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Global One Health Day 2020 Conference November 5 – 7 7 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST Learn More and Submit here: https://oia.osu.edu/units/global-one-health-initiative/outreach-and-extension/ongoing-projects/global-one-health-day-conference/2020/abstract-submissions/ The emergence of COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus illustrates the need for continued and expanded intersectoral collaboration and knowledge to meet emerging threats. With our 2020 biennial conference, we aim to bring […]

UNC Charlotte Will Test Students For Coronavirus Through Sewage UNC Charlotte researcher Kevin Lambirth has been outfitting sewer and wastewater pipes underneath the univerity’s dorms with special sampling equipment. The samples will be tested for the coronavirus. Updated Oct. 2, 10 a.m.: UNC Charlotte reports that evidence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was […]

The Ohio State University – Global One Health Initiative Webinar The topic for this October webinar was “Bioinformatics” and included from speakers George Obiero, PhD and Lunayo Accadius from the University of Nairobi, Kenya presenting “Exploitation of translational bioinformatics in animal health,” and Daniel Janies, PhD from the University of North Carolina Charlotte, USA presenting […]

NATURE Research round-up Ford et al., Featured in the Antimicrobial Research Review Read the full review here: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02887-0 Resistance genes show persistence Genes that impart antimicrobial resistance are all but certain to take up permanent residence in a bacterium. Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte report that, once antibiotic-resistance genes appear, they […]

BIG Seminar – Nov 20th at 2:30 pm Title: Risk Communication and SARS-CoV-2: a European Perspective Dr. Christophe Boehmert In the field of risk communication, scholars try to find the best way to convey information about risks. In the Sars-Cov 2 pandemic, scientists, politicians, the public and other societal groups are all longing for reliable […]

5 critical things disease experts got right about COVID 1. Masks are essential 2. The coronavirus thrives on people being careless 3. Summer wasn’t ever going to stop the pandemic 4. The Trump White House would likely start spreading the virus 5. Patience Read the full post here: https://mashable.com/article/covid-coronavirus-what-science-got-right/

CHANCELLOR GABER SHARES NEWS ON COVID-19 RESEARCH AT UNC CHARLOTTE From Ideas to Answers: Multidisciplinary COVID-19 research at UNC Charlotte addresses community, regional, national and global human concerns Read the full post here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-ideas-answers-multidisciplinary-covid-19-research-gaber/ Watch the interview with BRC’s Dr. Daniel Janies: https://youtu.be/mbeNhM1xzoo

UNC Charlotte’s Dr. Janies WSOCTV Interview: “Experts emphasize vigilance with COVID-19 variants in community” UNC Charlotte professor Dan Janies said the variants discovered in the U.K. and South Africa could have a major impact on local nursing homes and hospitals. “You’re going to have a chance of more infections,” Janies said. “Some will have comorbidities […]

Dr. Shi Chen has received a grant entitled “Data Mining and Transfer Learning for COVID-19 Modeling” from the MIDAS* network. The goal of Dr. Chen’s project is to develop a data-driven workflow (from data mining of neglected sources to deep learning) to complement the currently used, yet nearly a century old, disease modeling paradigm (i.e., […]

UNC Charlotte’s Dr. Mariya Munir mentioned in “COVID-19 study in Kannapolis contributes data to wastewater surveillance” “Data collected by researchers in Kannapolis is helping with a statewide study tracking the presence of coronavirus in what people flush down their toilets.” “The samples collected from the Cabarrus locations are being analyzed by a team at UNC-Charlotte […]