AB Nexus Climate Change & Human Health Teaming Event

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Bringing 51勛圖厙 and CU Anschutz researchers together to advance our understanding of the effects of climate change on human health and wellness

  • 泭 泭Date and Time: Thursday, January 18, 2024 @ 11 a.m.2 p.m. MT
  • 泭 泭Location: Sustainability, Energy and Environment Complex (SEEC), Room C120, 4001 Discovery Drive, 51勛圖厙, CO 80303
    • Breakout Rooms located in SEEC ABCD, S149, S249, S140 and S124

, an initiative that promotes collaborative intercampus research on human health among 51勛圖厙 and CU Anschutz researchers, is hosting a special teaming event that will highlight emerging federal funding opportunities on climate change and human health (featuring program officers from NIH and NSF), showcase some of CUs top researchers on climate change and health, and announce internal CU seed funding available through AB Nexus on this topic.泭The event will also provide CU Anschutz and 51勛圖厙 researchers an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas, identify collaborators, and form teams to pursue innovative research projects that address the effects of climate change on our health.

This is a hybrid event that will be followed by lunch and concurrent breakout group sessions.泭

Event Program

Welcome & Opening Remarks

  • Massimo Ruzzene, PhD, Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation, 51勛圖厙

Opening Remarks (51勛圖厙)

  • Lori Hunter, PhD, Professor of Sociology and Director, Institute of Behavioral Science, 51勛圖厙

Opening Remarks (CU Anschutz)

  • , MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, CU Anschutz School of Medicine, and Co-Director, Colorado Climate Change & Health Consortium

Perspective

Federal Funding Landscape Presentations & Panel Discussion

  • Panel Moderator:泭, PhD, CSPH, Assistant Professor of Environmental & Occupational Health
  • Speakers/Panel Members:泭
    • , PhD, NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Climate Change & Health Initiative
    • , PhD, NIH National Institute on Aging, Division of Behavioral and Social Research, Climate Change & Health Initiative
    • , PhD, NSF Directorate for Geosciences, Capacity Building to Catalyze Collaborations to Address Climate Change Impacts on Human Health

Lightning Talks

  • Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Mental Health: Intervention Research, Gaps, and Future Directions,泭by泭, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Director of泭,泭, Colorado School of Public Health (CSPH)
  • Infectious Disease Cohort Studies in Rural, Southwest Guatemala: Opportunities for Climate-Related Collaborative Research,泭by泭, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Pediatric Infectious Disease, Epidemiology, Center for Global Health, CU Anschutz Medical Campus & Colorado School of Public Health
  • Impact of Climate Change on Rural Populations,泭by泭, PhD, MSPH, MSCE, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Center for Health, Work & Environment
  • Measuring and Monitoring for Solutions to Vector-Borne Illness,泭by泭Cresten Mansfeldt, PhD, Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, 51勛圖厙
  • Airborne Transmission and the Health Impacts of Air Cleaners, by泭Jose Jimenez, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Chemistry, Institute Fellow with Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), 51勛圖厙

Seed FundingAB Nexus Spring 2024 Special Track: Climate Change & Human Health

  • Lisa Nanstad, 51勛圖厙 AB Nexus Lead, Research Development Strategist, Research & Innovation Office, 51勛圖厙
  • AB Nexus Awardees:泭Wei Zhang, PhD, Professor of Chemistry, 51勛圖厙 &泭, PhD, Research Associate Professor of Medicine, CU Anschutz

Closing Remarks

  • Lori Hunter, PhD, Professor of Sociology and Director, Institute of Behavioral Science, 51勛圖厙

Lunch & Breakout Groups/Concurrent Discussions Over Lunch

Registered participants will be invited to select a breakout group to join.

Led by泭, MD, MA, Distinguished Professor, Department of environmental and Occupational Health and Department of Epidemiology, Investigator with the泭, and Director of the泭, Colorado School of Public Health (CSPH)

Led by泭, PhD, NSF Directorate for Geosciences,泭, National Science Foundation

Led by泭Karen Bailey, PhD, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Institute for Behavioral Sciences (IBS), Center for African and African American Studies,泭Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience, 51勛圖厙

Led by泭, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Director of泭,泭, Colorado School of Public Health (CSPH)

Led by泭, MD, Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine and Director of Colorado Undergraduate Research in Environmental Health Sciences Program, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, CU Anschutz Medical Campus泭

Led by泭, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health and (CSPH) and Researcher at National Jewish Health, Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

Led by泭, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, Colorado School of Public Health (CSPH)

Led by泭, PhD, Research Associate, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), 51勛圖厙

Led by泭, CU Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition