Jonna Mazet

Jonna Ann Keener Mazet (born December 18, 1967) is an American veterinarian, epidemiologist and a Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology and Disease Ecology at the University of California, Davis. Since 2021, she has served as the Vice Provost of Grand Challenges at the University of California, Davis where she provides leadership for transdisciplinary research and solution-oriented activities dedicated to global health problem solving across (e.g. “wicked problems”). UC Davis Grand Challenges focuses on developing climate solutions, preventing and responding to emerging health threats, promoting sustainable food systems, and reimagining the role of land-grant universities. Dr. Mazet is known for her long-standing achievements and contributions to operationalizing the One Health approach, which is now a key component of the Quadripartite Organizations core mandates for addressing health challenges. In 2009, Dr. Mazet founded the One Health Institute at the University of California, Davis and served as the Executive Director until July 2020. Recognized for her innovative and holistic approach to emerging environmental and global health threats, she is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Mazet is a leader in the field of One Health and is active in international research programs, most notably in relation to disease transmission among wildlife, domestic animals, and people and the ecological drivers of disease emergence. One Health is the collaborative effort across multiple disciplines (veterinary, human medical, environmental, etc.) to attain optimal health for animals, people, and the environment. As a member of the National Academy of Medicine, Mazet also chaired the National Academies’ One Health Action Collaborative and serves on the Forum for Microbial Threats. She is the founding chair of the One Health Action Collaborative (2016–2023) and previously chaired the Interest Group on Global Health, Infectious Diseases, and Microbiology (2017–2019) . She serves as a member of the National Academies’ Standing Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Threats.

From October 2009-September 2020 she was the Global Director of the PREDICT Project, a more than $200 million viral emergence early-warning project that was developed with the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Emerging Pandemic Threats Program. She was also the Director of the One Health Workforce – Next Generation project from October 2019-April 2021.

Mazet was born and raised in Marin County, California and currently lives both there and in Davis, California, USA with her husband. She has two daughters. Provided by Wikipedia