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One Health News & Events
In this issue...
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In the News: The Mink Link: How COVID-19 Mutations in Animals Affect Human Health
Opportunities: Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Health Inequity & Racial Justice | SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance in Pets Study | ISOHA Journal Call for Submission
Upcoming Webinars & Events: Antimicrobial Resistance/Antimicrobial Use Journal Club | CSAHS - Tier II CRC "Integrating Social Science into One Health" Candidate Virtual Visits | December 2020 ZOHU Call
One Health Student Committee: Planet Madagascar Internship Opportunities | OHSC Bottle Drive Fundraiser
Past Events: Fall 2020 One Health Seminar Series | Biology and Control of SARS-CoV-2 Panel Talk | Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience Panel Talk
The Mink Link: How COVID-19 Mutations in Animals Affect Human Health
In this article University of Guelph's Drs. Byram W. Bridle, Leonardo Susta, Sarah Wooton (Department of Pathobiology) and Dr. Shayan Sharif (Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies, OVC) as well as clinician-scientist Dr. Samira Mubareka (Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, University of Toronto) discuss mink becoming infected with SARS-CoV-2 and what this means for vaccines and immunity. They highlight the importance of One Health in thinking not only about human health but also about animal and environmental health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read the full article here.
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Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Health Inequity & Racial Justice
The Department of Sociology at Mount Allison University is inviting applications for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Health Inequity and Racial Justice. The Chair will be a full-time, tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor and, as provided by the Canada Research Chairs Program, will be supported in their research through protected research time with a reduced teaching load.
Find more information about the position, application process, and eligibility here.
SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance in Pets Study
Drs. Scott Weese and Dorothee Bienzle from the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph are recruiting Canadian veterinary clinic staff who have had COVID-19 themselves for a study to learn more about the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from people to their own pets (dogs, cats, ferrets).
Find more information about the study here.
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ISOHA Journal Call for Submissions
The International Student One Health Alliance invites submissions for their journal. Submissions can be research articles, commentaries, review pieces, and creative works (e.g. poetry, graphics and art, etc.). All submissions must reflect or involve the One Health Approach.
Current students worldwide are welcome to submit!
Submission deadline: January 8, 2020
Submit here.
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Antimicrobial Resistance/Antimicrobial Use Journal Club
Join the AMR/AMU and One Health Discussion!
Friday, November 27, 2020 | 11:00AM - 12:00PM (EST) | Microsoft Teams
The Antimicrobial Resistance/Antimicrobial Use (AMR/AMU) Journal Club will be hosting their monthly journal club TOMORROW. They will be discussing McEwen & Collignon (2012), with their guest speaker Dr. Jane Parmley to examine AMR and One Health.
All University of Guelph students are welcome to join this club. No previous knowledge of AMR/AMU is required!
To join the event and to access the article and information about upcoming meetings, join the AMR/AMU Microsoft Teams journal group here.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the organizers Jamie Goltz (jgoltz@uoguelph.ca) or Tamaki Uyama (tuyama@uoguelph.ca).
The AMR/AMU Journal Club is an interdisciplinary group for University of Guelph students interested in AMR and AMU related to humans, animals, and the environment. They meet monthly to review emerging issues in AMR/AMU, discuss peer-reviewed literature, and host guest speakers.
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College of Social and Applied Humans Sciences - Tier II CRC "Integrating Social Science into One Health" Candidate Virtual Visits
This is your opportunity to hear from the One Health faculty candidates that will be virtually visiting at the beginning of December!
Dr. Zoe Todd
Public Presentation to the College | December 1, 2020 | 10:00AM - 11:30AM (EST)
Watch the Public Presentation on Microsoft Teams here.
Click here for more information about Dr. Todd's visit.
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Dr. Natalie Carter
Public Presentation to the College | December 2, 2020 | 10:00AM - 11:30AM (EST)
Watch the Public Presentation on Microsoft Teams here.
Click here for more information about Dr. Carter's visit.
