Staff profile - Msc. Lorena Mato - Faculty of Medical Sciences

ACADEMIC TITLE AND POSITION	Msc. / Assistant Lecturer
CURRENT ACADEMIC STATUS AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND	Integrated Master of Science in Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tirana. PhD in Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana.
POSITION	Lecturer in the subjects: Organic Chemistry, Toxicology, Pharmaceutical Analysis, and Pharmaceutical Chemistry. Head of the Chemical Sciences Laboratory. Head of the Drug Analysis Laboratory.
CONTRIBUTIONS	Research activity has focused on the evaluation of exposure to toxic contaminants. Author of 7 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals.
ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENTAL AREAS OF INTEREST	Food and pharmaceutical toxicology; food safety and pharmaceutical quality control; biotransformation and metabolism of toxic substances; pharmaceutical legislation and chemical contaminant regulations; application of ELISA and HPLC methods in pharmaceutical analysis; biological detoxification and the use of probiotics as neutralizing agents; pharmacokinetics of toxic substances in children's organisms; scientific communication and education on food and pharmaceutical safety.