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"International Symposium on One Health Research: Improving Food Security and Resilience."
Galveston, Texas — April 21-23, 2024

Symposium Presentations

  • Sunday, April 21, 2024

    • Randall J. Urban, MD, Senior Vice President for Research, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (UTMB) Welcome Presentation
    • Gregory C. Gray, MD, MPH, Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) UTMB Welcome Presentation
    • James A. Roth, DVM, PhD, Distinguished Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, Food Security: The Ultimate One Health Challenge
  • Monday, April 22, 2024

    • Gregory C. Gray, MD, MPH, Professor, UTMB. Opening and welcome message

    Plenary Session 1 – The Food Industry’s perspective

    • Mandy A. Carr-Johnson, PhD, Sr. Executive Director, Scientific Affairs, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, The Role of Cattle Research in a One Health Discussion.
    • Jamie Jonker, MS, PhD, National Milk Producers Federation - Chief Science Officer and Vice President, Sustainability & Scientific Affairs, Arlington, VA, The Role of Dairy Research in a One Health Discussion.
    • Denise L. B. Heard, DVM, MAM, ACPV, Vice President, Research Programs, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, Tucker, GA, The Role of Poultry Research in a One Health Discussion.
    • Heather Fowler, VMD, PhD, MPH, DACVPM, PMP, Director of Producer and Public Health, National Pork Board, Clive, IA, The Role of Swine Research in a One Health Discussion.
    • De Ann Davis, PhD, Western Growers, Sr. Vice President, Science Western Growers One Health and Leafy Green Production in California and Arizona.
    • Natalie Krout-Greenberg, Director, Inspection Services Division, California Department of Food and Agriculture One Health and Food Systems: Initiatives, Progress, and Opportunities.

    Plenary Session 2 – Protecting Food

    • James Stack, PhD, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, Plant Health: a Critical Component of One Health and the Foundation for Global Food Security.
    • Galaxia A. Cortés Hinojosa MV, MSc, PhD, CertAqVet, DACVM, Director of Academic and Student Affairs and Assistant Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, Marine Mammals as Sentinels of One Health.
    • Montse Torremorell, DVM, PhD, Professor & Chair College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, MN, Environmental Sampling as a Means to Identify Threats at the Interface of People, Animals and the Environment.
    • Miguel M. Cabada, MD MSc FASTMH, Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Disease, University of Texas Medical Branch, TX,The impact of Fasciola hepatica infection on human and livestock health in the highlands of Peru.

    Plenary Session 3 – Combatting Emerging Disease That Threaten Food Security

    • Mark R. Ackermann DVM, PhD, DACVP, Center Director, USDA/ARS-National Animal Disease Center, Ames, Iowa;They Don’t Just Go Away:  Demands and Successes in Combating Persistent Domestic Diseases of Food-producing Livestock.

    Parallel Session A – Viral Disease Concerns and One Health Solutions

    • Juergen A. Richt, DVM, PhD, University Distinguished Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, African Swine Fever: Can We Manage this Threat to the Global Swine Industry and the Food Supply?
    • Linda J. Saif, MS, PhD (NAM), Distinguished University Professor, Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio. Emerging coronaviruses, One Health Perspectives on SARS-CoV-2 and Coronavirus Threats to Humans and Animals.
    • David Swayne, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DACPV (USDA, retired), The Changing Global Role of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza on Agricultural, Environmental, and Public Health.
    • Lindsay R. Gabbert, MPS, Microbiologist, Plum Island Animal Disease Center, DHS Science & Technology Directorate, Office of Innovation & Collaboration, Greenport, NY, From Lab to Lairage: Development of Science-backed Solutions for Control and Recovery from Transboundary Animal Disease Outbreaks.

    Parallel Session B – Bacterial Disease Concerns and One Health Solutions

    • Qijing Zhang, BVsc, MS, PhD, Iowa State University - Campylobacter: A Major Challenge for One Health
    • Jessica Labonté, PhD, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Using Molecular and 'Omics’ Approaches to Understand Oysters Ecology, Health, and Food Safety.
    • Steven C. Ricke, MS. PhD, Director – Meat Science and Animal Biologics Discovery (MSABD) Program Professor, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin,Salmonella Ecology and Pathogenesis in Poultry: Impact on One Health.
    • Hung Nguyen-Viet, MSc, PhD, Co-lead of Animal and Human Health program &  Lead, CGIAR Initiative on, International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya, One Health & Food Systems research from CGIAR.

