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RISK21 Training Workshop in Ecuador
February 18–20, 2026 HESI Global, via the Global Risk Assessment Training Center (GRATC) supported a RISK21 training workshop hosted by the National Agency for Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary Regulation and Control (Agrocalidad) in Quito, Ecuador. The workshop brought together 35 technical professionals from Agrocalidad involved in pesticide registration and surveillance, along with agency leadership. The training…
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December 2025 Thailand Chulabhorn Research Institute: Michelle Embry serves as teaching faculty for courses hosted by the Chulabhorn Research Institute in Bangkok, Thailand. (Note: all travel costs are covered by the Chulabhorn Research Institute). December 2025: International Training Course on Environmental Health Risk Assessment and Management of Toxic Chemicals. Lectures will focus on exposure assessment,…
Read MoreHESI Global at the XIX World Water Congress
December 2025 Marrakech, Morocco HESI participated in the World Water Congress, December 2025 in Marrakech, Morocco, where Dr. Sandrine Deglin presented on “Prioritization of agrochemicals in drinking water: A risk-based approach for chemical pollution management” and Dr. Eliana Munarriz (U of Buenos Aires; HESI Board of Trustees) presented “Emerging Pollutants in Aquatic Systems of Brazil…
Read MoreAgrochemical Risk Assessment Symposium with Regulators in LATAM
26 August 2025 Lima, Peru The HESI Committee on Transforming the Evaluation of Agrochemicals (TEA), with support from the Global Risk Assessment Training Center (GRATC) and in collaboration with SETAC Latin America, hosted a symposium in August 2025 focused on the safety evaluation of agrochemicals in South America. The event brought together over 20 regulatory…
Read MoreHands-on risk assessment training workshops in Latin America
May 2025, Honduras November 2025, Argentina These workshops were targeted at National Authorities responsible for Pesticide Registration and Food safety. All sessions were conducted in-person and included the development of country-specific case studies, led by Dr. Eliana Munarriz.
Read MoreEurotox Workshop 2025
September 2025 Athens, Greece Advancing Risk Assessment and Compliance with European Regulations: Drs. Michelle Embry and Sandrine Deglin were lecturers in an online course, organized by Eurotox, where they shared several real-world case study applications using the RISK21 approach. The course was virtual and attended by approximately 50 participants. Case studies on air pollution…
Read MoreRisk Assessment Lectures – University of Padua
July 2025 Italy Drs. Sandrine Deglin and Eliana Munarriz were lecturers for a master’s Course in Risk Assessment at the U of Padua, Italy in July 2025. Topics included problem formulation, basics of exposure and hazard assessment, and RISK21 case study examples.
Read MoreHESI at Chulabhorn: Advancing Toxicology Training in Thailand
1-4 April 2025 Thailand Dr. Michelle Embry served as teaching faculty in a training course on Environmental Toxicology and Health at the Chulabhorn Research Institute, Thailand for the third year. The course was attended by 21 participants from 7 countries including Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Read MoreIUTOX Risk Assessment Summer School (RASS)
February 2025 Brazil Dr. Eliana Munarriz was a lecturer in the IUTOX Risk Assessment Summer School (RASS) in São Paulo, Brazil, in February 2025. She covered the topic of “Managing Human Health Risk” that highlighted fundamentals of chemical risk assessment and presented a case study on chlorothalonil risk assessment..
Read MoreEnvironmental Health Risk Assessment and Management of Toxic Chemicals
13-14 December 2024 Michelle Embry, HESI Deputy Director, served as a lecturer at the International Training Course on Environmental Health Risk Assessment and Management of Toxic Chemicals on December 13-14, 2024. The course was attended by 26 participants and students from 14 countries including Bhutan, Botswana, Cambodia, China, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Kenya,…
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