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One Health Institute at UC Davis @onehealthinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 25

New publication! Scientists from Grand Challenges and OHI at @ucdavis.bsky.social looked at how AI & machine learning are being used alongside social science to study human behavior and disease prevention.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S003335062500407X

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One Health Institute at UC Davis @onehealthinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 25

Congratulations @brookegenovese.bsky.social!

Brooke @brookegenovese.bsky.social · Sep 19

The first chapter of my dissertation work is finally out in @acs.org JPR🥲 we looked the impacts of different specimen inactivation methods (TRIzol, irradiation, heat) on the greater serum proteome. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

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One Health Institute at UC Davis @onehealthinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 5

We've joined UC Davis Grand Challenges and UC Davis Health to partner with @cepi.net and @bostonu.bsky.social's BEACON project to integrate #AI with expert knowledge for ranking #viruses with the pandemic potential.

cepi.net/new-global-c...

New global collaboration uses experts and AI to spot the next pandemic | CEPI

Combining AI programmes and disease knowledge can help more accurately rank the viruses that have the potential to cause the next pandemic.

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Michael Lairmore DVM, PhD @lairvet.bsky.social · Aug 28

Full of #OneHealth news and events- check it out! @naohun.bsky.social @psumbiome.bsky.social @onehealthinstitute.bsky.social @phaa-onehealth.bsky.social @onehealthresources.bsky.social @onehealth-kk.bsky.social

One Health Commission @ohcommission.bsky.social · Aug 27

See just how much is going on around the world for One Health.

Check out the July / August issue of One Health Happenings.
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Add yourself to the OHC's international One Health Community listserv.

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One Health Institute at UC Davis @onehealthinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 20

Funding opportunity from the Oiled Wildlife Care Network! They are currently accepting pre-proposals for the 2026-2027 funding period (>$15,000/year for up to three years, with yearly re-application).

Submit your pre-proposal by September 20: onehealth.infoready4.com

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Gorilla Doctors @gorilladoctors.bsky.social · Aug 20

Fresh from presenting at the International Primatological Society Congress in Madagascar, Drs. Benard, Eddy, Jean Claude, Julius, and Noel will join Dr. Tierra for an interactive discussion on great ape health monitoring and conservation medicine. August 28 | Register: gorilladoctors.live

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Brooke @brookegenovese.bsky.social · Jul 29

Day 2 of #WDA2025 🌎 cool talks about #hantavirus in CA, wild ungulate health, Australian bats, and vector-borne diseases!

@onehealthinstitute.bsky.social

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One Health Institute at UC Davis @onehealthinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 22

Strong @ucdavis.bsky.social One Health Institute representation #AVMA2025 in DC, with Drs. Michael Ziccardi, Ashley Patterson, Woutrina Smith, and Jennie Lane speaking on various #OneHealth topics while Dr. Victoria Hall helped shape the One Health track behind the scenes.

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One Health Institute at UC Davis @onehealthinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 8

You’ll help enhance ecosystem functioning, work with conservation partners, and contribute to public education and awareness efforts.

If you’re passionate about protecting threatened species and ecosystems, we’d love to hear from you!

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One Health Institute at UC Davis @onehealthinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 8

DEADLINE TOMORROW! We’re hiring a Field Scientist at the UC Davis One Health Institute: ohi.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/careers

This role leads field-based research to support wetland habitat restoration and population assessments for the endangered Amargosa vole in Southern California.

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One Health Institute at UC Davis @onehealthinstitute.bsky.social · Jun 26

From a serendipitous meeting in Costa Rica to diving straight into #OneHealth programs at the OHI and earning his MPVM at @ucdavis.bsky.social — congrats to Ernesto Rojas Sánchez on his next chapter: a PhD in Epidemiology!

Read about his journey: ohi.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/costa-r...

From Costa Rica to California

When Dr. Ernesto Rojas Sánchez first heard about UC Davis, he was a third-year veterinary student at the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica (UNA-CR). That’s when Dr. Pat Conrad, at the time the Associ...

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One Health Institute at UC Davis @onehealthinstitute.bsky.social · Jun 11

New collab alert! Siguiendo Ballenas – a collaborative southern right whale monitoring project supported by our Latin America program – is now contributing migration data to the global Blue Corridors initiative to help protect whale routes worldwide.

Blue Corridors: bluecorridors.org

One Health Institute at UC Davis @onehealthinstitute.bsky.social · May 28

#WorldOtterDay: 25+ years ago, Karen Drayer - whose name graces our Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center - was drawn to @ucdavis.bsky.social by her lifelong love of animals, especially #SeaOtters. Her interest in our otter work sparked a lasting relationship: whc.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/programs-pro...

