The University of Guelph's One Health Institute is pleased to present a report on the third anniversary of the One Health Agenda, a bold campus-wide initiative to harness and enhance our university's capacity in One Health.

Together we are building a comprehensive One Health research platform, and equipping graduates with much-needed competencies to participate in and lead interdisciplinary One Health teams. These teams work towards solutions for our most complex problems at the intersection of human, animal, plant and environmental health—to Improve Life. ​​​​​​

The full report is available to view or download on our website.

The  Ontario Veterinary College via the One Health Institute is sponsoring 20 University of Guelph students to attend the upcoming virtual 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS21) which will include a moderated panel discussion on One Health informatics. 

ISTAS21 is cohosted by the University of Guelph and the University of Waterloo and will take place October 28-31.

If you are a University of Guelph student and you are interested in attending ISTAS21, please email onehealth@uoguelph.ca. The complementary registrations will be available on a first come, first served basis up to a maximum of 20 students.​​​​​​

Punching Antimicrobial Resistance in the Gut

Pathobiology and One Health master’s student Nikola May is working to better understand how bacteria exchange genes to produce new, potentially harmful strains. May’s research focuses on small DNA molecules known as plasmids, which are independent of chromosomes, and can be transferred between Salmonella strains to create bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics.

In the lab, May is studying how bacteria in human stool samples differs before and after passing through a simulated human gut environment. May's research will contribute to the body of work on antimicrobial resistance.

Read about how One Health is related to her research here.

When Youstina Makhlouf spotted an internship opportunity on Instagram with the organization One Health Lessons (OHL), she couldn't resist applying. Now, as Social Media Intern, she creates content that landed her the internship in the first place!

Makhlouf, from Mississauga and an undergraduate student in the Animal Biology program at the University of Guelph, manages and creates content for OHL's YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts. She has also completed the Lesson Leader program, where volunteers are trained to teach lessons to students of all ages about the connection between our health, and the health of plants, animals, and the environment.

To date, Makhlouf has taught lessons in California, Argentina, and right here in Canada. She says that it has "been very fulfilling to see how students of all ages are learning something new, and are hopefully better prepared to be the leaders of the future," something she says wouldn't be possible without the dedicated and passionate volunteers and interns at One Health Lessons. 

One Health Lessons was developed by veterinarian Dr. Deborah Thomson for children and adults so that they could gain a better understanding of the inextricable connection between our health and the health of animals, plants, and the environment.

Makhlouf is excited to be coming back to the University of Guelph this fall to start her DVM degree!

​​​​​​Do you have colleagues, contacts or students who are engaged in One Health research? Do you know people who want to learn more about One Health? Help us spread the word!

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​​​​​​American Veterinary Medical Association hybrid convention is July 29 to August 1, 2021​​​, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

One Welfare World first annual conference is September 15-16, 2021. This virtual conference will highlight the One Welfare Framework, and how One Welfare is relevant in the context of the COVID Pandemic. 

Global Conference on Climate Change is September 16 to 18, in person in London, UK. This conference will address the multidimensional aspects of the climate change problem and present solutions.

WHO Global Conference on Health and Climate Change is November 6-7, 2021 in Glasgow, UK. The aim of the conference is to call on governments, businesses, institutions and financial actors to drive a green, healthy and resilient recovery from COVID-19.

7th World One Health Congress is November 7-11, 2021 in Singapore. The theme of this hybrid event is 'Integrating Science, Policy and Clinical Practice: a One Health Imperative Post COVID-19'.

Are you a University of Guelph faculty member who conducts research that is One Health-related?

Please check out our One Health affiliated faculty list for a list of campus faculty who have self-identified as One Health researchers.

We are currently updating this list and if you would like to be added, please send a photo along with your research interests to onehealth@uoguelph.ca.

If you like to be removed from this list, or if there are faculty on this list who are no longer at the University of Guelph, we would like to know that too. Thank you!