Texas A&M Expert Testifies On Preparing For Future Public Health Threats And Disasters
Dr. Gerald Parker, Texas A&M University’s associate dean for Global One Health at the School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) and director of the Pandemic & Biosecurity Policy Program, recently testified before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health on the importance of being prepared for emerging threats and […]
Parker Speaks At White House About National Food, Agriculture Security
Dr. Gerald Parker, the associate dean for Global One Health at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), spoke at a White House Roundtable on food and agriculture security on Nov. 9. The roundtable on Strengthening the Security and Resilience of United States Food and Agriculture was hosted by the White […]
Taking Animal-Grade Ivermectin Could Be Dangerous, Says Texas A&M Expert
The search for COVID-19 preventions and cures has been ongoing for over a year now, so it’s not surprising that the search has, at times, uncovered unconventional treatments. One that has recently started trending is Ivermectin, an anti-parasitic medication used in people and animals. However, Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences associate […]
Texas A&M Health Professionals Co-Host International Global Health Conference
A team of Aggies from the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS), School of Public Health, and College of Medicine co-hosted the 2021 Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) virtual conference this March. Approximately 1,900 participants from more than 100 countries attended this year’s conference, “Addressing Critical Gaps in […]
Parker To Speak At New York Academy Of Sciences Conference
Dr. Gerald Parker, the associate dean for Global One Health at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, has been invited to participate as a speaker in an upcoming New York Academy of Sciences conference. The conference, “Pandemic Diseases Preparedness and Response,” will be held virtually on June 22 to discuss the […]
CVM Global One Health Expert Discusses Coronavirus Outbreak
The spread of 2019-nCoV, commonly known as the novel coronavirus, from China to at least 11 countries, to date, including the United States, has led the disease and its growing impacts to become a trending topic in both the news and conversation. Dr. Gerald Parker, the associate dean for Global One Health at the Texas […]
Parker Bestowed AAVMC’s Leadership In Public Policy Award
The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) has named Dr. Gerald Parker, associate dean for Global One Health at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), as the recipient of the 2019 Senator John Melcher, DVM Leadership in Public Policy Award. The award, established in 2007, is presented to […]
Parker Recognized With AAVMC Leadership In Public Policy Award
The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) has named Dr. Gerald W. Parker Jr., associate dean for Global One Health at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), as the recipient of the 2019 Senator John Melcher, DVM Leadership in Public Policy Award. The award, established in 2007, is […]
Parker Explores Potential Collaborations in France, Germany
Dr. Gerald Parker, associate dean for Global One Health in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), traveled across Europe in April to give a keynote address at a military veterinary symposium and working to build strategic relationships that would allow for mutually beneficial collaborations. In Lyon, France, Parker, Scowcroft Institute […]
Dr. Gerald Parker Brings ‘Healthy’ Perspective To CVM Initiative
When Gerald Parker Jr. came to Texas A&M as an undergraduate, he planned to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a veterinarian. Completing both his bachelor’s degree in veterinary sciences and his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in just five years, Parker was on the path his father had hoped for him; the next […]
