COSTA Chiara

CURRICULUM VITAE

CHIARA COSTA, born in Messina on May 19, 1971.
• In 1995 Degree in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Messina, with a grade of 110 and honors / 110, discussing an experimental thesis in Occupational Medicine entitled "Study on peri- and postnatal toxicity from D-2-ethyl- hexylphthalate (DEHP) ".
• Winner of the 1996 "Massimo Crepet" Study Award established by the Italian University Association of Occupational Medicine with the motivation that the thesis presented "indisputable originality, valid scientific methodology and accurate presentation".
• In 1996 Qualification for professional practice at the University of Messina. Registration in the Register of Physicians and Surgeons of the Province of Messina since 29/07/1996 (Card No. 7129).
• Molecular Biology Internship at the Institute of Biochemistry of the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, under the guidance of Prof. Juan Jose Aragon de Los Reyes (2-24 September 1992).
• Fellowship at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Research & Development sector Boehringer Mannheim Italy (Monza) - Research and Development Section (May-July 1996).
• Visiting Scholar at the Laboratories of Prof. Ronald L. Hayes, University of Texas, Houston Medical School, Department of Neurosurgery (May-September 1997).
• Training at the Laboratories of Prof. Paul J. Chiao, Department of Surgical Oncology of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas (May-June 1997).
• In 1999 Specialization in Occupational Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Messina, with a score of 50/50 and honors.
• Since 2002 Researcher (SSD MED / 44) at the Occupational Medicine Section of the Department of Social Medicine of the Territory, University of Messina, where he works full time. Confirmed in the role in 2005.
• In 2004 PhD in Toxicology at the University of Messina.
• In 2014 she obtained the national scientific qualification for the role of II sector professor MED / 44 (over 3/3 ANVUR medians).
• Since 2015 called in the role of Associate Professor of Occupational Medicine (SSD MED / 44) at the University of Messina (Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine), where she works full time.
• In 2017, she obtained the national scientific qualification for the role of 1st level professor in the MED / 44 sector (over 3/3 ANVUR medians).
• Since January 2022 in the role of Full Professor at the same Department.
• Since 1996 she has been an ordinary member of the Italian Society of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene (SIMLII). From 1999 to 2007 she was an ordinary member of the Italian Society of Toxicology (SITOX). She has been a member of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) since 2015. She has been a member of the ICOH Scientific Committee of Occupational Toxicology (SCOT) since 2016
• Achievement of the SIDAPA award at the 16th SIDAPA National Congress (Verona, 17-19 November 2016) for the communication "Evaluation of the release of Nickel and Chromium in foods during cooking in 18/10 stainless steel containers" of which co-author.
• She collaborated from 1998 to 2014 with the CITSAL (Interdepartmental Center of Experimental, Environmental and Labor Toxicology) of the University of Messina, in particular for environmental analyzes on air and water matrices, biological monitoring of workers exposed to chemical risk, responsible doctor for bioequivalence and tolerability studies (Farmila Farmaceutici, Pharmacia Upjohn, Therapicon). From 2005 to 2014 she was Scientific Director of the Test Center certified at CITSAL (certif. N ° 17/2011 issued pursuant to Legislative Decree 50 of 2/3/2007 by the ISS and the Ministry of Health), coordinating the activity of laboratory for studies and analyzes in agreement with public and private bodies (Regional Province of Caltanissetta, ESSO Augusta Refinery, Messina Police Headquarters, Fidia Farmaceutici, South Research Unit).
• Since 2014 she has been responsible for the biological monitoring of workers at the Milazzo refinery, as contact person of the Professional Toxicology Laboratory of the Complex Unit of Occupational Medicine, Messina University Hospital.
• She has participated in numerous conferences as a speaker or member of the scientific committee.
• Collaborates as reviewer for Food and Chemical Toxicology, Toxicology Reports, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Science of the Total Environment, Environmental Toxicology, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Toxicology, Toxicology in vitro, Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, Cell Biochemistry and Function , Toxicology and Industrial Health, Environmental Research.
• Member of the Editorial Board of Frontiers in Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety section, as Review Editor and of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Mental Health section.

PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GROUPS
Total number of citations: over 2300 (Scopus, June 5, 2023)
h-index: 25 (Scopus)
• From 2001 to 2007, international scientific collaboration with University of Texas Medical Center (Houston, Texas) and Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida, Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Studies (Gainesville, Florida) for the study of the behavioral deficit and the alteration of the blood-brain barrier following head trauma.
• From 2007 to 2019 international scientific collaboration with the Phytochemicals and Health Program, Institute of Food Research (Norwich Research Park, United Kingdom) aimed at studying the molecular mechanisms of oxidative stress determined by occupational and environmental exposure to chemical agents and the effect chemopreventive of antioxidant compounds present in the diet.
• From 2008 to 2009 international scientific collaboration with the Biochemical Toxicology Laboratory directed by Prof. James J. Heffron, Department of Biochemistry, University College Cork (Ireland) aimed at studying the metabolic activation of pesticides in commercial formulation.
• Since 2015 she has collaborated with the research group coordinated by Prof. Aristidis Tsatsakis, Director of the Toxicology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete and past-president of the European Society of Toxicology. The following institutions are also part of the network: General Chemical State Laboratory of Greece, Department of Hazardous Substances, Mixtures and Articles, Athens (Greece); Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul University (Turkey); Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok (Russia); Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Craiova (Romania); Swiss Center for Applied Human Toxicology, University of Basel (Switzerland). The joint projects are aimed at studying the molecular mechanisms of damage resulting from occupational and environmental exposure to chemical agents.




TEACHING ACTIVITY
•In the academic year 2000/2001 integrated teaching for Solvent Toxicology within the teaching of Occupational Medicine at the School of Specialization in Occupational Medicine of the University of Messina.
• From 2002 to 2011 teaching of "Child Labor Prevention" at the Specialization School in Occupational Medicine of the University of Messina.
• Since 2002 Coordinator of the integrated course of Prevention of Health Services and teacher of the teaching of Occupational Medicine in the Degree Course in "Biomedical Laboratory Technicians" at the University of Messina.
• Since 2003 "Environmental and biological monitoring of chemical risk" and "Toxicology of solvents" as part of the integrated course of Occupational Medicine for the Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery of the University of Messina.
• From 2003 to 2005 "The risk of chemical agents in the hospital environment" as part of training and information courses for nurses at the "Policlinico G. Martino" AOU.
• From the a.y. 2005/2006 to 2011/2012 Professor of Occupational Medicine in the C.I. of Sciences of Prevention in the Environment and Workplaces II of the Degree in Prevention Techniques in the Environment and Workplaces of the University of Messina.
• From the a.y. 2005/2006 to 2010/2011 Professor of Occupational Medicine in the C.I. of Prevention Sciences and Health Services of the Degree Course in Pediatric Nursing of the University of Messina.
• From the a.y. 2006/2007 Coordinator and professor of Occupational Medicine in the C.I. of Prevention Sciences of the Specialized Degree in Sciences of the Healthcare Professions and Diagnostic Techniques of the University of Messina.
• From the. A.y. 2006/2007 Professor of Labor Law in the Degree in Biomedical Laboratory Techniques and in the Specialized Degree in Sciences of the Healthcare Professions and Diagnostic Techniques of the University of Messina.
• From the a.y. 2006/2007 to 2011/2012 Professor of Occupational Medicine in the C.I. of Health Organization of the Degree in Sciences of Mediterranean Food and Wine and Health of the University of Messina (previous course).
• From a.y. 2012/2013 to 2018/2019 professor of Occupational Medicine in the degree course in Gastronomic Sciences (new course).
• From a.y. 2011/2012 professor of Safety in Workplaces in the Degree Course in Pediatric Nursing, University of Messina.
• From a.y. 2012/2013 professor of Occupational Toxicology in the C.I. of Environmental and Occupational Sciences of the CdL in Prevention Techniques in the Environment and in the Workplaces, University of Messina.
• From a.y. 2014/2015 to 2021/2022 professor of Good practices for prevention in the workplace in the C.I. of Sciences of Prevention in the Workplaces of the CdL in Techniques of Prevention in the Environment and in the Workplaces, University of Messina.
• From the a.y. 2020/2021 Professor of Occupational Medicine in the Degree Course in Nursing channel 2 of the University of Messina.
• From the a.y. 2021/2022 professor of Industrial Hygiene I in the C.I. of Technical Sciences of the CdL in Prevention Techniques in the Environment and in the Workplaces, University of Messina.
• From the a.y. 2021/2022 professor of Occupational Medicine in the Degree course in Medicine and Surgery of the University of Messina.
• Since 2012 professor of the courses of "Physiopathology and clinics of pathologies caused by plastic materials", "Pathologies caused by organic and inorganic solvents", "Industrial hygiene", "Environmental monitoring", "Biological monitoring" within the School of Specialization in Medicine of Labor of the University of Messina.
• In a.y. 2007/2008 teaching of "Safety in the biotechnology laboratory" for the Master in Applied Biotechnology at the University of Messina.
• In a.y. 2007/2008 teaching of "Biological monitoring of chemical risk" in the Master in Management of environmental risk monitoring, at the University of Messina.
• From 2008 to 2011 teaching of "Safety at work" in the II level Master in Forensic Sciences of the University of Messina.
• In a.y. 2011/2012 teaching in English of "Toxicity of biotechnological products and safety in the biotechnology laboratory" for the II level Master in Advanced Biotechnology for health and life sciences at the University of Messina.
• Assignment for teaching activities of "Prevention of chemical, physical and biological risks" within the Project "PANLab - Structural enhancement project PONa3_00166 / F1 - Objective 4 - Researcher expert in evaluation and prevention of pollution deriving from manufacturing processes of food and work environments "(from 13-02-2014 to 30-04-2014).
• Assignment for teaching activities of "Safety regulations in chemical and microbiological analysis laboratories" within the Project "PANLab - Structural enhancement project PONa3_00166 / F1 - Objective 4 - Researcher expert in evaluation and prevention of pollution deriving from food processing and work environment processes "(from 21-03-2014 to 15-05-2014).
• Since 2014 Coordinator and lecturer in the Master in "Occupational and Environmental Risk management" at the University of Messina in collaboration with ARPA of Messina and the University of Crete.
• Participation in the teaching staff of the research doctorate in "EXPERIMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND LABOR TOXICOLOGY" from the A.Y. 2003/04 (19th cycle) to the A.Y. 2010/11 (26th cycle).
• Participation in the teaching staff of the research doctorate in "SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY" from the a.y. 2010/11 (26th cycle) in the a.y. 2012/13 (28th cycle).
• Participation in the teaching staff of the research doctorate in "APPLIED BIOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE" from the a.y. 2013/14 (29th cycle) to date.
• Member of the Didactic Commission in the Degree Course in Biomedical Laboratory Techniques, Prevention Techniques in Environments and Workplaces, Sciences of the Health Professions, Diagnostic Techniques.
• Since 2022 Member of the Joint Teachers-Students Commission of the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine.
• Supervisor of numerous three-year and master's degree theses for students in the Degree Courses and in the School of Specialization in Occupational Medicine as well as tutor for Degree students.


CLINICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES
• Since 2002 Medical Doctor at the Complex Unit of Occupational Medicine at the University Hospital "Policlinico G. Martino" in Messina, where she carries out specialist outpatient activities in Occupational Medicine. Currently, she is Referent of the Occupational Respiratory Physiopathology section and of the Professional Toxicology Laboratory.
• From 2004 to 2010 she was part of the Simple Unit of Industrial Hygiene at the University Hospital "Policlinico G. Martino" in Messina, dealing with the development of protocols and methods and the execution of analyzes in the field of environmental and professional toxicology. In particular, she carried out second-level investigations for the biological monitoring of workers exposed to chemical risk by consultations for internal and external users of the Hospital and quantitative dosage of chemical agents and their metabolites in biological liquids by liquid chromatography (HPLC), gas chromatography (GC), immunochemiluminescence, spectrophotometry and fluorimetry. She also took care of the environmental monitoring of chemical risk in the workplace, carrying out the sampling and analysis (in HPLC, GC and gravimetry) of airborne pollutants in public and private companies. Since 2010, the activity of the SU of Industrial Hygiene has been integrated into that of the Professional Toxicology Laboratory of the CU of Occupational Medicine.
• From 2005 to 2014 Scientific Director of the Test Center certified at the C.I.T.S.A.L. (Interdepartmental Center for Experimental, Environmental and Labor Toxicology) of the University of Messina, which has obtained from the Istituto Superiore di Sanità and the Ministry of Health the qualification of Test Center operating in Good Laboratory Practices for certification purposes of conformity (certif. N ° 17/2011 issued pursuant to Legislative Decree 50 of 2/3/2007) for the execution of chemical-analytical and toxicological studies and tests in GLP. She has collaborated with CITSAL since 1998, dealing in particular with environmental monitoring of indoor and outdoor chemical agents and biological monitoring of workers exposed to chemical risk.
• Since 2015 Member of the Quality Assurance management group in the Degree Course in Prevention Techniques in Environments and Workplaces.
• From 2018 to 2021 Coordinator of the Master's Degree Course in Diagnostic Techniques of Health Professions.
• From 2021 Coordinator of the Degree Course in Prevention Techniques in the Environment and in the Workplace.
• She has participated as medical director in numerous clinical studies of bioequivalence and tolerability of drugs, applying the rules of Good Clinical Practice and Good Laboratory Practice.
• Provides for the drafting and revision of the Standard Operating Procedures falling within her competence, as well as their connection with other laboratories and Operational Units involved.
• As a specialist in Occupational Medicine, she participates in the management of safety at private and public companies in agreement with the University Hospital "Policlinico G. Martino".