One Health Institute

This week's #WomanCrushWednesday is Frances Gulland, Vet MB, PhD! Frances is a veterinarian who has worked with stranded marine mammals for over 25 years in California. With degrees from the University of Cambridge, Frances is currently a researcher with the Wildlife Health Center, UC Davis and Commissioner of the Marine Mammal Commission. She is also one of just a few leading experts on the vaquita, the most endangered marine mammal in the world. As part of the International... Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita, she worked closely with teams attempting to save them from the brink of extinction. Frances also spearheaded the formation of the Global Stranding Network to enhance & strengthen international collaboration for high-quality stranded marine mammals globally & support conservation efforts for endangered species. Learn more about the network: https://globalstrandingnetwork.org

The One Health Institute continues to work on the front lines of pandemic prevention for the benefit of human and animal health, including team members working on innovative vaccine technologies.

Congratulations to the PREDICT team on their latest publication in BMC's One Health Outlook, "Socializing One Health: An Innovative Strategy to Investigate Social & Behavioral Risks of Emerging Viral Threats." Full publication is available online: bit.ly/PREDICT-socializing-one-health

This week's #WomanCrushWednesday is Dr. Jalika Joyner, the new Fogarty GloCal Health Fellow joining EpiCenter for Disease Dynamics' EEIDI team! Jalika is a South Carolina native who grew up in Georgia. She attended Emory University for undergraduate studies and then went on to complete her veterinary medicine degree at NC State College of Veterinary Medicine & Veterinary Hospital in 2019. Though she has wanted to be a veterinarian since she was a kid, the interest in human-an...imal-environment interface came about during undergraduate school and developed into her current interest in One Health research. She gained exposure to this field by performing research in Uganda on salmonella among mountain gorillas and livestock in the Bwindi region. As a fellow, she will be returning to the same region to research mosquito behavior as they pertain to zoonotic arboviruses in Uganda by using mosquito bloodmeal and spatial analyses.

Rx One Health has some last minute openings for applicants for the 2021 cohort! Extended application deadline is June 6, 2021. Apply today: rxonehealth.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/application As part of our commitment to supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion, we have a scholarship available for applicants from BIPOC and Latinx communities, as well as other underrepresented in STEM.

Awards program opportunity for university students from Indonesia ~ apply by May 21! "The new program will build upon UC Davis’ already strong ties to Indonesia. UC Davis researchers collaborate with Indonesian colleagues in fields ranging from agriculture and marine science to molecular genetics, music, and nutrition."

"We should have been ready and watching for all these coronaviruses that we know can jump species earlier...We need to have that early flag, respond quickly and largely, and then scale back when we get it under control or if it’s not a real problem" -Dr. Jonna Mazet on KOSU Radio on the need for shifting mindsets when it comes to pandemic preparedness.

It's #WorldOtterDay! In addition to Dr. Moriarty's study referenced below, learn how a parasite in cats was killing sea otters in this #OneHealth story: www.evotis.org/california#toxoplasma-gondii-sea-otters

Final episode of SeaDoc Society's Southern Resident Killer Whale podcast is available now on all major streaming services: anchor.fm/seadoc-society

As an open-source tool, SpillOver provides a living platform for ongoing ranking of spillover risk. This tool is intended to start a global conversation that will allow us to go far beyond how we thought about ranking viruses in the past and allow real-time scientific collaboration to identify new threats early," said corresponding author Dr. Jonna Mazet

Successful conservation efforts have led to population increases among the endangered mountain gorillas, but new health challenges may be emerging as a result. As gorilla population densities increase within protected national parks in Rwanda, Uganda, and DR Congo, their susceptibility to infectious diseases may also be increasing. A study was conducted by an international team including our East-Central Africa-based program Gorilla Doctors, investigating parasite infections across the entire range of the mountain gorilla.

