallium: Old issues and new developmentsLaura Osorio-Rico, Abel Santamaría, Syed F. Ali and Sonia Galván-Arzate10. Neurotoxicity of vanadiumFA Olaolorun, FE Olopade, IL Usende, AD Lijoka, AD Ladagu and JO Olopade11. Neurotoxicity of metal mixturesLopes de Andrade, Vanda, Marreilha dos Santos, Ana Paula and Aschner, Michael