FALL 2026 SEMINAR SCHEDULE
We hope you will join us for the following seminars! Additional seminars and details for each will be added as they become available, so please check back.
All School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences seminars are free and open to the public. Unless otherwise noted, the seminars will be held at 4 p.m. in VBS 145 on East Campus and streamed on Zoom (details below).
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Meeting ID: 948 9798 8287
Passcode: 289685
Seminar schedule
August 31, 2026
Elizabeth Rieder
Senior Research Scientist
Foreign Animal Disease Research Unit
US Department of Agriculture
Title: Integrated Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccines and Diagnostic Innovations to support early detection, emergency response and sustained FMD freedom
Host: Dr. Scott McVey
September 14, 2026
Kush K. Pandey
Graduate student
School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Title: TBD
Host: Dr. Asit Pattnaik
September 21, 2026
Steven Semaseni
PhD Student
School of Biological Sciences
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Title: Learning focused or completion focused? Reflective modules provide insight on student homework approaches in undergraduate biology
Host: Dr. Amy Desaulniers
September 28, 2026
Aiden E. Quinn
Senior Evaluation Project Manager
Methodology and Evaluation Research Core Facility
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Title: Introduction to the Methodology and Evaluation Research Core Facility
Host: Dr. Amy Desaulniers
October 5, 2026
Christine Booth
Coordinator of IANR Science Communication Hub
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Title: TBD
Host: Dr. Amy Desaulniers
October 12, 2026
Evan Curtis
Lecturer and Imaging Specialist
Biological Systems Engineering
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Title: Seeing Biology in Action: Advanced Imaging Resources in the Animal Care Program
Host: Dr. Amy Desaulniers
October 26, 2026
Hung Luong
Graduate student
School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Title: TBD
Host: Dr. Hiep Vu
November 2, 2026
Lindsey Crawford
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Title: TBD
Host: Dr. Jay Reddy
November 9, 2026
Hernan Garcia-Ruiz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Plant Pathology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Title: Plant-virus interactions from the point of view of comparative infection dynamics
Host: Dr. Scott McVey
November 16, 2026
Greta M. Krafsur
Research Associate Professor
Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center
School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Title: TBD
Host: Dr. Scott McVey
November 23, 2026
Shraddha Singh
Graduate student
School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Title: TBD
Host: Dr. Jay Reddy
November 30, 2026
Danh Lai
Graduate student
School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Title: TBD
Host: Dr. Scott McVey
December 7, 2026
Natalie Erker
Assistant Professor, DVM Consultant
School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences &
Department of Animal Science
Title: TBD
Host: Dr. Caitlin Ross