Georgia Aquarium vet chief discusses One Health at UGA, Dec. 12
On Wed. Dec. 12, Gregory Bossart, Georgia Aquarium Chief Veterinary Officer and Senior Vice President of Veterinary Services, will be discussing the One Health impacts of his work in clinical domestic, marine mammal, fish and avian medicine and wildlife pathology. The lecture, titled “One Health and the Oceans: The integration of Marine Mammal, Human and Environmental Health in Practice,” begins at 1:00 p.m. in Room 175 of the Coverdell Center.
Gregory Bossart, VMD, Ph.D. leads all veterinary operations and conservation and research programs at Georgia Aquarium. He has spent the last 30 years working in clinical domestic, marine mammal and avian medicine and wildlife pathology on a national and international basis. He helped characterize the first viral disease in manatees and was responsible for developing the first immunohistochemical technique for diagnosing red tide poisoning in marine mammals and birds. He is particularly interested in the application of aquatic species as sentinels for the effects of global climate change, ecosystem and human health.
The One Health @ UGA Lectures Series aims to highlight efforts at UGA and the Southeast focused on interdisciplinary teaching and learning, research, and outreach at the nexus of human, animal and ecological health. It is supported by the BHSI Division of One Health.
Upcoming One Health @ UGA Lectures for Spring Semester:
Wed. January, 16 2013
Map Apps & Historical Epidemics: The Great Smallpox Outbreak of the American Revolution
Claudio Saunt, PhD & Stephen Berry, PhD
Department of History, University of Georgia
Wed. February 20, 2013
Title TBA
Kaori Sakamoto, DVM, PhD
Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
Wed. April 17, 2013
Title TBA
Sonia Hernandez, DVM, PhD
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources & Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, University of Georgia