Granted funds within One Health
Last changed: 30 May 2024
Here you can find previous applications that have been granted funding during our program period. SLU Future One Health has granted seed funding for activities such as literature studies/-comparisons and pilot studies as well as meetings to write larger applications together with other researchers. We have funded these activities with a maximum of 200,000 SEK per application. During 2021-2022, the platform has distributed seed funding of approximately 2 million SEK.
Granted funds 2024
Two calls during 2024
Call for funding of One Health research proposals
Funds for activities such as pilot studies, feasibility studies, literature reviews, consortium meetings or consults (illustrators, communicators, mentoring) to improve project proposals to be submitted to Formas, VR, Forte, Horizon EU or other relevant funding bodies.
Date of decision: April 9
Maximum amount per application: 150 000 SEK
Total granted: 721 539 SEK
The following applications were granted funding:
- Drivers of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Re/emergence and Spread in Mountain Ecosystems: A Transdisciplinary One Health Study
- Building more nutritionally secure rural landscapes for humans and livestock through ecosystem restoration
- Establishing the pet-human health model – sentinels and forecasters under one roof
- PharmaBat: Investigating Bat-Mediated Transfer of Aquatic Pharmaceuticals to Terrestrial Ecosystems and Implications for Bat Health
- Tropical forest restoration from a one-health perspective - the important interplay between fungus, frogs, flies and folk
Call to write a report on One Health and the environment
The environmental aspect of One Health is more recent, and less specified, than human/animal health. SLU Future One Health commission a report on previous and current SLU research in environmental issues linked to One Health, and future perspectives of this research (both within SLU and on a global scale).
Date of decision: April 9
Maximum amount per application: 400 000 SEK.
Total granted: 799 942 SEK (two applications)
Granted funds 2023
Two calls during 2023
Two post docs in One Health
The platform will support two new post doc projects in One Health.
The funding will cover part of the post doc salary and the rest of the funding must be covered by the applying
department(s).
Date of decision: 2023-06-14.
Maximum amount per application: 500 000 SEK per year (for två years).
Total granted: 1 000 000 SEK.
The following applications were granted funding:
"An integrated approach for understanding dynamics of Campylobacter – An important pathogen connecting humans, animals and the environment".
Main applicant: Lena-Mari Tamminen, Clinical Sciences, VH Faculty
"Mining for a One-Health Solution for Sustainable Tomato Production
in Low and Middle Income Countries".
Main applicant: Teun Dekker, Plant Protection Biology, LTV Faculty.
Call for funding of One Health research proposals
SLU Future One Health will fund activities such as pilot studies, feasibility studies, literature reviews, consortium meetings or consults (illustrators, communicators, mentoring) to improve project proposals to be submitted to Formas, VR, Forte, Horizon EU or other relevant funding bodies.
Date of decision: 2023-05-08.
Maximum amount per application: 100 000 SEK.
Total granted: 299 847 SEK.
The following applications were granted funding:
"Climate, tree seeding and zoonotic pathogens: developing of a forecasting system to assess the risk of human exposure to the TBE virus in Sweden".
Main applicant: Igor Drobyshev, Southern Swedish Forest Research, S Faculty.
"Land use change and zoonotic disease spillover risks in East Africa mountain ecosystem: A Comprehensive One Health Study (LUCZOO)".
Main applicant: Yonas Meheretu, Wildlife, Fish, and Environment, S Faculty.
"Preventing mastitis in dairy cows: unravelling transmission routes and reducing the use of antibiotics".
Main applicant: Hector Marina, Animal Breeding and Genetics, VH Faculty.
Granted funds 2022
Call for funding of One Health research proposals
SLU Future One Health will fund activities such as pilot studies, feasibility studies, literature reviews, consortium meetings or consults (illustrators, communicators, mentoring) to improve project proposals to be submitted to Formas, VR, Forte, Horizon EU or other relevant funding bodies.
Date of decision: 2022-06-02.
