8th International Conference on Nanomaterials - Research & Application
October 19th - 21st 2016 / Hotel Voronez I, Brno, Czech Republic, EU
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
Honorary Professor, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen (2000-2010)
Jan Jessenius Gold Medal, Slovak National Academy of Science, October 2000
First Jim Parry Award, UK Environmental Mutagen Society, June 2011