Marina Marinovich
Education
1979 Milan-Università degli Studi - Degree in Pharmacy (magna cum laude)
1983 Milan- Specialization in Toxicology (magna cum laude)
1988 Milan- Università degli Studi - Ph. D. Food and Environment Toxicology
Employment
1991-1999 Researcher at the Dept. Of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Milan, Italy
1999-2006 Associate Professor of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Milan.
Scientific responsible of the Laboratory of Toxicology (Cellular and Molecular Toxicology unit) at the Dept. of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan.
since 2007 – Full Professor of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Milan
Other appointments
since 1996 - Advice and technical support to the Italian Ministry of Health, as well as to the European Commission, for the peer-review process of active ingredients and plant protection products (PPPs), in the frame of Council Directive EEC/91/414 on the authorization of pesticides at Member State and European level.
since 1999 - Scientific Responsible of the Risk Assessment project " European Revision of the toxicology, ecotoxicology and fate and behaviour in the environment of pesticides
since 2012 - Member of the Commission on biocides of the Italian Ministry of Health.
2000-2005 member of The Executive Committee of the Federation of European Societies of Toxicology (EUROTOX)
2000 – 2008 Director of Specialization School in Toxicology, University of Milan.
2009-2012 President of the Italian Society of Toxicology (SITOX)
She is a Eurotox Registered Toxicologist (ERT) since 2001.
Scientific expertise: the Risk assessment Section scientific interest is the study of the mechanism of action of toxic substances at the molecular level and its relevance on human risk assessment. Identification of the mechanism of action of toxic substances at cellular and molecular level allows a better characterization of risk. The activity is focused on hazard characterization, the qualitative and/or quantitative evaluation of the nature of the adverse effects associate with biological, chemical and physical agents through the identification and characterization of biochemical mechanisms involved in cell response to toxic agents, exploring molecular pathways - role of calcium, reactive oxygen species, inflammatory mediators, activation of gene transcription in the onset and maintenance of the damage. The research activities are focused on central nervous system and immune system and the possible interactions between them.
Author or co-Author of more than 100 scientific publications on outstanding national and international journals.
Editor of six books on toxicological disciplines.