Dr. Patricia A. Conrad

Patricia Conrad DVM, PhD is a Distinguished Professor Emerita in the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, having retired July 1, 2021.  Her research has focused on the transmission of protozoal parasites between wildlife, humans and domestic animals. She received her veterinary professional degree from Colorado State University and PhD from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. After doing post-doctoral research on the molecular epidemiology of East Coast fever at the International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases (now ILRI) in Nairobi, Kenya, she joined the faculty of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Conrad has published over 250 scientific papers (63 h-index) and book chapters in the fields of emerging infectious diseases, parasitology, ecology of waterborne pathogens and One Health. Dr. Conrad was elected to the National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine) in 2011, awarded a Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology in 2012 and selected as an American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow in 2018. In 2017 she received the American Veterinary Medical Association Lifetime Excellence in Research Award for her research and contributions to the veterinary profession; taking a One Health approach that addresses the interconnectedness of animals, plants, people and the environment. In 2018 she was awarded the UC Davis Chancellor’s Award for International Engagement and in 2019 received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Babesiosis Research. In 2022 she was selected to receive the William C. Campbell One-Health Award from the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists and was awarded an Honorary Doctoral Degree by the University of Edinburgh.