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Biography of guest editors Dr. Sergio Caroli and Dr. Chiara Frazzoli
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Biography of guest editors Dr. Sergio Caroli and Dr. Chiara Frazzoli
Sergio Caroli is one of the Research Directors of the Istituto Superiore di Sanita` (National Institute of Health, ISS), Rome and Director of the Community Reference Laboratory for Residues at the ISS. He gained a PhD in chemistry from the University of Rome in 1968 and became soon afterwards a permanent member of the staff of the ISS. His research fields are mainly focused on the role of elements in health and environmental problems, the development of spectroanalytical methodologies for the quantification of elements, the development of reference values for elements in biological materials and the preparation of reference materials for use in the life sciences as well as the implementation of quality systems, in particular as regards the good laboratory practice principles. He received in 1998 from the Hungarian Government the highest scientific award (Magyar Ne´pkfzta´rsasa´g Csillagrendje) for special merits in promoting technical and scientific cooperation between Italy and Hungary. In May 2000 he was awarded the title of Doctor et Professor honoris causa by the L. Eftvfs University of Budapest. He is the author of more than 330 papers and editor and co-author of five books (on Standard Electrode Potentials, doi:10.1016/j.microc.2004.08.014
Improved Hollow Cathode Lamps, Applications of Zeeman Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry, Speciation in Bioinorganic Chemistry and Environmental Contamination in Antarctica, respectively). In his laboratory a number of doctoral theses were prepared. Among the most recent ones, e.g. Pt-group Elements from Catalytic Converters (Dr. B. Lesniewska, 2002); Contrast Agents in Pharmaceuticals (Dr. A.L. Balestreri, 2001); Pt-group Elements in Biological Fluids (Dr. M. Krachler, 1999); Chirocephalus diaphanus as a Bioindicator of Environmental Contamination (Dr. P. Pucci, 1998). His major commitments at present are as follows: promoter and supervisor of one of the official scientific cooperation programmes between Italy and Hungary, within the framework of which the series of biennial bilateral Symposia on Spectrochemistry (now in their eleventh edition) has been undertaken; Inspector of the National Inspectorate for the evaluation of the compliance of national testing laboratories with the principles of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP); official Italian delegate in the Working Group on GLP of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD); a participant in several projects on methodological developments promoted by the Institute of Reference Materials and Measurements of the Joint Research Centre (European Commission); scientific supervisor of several national monitoring campaigns for the assessment of reference values of elements in ecosystems and human organs; director of several national and international research projects; a member of the National Committee for Research in Antarctica (from 1991 through 2002); a member of the Editorial Board of the Canadian Journal of Spectroscopy and of the Annals of the ISS; a member of the Advisory Board of the Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectroscopy as well as of Spectroscopy, Spectroscopy Europe, Microchemical Journal, Environmental Science and Pollution Research International, Annali di Chimica, ICP Information Newsletter and Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology.
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SapienzaQ, in 2001. Since 2002, she has been a staff member of the Community Reference Laboratory for residues at the Istituto Superiore di Sanita` (ISS-CRL). Current research interests include the development and validation of analytical methods for the determination of trace elements by inductively coupled plasma based techniques.
Chiara Frazzoli received the Laurea degree in Chemistry, magna cum laude, from the University of Rome bLa
Sergio Caroli Instituto Superiore di Sanita, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Roma, Italy E-mail address: [email protected]. Tel.: +39 06 4990 2052; fax: +39 06 4990 2366.
Biography of guest editors Dr. Sergio Caroli and Dr. Chiara Frazzoli
Sergio Caroli is one of the Research Directors of the Istituto Superiore di Sanita` (National Institute of Health, ISS), Rome and Director of the Community Reference Laboratory for Residues at the ISS. He gained a PhD in chemistry from the University of Rome in 1968 and became soon afterwards a permanent member of the staff of the ISS. His research fields are mainly focused on the role of elements in health and environmental problems, the development of spectroanalytical methodologies for the quantification of elements, the development of reference values for elements in biological materials and the preparation of reference materials for use in the life sciences as well as the implementation of quality systems, in particular as regards the good laboratory practice principles. He received in 1998 from the Hungarian Government the highest scientific award (Magyar Ne´pkfzta´rsasa´g Csillagrendje) for special merits in promoting technical and scientific cooperation between Italy and Hungary. In May 2000 he was awarded the title of Doctor et Professor honoris causa by the L. Eftvfs University of Budapest. He is the author of more than 330 papers and editor and co-author of five books (on Standard Electrode Potentials, doi:10.1016/j.microc.2004.08.014
Improved Hollow Cathode Lamps, Applications of Zeeman Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry, Speciation in Bioinorganic Chemistry and Environmental Contamination in Antarctica, respectively). In his laboratory a number of doctoral theses were prepared. Among the most recent ones, e.g. Pt-group Elements from Catalytic Converters (Dr. B. Lesniewska, 2002); Contrast Agents in Pharmaceuticals (Dr. A.L. Balestreri, 2001); Pt-group Elements in Biological Fluids (Dr. M. Krachler, 1999); Chirocephalus diaphanus as a Bioindicator of Environmental Contamination (Dr. P. Pucci, 1998). His major commitments at present are as follows: promoter and supervisor of one of the official scientific cooperation programmes between Italy and Hungary, within the framework of which the series of biennial bilateral Symposia on Spectrochemistry (now in their eleventh edition) has been undertaken; Inspector of the National Inspectorate for the evaluation of the compliance of national testing laboratories with the principles of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP); official Italian delegate in the Working Group on GLP of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD); a participant in several projects on methodological developments promoted by the Institute of Reference Materials and Measurements of the Joint Research Centre (European Commission); scientific supervisor of several national monitoring campaigns for the assessment of reference values of elements in ecosystems and human organs; director of several national and international research projects; a member of the National Committee for Research in Antarctica (from 1991 through 2002); a member of the Editorial Board of the Canadian Journal of Spectroscopy and of the Annals of the ISS; a member of the Advisory Board of the Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectroscopy as well as of Spectroscopy, Spectroscopy Europe, Microchemical Journal, Environmental Science and Pollution Research International, Annali di Chimica, ICP Information Newsletter and Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology.
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S. Caroli / Microchemical Journal 79 (2005) 3–4
SapienzaQ, in 2001. Since 2002, she has been a staff member of the Community Reference Laboratory for residues at the Istituto Superiore di Sanita` (ISS-CRL). Current research interests include the development and validation of analytical methods for the determination of trace elements by inductively coupled plasma based techniques.
Chiara Frazzoli received the Laurea degree in Chemistry, magna cum laude, from the University of Rome bLa
Sergio Caroli Instituto Superiore di Sanita, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Roma, Italy E-mail address: [email protected]. Tel.: +39 06 4990 2052; fax: +39 06 4990 2366.