8th Annual One Health Symposium - FREE & VIRTUAL
November 6, 2021
9AM-4PM, followed by student research panel 4-5PM
The annual One Health Symposium is hosted by the One Health Institute and Students for One Health in the School of Veterinary Medicine. This event explores current issues and themes impacting the health of animals, people, plants and the environment. Veterinarians, physicians, public health officials, scientists, students and staff join roundtable discussions, network and learn about student research projects in One Health.
The 8th Annual One Health Symposium’s theme is INNOVATIONS IN ONE HEALTH. This event will explore issues and themes impacting the health of animals, people, plants and the environment. Veterinarians, physicians, public health officials, scientists, students and staff join roundtable discussions, network, and learn about student research projects in One Health. The One Health Symposium keynote is the Calvin Schwabe Lectureship speaker - for more information on this lectureship, click here. This lectureship commemorates the pioneering One Health work of Calvin Schwabe, who helped strengthen the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine’s commitment to One Health by ensuring that future veterinarians integrate human, animal and ecosystem protection into their professional work.
In an effort to be more eco-friendly, this year all of our formerly printed materials will be available for viewing and downloading here as they become available.
Event Agenda
9:00AM WELCOME REMARKS
Gary S. May, MS, PhD
Chancellor, UC Davis
9:10AM KEYNOTE: Calvin Schwabe Lectureship
Michael Lairmore, DVM, PhD
Distinguished Professor & Immediate Past Dean, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
“One Health Approaches to Advance the Health of Animals, People, and the Planet”
10:15AM PANEL: Innovations in Environmental Health
Laura Rogers-Bennett, PhD
Research Associate, Bodega Marine Laboratory at UC Davis
Michael Ziccardi, DVM, MPVM, PhD
Executive Director, One Health Institute
Juan Carlos Castilla-Rubio, MEng, MBA
Founder & Chairman, Planetary Skin Institute
Clayton Lamb, PhD
Wildlife Scientist, University of British Columbia & University of Montana
11:35AM BREAK
11:45AM PANEL: Innovations in Policy & Health
Jonna Mazet, DVM, MPVM, PhD
Vice Provost, Grand Challenges at UC Davis
Deborah Thomson, DVM
One Health Educator
Carrie McNeil, DVM
One Health Specialist, Ending Pandemics
12:45PM LUNCH
1:45PM PANEL: Innovations in Comparative Medicine
Nicola Mason, BVetMed, PhD, DACVIM
Professor of Medicine & Pathobiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Manu Prakash, MS, PhD
Associate Professor of Bioengineering, The Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University
Richard Michelmore, PhD
Director & Distinguished Professor, The Genome Center at UC Davis
Christina Lopes
CEO, The One Health Company
3:00PM BREAK
3:10PM PANEL: Innovations in Traditional Practice
Karli Tyance Hassell, MS
Indigenous Engagement Coordinator, Navigating the New Arctic Community Office, Alaska Pacific University
Joe Gaydos, VMD, PhD
Science Director, SeaDoc Society
Colleen Rossier, PhD
Program Manager, Pikyav Field Institute
4:15PM STUDENT PANEL: Innovations in Student Research + Q&A
- Diya Cherian
- Brittany L. Morgan
- Prachi Verma, Crystal Ngo Diaz, Kavina Desai, Valerie Nyasimi,
- Jonina Balabis and Julia Nguyen
- Kailyn Goodwin
- Rachel Madison Johansson
- Selin Kavak
- Brittany Lopez Barreto
- Johanna Holman, Joe Balkan, Louisa Colucci
- Sirjan Mor
- Armaan Jamal
5:15PM CONCLUDING REMARKS