Wondwossen A. Gebreyes DVM, PhD
Professor and Executive Director of Global One HealthInitiative, The Ohio State University
Dr. Wondwossen Gebreyes is a Hazel C. Youngberg Distinguished Professor and the Executive Director of the Global One Health initiative (GOHi) at The Ohio State University. Dr. Gebreyes has been a leader in molecular epidemiology of infectious zoonotic diseases.
He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine; and inducted and serves as Vice Chair of the National Academy of International Education. Dr. Gebreyes is a member of the NIH Fogarty International Center Advisory Board. He also chairs the One Health Workforce Next Generation (OHW-NextGen) external advisory board.
He led several programs funded through the NIH, CDC, USAID, Gates Foundation, CDC Foundation, RESOLVE to Save Lives, among others. Besides research, he led global capacity building efforts in more than 10 countries and establishing genomic and genotyping laboratory capacities. Dr. Gebreyes served in national and international Advisory capacities for various governments and entities including Brazil, Ethiopia, Austria, Poland, and Qatar, among others. Dr. Gebreyes leads global outreach efforts addressing issues at the interface of humans, animals, plants, and the environment (ICOPHAI).
Dr. Gebreyes is a recipient of the APLU Michael P. Malone International Leadership Award; NIH Gold Medallion; Universities 21 Best Internationalization Model; NC State University Distinguished Alumni award; Andrew Heiskell Award (honorable mention) by the Institute of International Education (IIE).