Research achievements of current graduate students will be showcased at the annual Graduate Student Research Symposium on November 16.
The day-long event takes place with poster sessions in the OVC Lifetime Learning Centre and oral presentations in both the OVC Lifetime Learning Centre and the Pathobiology building highlighting graduate student research.
Poster presentations:
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Oral Presentations:
12:30-3:50 p.m.
The 2016 Schofield Memorial Lecture caps off the day with Dr. Jonna Mazet, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
Dr. Mazet’s talk, entitled One Health Success: Moving toward a world free of pandemics takes place at 4:00 p.m. in Room 1714 of the OVC Lifetime Learning Centre.
Dr. Mazet, DVM, MPVM, PhD, is a Professor of Epidemiology and Disease Ecology and Executive Director of the One Health Institute in the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, where she focuses on global health problem solving, especially for emerging infectious disease and conservation challenges. She is active in international One Health research programs, most notably in relation to disease transmission among wildlife, domestic animals, and people and the ecological drivers of disease emergence. Currently, she is the Global Director of a $175 million viral emergence early warning project, named PREDICT, that has been developed with the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Emerging Pandemic Threats Program.
A reception and award presentation follows at 5:00 p.m. in room 1707 LLC.
The Schofield lecture commemorates Francis Schofield, a renowned veterinary pathologist who taught at the college from 1921 to 1955. Internationally respected for his work in animal diseases, he is also revered in Korea for calling attention to the nation’s plight during its occupation by Japan and for his teaching and missionary work in Korea following his retirement from OVC.