Maximum amount per application: 200 000 SEK.
Total granted: 1 198 322 SEK.
The following applications were granted funding:
"Impact of indoor environment on stabled animals' production, welfare and health, staff’s health, and potential GHG emissions from dairy farm buildings". Main applicant: Juana Chagas, NJV, VH Faculty.
"Impact of environmental chemicals on male reproduction".
Main applicant: IdaHallberg, KV, VH Faculty.
"Coexistence of wildlife and livestock in Kenya".
Main applicant: Jens Jung, HMH, VH Faculty.
"Exploring the interlinkage of synthetic chemicals, microbial communities and AMR in soils with land use change in the Global North"
Main applicant: Foon Yin Lai, Inst vatten o miljö, NJ Faculty.
"The microbiome as a biosensor in aquaculture systems: development of monitoring tools, research application, and translation to Swedish industries"
Main applicant: Fernando Puente-Sánchez, Inst vatten o miljö, NJ Faculty.
"Implications of vaccination schemes on overall animal health over time"
Main applicant: Magnus Åbrink, BVF, VH Faculty.
Granted funds 2021
CROSSROADS – cross-disciplinary research on AMR dynamics
This project is part of a long-term project in which we combine advanced statistical modeling with molecular bacteriology, bioinformatics, and environmental chemistry to gain a better understanding of various risk factors driving the development of antimicrobial resistance. This knowledge will be used for more efficient and targeted prophylactic efforts to reduce the risk of the development and spread of AMR in animals, humans, and the environment.
Main applicant: Elisabeth Rajala, BVF, VH Faculty
U-CAN-MOVE - Improved health and wellbeing in dog and its owner using an One Health approach
People and dogs live in closer proximity than ever. Increased sedentary behavior and limited physical activity among dog owners also affect the dogs. Therefore, new sustainable ways to increase physical activity and reduce a sedentary lifestyle need to be identified and promoted. The project will use nature and dog ownership as motivators for increased physical activity, in an evaluation of the exercise program "Upp och Hoppa – Sund med hund", organized by the Swedish Working Dog Association. Through this collaboration, including physiotherapists, doctors, veterinarians, and specialists in behavioural decision making, economics, and environmental communication, there are unique opportunities to provide new knowledge and opportunities for increased physical activity to promote the health and well-being of dog owners and their dogs.
Main applicant: Anna Bergh, KV, VH Faculty.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the terrestrial food chain: implications for human and wildlife health
The main objective of the pilot project is to achieve preliminary results on a) per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) concentrations in game and non-game wildlife, b) potential pathogen facilitation and disease risk in PFAS-affected wildlife, and c) potential human health risks associated with consumption of game species from PFAS contaminated areas..
Main applicant: Frauke Ecke, VFM, S Faculty.
Urban aquaponics and reused water flows – a balance between sustainable food production and potential health risks in exposure to hazardous contaminants
Aquaponics are systems combining aquaculture for fish and hydroponics for vegetable production with recycled nutrient flows. The system is resource-efficient, environmentally friendly, and suitable for use in urban areas to meet urban food supply needs. Urbanization and food production in cities increase the demand for water, which in turn increases the risk of water scarcity. Through urban aquaponics, recirculating water from fish tanks is used for plants, reducing the need for water. The current project focuses on sustainable reuse of water flows in urban aquaponics with the aim of increasing food production, reducing environmental impact, and alleviating water scarcity in urban food production.
Main applicant: Sammar Khalil, BT, LTV Faculty.
Fighting Roundworm Anti-Microbial Resistance via Vaccination
The goal is to investigate whether parasitic extracellular vesicles (EVs) can be used as a "vaccine". Initially, we will examine whether roundworm EVs contain immunomodulatory proteins and microRNAs. The following questions will be addressed: Are EVs immunogenic, and do they affect the immunogenicity of AMR? Does the use of anthelmintics affect biodiversity in a broader context?
Main applicant: Magnus Åbrink, BVF, VH Faculty.