Title of PhD: In Quest of New Fingerprints of Exposure to Air Toxics
Supervisors: Dr Juana Maria Delgado-Saborit, Professor R. M. Harrison and Professor Mark Viant
The aim of Massimiliano’s research project is to characterize urinary biomarkers of exposure which can be linked to low-level inhalation of VOCs using GC-MS and LC-MS. He is also working towards discovery of new biomarkers related to exposure to VOCs, PM2.5, PAHs and quinones and black carbon using metabolomic techniques (NMR spectroscopy).
He is collaborating with Professor Silvia Fustinoni (University of Milan) and Dr Marcus Cooke (University of Leicester) for this project and has spent time at both institutions for laboratory work.
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His research is supported by a scholarship from the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC).