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Prominent One Health Leader Appointed to U.S. National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine’s Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources Dr. Bernadette Dunham https://publichealth.gwu.edu/departments/environmental-and-occupational-health/bernadette-dunham, a longstanding recognized One Health leader/advocate, was appointed to the prestigious National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicines Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources (BANR) http://dels.nas.edu/banr in October 2019.  This is for a three year term http://dels.nas.edu/global/banr/Board-Members through December 2022. A distinguished One Health Initiative Team Advisory Board member http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php, Dr. Dunham’s brief biography is noted as: “BERNADETTE DUNHAM is currently serving as a Professorial Lecturer at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University, where her focus is on One Health issues. Dr. Dunham served as the Director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) from 2008-2016. As Center Director, she oversaw the regulation of the manufacture and distribution of drugs, medical devices and food additives that are given to animals. These include animals from which human foods are derived, as well as pet (or companion) animals and minor species, which include animals other than cattle, swine, chickens, turkeys, horses, dogs, and cats. Dr. Dunham was responsible for assuring that animal drugs and medicated feeds are safe and effective and that food from treated animals is safe to eat. Dr. Dunham holds Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph and a Ph.D. in cardiovascular physiology from Boston University.”