New publication in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO) on gaps in health security related to wildlife & environment affecting pandemic prevention & preparedness identified for 2007-2020: who.int/bulletin/volumes/99/5/20-272690.pdf Authored by Catherine Machalaba, Marcy Uhart, Marie-Pierre Ryser-Degiorgis, and William Karesh

This #OneHealthDay we want to share updates from some of our programs and projects specifically addressing components of the holistic #OneHealth approach: human health animal health plant health... environment health But first, what is One Health? The One Health approach recognizes the growing connection between the health of animals, people, plants, and the environment. It understands that humans do not exist in isolation, but are part of the larger, total living ecosystem.

The 7th Annual One Health Symposium: FUTURE OF FOOD is this Saturday! FREE REGISTRATION: ohi.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/education/one-health-symposium

The intersections between pandemics, biodiversity loss and the wildlife trade is the focus of Dr. Marcela Uhart's expert contribution in an IPBES Workshop Report on Biodiversity and Pandemics released today by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Report link: ipbes.net

Bats have a unique genetic ability to tolerate many viral infections. Researchers like OHI's own Dr. Brian H. Bird are working to understand how bats keep certain viruses at bay to help us build better immune defenses to viral infections. #BatWeek Learn more: https://daily.jstor.org/what-bats-can-teach-humans-about-/

Global capacity built across 10 years of implementing USAID’s PREDICT project contributed to giving the world a head start against COVID-19. Video highlight via The New York Times (subscription may be required to view):

Proud to celebrate 1 year of AFROHUN this morning with network members and the One Health Workforce - Next Generation Consortium!

Don't forget to register for our virtual #OneHealth Symposium! And stay tuned for a special announcement... FREE REGISTRATION: http://register.onehealth.institute

It’s #BatWeek! Bats are unique animals that provide an amazing diversity of beneficial services for our global ecosystem & people too! Let's work to overcome their sometimes negative reputations and recognize them as the wonderful flying creatures they are! : Anton Croos

Dr. Woutrina Smith has just been honored with the 2020 Faculty Distinguished Teaching Award for: Excellence in teaching population health and epidemiology in professional and graduate programs Graduate advising/mentorship Innovation in undergraduate curricula in global One Health... Training faculty peers in online teaching methodology Congratulations to all of the 2020 Fall Faculty Reception Award recipients! www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/2020-fall-faculty-reception

Showcasing the innovative achievements of Southeast Asia One Health University Network as part of the One Health Workforce - Next Generation project!

7th Annual One Health Symposium: FUTURE OF FOOD PANEL HIGHLIGHT: "COVID Cafeteria" Catherine Brinkley: Community & Regional Development at UC Davis Jill Hobbs: College of Agriculture & Bioresources at University of Saskatchewan ... Jonathan Sleeman: USGS National Wildlife Health Center Blake Naughton: Food Systems-Colorado State University Registration: http://register.onehealth.institute

Huge thank you to Dean Michael Lairmore and Chancellor Gary May for gifting our entire staff with brand new masks! Thank you to our UC Davis and UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine leadership for your support of our staff during these challenging times. We are truly in this together and now with matching masks! #WearAMask #AggiesHelpingAggies #UCDavis

*PANEL HIGHLIGHT* Every week we'll be sharing a sneak peek at our speaker line-up for the 7th Annual One Health Symposium: FUTURE OF FOOD. Today's drop features speakers from Panel 2 - "Appetite for Aquaculture" - Corey Peet, Postelsia - Jennifer Kemmerly Dianto, Monterey Bay Aquarium... - Ermias Kebreab, World Food Center at UC Davis - Pam Yochem, Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute Keep an eye for next week's Panel 3 speaker reveal!

OHI's Lab Director Dr. Tracey Goldstein will be LIVE today via UC Davis at 11am PDT to answer your questions on COVID-19 and the parallels between the pandemic and the ongoing climate crisis. Livestream info: https://www.ucdavis.edu//media-advisory-uc-davis-live-covi