Meet the two new Antibiotics Council co-chairs
The National Institute of Animal Agriculture recently welcomed two new co-chairs to the Antibiotics Council: Dr. Heather Fowler from the National Pork Board and Dr. Alexandra Medley from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.
Since NIAA’s inception in 1916, its mission has been to convene leaders regarding important and developing topics. Councils were developed to collaborate, learn, and discuss current and emerging topics to provide platforms to exchange scientific information, find common ground, and seek resolutions across species segments. Participation in NIAA’s Councils is open to animal agriculture stakeholders. The purpose of the Antibiotics Council is to seek to enhance an animal agriculture industry that is aligned with judicious antibiotic use policies and practices.
Dr. Heather Fowler is the Director of Producer and Public Health at the National Pork Board where she oversees public health as well as occupational safety and health issues as they relate to swine production in the United States. She completed her Veterinary Medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 2010, a Master in Public Health in Applied Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health in 2011, and a PhD in Environmental and Occupational Hygiene from the University of Washington School of Public Health in 2017. She is board certified in veterinary preventive medicine and has expertise in the areas of zoonotic disease, public health, worker safety and health, and One Health application.
Dr. Alexandra Medley is a veterinary epidemiologist currently serving as the Associate Director for Antimicrobial Resistance within the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She received both her Master in Public Health and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from The Ohio State University and her Bachelor of Music from Oberlin College.
The Antibiotics Council also hosts annual Antibiotics Symposium. Co-chairs have selected the planning committee and are currently planning 14th Annual Antibiotics Symposium in Denver, Colorado from November 19-21, 2024. Symposium topics will include an industry report on the current state of antibiotic stewardship, information on the latest antimicrobial stewardship and resistance research, regulatory updates, One Health collaborations, and more.
To register for the 14th Annual Antibiotics Symposium please visit www.AnimalAgriculture.org. For assistance with media registration, please contact Morgan Young, Director of Communications and Outreach for the National Institute for Animal Agriculture at morgan.young@animalagriculture.org.