Merfish mid-term meeting: Day 1 (19/09/2022) IPREM, Pau.

UPPA hosted the MERFISH mid-term meeting this week at IPREM. Speakers included the following topics by PHD candidates and researchers:

  • First Time Identification of Selenoneine in Seabirds and its Potential Role in Mercury Detoxification. Khouloud El Hanafi. WP1.  

  • A multi-technique platform for the quantification and identification of Selenoneine in biological matrices. Claudia Marchan Moreno. WP1.  

  • Mercury speciation in Norwegian samples. Michael Bank. WP2.  

  • Laser ablation-ICPMS analyses in fish samples exposed to mercury and selenium. Sandra Mounicou. WP4

  • Evaluation of dietary selenium and methylmercury interactions on growth, digestibility and retention in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Marius Bidon. WP4.

Day 1 began with an overview presentation from Zoyne Pedrero Zayas discussing the status of deliverables, milestones and secondements completed and planned for the future. Zoyne then presented WP 1. Development of analytical techniques for Hg and Se characterization in biota. The next presenation was from Milena Horvat discussing WP 3. Hg and Se interactions in humans.

WP 4. Impact of nutrition on Hg and Se interactions in farmed fish (Stéphanie Fontagné, INRAE)  

The event was concluded with a remote video presentation from Pr. Nick Ralston and a final Q&A session.

Day 1 Agenda:

14:00- :14:10Welcome of the Participants and Round the table Introduction  
14:10 – 14:20General  MERFISH presentation (Zoyne Pedrero Zayas) Objectives, status of deliverables, milestones, secondements
 WP presentation
14:20-14:30WP 1. Development of analytical techniques for Hg and Se characterization in biota (Zoyne Pedrero Zayas, CNRS)  
14 :30-14:40WP 2. Isotopic niches and trophic transfer of Hg and Se in global fish (Michael Bank, IMR)  
14 :40-14 :50WP 3. Hg and Se interactions in humans (Milena Horvat, IJS)  
14:50-15:00WP 4. Impact of nutrition on Hg and Se interactions in farmed fish (Stéphanie Fontagné, INRAE)  
15:00-16:30Several specific presentations (total max. 1h30) First Time Identification of Selenoneine in Seabirds and its Potential Role in Mercury Detoxification. Khouloud El Hanafi. WP1.   A multi-technique platform for the quantification and identification of Selenoneine in biological matrices. Claudia Marchan Moreno. WP1.   Mercury speciation in Norwegian samples. Michael Bank. WP2.   Title to be precised. WP3   Laser ablation-ICPMS analyses in fish samples exposed to mercury and selenium. Sandra Mounicou. WP4   Evaluation of dietary selenium and methylmercury interactions on growth, digestibility and retention in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Marius Bidon. WP4.
16:30-17:00Coffee break
17:00-17:45Pr. Nick Ralston. Invited talk
20:00Dinner in downtown (Restaurant Cotes & Mer)

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