ONE HEALTH SEMINAR TODAY!

Date: Monday, March 6, 2023

Time: 4pm-5pm

Location: AHRB 174 or online

Presenter: Andrew Cyr, PhD

Presentation Title: "One Health and considering the nuances of risk/benefit balance"

Please remember to register in advance with this link. If you have any issues registering, please send your name and email to uaf-onehealth-team@alaska.edu.

You can join us in person in the Arctic Health Research Building Room 174 or on ZOOM!

Andrew Cyr is an environmental toxicologist for the State of Alaska Department of Health. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks in 2019, where he researched the chemical feeding ecology of mercury in fish and aquatic food webs across Alaska. He has a background in environmental consulting, natural resource management, science mentoring, education, outreach, and research in environmental toxicology and human health. He is a passionate supporter of public health, especially through the One Health paradigm. Health is an intricate compilation of nutrition, physical health, mental well-being, cultural health, as well as one’s interaction with their surrounding environment. Ensuring that we are promoting all aspects of health requires collaboration with numerous disciplines, including clinicians, local community members, researchers, and public health officials. Andrew works diligently to ensure that the development of public health guidance considers health holistically – i.e., as more than the presence or absence of a disease – and, when considering exposure to a potentially hazardous substance, balances the risks and benefits.