{"id":67,"date":"2026-06-12T12:38:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T12:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/pesticideresearchnetwork\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2026-08-18T15:08:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T15:08:35","slug":"who-are-we","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/pesticideresearchnetwork\/who-are-we\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are we?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Who are we?<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to the Pesticide Research Network.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Pesticide Research Network<\/strong> was founded in 2021 by a group of scholars who convened at the University at Buffalo, SUNY (USA) to explore long standing and novel dimensions of pesticide research in three principal domains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The agrochemical industry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pesticide regulation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Knowledge of toxicity.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>We operate as a research collaborative that is interdisciplinary, international, and includes civil society and academic researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We welcome the participation of researchers working on pesticide-related topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">What do we do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We meet quarterly online to discuss works in progress. 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