Laboratório de Ensaios Farmacológicos e Toxicológicos (LEFT) – An Advanced Center for Environmental Health Studies in Southern Brazil

Authors

  • Ana Luiza Muccillo-Baisch Laboratório de Testes Farmacológicos e Toxicológicos (LEFT), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
  • Júlia Oliveira Penteado Laboratório de Testes Farmacológicos e Toxicológicos (LEFT), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
  • Paula Florencio Ramires Laboratório de Testes Farmacológicos e Toxicológicos (LEFT), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
  • Lívia da Silva Freitas Laboratório de Testes Farmacológicos e Toxicológicos (LEFT), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
  • Rodrigo de Lima Brum Laboratório de Testes Farmacológicos e Toxicológicos (LEFT), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
  • Alicia da Silva Bonifácio Laboratório de Testes Farmacológicos e Toxicológicos (LEFT), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
  • Niely Galeão da Rosa Moraes Laboratório de Testes Farmacológicos e Toxicológicos (LEFT), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
  • Fernanda Oliveira Reis Laboratório de Testes Farmacológicos e Toxicológicos (LEFT), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
  • Fernando Rafael de Moura Laboratório de Testes Farmacológicos e Toxicológicos (LEFT), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
  • Carlos Daniel Maciel Aick Laboratório de Testes Farmacológicos e Toxicológicos (LEFT), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
  • Leopoldo dos Santos da Silva Laboratório de Testes Farmacológicos e Toxicológicos (LEFT), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
  • Lisiane Martins Volcão Laboratório de Testes Farmacológicos e Toxicológicos (LEFT), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
  • Ronan Adler Tavella Laboratório de Testes Farmacológicos e Toxicológicos (LEFT), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
  • Marina dos Santos Laboratório de Testes Farmacológicos e Toxicológicos (LEFT), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
  • Gianni Peraza-Cardoso Laboratório de Testes Farmacológicos e Toxicológicos (LEFT), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
  • Willian Brizolla da Silva Laboratório de Testes Farmacológicos e Toxicológicos (LEFT), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
  • Flávio Manoel Rodrigues da Silva Júnior Laboratório de Testes Farmacológicos e Toxicológicos (LEFT), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil ; Centro de Engenharias, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5132/eec.2023.02.03

Keywords:

Terrestrial ecotoxicology, environmental health, biomarkers, food insecurity, environmental pollution, environmental microbiology

Abstract

In this article we present a brief history, lines of research, objectives and studies developed at the Laboratório de Ensaios Farmacológicos e Toxicológicos (LEFT), located at the Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG) in the extreme south of Brazil.

Author Biography

Flávio Manoel Rodrigues da Silva Júnior, Laboratório de Testes Farmacológicos e Toxicológicos (LEFT), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil ; Centro de Engenharias, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brazil

LEFT - Laboratório de Ensaios Farmacológicos e Toxicológicos, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas,

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Published

23-12-2023

How to Cite

Muccillo-Baisch, A. L., Penteado, J. O., Ramires, P. F., Freitas, L. da S., Brum, R. de L., Bonifácio, A. da S., Moraes, N. G. da R., Reis, F. O., de Moura, F. R., Aick, C. D. M., Silva, L. dos S. da, Volcão, L. M., Tavella, R. A., dos Santos, M., Peraza-Cardoso, G., Silva, W. B. da, & da Silva Júnior, F. M. R. (2023). Laboratório de Ensaios Farmacológicos e Toxicológicos (LEFT) – An Advanced Center for Environmental Health Studies in Southern Brazil. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Contamination, 18(2), 10–17. https://doi.org/10.5132/eec.2023.02.03

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 2 (2023)

Section

Research Group Bulletin

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