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One Health at UCalgary receives its first endowment
A generous donation to One Health at UCalgary (OH@UC) will support students and help them solve some of the world’s most pressing problems. The EPPO Fund, the first endowment received by OH@UC, has been established by Irene Bakker, Honorary Consul of the Netherlands in southern Alberta, in remembrance of her father, Eppo Bakker. The new fund will allow university students, primarily from the Netherlands, to come to Calgary to participate in OH@UC’s research projects and summer institute. More than honouring her father’s name, Eppo now also stands for “Encouraging Pioneers Pursuing One Health,” says Bakker. Read the full story here.
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Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP)
Genome Canada, in partnership with Genome Alberta, is seeking proposals for the Genomic Application Partnership Program (GAPP). The GAPP funds downstream research and development projects driven by challenges and opportunities identified by end-users such as industry, government, not-for-profits, or other receptor organizations. For more information please click here.
Expressions of Interest (Round 23) Submission Deadline: April 18
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NOMIS & Science Young Explorer Award 2022
The award is presented for outstanding research performed by the applicant as described in a 1,000-word essay. The essay should describe research at the intersection of the life and social sciences, showing interdisciplinary work. Entrants must be 35 years of age or younger and must hold an M.D., Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. at the time of entry. The award will be granted annually to one young scientist based on work done in the past 3 years. Click here for more information.
Award: $15,000 for first place; $5,000 for runner up(s)
Final Application Deadline: May 15
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One Health, One Hive: A scoping review of honey bees, climate change, pollutants, and antimicrobial resistance
Etienne J. de Jongh, Sherilee L. Harper, Shelby S. Yamamoto, Carlee J. Wright, Craig W. Wilkinson, Soumyaditya Ghosh, Simon J. G. Otto
Anthropogenic climate change and increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) together threaten the last 50 years of public health gains. Honey bees are a model One Health organism to investigate interactions between climate change and AMR. The objective of this scoping review was to examine the range, extent, and nature of published literature on the relationship between AMR and honey bees in the context of climate change and environmental pollutants. To read the full article click here.
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Our Researchers in the News
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Wastewater is only a drop in the bucket: UCalgary’s ACWA broadens mandate under new name
Leland Jackson
ACWA will now stand for Advancing Canadian Water Assets, changed from Advancing Canadian Wastewater Assets. The new name reflects a holistic approach to water management that ACWA is excited to champion, known as ‘One Water’. “One Water is a paradigm that encompasses the entire water cycle within a watershed,” says Dr. Leland Jackson, PhD, scientific director of ACWA and professor in the Faculty of Science. “It integrates drinking water, wastewater and stormwater within a management plan that includes our river, lake, and groundwater resources plus sustainability and economic considerations.” Read the full article here.
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How Alberta cattle are helping research on antimicrobial resistance
Herman Barkema, Karin Orsel
Researchers at the University of Calgary are using Alberta cattle to conduct studies on ways of limiting antimicrobial use and resistance in the livestock industry. When calves are moved to a feedlot, they often develop Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and in turn require antimicrobials to treat the disease. Dr. Karin Orsel, UofC veterinary professor, is conducting a study on how to reduce the risk of BRD in beef cattle, by testing a method called preconditioning, that better prepares calves for the feedlot. Read the full article here.
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Booster shot bookings available for kids between the ages of 12-17
Cora Constantinescu
Dr. Cora Constantinescu from the University of Calgary joins Global News Morning Calgary to discuss how important it is for kids to get their third COVID-19 shot. Click here to watch the video.
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Future of agriculture: New ‘social contract’ proposed by policy research team
Guillaume Lhermie
Dr. Guillaume Lhermie, Director of the Simpson Centre and associate professor of animal health economics and policy, is at the forefront of policy discussions aimed at promoting a more collaborative style of 21st-century policy-making. Lhermie recruited a multi-disciplinary team to research scientific trade-offs to inform policy-making for the growth of the agri-food sector in Canada, while connecting different audiences and participants to make a new social compact. Read the full article here.
