ESRs will be trained to obtain with improved nutritional and health benefits thanks to the complementary interaction of food technology, food microbiology and analytical sciences, by applying a problem solving and critical thinking integrated approach.

Evaluation of endocrine disruptors effects in animal models and their impact on consumer

• To investigate the marine food chain pollution in Abruzzi (Bussi-Tirino) and identification of pollutants of toxicological relevance in samples of marine organisms (URV). This activity will be carry out in a specialized research center in the area of Technology Transfer in Toxicology, Food and Environmental Health by using the use of most sophisticated instruments (LC-MS, GC-MS, HPLC)(ISS, IPMA).

• To identify the effects of climate change to marine organisms (using farmed meagre and mussels as models) in contaminated environments and assess the potential risks for consumers (IPMA) using specific software as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or ArcGIS.

• To verify the toxic effect of detected pollutants on neuroendocrine, reproductive efficiency, fetal malformations and reproductive tumor development in the zebrafish model; In this phase it is envisaged an interaction with ESR3, ESR6 and ESR7.