**Meet the editors**

Marcelo L. Larramendy, Ph.D., serves as Professor of Molecular Cell Biology at the School of Natural Sciences and Museum (National University of La Plata, Argentina). He has been appointed senior researcher of the National Scientific and Technological Research Council of Argentina. He is also former member of the Executive Committee of the Latin American Association of Environmental Mu-

tagenesis, Teratogenesis and Carcinogenesis. He is author of more than 470 contributions, including scientific publications, research communications and conferences worldwide. He is recipient of several national and international awards. Prof. Larramendy is a regular lecturer at the international A. Hollaender Courses organized by the IAEMS and is former guest scientist at the NIH, USA, and University of Helsinki, Finland. He is expert in genetic toxicology and is, or has been, referee for more than 30 international scientific journals. He is also member of the International Panel of Experts at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC, WHO, Lyon, France) in 2015 for the evaluation of DDT, 2,4-D, and Lindane. Presently, Prof. Dr. Larramendy is Head of the Laboratory of Molecular Cytogenetics and Genotoxicology at the UNLP.

Sonia Soloneski is Ph.D. in natural sciences and professor assistant of molecular cell biology at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Museum of La Plata, National University of La Plata, Argentina. She became a member of the National Scientific and Technological Research Council (CONI-CET) of Argentina in genetic toxicology field. Presently, she is member of the Latin American Association of En-

vironmental Mutagenesis, Teratogenesis and Carcinogenesis (ALAMCTA), the Argentinean Society of Toxicology (ATA) and the Argentinean Society of Genetics (SAG). She has authored more than 290 scientific publications in the field, including scientific publications in research papers, reviewed journals and conferences worldwide. She is a referent for issues related to genetic toxicology, mutagenesis and ecotoxicology field.
