One Health Symposium: People, Plants and Animals

Date/Time:	Wednesday, 15 Sep 2010 from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm
Location:	NEW LOCATION: Sun Room and South Ballroom, Memorial Union
Cost:	Free
URL:	http://onehealthsymposium.vpresearch.iastate.edu
Contact:	Lynn Bagley,
Phone:	515-294-1931
Channel:	Research
Categories:	Conferences Live Green
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The aim of the symposium is to spur on a 'One Health' campus initiative that promotes the health of humans, animals and plants and how the health of these organisms is interconnected. Invited speakers include Dr. Roger Mahr, CEO of the One Health Commission; Dr. Josephine Briggs, director of NIH's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine; and several ISU researchers.

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Register online by Sept. 8 at http://onehealthsymposium.vpresearch.iastate.edu/. Registration includes snacks, lunch and a reception.

Support for this event is provided by the Vice President for Research and Economic Development.

We encourage faculty, students, post-doctoral fellows and staff to participate in this event through your presence and by submission of a poster describing your research.

Symposium Schedule

7:30 a.m., Posters in place, coffee and continental breakfast

8 a.m., Opening remarks by President Gregory Geoffroy

8:15 a.m., Guest speaker, Dr. Roger Mahr, Chief Executive Officer of the One Health Commission

9 a.m., Session One: Regulation of Cell Processes

10:30 a.m., Session Two: Session Two: Environmental Impact on Health

12:15 p.m., Lunch and guest speaker, Dr. Josephine Briggs, Director of the NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

1:30 p.m., Session Three: Prevention Sciences, Behavior, & Wellness

3 p.m., Session Four: Animal & Plant Diseases Impacting Humans

4:30 p.m., Remarks from Dr. Sharron Quisenberry, Vice President for Research and Economic Development

4:45 p.m., Poster Session and Reception

6 p.m., Symposium ends