The 12th annual One Health Symposium hosted by the UC Davis One Health Institute and Students for One Health will take place on Saturday, November 1, 2025. This year's theme is Resilience: Rising to the Challenge in One Health.
Join us for a day filled with insightful discussions and networking opportunities. This in-person event will be held at UC Davis. There will be so many fun activities including: plenary speaker, interactive discussion panels, interactive disaster response module, research poster competition at lunch time, and much more! Admission includes breakfast, lunch, and light reception hors d'oeuvres. Parking is free!
Registration Fee
Students: PRESALE $5 | Day-of $10
Non-students: PRESALE $10 | Day-of $15
Register Today
Date & Time
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Location
1030 Gladys Valley Hall
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
Agenda
- 9:00AM Registration
- Check-in and breakfast
- 10:00AM Opening Remarks
- Welcome
Land Acknowledgement
One Health Challenges
History of the One Health Symposium - 10:20AM Plenary Speaker
- Tierra Smiley Evans, DVM, PhD
Chief Veterinary & Scientific Officer, Gorilla Doctors
Student Facilitator: Ramsey Elshiwick - 11:00AM BREAK
- 10 minute break
- 11:10AM Panel 1: Ecosystems Under Pressure - Response to a Changing Planet
- Laurie Balstad, PhD Candidate
Graduate Student, UC Davis Department of Environmental Science & Policy, Baskett Lab
Rebecca Duerr, DVM, MPVM, PhD
Director of Research & Veterinary Science, International Bird Rescue
Victoria Hall, DVM, MS, DACVPM
Director, Oiled Wildlife Care Network
Daniel Karp, PhD
Professor, UC Davis Department of Wildlife, Fish, & Conservation Biology - 12:15PM Lunch & Poster Session
- Valley 1023 and Valley Lobby
- 1:30PM Panel 2: Policy in Practice - Shaping the Future of One Health
- Catherine Brinkley, DVM, PhD, MS
Professor, UC Davis Human Ecology, Community, and Regional Development
Richard Kravitz, MD, MPH
Immediate Past Director, UC Center Sacramento
Distinguished Professor, UC Davis Health Division of General Medicine
Jonna Mazet, DVM, MPVM, PhD
Vice Provost, UC Davis Grand Challenges
David Wolking, MSc
Global Programs Manager, Gorilla Doctors, UC Berkeley School of Public Health, UC Davis One Health Institute - 2:50PM BREAK
- 10 minute break
- 3:00PM Reimagining Health Systems in the Wake of Disaster
- Shradha Iyer, MPH
Environmental Toxicologist, Environmental Unit Leader for Disaster Responses
Maneesha Vinodini Ramesh, PhD
Provost, Amrita University
Pranav Shetty, MD, MS, MPH
Emergency Physician, UC Davis Department of Emergency Medicine - 4:20PM BREAK
- 10 minute break
- 4:30PM Group Reflection & Closing Remarks
- Led by UC Davis Students for One Health
- 5:00PM Reception
- Ice Cream Social & Live Music
