One Health Research Symposium, April 12
Date: Friday, April 12, 2024 | 1-5 p.m.
Location: McKimmon Center
The NC State Global One Health Academy is hosting its inaugural One Health Research Symposium. This half-day event is designed to spark excitement and spur academic conversation and new collaborations around One Health – a framework that recognizes the interconnected nature of plant, animal, human, and environmental health.
Symposium Schedule
| 1:00 p.m. | Welcome & opening remarks |
| 1:05 p.m. | Opening address from Rob Dunn (NC State University) |
| 1:35 p.m. | 2023-24 Global One Health Fellow Presentations |
| 2:50 p.m. | Networking session (Incl. Research Opportunity Matching/Poster Session) |
| 3:20 p.m. | Feature presentation from Stacey Oliver (RTI International) |
| 3:50 p.m. | Feature presentation from Tracey Goldstein (Colorado State University) |
| 4:20 p.m. | Panel discussion |
| 4:50 p.m. | Closing remarks |
Feature Presentations & Panel Discussion With One Health Experts
- Rob Dunn, Senior Vice Provost for University Interdisciplinary Programs, NC State University
- Talk title: Futures of One Health
- Stacey Oliver, Environment Program Manager, RTI International
- Talk title: One Health, One RTI to Improve the Human Condition
- Tracey Goldstein, Director of One Health Institute, Colorado State University
- Talk title: Using the One Health Approach to Reduce Pandemic Risk and Promote Global Health
Presentations from the 2023-24 Global One Health Fellows
- Emily Floess, College of Engineering
- Talk title: Quantifying Environmental Health Trade-offs through Modeling and Measurements
- Jade Lyons, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
- Talk title: Beyond GMOs: Gene Editing for Greener Solutions
- Caitlin Niven, College of Natural Resources
- Talk title: Exploring the effects of weather extremes on sanitation interventions and E. coli contamination in rural Bangladeshi households
- Savanna Smith, College of Engineering
- Talk title: Depth matters for microbial community function and bacterial pathogen composition in pit latrines in peri-urban Malawi
- Chenxing Xie, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
- Talk tile: Transnational Patient-Led Risk Communication of Long COVID
Networking Session
Undergraduate Research Opportunity Matching Session
As part of the One Health Research Symposium, we are coordinating a student research opportunity networking session for undergraduates. Faculty with open summer positions or other student research positions will have tables to discuss opportunities with interested students, presenting students with the opportunity to learn about a suite of One Health-related research positions all in one place.
Open research opportunities with faculty participating in the networking session currently include:
- A study of disparities in environmental health – Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Richmond-Bryant, Dept. of Forestry and Environmental Resources
- Paid Undergraduate Research Opportunity in Agricultural and Farmworker Health – Supervisor: Dr. Catherine LePrevost, Dept. of Applied Ecology
- Research Assistant in Poultry Food Safety – Supervisor: Dr. Lin Walker, Prestage Dept. of Poultry Science
- Characterization of wireless biosensors for continuous monitoring – Supervisor: Abraham Vazquez-Guardado, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Attention Faculty: If you have an upcoming One Health-related undergraduate research opening and would like to participate in this session, please contact GOHA Program Manager Meredith Spence Beaulieu, spencebeaulieu@ncsu.edu.
Undergraduate & Graduate Poster Session
The poster session will highlight outstanding global One Health research being done by students across campus and provide students the opportunity to share their work, discuss ideas, and network with faculty, staff, and other students from diverse disciplines. Space for posters is limited, and all poster submissions must be received by the extended deadline of April 1, 2024. Posters can be submitted through the registration form linked below.
We hope you will be able to join us for the first of what we hope will become an annual event on One Health research and leadership at NC State!
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