One Health Symposium: Zoonotic Pathogens in Alaska
by Green & Gold News |
The UAA Department of Biological Sciences is hosting a little One Health Symposium
on campus the afternoon of October 27 and all day on October 28. The two-day event
will feature short talks and working groups, as well as panel discussions, poster sessions and
a nanopore sequencing demo.
We would like to invite you and your colleagues in Alaska and beyond to this event
and to connect researchers working on One Health in Alaska.
All events will take place in the ConcoPhillips Integrated Science Building on the
UAA campus, at 3101 Science Circle Anchorage AK 99508. Keynote and selected short
talks will be broadcast online.
Keynote: 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, 2022
Dr. Wendy Puryear, Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine
Seals, seabirds and influenza: A tale of two coasts, shifting ecosystems and viral
spillover.
To attend, please visit the One Health Symposium: Zoonotic Pathogens in Alaska page and register for the event. Review the agenda for the event.
If you are interested in giving a short talk, serving on the panel, or presenting
a poster, please indicate in the registration or email Eric Bortz, Ph.D., UAA ebortz@alaska.edu by September 16, 2022.
Students, postdocs and fellows invited! There is no registration fee, but there will
be coffee, snacks and a poster session/social hour on Friday.
Thank you to Alaska Airlines for their suppport of this event.
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