Dr. Michael Oglesbee, DVM, PhD, DACVP, IDI director, professor, Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, delivered the keynote at this year's Research Alliance for Veterinary Science and Biodefense BSL03 Network (RAV3N) Annual Meeting held August 13-15, 2024 at Ohio State’s Wooster Campus. Dr. Oglesbee’s
presentation entitled, “Mobilizing Interdisciplinary Networks to Prevent Pathogen Emergence”, highlighted the IDI’s role in enhancing Ohio State’s infectious diseases interdisciplinary research networks through its thematic programs, funding mechanisms, Discovery Theme faculty, and the IDI Genomics and Microbiology Solutions Lab (IDI-GEMS).
presentation entitled, “Mobilizing Interdisciplinary Networks to Prevent Pathogen Emergence”, highlighted the IDI’s role in enhancing Ohio State’s infectious diseases interdisciplinary research networks through its thematic programs, funding mechanisms, Discovery Theme faculty, and the IDI Genomics and Microbiology Solutions Lab (IDI-GEMS).
Dr. Anastasia Vlasova, associate professor, Center for Food Animal Health, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), presented, “Gnotobiotic Large Animal Research: Achievements and Challenges” and Dr. Scott Kenney, associate professor, Center for Food Animal Health, CFAES, served as a panelist for the Transboundary and Emerging Diseases panel discussion. Both Kenney and Vlasova are IDI Discovery Theme faculty members. Dr. Juliette Hanson, director, Plant and Animal Agrosecurity Research (PAAR) Facility, CFAES, and IDI member, provided opening remarks at the meeting.
The RAV3N is a collaborative community of 20 academic and federal institutions, including the USDA and CDC, to establish strategic and coordinated approaches for collective large-animal biocontainment infrastructure and science capacity to improve bio-surveillance, diagnostics, and countermeasure developments against high-consequence pathogens of veterinary importance.