Brazil

The Forschungskolleg has partnered with the University of São Paulo (USP) to conduct One Health research in the context of São Paulo city.

For the first stage of the Graduate School, three doctoral students, Jéssica Felappi, Berenice Fischer, and William Isidorio, conducted research on the topics of urban agriculture, antimicriobial resistance, and urban green infrastructure. 

For the second stage, three doctoral students, Eliana Lins Morandi, Manuel Glass, and Niklas Wagner are conducting research on governance for food sovereignty, antimicrobial resistance and Science Policy Interfaces.

Germany

In the context of Germany, the Forschungskolleg is conducting research in the Ruhr Metropolis, which is a conglomerate of 53 cities situated in the Ruhr Valley. The largest cities of the Ruhr Metropolis are Dortmund, Essen and Duisburg.

On the first stage of the Graduate School, four doctoral students, Anna Brückner, Juliana Paris, Dennis Schmiege, and Philipp Swoboda covered the research areas of: urban blue infrastructure, sustainable diets, antimicrobial resistance, and soil health.

The second stage of our project is comprised by five doctoral students, Maria Luisa Espinel Ramos, Jaqueline Hildebrandt, Atefeh Movassagh, Janosch Klemm, and Niklas Wagner that focus on the topics of zoonoses in urban areas, One Health knowledge, soil ecosystem services in urban areas, healthy and sustainable food systems, and Science Policy Interfaces.

Ghana

The Forschungskolleg is conducting research in Accra, the capital city of Ghana, in partnership with the University of Ghana and its Insitute of Social, Statistical and Economic Research (ISSER).

Three doctoral students from the first stage, Ana Maria Perez Arredondo, Joshua Ntajal, and Koissi Savi covered the research areas of: multi-sectoral collaboration for One Health, water-borne diseases, and malaria prevention and control.

For the second stage, six doctoral students, Joannishka Dsani, Janosch Klemm, Akwasi Owusu Sarpong, Jaqueline Hildebrandt, Niklas Wagner, and Abraham Kidane are conducting research on the topics of zoonotic diseases, healthy and sustainable food systems, migration in relation to food (in)security, One Health knowledge, Science Policy Interfaces, and health service delivery.

India

The research projects are undertaken in the largest city of the western State of Gujarat, Ahmedabad, in partnership with the Indian Institute of Public Health - Gandhinagar (IIPHG).

Three doctoral students from the first stage, Anna Brückner, Krupali Patel, and Yasobant Sandul, are researching on: urban blue infrastructure, antimicriobial resistance, and operationalization of One Health.

The second stage is comprised by three doctoral students, Niklas Wagner, Kalpana Pachillu, and Sanjana Rajasekar that focus on the topics of Science Policy Interfaces, antibiotic-resistant genes, and food resilience amongst farmers.

External

Additional to the core team of doctoral researchers, two externally funded doctoral students from the first stage, Vivek Kumar and Stephanie Nana, are conducting One Health research in Patna (India) and Yáounde (Cameroon), respectively. Their research topics are vector-borne diseases and urban agriculture, respectively.