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One Health Institute at UC Davis @onehealthinstitute.bsky.social · May 21

Though funding has ended, the program’s global impact and the collaborative networks it built continue to strengthen health systems worldwide.

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One Health Institute at UC Davis @onehealthinstitute.bsky.social · May 21

Yesterday at a @ucdavis.bsky.social event entitled “At the Crossroads: Honoring Global Impacts Amidst Funding Challenges”, Dr. Woutrina Smith shared powerful reflections on the One Health Workforce-Next Generation program, formerly funded by USAID.

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One Health Institute at UC Davis @onehealthinstitute.bsky.social · May 13

Dr. Marcy Uhart appeared on @onehealthtrust.bsky.social's One Health One World podcast to share frontline insights on the spread of #H5N1 bird flu. This deadly virus is evolving fast, jumping species, devastating wildlife and livestock, and posing a real threat.

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From Seals to People – What H5N1 in Patagonia Foretells

In this podcast, Dr. Marcela Uhart discusses an avian influenza outbreak in marine mammals in Patagonia & what it means for global health.

onehealthtrust.org

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One Health Institute at UC Davis @onehealthinstitute.bsky.social · Apr 23

OHI team member Kimberly Carlson is a 2025 recipient of the UC Davis Chancellor's Outstanding Staff Award!

Read more: hr.ucdavis.edu/departments/...

@ucdavis.bsky.social @ucdavishealth.bsky.social

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One Health Institute at UC Davis @onehealthinstitute.bsky.social · Apr 22

Happy #EarthDay! Today is a reminder that the health of our planet is deeply connected to the health of animals and people. Let’s work together for a healthier Earth, and a healthier future for every species that calls it home 🌎

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One Health Institute at UC Davis @onehealthinstitute.bsky.social · Apr 16

A new study shows #H5N1 avian flu could delay recovery of Argentina’s southern elephant seals until 2091—or longer. Once thriving, the colony now faces a vulnerable future. Climate change and disease are reshaping conservation.
#OneHealth #avianflu #HPAI

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Avian influenza Is a devastating setback for the Patagonian elephant seal population

It may take a century before a southern elephant seal colony, hit by an epidemic, comes back to original numbers, according to a new study published by WCS Argentina, CONICET and the University of Cal...

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One Health Institute at UC Davis @onehealthinstitute.bsky.social · Mar 27

The latest episode of OSRL's podcast interviews Dr. Michael Ziccardi, Executive Director of the One Health Institute and Director Emeritus of the Oiled Wildlife Care Network!

Tune in to learn from one of the leading voices in wildlife emergency response:

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Beyond Bird Washing: A Deeper Look at Wildlife Emergency Response

Podcast Episode · The Response Force Multiplier · 03/27/2025 · 57m

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One Health Institute at UC Davis @onehealthinstitute.bsky.social · Mar 18

ICYMI: At #SXSW2025, Dr. Christine Kreuder Johnson joined experts to discuss how AI, big data & tech are shaping pandemic preparedness—tackling threats like avian flu, mpox & "Disease X".

Full session recording here: schedule.sxsw.com/2025/events/...

#OneHealth #AIinHealth #SXSW

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One Health Institute at UC Davis @onehealthinstitute.bsky.social · Mar 14

OHI's Dr. Ralph Vanstreels joined a recent expedition to collect data on the spread of #H5N1 avian influenza virus in #Antarctica. 188 out of 846 swabs collected from birds and mammals along the Antarctic Peninsula's west coast and the Weddell Sea tested positive.
www.science.org/content/arti...

Deadly avian flu strain is spreading rapidly in Antarctica

Expedition finds H5N1 in 13 bird and seal species on the Antarctic Peninsula

www.science.org

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One Health Institute at UC Davis @onehealthinstitute.bsky.social · Mar 4

#AvianFlu is wreaking havoc on wildlife—and it's a growing threat to humans. The virus is evolving fast, making it easier to jump between species. OHI’s Marcela Uhart warns that without monitoring its spread in wildlife, we risk being unprepared.

#H5N1 #OneHealth @npr.org @ucdavis.bsky.social

It's like 'dead birds flying': How bird flu is spreading in the wild

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and mammals around the world. And that's a serious risk for human health.

www.npr.org

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University of California @uofcalifornia.bsky.social · Mar 3

Happy #WomensHistoryMonth to the groundbreaking women of UC, past, present and future! Your work, your perseverance, your compassion and your voices have made the world a better place 🫶💛 💙

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One Health Institute at UC Davis @onehealthinstitute.bsky.social · Feb 26

One of our most iconic programs is now on @bsky.app! Go give them a follow for incredible conservation stories and science from @gorilladoctors.bsky.social 🦍

Gorilla Doctors @gorilladoctors.bsky.social · Feb 24

Hello BlueSky community! We're looking forward to connecting with all of you here 🦍

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