One Health Insights: From Molecules to Ecosystems
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 69
Special Issue Editors
2. ImmunOncology, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, PUC-Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
3. INCT-UroGen, National Institute of Science, Technology and Innovation in Genitourinary Cancer, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Interests: immunology; immuno-oncology; genitourinary cancer; urologic oncology; oncology; urology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The One Health paradigm recognizes that human, animal and environmental health are deeply interdependent, an understanding that has reshaped the way science approaches disease, ecosystems and sustainability. Once centered on zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance, One Health has evolved into a comprehensive framework for understanding complex biological and social systems, connecting molecular mechanisms, clinical outcomes and planetary health. This Special Issue, “One Health Insights: From Molecules to Ecosystems,” seeks to highlight this continuum by featuring research that bridges biomedical discovery, and ecological determinants of health.
Cancer, traditionally viewed as a purely human disease, offers a powerful lens through which to explore One Health interconnections. Environmental carcinogens, occupational exposures, endocrine disruptors and microbial dysbiosis exemplify how ecological and molecular domains converge in oncogenesis. Comparative oncology, studying spontaneous cancers in animals, provides translational insights into tumor biology and immune response. Likewise, the environmental and industrial determinants of cancer incidence underscore how public health, environmental governance and social equity are integral to effective cancer control.
By integrating oncology within the One Health spectrum, this issue expands the concept of cancer research from isolated molecular pathways to the broader web of ecosystemic and societal interactions that shape exposure, susceptibility and outcomes. Contributions span molecular biology, immuno-oncology and environmental toxicology, reflecting a shared commitment to understanding disease not as an isolated event but as a product of interdependent systems.
Through this multidisciplinary lens, “One Health Insights: From Molecules to Ecosystems” aims to advance a new generation of evidence that connects laboratory science to environmental stewardship and human progress to planetary health. The goal is to foster multidisciplinary collaboration to prevent, detect and respond to health threats in a coordinated manner that engages both society and governments.
Prof. Dr. Leonardo Oliveira Reis
Dr. Lucas Assoni
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- One Health
- environmental health
- planetary health
- cancer epidemiology
- comparative oncology
- emerging diseases
- immuno-oncology
- molecular mechanisms
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