Parma – In recent days, nine young researchers from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine have visited the Department of Biosciences, University of Parma, guests of the Director prof. Nelson Marmiroli and Prof. Elena Maestri. The period of study was funded by the Human Tempus project, dedicated to the aspects of the environment, food safety, public health in the territories affected by radioactive contamination, with particular reference to the Chernobyl accident in 1986. The project involved the Department of Biosciences for four years and, in particular, some of his teachers who since 1999 have collaborated with universities of those areas to contribute with scientific knowledge to improve the lives of the people and especially the training of new researchers. Working in particular with the University of Zhytomyr in Ukraine and with prof. Borys Samotokin, who died recently, Professor Marmiroli and his collaborators have participated in European projects and NATO on these issues, organizing in 2005 in Zhytomyr a Summer School which saw the participation of 80 young researchers, and 15 teachers from 20 different nations. (9Colonne)
