Toxicology

This lecture introduces the scientific and applied field of Ecotoxicology, which deals with the study of the effects of chemical pollution on organisms in the environment (including humans).

The main parts of the lecture:

Foreign substances in the environment - which substances?, how many of them?, in what concentrations?
how do we know if a substance is "ecotoxic" (introduction to experimental testing, use of results - e.g. in law, in industry)

Keywords: Chemistry + Biochemistry + Biology + Ecology = Ecotoxicology

How can we reliably distinguish health-threatening chemicals from those that are harmless or beneficial? How to identify harmful levels of chemicals in the laboratory, and where do health limits come from? From medieval tasters to animal experiments to modern alternatives such as human stem cells, microtissues, or organoids in Petri dishes or siloxane chips.

keywords: toxicology

This lecture can show the 2D and 3D models that I have used in my research in a simple manner.

key words: 2D and 3D models (few examples) used for toxicity testing

The lecture deals with the influence of substances in the environment around us (pollutants, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics) on the hormonal system. Using case studies on animals in the wild and the use of pharmaceuticals in humans, it shows that this topic affects us all.

Keywords: endocrine disruption, toxicology, environmental effects, pharmaceuticals