    Parallel Session C – Other Microbial Concerns and One Health Solutions

    • Noelle Noyes, DVM, PhD, University of Minnesota, Can we Manage Microbial Populations for Improved Livestock Animal Health, Productivity and Resiliency?
    • Gustavo Hernandez Vidal, DVM, MSc, PhD, Dean and Professor, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Escobedo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Discuss USDA NIFA study, Surveillance for Novel Coronaviruses on Livestock Farms, Mexico
    • Conor Schlick, PhD, Lead Data Scientist, MITRE, Washington, DC, R&D to Support DHS Protection of the Food and Agriculture Critical Infrastructure.
    • Teck Hock Toh, MBBS, FRCPCH Professor, Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia, One Health Emerging Infectious Disease Research Near the Equatorial Jungles of Sarawak, Malaysia.
  • Tuesday, April 23, 2024

    • Gregory C. Gray, MD, MPH, Professor, UTMB. Day 2 announcements

    Plenary Session 4 – Food Security

    • Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP, Co-Founder, One Health Initiative, A One Health Perspective on Food Security, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Climate Change.
    • Pia Olafson, PhD, Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, Kerrville, TX, USA Anti-tick Vaccines for Livestock as One Health Approach to Protect Human Health.
    • Anabel Rodriguez, PhD, MPH, Texas A&M University, School of Public Health, College Station, TX,The Invisible Workforce: What Have We Learned from Health and Well-Being Initiatives among Agricultural Workers in Texas?
    • John Gibbons, MS, PhD, (Texas Tech University) How best to engage the next generation of OH researchers, Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine One Health Sciences: Engaging the future.

    Plenary Session 5 – Promoting One Health Food Security Research in the Future

    • Gregory C. Gray, MD, MPH, Professor, UTMB, Poster Winners - Six poster winners each give three minute PowerPoint summary of their research
    • Panel: Symposium Summary & Where Do We Go from Here?
      • James A. Roth, DVM, PhD, Distinguished Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA,
      • Montse Torremorell, DVM, PhD, Professor & Chair College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, MN
      • Juergen A. Richt, DVM, PhD, University Distinguished Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
      • Gregory C. Gray, MD, MPH, Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) UTMB

Poster Competition Winners

1st Place Doctoral Student
  • Name & Affiliation: Bridget O'Brien, McGill University
  • Title: Genomic Comparison of Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated from Bovine Clinical Mastitis and Human Infections
2nd Place Doctoral Student
  • Name & Affiliation: Allen Martinez, Texas Tech University
  • Title: Bridging Communication Gaps for One Health: Demographic Variables and Language Needs in Interactions between English-Speaking Animal Professionals and Spanish-Speaking Animal Caretakers in the US
  • Name & Affiliation: Asmita Shrestha, Texas Tech University
  • Title: Evaluation of IR Biotyper as a Rapid Tool for Serotype-Independent Differential Detection of Biofilm-Positive and Biofilm-Negative Salmonella
1st Place Postdoc
  • Name & Affiliation: Laura Pulscher, University of Texas Medical Branch
  • Title: One Health Surveillance for Influenza A Viruses in Vietnamese Live Bird Markets from January 2019 to April 2021
2nd Place Postdoc
  • Name & Affiliation: Judith Oguzie, University of Texas Medical Branch
  • Title: Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Among Dairy Cattle, Texas
1st Place Assistant Professor
  • Name & Affiliation: Galaxia Cortes-Hinojosa, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
  • Title: Diving into Mercury: Exploring Early-life Levels in South American Sea Lion Pups (Otaria byronia)

Travel Award Winners

We thank everyone for their efforts preparing and submitting abstracts for travel award consideration. Our panel of judges scored each of the submitted abstracts for their relativity to multiple elements of One Health and likeliness to advance food security and resilience. Based on these criteria, the winners are:

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Abstract presenter's name (Last, First)AffiliationAbstract Title
Nguyen, Thang, abstract 1 Mobile AppInternational Livestock Research Institute, Hanoi, VietnamDevelopment and use of mobile application for transboundary animal and emerging zoonotic diseases surveillance – A One Health project for improving human, animal health and food security in Vietnam
Marushchak, LyudmylaUniversity of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TexasSurveillance for Respiratory Viruses Among Texas Wildlife
Nguyen, Thang, abstract 2 Wild AnimalInternational Livestock Research Institute, Hanoi, VietnamWild animals can be a food source in Vietnam: results from a mixed – method cross-sectional survey
Smith, LillyNorth Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, North CarolinaMoving milk and shifting risk: A mixed methods assessment of aflatoxin along informal dairy value chains in Kisumu, Kenya
Pulscher, LauraUniversity of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TexasOne Health Surveillance for Influenza A Viruses in Vietnamese Live Bird Markets from January 2019 to April 2021
Shrestha, AsmitaTexas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine, Amarillo, TexasEvaluation of IR Biotyper as a Rapid Tool for Serotype-Independent Differential Detection of Biofilm-Positive and Biofilm-Negative Salmonella
Jarra, Essa University of Glasgow, UKUnderstanding recurrent Rift Valley fever in The Gambia: A One Health approach
Ciuoderis, Karl abstract 1 FluColombia/Wisconsin One Health Consortium (CWOHC), Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, ColombiaInfluenza A viruses in Swine of Colombia: The need of a Strategic One Health Approach
Gateri, AlexDepartment of Community Medicine and Global Health, University of Oslo, NorwayUnderstanding antimicrobial use in livestock production to promote food safety and security: Ethnographic insights from rural Moshi, Tanzania
Shittu, IsmailaNational Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, NigeriaOne Health Investigation of Possible SARS-COV-2 Transmission Pathway in a Rural Community in Nigeria

 

2024 One Health Symposium Planning Committee Members


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