Arctic biomonitoring laboratory
Direction of scientific research
Development of methodologies for monitoring, assessment, forecasting and prevention of risks related to transfer of toxic pollutants through biological pathways capable of accumulating in trophic chains and spreading in Arctic ecosystems
Yngvar Thomassen - Leading Scientist
He has given over 275 presentations on various aspects of his research, of which 105 were invited lectures at major conferences and symposia. In the period 1983-91 he was a member of the Commission on Toxicology, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (titular) member from 1986, where he initiated the development of human body fluids as quality assurance materials for the measurement of minor, trace and ultra-trace elements and organic metabolites. From 2011-2014 he served as a titular member in the Analytical Chemistry Division. More »
Expedition works in the NAO continue
Laboratory staff consisting of the head of the laboratory Sorokina T.Yu., head of the sector Aksenov A.S. and laboratory assistant-researcher Veselkina E.A took part in the expedition to Krasnoe settlement for work within the framework of the project in the Nenets Autonomous Area.
Employees of the NArFU discussed with the NAA's governor, Alexander Tsibulsky, the prospects for cooperation between the university and the region
The delegation of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V Lomonosov, which included employees of the Arctic biomonitoring laboratory Tatyana Sorokina, Valery Chashchin, Andrei Aksenov, Elena Veselkina, as well as rector's assistant - Eugene Mikhailovsky, met with the governor of the Nenets Autonomous Area - Alexander Vitalievich Tsybulsky in the city of Naryan-Mar.
Employees of the Laboratory of Arctic Biomonitoring presented the first results of work at the conference EuroArctic - 2017
Employees of the Laboratory of Arctic Biomonitoring delivered plenary reports at the International Scientific and Practical Conference EuroArctic-2017, which was held for the 4th time in Naryan-Mar.
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NArFU Hosted Roundtable on Migratory Birds as Sources of Pollutants and Pathogens Transfer to the Arctic
Today, October 12, NArFU Arctic Biomonitoring Laboratory hosted a roundtable that discussed the “Monitoring of Risks Associated with Transfer of Pollutants and Pathogens to the Arctic by Migratory Birds”. Attended by leading experts and early career scientists based in Russia, the roundtable was held within the framework of the III International Conference “Biomonitoring in the Arctic — 2022”.
An employee of the Arctic Biomonitoring Laboratory won a grant "Young Scientists of Pomorie"
Research assistant of the Arctic Biomonitoring Laboratory, PhD student of the Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology and Genomics of Hydrobionts at the Institute for Comprehensive Research of the Arctic of the Federal Research Center for Comprehensive Research of the Arctic Dmitry Kotsur won a grant "Young Scientists of Pomorie" with the project "Research of the impact of polychlorinated biphenyls on the reproductive system of fish Danio rerio".
NArFU researchers delivered a series of lectures to students of the University of Oxford
Last week, upon the invitation from the University of Oxford, the researchers at NArFU contributed to Oxford University Polar Forum, whose recent series of seminars was devoted to the Russian Arctic.