Dr. Ilise L. Feitshans, JD, ScM, DIR, international lawyer and former
international civil servant at the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland,
obtained her masters of science in public health from Johns Hopkins
University, USA, and doctorate in international relations from Geneva
School of Diplomacy, Switzerland, in 2014. She is a Fellow in Law of
Nanotechnology at the European Scientific Institute, Archamps, France
(affiliated with CERN and the University of Grenoble), and executive
director of the Work Health and Survival Project. She is also a member
of the US Supreme Court bar and was acting director of the Legislative
Drafting Research Fund, Columbia University School of Law, New York,
USA. Her pro-bono activities include Legal Advisor to the Greek National
Platform on Nanomedicine, University of Aristotle, Thessaloniki,
Greece, since 2015 and Legal Advisor for the European Commission to
NANORIGO (Nantoechnology Risk Governance Council) to be developed
by2022. Ilise served as coordinatrice for the ILO Encyclopedia of
Occupational Health and Safety in Geneva, Switzerland. A graduate cum
laude of Barnard College of Columbia University, New York, USA, she was
also visiting scientist at the Institute for Work and Health, University
of Lausanne, Switzerland (2011–2014). She was honored among "100 Women
Making a Difference in Safety, Health and Environment Professions" by
the American Society of Safety Engineers in 2011 and received the
Ms-JD.org Superwomen award in 2016. Her doctorate in international
relations also won the best research prize in social medicine and
prevention at the University of Lausanne in 2014.