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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…

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,…

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…

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.

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..

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,…

08 November 2023 Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa Michelle Embry (HESI Deputy Director) served as a lecturer for a training course hosted and organized by CropLife Africa Middle East that was held in Grand Bassam, Cote D’Ivoire. She gave a virtual lecture on “Linking risk assessment and risk communication.” The session was attended by delegates from…