Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | 1-5 p.m.
Location: Talley Student Union, Coastal Ballroom
Join the Global One Health Academy for its third annual One Health Research Symposium. This half-day event will spark excitement and spur conversation and new collaborations around One Health, a framework that recognizes the interconnected nature of plant, animal, human and environmental health. Faculty, staff, students and members of the public can attend this celebration of One Health research and leadership at NC State. The symposium will feature a keynote presentation from Tony Goldberg (University of Wisconsin-Madison), research talks from the 2025-26 Global One Health Fellows, an engaging panel discussion on topics at the food-water interface, and research sharing opportunities, including a poster session and paper of the year award! Be sure to stay afterwards for a one hour reception with refreshments and plenty of networking!
Symposium Schedule
| Time | Schedule |
|---|---|
| 1:00 p.m. | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 1:15 p.m. | Keynote Presentation – Tony Goldberg |
| 2:00 p.m. | Global One Health Fellows Presentations |
| 3:00 p.m. | Poster/networking Session |
| 3:45 p.m. | Paper of the Year |
| 4:00 p.m. | Flash Talks & Panel Discussion |
| 4:45 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
| 5:00 p.m. | Reception |
Keynote Presentation
Tony Goldberg, University of Wisconsin-Madison, will lead a keynote presentation on Scary Viruses, Killer Tapeworms, Nostril Ticks, and Armpit Maggots: Insights from the Unexpected in One Health Research. Dr. Goldberg is Professor of Epidemiology and John D. MacArthur Research Chair at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the USA. He received his B.A. from Amherst College in 1990 in Biology and English, his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1996 in Biological Anthropology, and his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and MS in Epidemiology in 2000 from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Goldberg’s research combines epidemiological study designs with laboratory-based methods in molecular biology to study disease transmission and to identify the causes of disease of unknown etiology. He also uses methods in the social sciences to link the resulting findings to root drivers of pathogen emergence, many of which hinge on human activities. Dr. Goldberg focuses on diseases that threaten wildlife and imperil ecosystem services, whether or not those diseases are zoonotic. His overarching goal is to improve the health and wellbeing of animals and people while helping to conserve the rapidly changing ecosystems we share.
Presentations from the 2025-26 Global One Health Fellows
- Ashley Cave, College of Veterinary Medicine
- Talk Title: PFAS Exposure Profiles in Galapagos Pinnipeds Across the Archipelago: A One Health Perspective
- Jessica Ding, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Talk Title: Mapping insecticide resistance across a socioeconomic gradient in Wake County, North Carolina
- Cassidy Oliverio, College of Sciences
- Talk Title: Development of Synthetic Biology Tools for Sustainable Natural Product Access
- Emma Sell-Goodhand, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Talk Title: Sexual Health Outcomes Among First Generation Latine Adolescents in the U.S.: A Systematic Review
- Kelly van Woesik, College of Natural Resources
Research Sharing Opportunities
Poster Session
The poster session will highlight outstanding global One Health research being done across campus by trainees at all levels. NC State graduate students, undergraduate students, and postdoctoral scholars will have the opportunity to share their work, discuss ideas, and network with faculty, staff, and other students from diverse disciplines.
Deadline: Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Paper of the Year Competition
The Paper of the Year Award will have two prize categories: 1) graduate students and postdocs, and 2) faculty and staff. Articles published by NC State students, postdocs, faculty, and staff in a peer reviewed journal in 2025-2026 are eligible for this competition. Winners in each category will be invited to present their work through a short talk at the One Health Research Symposium. They’ll also receive a special gift commemorating their award – plus bragging rights, of course!
Deadline: Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Panel Discussion: One Health Perspectives on the Food-Water Interface
Recipients of seed grants through our Grand Challenges Addressing Program on the Food-Water Interface (GCAP-FWI) will present flash talks on their interdisciplinary research, with topics including fungal bioremediation of water for crop irrigation, development of interactive games to understand pathogen transmission through food systems, and biosensors to detect fecal contamination in produce. Speakers and panelists include:
- Francis de los Reyes (COE)
- Katie Sanders (CALS)
- Deepti Salvi (CALS)
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