Health mission: the risks of cadmium and heavy metals

Research on cadmium and heavy metals, the link with the development of diseases such as ALS, multiple sclerosis and tumors, the contribution of nutrition and the environment: these and other topics were at the center of the meeting of the ISRCT Board of Directors, International society for research on cadmium and trace elements society, which took place on Monday at the University of Sassari in the presence of the Magnificent Rector Gavino Mariotti.

Chaired by Professor Roberto Madeddu (University of Sassari), confirmed in his role until 2027, the ISRCT is an international non-profit scientific association based in Sassari, established in 2015 on the occasion of the first Cadmium Symposium. Its aim is to promote multidisciplinary research and dissemination of information on cadmium in the environment and its impact on health.

At the meeting on 29 July, in addition to Roberto Madeddu, there were professors Alexandra Buha Dordevic (University of Belgrade, Serbia), Peter Massanyi, (University of Nitra, Slovakia), Robert Stawarz (University of Krakow, Poland), David Bernhard (University of Linz, Austria), Paolo Valera, University of Cagliari. There was also Prof. Marco Vinceti (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), president of the two associations AISETOV and FESTEM with which ISRCT has established a scientific collaboration agreement. Professor Agneta Akesson (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden) who was not present at the meeting is also part of the ISRCT board of directors.

During the event, the Rector Gavino Mariotti and the president of the international association, Roberto Madeddu, signed a memorandum that commits Uniss and the ISRCT to work together to expand international collaborations, especially for the benefit of young students and researchers. Some summer schools will be organized and next year, again in Sassari, the third international symposium will take place. The watchword is Third mission: carry out research and inform society in a simple way about the risks that cadmium and heavy metals represent for health. From this perspective, the board meeting of 29 July was very productive.