A. Alonso Aguirre is Professor and Chair at the Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. For the past 30 years he has worked in over 23 countries focusing on the conservation of endangered species and ecosystems. Dr. Aguirre cofounded the emerging discipline of Conservation Medicine, the journal EcoHealth and the International Association of Ecology and Health. His research has been instrumental in revealing the impact of emerging diseases of marine wildlife populations with grants from NSF, USAID, USDA, NOAA, and other federal agencies and non-profit organizations. He has published over 160 peer-reviewed papers and 5 books. Dr. Aguirre was recently appointed to the Board on Life Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences and has advised governments of several countries in the Americas, Southeast Asia and Western Europe and briefed the Mexican and United States Congress. His work has been the focus of extensive media coverage and has received numerous awards.

I oversee the advancement of environmental science and policy, conservation biology, wildlife management, infectious disease ecology, conservation medicine, veterinary medicine, EcoHealth, One Health and Planetary Health by providing leadership in teaching, research and service with administrative efficiency across disciplines in ESP. I also provide academic and operational leadership for all program activities, including academic curriculum development and administration, budget oversight within the College of Science. I provide the next generation of environmental science and policy leaders with unique educational and research opportunities that are transformational and transdisciplinary in nature within the context of globalization and international markets.