Meet the editors

Marcelo L. Larramendy, Ph.D., is a Professor of Molecular Cell Biology at the School of Natural Sciences and Museum, and head of the Molecular Cytogenetics and Genotoxicology Laboratory at the National University of La Plata, Argentina. He is a senior researcher at the National Scientific and Technological Research Council of Argentina. He has previously been a member of the Executive Committee of the Latin American

Association of Environmental Mutagenesis, Teratogenesis and Carcinogenesis. He has over 460 publications to his name, including scientific publications, research communications and conferences worldwide. A recipient of several national and international awards, Prof. Larramendy is a regular lecturer at the international A. Hollaender courses organized by the IAEMS, and a former guest scientist at NIH (USA) and the University of Helsinki, (Finland). His particular area of expertise is genetic toxicology and he has acted as a referee for more than 30 international scientific journals. In 2015 he was a member of the International Panel of Experts at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC, WHO, Lyon, France) for the evaluation of DDT, 2.4-D and Lindane.

Sonia Soloneski, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Molecular Cell Biology at the School of Natural Sciences and Museum of the National University of La Plata, Argentina. She is a member of the National Scientific and Technological Research Council (CONICET) of Argentina, the Latin American Association of Environmental Mutagenesis, Teratogenesis and Carcinogenesis (ALAMCTA), the Argentinean Society of Biology (SAB) and

the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC). Her particular research interests are genetic toxicology, mutagenesis and ecotoxicology. She has authored more than 400 contributions in the field, including scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals and research communications. She has served as a review member for more than 35 international scientific journals. She has been a plenary speaker at scientific conferences and a member of scientific committees.