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One Health EJP Annual Scientific Meeting
Orvieto, Italy & Online
Apr 11 - 13, 2022
OHEJPASM2022 is an international multidisciplinary scientific event for those interested in One Health. The event has the ambition to highlight key scientific outcomes from the field of One Health, including the remarkable achievements of the One Health EJP, in addition to discussing ways forward for One Health initiatives and activities. To register please click here.
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One Health Circle: Resilience and Responding to Change in Agriculture
Online
Apr 20, 2022 at 7pm MDT
Research at the UofC is exploring perceptions and opinions of southern Alberta’s agricultural community around social ecological changes and sustainable futures for agriculture. Join Kayla Minor (FFGA) and Alex Wilkinson (UofC) as they speak to the development of local on farm practices and regional decision making strategies that can effectively respond to change. To register please click here.
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Antimicrobial Resistance - Genomes, Big Data and Emerging Technologies
Online
Apr 27 - 29, 2022
This virtual conference will focus on antimicrobial discovery and global trends in AMR, genomic evidence and other tools for surveillance, recent advances in the rapidly emerging field of machine learning, and GWAS methods to predict AMR. This conference will bring together those interested in pathogen genomics, epidemiology and surveillance, machine learning, as well as the development of novel diagnostic and therapeutic tools and approaches. Click here for more information.
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One Health and Development for a World Under Pressure Symposium
Online and In Person
May 9 - 11, 2022
This symposium brings together scholars, researchers and practitioners working collaboratively on One Health or development challenges at the intersection of humans, animals, plants and our shared environment. This international, interdisciplinary symposium is jointly sponsored by the University of Guelph’s One Health Institute and the Guelph Institute of Development Studies. Click here for more information.
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Principles of Biostatistics
Online course
May 9 - Jun 3, 2022
One Health at UCalgary is pleased to offer this online course in collaboration with the University of Calgary Biostatistics Center. The course is comprised of two sections (both including lecture and lab components):
Section I: Fundamentals of Biostatistics
May 9-20, 2022 | 30 hours
Section II: Applied Statistical Modelling for Data Analysis in R
May 24-June 3, 2022 | 27 hours
Click here for more information and to register now!
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Having IMPACTT 2:
Advancing Microbiome Research
Canmore, Canada
Jun 2 - 3, 2022
The goal for this symposium is to bring together leading minds and highlight the latest findings and new discoveries from microbiome research teams across Canada and around the world. From causation testing to translational studies, world-class researchers will share their findings on how our microbiome shapes our health, and how we can harness the power of our microbes to improve global wellbeing. Early bird rates available! Click here for more information.
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One Health Summer Institute 2022
Alberta, Canada
Jun 11 - 24, 2022
The One Health Summer Institute (OHSI) is an in-person 2-week summer program for domestic and international students to explore the concept of One Health as a multisectoral, systems-based and collaborative approach to complex problems. This will be a class and field-based program using complex agro-ecological systems as a case study. For more information click here.
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World Anti-Microbial Resistance Congress 2022
Maryland, USA
Sep 7 - 8, 2022
This Congress focuses on one of the most important parts of the AMR challenge: tackling the supply problem. The congress will bring together all the stakeholders involved in developing new antibiotic drugs. For more information click here.
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The INAMRSS/CeBIL Copenhagen AMR Workshop: Solutions to AMR from the Social Sciences
Copenhagen, Denmark
Oct 5 - 6, 2022
Call for abstracts! This workshop will focus on establishing a coherent evidence base to guide international and national efforts to stem AMR and its impact. The INAMRSS and CeBIL are seeking presentations that offer insightful guidance into either the AMR aspects of the Pandemic Treaty or IPEA. Deadline to submit abstracts is May 1. For more information click here.
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The following documents provide updates on the conduct of research and clinical trials for researchers and research teams. Please visit the following pages to keep up-to-date with institutional specific directives.
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