PVM’s Upcoming Coppoc One Health Lecture to Focus on Dogs as Sentinels of Environmental Exposure

The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine brings a leading One Health scholar to campus each year to address vital health issues from a One Health perspective as part of the Coppoc One Health Lecture series.  This year’s presentation, scheduled for February 26 at 12:30 p.m., in Lynn Hall Room 1136, is on the engaging topic, “One Health at Home: Dogs as Sentinels of Environmental Exposure.” The speaker will be Audrey Ruple, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVPM, MRCVS, the Dorothy A. and Richard G. Metcalf Professor of Veterinary Medical Informatics at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech.

The lecture is free and open to the public. During her talk, Dr. Ruple will discuss how companion animals share our homes, our environments, and many of the same exposures that shape human health across the life course, and, as a result, offer a unique and underutilized opportunity to study how genetic, environmental, and social factors interact to influence disease risk, resilience, and longevity in real-world settings.