2015 HESI Annual Meeting

2015 ANNUAL MEETING

JUNE 9-12, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC

The Health and Environmental Sciences Institute (HESI) held its 2015 Annual Meeting on 9-12 June 2015 at the Westin Georgetown, Washington, DC, USA.

The program booklet for the 2015 Annual Meeting is linked below:

Tab 1 – Agenda

Tab 2 – HESI Assembly

Tab 3 – Emerging Issues Session

Tab 4 – About HESI

Tab 5 – Speaker Bios

Tab 6 – Strategic Planning

Tab 7 – Participants

Annual Meeting Presentations:

HESI Annual Meeting 2015: A Year in Review – HESI Executive Director, Syril D Pettit

https://youtu.be/3CWPmNNboK0

HESI Annual Meeting 2015: HESI Cardiovascular Safety Committee:  Bridging nonclinical and clinical science for enhanced cardiac safety –  Dr. Brian Berridge

https://youtu.be/Ku1ksdM47Ik

HESI Annual Meeting 2015: HESI Genomics Committee:   New tools for safety assessment:  small RNA biomarkers and an in vivo model for epigenetic effects – Dr. Karol Thompson (FDA)

https://youtu.be/pfFLLucbYn8

HESI Annual Meeting 2015: HESI Protein Allergenicity Committee: Practical challenges in biosafety assessment of novel proteins – Dr. Scott McClain (Syngenta Crop Protection)

https://youtu.be/Dc7JwYuQx0g

HESI Annual Meeting 2015: PATC Satellite context talk:  Practical challenges in biosafety assessment – Willy K. Tonui, PhD, RBP, Chief Executive Officer, Kenya National Biosafety Authority

https://youtu.be/5YFL4bEiVPs

HESI Annual Meeting 2015: Investing in Innovation – Dr. Misti Ushio, Harris Group

https://youtu.be/F7Q3638e0NU

HESI Annual Meeting 2015: Clean Water, Enhanced Nutrition, Healthier Populations – Syril Pettit, HESI Executive Director

https://youtu.be/HXHcsG-xik8

HESI Annual Meeting 2015: Food Security and Ecosystem Services Speaker – Dr. Segenet Kelemu, Director General, African Insect Science for Food and Health (ICIPE).

https://youtu.be/1dAjO5Ct2uE

HESI Annual Meeting 2015: Global Burden of Disease 2013: Environmental and Occupational Risks, – Dr. Theo Vos –Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

https://youtu.be/me0nEbc-k_c

Emerging Issues Proposals:

  • Exposure science and big data
  • Safety of stem cell therapeutics
  • Models for Neonatal theapeutics

Emerging Issues Presentations:

Models / Tests to Assess Stem Cells as Therapeutic Agents.  Using Imaging Technology to Evaluate Stem Cell Safety, Mode of Action and Efficacy

Presented by: Dr. Bill Shingleton (GE Healthcare) and Dr. Greg Mullen (Kings College London)

Transforming Exposure Science Through a Strategic Integration of Emerging Technologies and Big Data to Improve Predictive Exposure Capabilities

Presented by: Dr. Rosemary Zaleski (ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences)

Nonclinical Efficacy and Safety Studies in Support of Neonatal Pediatric Therapeutics Use and Development

Presented by: Dr. Melissa Tassinari (FDA)

Please contact Ms. Cyndi Nobles (cnobles@hesiglobal.org) for additional information.

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