In this seminar, Colin J. Carlson, assistant research professor at Georgetown University’s Center for Global Health Science & Security, discussed the link between climate change and zoonotic spillover. He argued that planning around climate change and health must address zoonotic disease, including epidemic and pandemic threats.
This event was co-sponsored by the Center for Global Health Science and Security, the School of Health’s Department of Health Management and Policy, and the Global Health Institute.
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Colin Carlson is an assistant professor in the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University. His research program in global change biology focuses on the interplay between climate change, disease emergence, and public policy. He is also the director of Verena, a National Science Foundation (NSF) Biology Integration Institute working to harness molecular biology to predict and prevent viral emergence. Across his work in climate and health, he frequently interfaces with policymakers either directly or through science-policy interfaces like the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Most recently, Carlson is co-principal investigator of the Carnegie Endowment-funded Pandemic Treaty Project, which examines the elements of planetary health, epidemic preparedness, good governance, and justice that are essential to post-COVID-19 international law reform.