To celebrate International One Health Day, the Gatton Foundation One Health Grand Challenge team is pleased to invite you to the One Health Symposium on Friday, November 1, 2024.
Hear from featured speakers, join interactive poster sessions and participate in a roundtable discussion while learning how One Health improves the health of people, animals and the environment.
Registration Deadline: October 23
Agenda
This event will be held in person and via Zoom. A Zoom link will be provided to those who register. Note: Only morning sessions will be available via Zoom.
8 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Morning Sessions - Gluck Auditorium
Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center building, 1400 Nicholasville Road, Lexington
12:30-3:45 p.m.: Lunch, Poster Sessions & Roundtable Discussion - E.S. Good Barn
1451 University Drive, Lexington
Details
8 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast Networking
Attendees check-in and enjoy a light breakfast and networking
8:30 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
• Dr. Reddy Palli, Director, UK One Health
• Dr. Nancy Cox, Dean, Martin-Gatton CAFE
• Dr. Ilhem Messaoudi Powers, Acting VPR, UK
• Dr. Robert DiPaola, Provost, UK
8:45 a.m.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Jeff Bender, Director, Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH), University of Minnesota
Topic: One Health, One Vision: Creating Safer and Healthier Communities Through Collective Action
9:15 a.m.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Greg Gray, Professor, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)
Topic: A Practical One Health Strategy to Detect Pre-Pandemic Zoonotic Respiratory Virus Threats
9:45 a.m.
Presentation: Research Focus
Dr. Yosra Helmy, Assistant Professor, Gluck Equine Center, UK M-G CAFE
Topic: Bridging the One Health Paradigm: Innovative Alternatives to Combat Antibiotic Resistance
10 a.m.
Presentation: Research Focus
Dr. William de Souza, Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, UK College of Medicine
Topic: Viral Transmission Dynamics of Emerging Arboviruses in South America
10:15 a.m.
Morning Break
10:45 a.m.
Presentation: Research Focus
Dr. Amelia Pinto, Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, UK College of Medicine
Topic: What We Eat Can Have an Impact on the Viruses that Infect Us
11 a.m.
Presentation: Extension Focus
Dr. Zach DeVries, Assistant Professor, Urban Entomology, UK M-G CAFE
Topic: Protecting Public Health through Cockroach Control
11:15 a.m.
Speaker
Dr. Kathleen Winter, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Environmental Health, UK College of Public Health; State Epidemiologist for Kentucky
Topic: Emerging Infectious Diseases and One Health: A Public Health Perspective
11:30 a.m.
Speaker
Dr. Christine Casey, Wildlife Veterinarian, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Topic: Wildlife Health and One Health
11:45 a.m.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Michael Ziccardi, Executive Director, One Health Institute; Professor, Department of Medicine & Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis
Topic: Overview of the Animal Disaster Landscape: Looking through a One Health Lens
12:30 p.m.
Lunch and Student Engagement Session
Student Poster Session
1:45 p.m.
Roundtable Discussion: Developing Blueprint for UK One Health Center
Topics:
• Strengthening Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration
• Developing Extension and Outreach Programs
• Interdisciplinary Educational Collaborations and Establishment of One Health Degree Programs
2:45 p.m.
Group Discussions and Reporting Back
3:15 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Dr. Reddy Palli, Director, UK One Health
Topic: Summary of Key Takeaways, Next Steps and Future Plans
3:25 p.m.
Afternoon Coffee Break and Networking
