EcoHealthNet
Program Info
The EcoHealthNet program has officially concluded. Lecture Recordings from the EcoHealthNet Workshop can be viewed below.
EcoHealthNet is an undergraduate and graduate-level global research coordination network, funded by the National Science Foundation, to bring together world-class research scientists from medical, ecology, veterinary, epidemiology, virology, anthropology, climate science, data science, and economics fields that will advance One Health research and education. Advancements will take place through three activities: 1) creation of a peer network of undergraduate and graduate STEM students from various disciplines via one-week workshops that teach applied skills and provide in-person contact time with scientists actively conducting research related to anthropogenic environmental change, economics, and emerging diseases, which will also be delivered live as an interactive webinar to university students globally; 2) developing the next generation of One Health practitioners through mentored research projects that reflect One Health principles; 3) linking participants to professional science and policy associations. EcoHealthNet is designed to inspire broad, collaborative One Health research and create lasting connectivity among scientists from different disciplines as they advance in their careers.
The Workshop
The EcoHealthNet Workshop is designed to bring together undergraduate and graduate students with research scientists from various scientific disciplines to learn about concepts and tools used in disease ecology research. Participants will receive high-level didactic and practical training from experts on topics related to disease ecology, such as mathematical disease modeling, GIS and spatial analysis, field and laboratory techniques for zoonotic disease research, the economics of emerging diseases, and critical review of published studies. Students will build professional networks with fellow workshop participants and instructors who are leaders in their field. Skills and insights learned during the workshop will be directly applicable to the research exchange projects and complimentary to the research interests of the students. Sessions will feature interactive segments, and students may be asked to give a brief presentation of their current research as part of the workshop.
*Additional workshop recordings will be uploaded soon*
Nipah 360: A part of the 2019 workshop, in the Nipah 360 panel, Drs. Jonathan Epstein (EcoHealth Alliance), Emily Gurley (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health), Vincent Munster (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Rocky Mountain Laboratories), Christopher Broder (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences), and Larry Madoff (ProMed) discuss ways to bring multiple scientific disciplines together to fight new and emerging diseases like Nipah virus
Research Exchange
EcoHealthNet Research Exchange scholars worked under the guidance of a research mentor developing a study within the scope of high-profile, well-funded U.S. and international-based research projects. Participants are expected to work with their assigned mentors to craft a project and budget that will fit into the scope of the main program and allow the student to learn about research design, data collection, analysis, and publication. Past projects have included Nipah virus ecology in Bangladesh, analysis of ecological data and disease risk from bat-borne viruses in Africa, coronavirus diversity in bats, disease risk modeling in the endangered mountain gorilla, and forecasting global animal diseases.
For any questions, please email ecohealthnet@ecohealthalliance.org.