Bat One Health (BOH) is a forum for scientists interested in the connections between environmental change and health. We are an inclusive community of collaborators at all career stages. We host monthly seminars, inviting researchers from around the globe to connect and engage in discussions on this critical topic.
Our collaboration brings expertise from multiple disciplines to understand pathogen emergence. We study the transmission of zoonotic pathogens—including transmission among reservoir hosts, transmission between host species (spillover), and transmission among humans (epidemics and pandemics)—to learn the causes of emergence and find sustainable solutions that protect people and the environment.
Our research pipeline covers field data collection, laboratory investigations, and modeling analyses in an iterative research process that loops back to inform ongoing field and laboratory studies. Our focus is on understanding mechanisms of pathogen emergence across biological scales from sub-cellular to landscape. Ultimately, we aim to identify factors that promote or mitigate pathogen emergence and develop strategies to protect the health of humans, animals, and ecosystems.
We create a research culture of integrity, transparency, empowerment of early career researchers, and commitment to training the next generation of One Health scientists.
Understanding bat immunology, physiology and behavior
Modeling virus dynamics and spillover
Restoring landscapes to stop spillover
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