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. 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.

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• ANT 15: Nutrition and Neurotoxicology - Part A1. Natural compounds as an alternative to counteract the neurotoxic effects of quinolinic acidVerónica Pérez de la Cruz, Teminijesu Dorcas Aremu, Oyepeju Atarase, Benjamin Pineda, Gabriel Roldan-Roldan, Aleli Salazar, Daniela Ramírez Ortega, Dinora F. Gonzalez-Esquivel and Tonali Blanco-Ayala2. Therapeutic role of plant bioactive compounds in atrazine-mediated neurotoxicityJoao B.T. Rocha, Khadija A. Mohammed, Babajide O. Ajayi, Michael Aschner and Isaac Adegboyega Adedara3. The Janus-Face of Sweeteners Consumption: Potential Neurotoxicity Outcomes of AspartameMarcel Henrique Marcondes Sari, Lucian Del Fabbro, MAURO SCHNEIDER OLIVEIRA and Ana Flavia Furian4. The Protective Role of Vitamins Against Neurotoxicity Associated with FerroptosisJason R. Cannon and Mohammed Jakaria5. The chronic consumption of trans and interesterified fats and their impact on central nervous system functionMARILISE ESCOBAR BURGER, Camila Simonetti Pase Ferrão and Domenika Rubert Rossato.6. Modeling nutritional and metabolic disorders in zebrafish: insights from behavioral and neurotoxicological researchDenis B. Rosemberg, Khadija A. Mohammed, Julia Canzian, Hevelyn Moraes, Laura Blanco, Angela Uchoa angela-evely , Mariana Müller, Falco Luís de Souza Gonçalves Garcia Sr. and Barbara D. Fontana7. Neuroprotective mechanisms of nutraceutical berberine: Preclinical evidence and future perspectivesJoao B.T. Rocha, Michael Aschner and Isaac Adegboyega Adedara8. Kolaviron, a new therapeutic agent against Parkinson's disease- A review of cellular and molecular mechanismsOlatunde Farombi9. Neurodegenerative diseases:The role of metals on cognitive and brain healthAyodeji A. Olabiyi and Philip A. Adeniyi10. Mechanism of Neurotoxicity of Some Neglected Tropical Medicinal Plants with Psychoactive PropertiesOpeyemi B. Ogunsuyi11. Nutraceuticals: A Strategy to Improve NeurotoxicityOmid Reza Tamtaji Sr., Michael Aschner, Hamed Mirzaei, Fatemeh Rahmati-Dehkordi, Zeinab Tamtaji, Ehsan Dadgostar and Fatemeh Nabavizadeh12. Neurotherapeutic mechanisms of dietary anthocyanin metabolite protocatechuic acid: Recent advances and future perspectivesTatiana Emanuelli13. Plant-derived bioactive nutraceuticals mitigate aluminum-mediated neurotoxicity: elucidated mechanisms and future prospectsJong Sung Kim, Oluwadarasimi Esther Atanda, Isaac Adegboyega Adedara and Michael Aschner14. Selenoneine, a food chain component with potential neuroprotective effects against electrophilic mercury formsJoao B.T. Rocha, Michael Aschner, Alexey Tinkov and Isaac Adegboyega Adedara