Prof. Dr. Mário S. Diniz is Associate Professor at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departament of Chemistry. Mário S. Diniz has an MSc and a PhD in environmental sciences. He is an integral member of the Research Unit on Applied Molecular Biosciences (UCIBIO) and the Associate Laboratory - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, (i4HB). He is the head of the research lab Biotox Lab, focused on environmental health, safety and toxicology. His research is mainly focused on studying the effects of contaminants on organisms, the use of biomarkers of response and effect (e.g. proteins, antioxidant enzymes); climate change effects and organisms' stress responses; and the development of biosensors and immunoassays for food quality assessment.