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 »
NArFU experts participated in NDI Policy Brief Training day
International research project NDI Think Tank has recently hosted an online NDI Policy Brief Training day, a short hands-on training on writing policy briefs and recommendations intended for authorities and spanning the four core topics of the NDI (Transport and Logistics, Environment, Health and Social Welfare, and Culture) from the perspective of effective research-based communication.
2nd information letter of the International Conference " Arctic Biomonitoring - 2020"
Dear Colleagues! In connection with the spread of COVID-19 in Russia and the world, the organizing committee of the international conference " Arctic Biomonitoring - 2020", taking into account the recommendations of the World Health Organization, orders of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, informs that the conference will be held online on the Zoom platform .
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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.