2015 Spring Seminar Series

SPRING 2015 SEMINAR SCHEDULE

Please join us at 4:00 p.m., 145 VBS, for the following seminars.

January 12 Dr. Shi-hua Xiang, assistant professor, Nebraska Center for Virology, UNL
Genome-Wide Searching for Host Association Factors with Ovine Progressive Pneumonia Virus Infection
Hosted by Dr. Rodrigo Franco
January 19 Martin Luther King Day - No Seminar
January 26 Zach Stromberg, Ph.D. student, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Detection of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli in Culled Dairy Cows
Hosted by Dr. Rodney Moxley
February 2 Hiep Vu, DVM, MS, Ph.D., research assistant professor Nebraska Center for Virology, UNL
Development of a Novel PRRSV Vaccine: A Computational Approach
Hosted by Dr. Fernando Osorio
February 9 Elsa Merit Reyes-Reyes, Ph. D., research assistant professor of medicine, University of Arizona
Nucleolin as a Therapeutic Target for Cancer: Lessons Learning from AS1411
Hosted by Dr. Rodrigo Franco
February 16 Sarah Vitosh, Ph.D. student, Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center, UNL
Experimental Infection of Neonatal Swine with Porcine Deltacoronavirus (PDCoV)
Hosted by Dr. Bruce Brodersen/Dr. Dustin Loy
February 23 Aaron Bowman, assistant professor of neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Alterations in Neuronal Manganese Biology in Huntington's Disease & Other Movement Disorders
Hosted by Dr. Rodrigo Franco
March 2 Dr. Katherine Whitman, assistant professor of practice, Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center
Title: TBA 
Hosted by Dr. Dale Grotelueschen
March 9 Bharathi Krishnan, Ph.D. student, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, UNL
Hybridoma Techniques
Hosted by Dr. Jay Reddy
March 16 Anshuman Das, Ph.D. student, Nebraska Center for Virology, UNL
Trim21 Regulates NMI Mediated Negative Regulation of the Innate Immune Response
Hosted by Dr. Asit Pattnaik
March 23 Semester Break - No Seminar
March 30 Dr. David Hardin, professor, School of Veterinary Medicine and
Biomedical Sciences, UNL

Veterinary Medicine: Opportunities and Challenges
Hosted by Dr. Rodrigo Franco
April 6 Florencia Meyer, assistant professor, Mississippi State University
Title: TBA
Hosted by Dr. Rodrigo Franco
April 13 Haiyan Sun, Ph.D. student, Nebraska Center for Virology, UNL
Induction of Type I Interferons by a Synthetic Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Strain
Hosted by Dr. Fernando Osorio
April 20 Dr. Bill Shafer, professor, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Linkage of Antibiotic Resistance and Bacterial Pathogenesis
Hosted by Dr. Greg Somerville
April 27 Cancelled
May 4 Finals Week - No Seminar