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 The initiative demonstrates the possibilities for interdisciplinary research effort

“Researchers from various colleges and schools across the University of Georgia gathered for the inaugural Precision One Health Symposium to hear updates on collaborative research performed under the umbrella of the POH Initiative. Held Nov. 7 at the UGA Center for Continuing Education & Hotel, the symposium celebrated the early achievements of an interdisciplinary research team exploring the intricate connections among genetics, the environment, and lifestyle factors and their effects on disease prevention and treatment.

“One Health is a collaborative approach that recognizes the health of people, animals, plants and the environment are closely linked and interdependent,” said UGA Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost S. Jack Hu, in opening remarks. “By working together, we can accelerate the discoveries of cures and then speed up the translation of discoveries to bedside practice.”

With the establishment of the School of Medicine, Hu said UGA is one of 13 universities in the nation with schools of veterinary medicine, human medicine and agriculture on one campus. These three disciplines — plus public health, pharmacy, engineering, arts and sciences, law, agriculture, forestry and natural resources, journalism and mass communication — position UGA to make a unique impact on the holistic concept of one health.  ...”

SEE: https://news.uga.edu/precision-one-health-symposium-highlights-successes/