Dr. Nancy Monteiro-Riviere introduces the exciting field of nanotechnology which has been transforming many aspects of everyday life, ranging from cosmetics and sunscreens to new electronics and nanomedicines. Nanomaterials are substances less than 100nm in size that exhibit physical, chemical, and /or biological characteristics associated with the nanostructure. This lecture focuses on how the safety of these novel nanomaterials is vastly different from traditional chemicals and drugs. Because the skin is the major route of exposure where many nanomaterials interact with the body, her research focuses on this organ. The role of the physicochemical parameters that modify cellular uptake and lead to biomolecular corona formation and interactions with cells are discussed. Having worked in this field since its inception now over a decade ago, she tracks how the latest techniques in cell culture, in vitro absorption systems, biomarkers, electron microscopy, analytical chemistry, and animal model development have been applied to this problem with varied levels of success.


 

Nancy A. Monteiro-Riviere Biography

Nancy Monteiro-Riviere, PhD, ATS, is the Regents Distinguished Research Scholar and University Distinguished Professor and Director of the Nanotechnology Innovation Center of Kansas State. Previously she was Professor of Investigative Dermatology and Toxicology at North Carolina State University (NCSU), Professor in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNC-Chapel Hill/NCSU, and Research Adjunct Professor of Dermatology at UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Her research interests involve in vivo and in vitro studies of skin absorption, penetration, and toxicity of chemicals, nanoparticles, biocorona uptake, and cellular responses. Editor of three books and author of 300 manuscr!pts, she appears on Thomson Reuters’s 2014 list of the top 1% most highly cited researchers in pharmacology and toxicology. Dr. Montiero-Riviere serves on national and international expert review panels as well as having editorial duties for eight journals. Her awards include the Purdue University Inaugural Distinguished Women Scholars Award and KSU Woman of Distinction. SOT service includes the Nomination Committee (2001–2002), the Board of Publications, and President of Dermal (2004–2005) and In Vitro (2001–2002) Specialty Sections. Dr. Monteiro-Riviere is a Fellow in The Academy of Toxicological Sciences and elected to its Board of Directors.