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Dr. Diana Lewis
Public Presentation to the College | December 3, 2020 | 9:00AM - 10:30AM (EST)
Watch the Public Presentation on Microsoft Teams here.
Click here for more information about Dr. Lewis's visit.
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December 2020 ZOHU Call
ZOHU Calls are 1-hour monthly webinars that provide timely education on zoonotic and infectious diseases, One Health, antimicrobial resistance, food safety, vector-borne diseases, recent outbreaks, and related health threats at the animal-human-environment interface.
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM (ET)
Topics:
- SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Seropositivity among Pets of Persons with Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2, 2020
- One Health Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 on Multiple Mink Farms in Utah
Join using this link and enter the password: zohu@dec2
Free continuing education is available for physicians, nurses, health educators, veterinarians, and public health professionals. The ZOHU Call course number is 2962 and access code is onehealth2020.
Planet Madagascar Internship Opportunities
The OHSC is excited to announce two new internship opportunities! Planet Madagascar is looking for two motivated individuals to join their team - one as a Communications intern and one as a Project Development intern. These positions start in January 2021 and will be four months long.
Application deadline: November 30, 2020
Find position descriptions and application information here.
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OHSC Bottle Drive Fundraiser
The OHSC is having a bottle drive fundraiser in support of OHSC events and the rebuilding of the Iqaluit Humane Society!
There are two ways to participate:
- Arrange for contactless pick up from now until December 11th (please contact erobin07@uoguelph.ca to set up a time) OR
- In-person drop off at the Beer Store (15 Municipal Street, Guelph – bring your masks!) on December 5th from 12-1PM.
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Missed an event? No problem! Find out more about past events and how to access related resources, below, and on our website.
Fall 2020 One Health Seminar Series
November 4, 2020 | Virtual
Seminar 4- Plastic Pollution and Wildlife Health
Dr. Jennifer Provencher (Research Scientist in the Ecotoxicology and Wildlife Health Division of the Science and Technology Branch at Environment and Climate Change Canada) discussed her work focusing on plastic pollution and wildlife health. In particular, Dr. Provencher touched on three main themes in this seminar: ingestion and accumulation of plastics, wildlife as vectors of plastics, and plastics as a vector for contaminants.
Watch the recording here.
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November 18, 2020 | Virtual
Seminar 5- How Experimental Psychology Can Help Explainable Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Graham Taylor (Associate Professor in the School of Engineering) led an insightful seminar covering explainable artificial intelligence and also artificial cognition – an emerging area in which they think machine learning scientists and psychologists can work together.
Watch the recording here.
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Panel Talk: Biology and Control of SARS-CoV-2
November 9, 2020 | Virtual
This was a moderated and interactive webinar put on in partnership with the Ontario Veterinary College. It aimed to provide up-to-date scientific information on biology of SARS-CoV-2 and prophylactic strategies (such as vaccines) that are under development for control of this virus.
This session featured SARS-CoV-2 researchers from the University of Guelph, University of Toronto, and McMaster University, and was moderated by Dr. Shayan Sharif (Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies, OVC). Read more about the panelists here.
Watch the recording here.
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Panel Talk: Plants, and Animals, and Humans, Oh My! What is One Health and what does it have to do with your future career?
November 11, 2020 | Virtual
One Health recognizes that we can improve life by understanding that the health of animals, humans, and the environment depend on one another. It aims to create solutions that improve health in all three areas and not just one. These types of solutions require people across a variety of sectors and fields to work together.
Hear from the featured panelists and find out how their different career pathways led them to One Health! To learn more about the panelists, visit our website.
Watch the recording of the panel here.
Check the University of Guelph's COVID-19 website for regular campus-wide updates.
Remember to check out the Upcoming Events page on our website for an up-to-date listing of webinars, conferences, and symposia of special interest to our U of G community.
Stay connected!
*One Health WEBSITE
*One Health Twitter @OneHealthUofG
*One Health Student Committee Instagram @OneHealthUofG
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