Michele Anholt

Position: Consultant | One Health Summer Institute Lead

Dr. Michele Anholt completed her DVM at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in 1985. Most of the next 22 years was spent in companion animal practice in British Columbia and Alberta. Deciding on a midlife career change, she returned to school and completed a PhD in Veterinary Epidemiology at UCVM. For the following 6 years, she worked with government, non-governmental, and industry organizations tackling a range of research questions in beef, poultry, wildlife, and people. In 2019, she returned to the University of Calgary as the manager of One Health at UCalgary to help develop and advance transdisciplinary research approaches to complex human and animal health issues, as well as biodiversity, conservation, and sustainability challenges. She is now mostly retired but is happy to back helping to coordinate the OHSI2024.