Dual Credit Day
4/1/2024 - 4/30/2024
Mapping Antibiotic Resistance Across Wisconsin and Beyond
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NWTC Green Bay
NWTC Green Bay Campus Eagle Event Center (SC142)
Frontiers In Science presents:
Mapping Antibiotic Resistance Across Wisconsin and Beyond
with Laural Legenza, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Free event for NWTC students, staff, and faculty
Thursday, March 28, 2024
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Eagle Event Center (Room SC142), NWTC Green Bay Campus
Antibiotic resistance is a global health threat.
In this special guest presentation, Dr. Laural Legenza, director of Global Health at the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy, will share how she and her colleagues are applying geographic mapping and data visualization methods to provide insights into antimicrobial resistance with the “One Health” approach.
One Health recognizes that the health of people is connected to the health of animals and our shared environment.
In addition, Dr. Legenza, who is leading research in Wisconsin and South Africa, will present:
- How antibiotic resistance varies at neighborhood levels in Wisconsin and across regions.
- Similarities and differences in antibiotic resistance among host species, including humans, canines, and bovines.
- Her unique path from central Wisconsin to a global health research career.
About the Presenter
Laurel Legenza, Pharm.D., Ph.D. is teaching faculty and a postdoctoral fellow at the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy. She is also director of the Global Health Office at the School of Pharmacy. She received her Pharm.D. from the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy, and her Ph.D. in Pharmacy from the University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
Dr. Legenza is passionate about improving patient outcomes, specifically addressing antimicrobial resistance with action-oriented data for treatment decisions.
