Prof. Dr. Andrew Richard COLLINS

Prof. Dr. Andrew Richard COLLINS

Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Oslo, Norway


Present position: Professorat theDivision of Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Oslo, Norway

Specialization in nanoscience: Nanotoxicology, Human Biomonitoring


At the NANOCON´16 conference Prof. Collins will present invited lecture in the Section D - Monitoring and Toxicity of Nanomaterials: 
"High Throughput Genotoxicity Testing of Nanomaterials"

 

Education and professional experience:
A.R. Collins studied at the Cambridge University, where he has received his Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry in 1972 and the Sc.D. (Doctor of Science) in 2006. 

 

Employment

1992 - 2002 Principal Research Scientist, Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen, UK
1986 - 1991 Cancer Research Campaign Michael Sobell Research Fellow, Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biology (formerly Biochemistry), University of Aberdeen, UK
1980 - 1986 Senior Research Associate, Dept of Zoology, University of Cambridge, UK
1979 - 1980 American Cancer Society Research Fellow, Eleanor Roosevelt Institute for Cancer Research, Denver, Colorado, USA
1974 - 1979 Research Associate, Dept of Zoology, University of Cambridge, UK
1973 Research scientist, Cambridge Coral Starfish Research Group, Port Sudan, Sudan

 

 

Research interests and activities:
DNA damage and mutagenesis, DNA repair in mammalian cells, Nutrition and cancer and Human biomonitoring; molecular epidemiology

 

Awards

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