# 13th International Particle Toxicology Meeting

> **NIH NIH R13** · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · 2022 · $10,000

## Abstract

SUMMARY
Particulate contamination represents a wholly different impact to biological systems compared to dissolved
chemicals. The unique interactions in tissues and in cells creates challenges – and opportunities for discovery
– for research and risk assessment. The science of particle toxicology is well established, but emerging issues
continue to advance the field. Since the last meeting in 2019 in Salzburg Austria, we have experienced
numerous particle toxicology threats arising on a global scale: the recent increase in wildfire smoke exposures,
the inevitability of microplastics contamination, questions about “droplets” and mask efficacy, e-cigarette
toxicity, and novel engineering advances for nanomaterials. These issues and others require vigilance from
the scientific community to better understand the potential for adverse medical, public health, and ecological
impacts. We are hosting the 13th International Particle Toxicology Conference (IPTC) in Santa Fe, New Mexico
from August 28-30th, 2022. The IPTC has been an important venue for the communication of innovations in
the field of particle toxicology since 1979, and has been held roughly every 3 years since. Over the 2.5-day
conference, we will hear from Keynote and Invited speakers, and provide a venue for researchers and trainees
to share their work through oral and poster presentations. Face-to-face networking, an essential facet of
career development for trainees and young investigators, is a much-needed aspect of the meeting following
the 2 years of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. As an additional component to the meeting, an interactive pre-
conference workshop for trainees will be conducted, to provide training from experts in the field on particulate
safety assessment from a regulatory and drug development standpoint. The IPTC Steering Committee is
additionally focused on climate change and the role that plays in many of the problems we are already facing.
Wildfires, plastics, and energy-related combustion-source PM will be topics covered within the context of a
changing climate, and Keynote speakers have been specifically chosen to speak to the global and long-term
outlook for particulate toxicology. Overall, the success of the IPTC will be achieved by meeting 3 major Aims.
First, a broader sharing of key findings from multiple labs/programs on multiple angles related to particulate
matter toxicity, microplastics, wildfire smoke, and other emerging concepts. Second, the development of new
collaborative, multidisciplinary research initiatives. And third, advancing career development pathways for
trainees and junior faculty. At the conclusion of the meeting, we will work within the Steering Committee,
Keynote/Invited speakers, and other interested parties to communicate a state-of-the-science manuscript that
details emerging issues and novel approaches to best address research on particle toxicology. This paper will
help motivate innovation and collaboration to greatly advance the field.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10540585
- **Project number:** 1R13ES034641-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR
- **Principal Investigator:** Matthew J Campen
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $10,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2022-08-02 → 2023-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10540585

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10540585, 13th International Particle Toxicology Meeting (1R13ES034641-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10540585. Licensed CC0.

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