Texas A&M One Health Grand ChallengeOverview & Proposal Process
November 26, 2013
What are the Grand Challenges?
One Health – human health, animal health and the connections between health and natural & man-made environments
Energy – power the future of our nation & world
Democracy – achieve a secure nation and safer world
Entrepreneurship – create opportunities in US & globally
STEM Education – promote educational achievements for all
Natural and Built Environments – ensuring a sustainable society
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What is One Health?
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ONE HEALTH
* a biological community of living organisms (humans, animals, plants, and microbes) and their physical environment interacting as a system
Agriculture &
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Research Criteria
One Health related (human health, animal health and the connections between health and natural & man-made environments)
High socioeconomic impact on state/national/global scale, that would attract funding - public, private, not-for-profit (“transformative”)
Leverage TAMU strengths in multiple colleges and university entities (“transdisciplinary”)
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Major Thematic Research Areas
(impact on Human and Animal Health)
Global Health & Security
Quality Health Care
Chronic Diseases & Conditions
Chronic Diseases & Conditions
Societal issues and research topics identified by One Health Campus Council, faculty surveys, and collaborative faculty forums
Prevention and treatment of obesity in humans and animals
Reproduction/developmental origins of health & disease
Stress Metabolic diseases
Motor-neural diseases Healthy aging in humans & animals
Diabetes Impact of exercise & nutrition
Genetic diseases and conditions Genetics, relating to weight
Genomics & metagenomics BioEngineering
Global Health & Security
Societal issues and research topics identified by One Health Campus Council, faculty surveys, and collaborative faculty forums
Development, delivery and social acceptance of vaccines
Pharmaceutical, medical device discoveries and deliveries in safe, efficacious ways
Emerging infectious diseases Zoonotic diseases
Health security, records, etc. Bio-Informatics
Biodefense & bioterrorism Regenerative medicine
Antibiotic resistance Diagnostics, detection
New business paradigms for agriculture
Accessible & Affordable Healthcare
Societal issues and research topics identified by One Health Campus Council, faculty surveys, and collaborative faculty forums
Access to quality healthcare in under- served communities
Policy issues relating to human & animal health; how impacted by natural and man-made environments
Healthcare for humans & animals Prevention of medical mistakes
Health management systems, costs, quality, economics, etc.
Education of healthcare, wellness and prevention professionals
Remote healthcare & delivery Development & implementation of healthcare technology, devices etc.
Deployable healthcare facilities Zoonotic pandemics
Data value, sharing, mining Patient communications
Health education End-of-life care, euthanasia
Safe and Available Food & Water (impact on human and animal health)
Societal issues and research topics identified by One Health
Campus Council, faculty surveys, and collaborative faculty forums
Pre-natal under-nutrition
Food safety and sustainability for growth of a healthy population
Urban agriculture as a viable source of healthy nutrition
Poverty and hunger Food & water quality & contaminants
Microbiology Personalized nutrition
Collaborative Proposal Timeline
# Timing Process Step
1 Oct-Nov 2013 Decide on relevance of OHGC to your research
interests (and vice versa)
2 Nov 20 & 21, ‘13 Participate in one or more collaboration forums
3 Nov – Dec ‘13 Identify suitable collaboration partners
4 Nov ’13 –
proposals
6 Jan 21-Feb 7 Window for adding additional collaborators
7 Mid-February ‘14 (exact timing TBD)
Proposals reviewed
other TAMU leaders
One Health Proposal Template
health and the connections between health
and natural & man-made environments)
PI contact information Tel: Email:
Collaborators (1) – (12)

this proposal’s research in this
proposal?
attracted?
leveraged?
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Research ‘Dream Team’ for a
specific societal issue?
Collaborative Proposal Timeline
# Timing Process Step
1 Oct-Nov 2013 Decide on relevance of OHGC to your research
interests (and vice versa)
2 Nov 20 & 21, ‘13 Participate in one or more collaboration forums
3 Nov – Dec ‘13 Identify suitable collaboration partners
4 Nov ’13 – Jan ‘14 Form collaborative teams – create & submit proposals
(note: all posted online when received)
5 January 21 ‘14 Deadline for proposal submissions
6 Jan 21-Feb 7 Window for adding additional collaborators
7 Mid-February ‘14 (exact timing TBD)
Proposals reviewed
other TAMU leaders
Collaborative Proposal Timeline
# Timing Process Step
1 Oct-Nov 2013 Decide on relevance of OHGC to your research
interests (and vice versa)
2 Nov 20 & 21, ‘13 Participate in one or more collaboration forums
3 Nov – Dec ‘13 Identify suitable collaboration partners
4 Nov ’13 – Jan ‘14 Form collaborative teams – create & submit proposals
(note: all posted online when received)
5 January 21 ‘14 Deadline for proposal submissions
6 Jan 21-Feb 7 Window for adding additional collaborators
7 Mid-February ‘14 (exact timing TBD)
Proposals reviewed (peer reviewed in a review
meeting supported by external advisors)
8 March ‘14 OHGC Report submitted to Provost and
other TAMU leaders
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onehealth.tamu.edu/challenge
Contacts
onehealth.tamu.edu/challenge
Dr. Mike Chaddock Assistant Dean for One Health & Strategic Initiatives 979-845-5617
Merrideth Holub One Health Program Coordinator 979-845-5039
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