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Publications

Open access, peer-reviewed publications ensure that knowledge is a public good. HESI believes that accessible research is critical for equitable engagement, diverse collaboration, and increased interdisciplinary conversation. We strive to achieve open access on all publications, and more than 200 publications from HESI programs have been published in the last decade.

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Investigative Immunotoxicology

This book chapter was published in Ecoimmunotoxicology:  State of the Science.

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In Silico Methods for Evaluating Human Allergenicity to Novel Proteins: International Bioinformatics Workshop Meeting Report, 23–24 February 2005

The ILSI Health and Environmental Sciences Institute (HESI) hosted an expert workshop 22–24 February 2005 in Mallorca, Spain, to review the state-of-the-science for conducting a sequence homology/bioinformatics evaluation in the context of a comprehensive allergenicity assessment for novel proteins, to obtain ...

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Proceedings of a Workshop on DNA Adducts: Biological Significance and Applications to Risk Assessment, Washington, DC, April 13–14, 2004

In April 2004, the Health and Environmental Sciences Institute, a branch of the International Life Sciences Institute, with support from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, organized a workshop to discuss the biological significance of DNA adducts.

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Weight of Evidence: A Review of Concept and Methods

“Weight of evidence” (WOE) is a common term in the published scientific and policy-making literature, most often seen in the context of risk assessment (RA).

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Research Strategies for Safety Evaluation of Nanomaterials, Part III: Nanoscale Technologies for Assessing Risk and Improving Public Health

Risk assessment in the environmental health sciences focuses on understanding the nature of environmental exposures and the potential harm posed by those exposures which in turn is determined by the perturbation of biological pathways and the individual's susceptibility to damage.

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