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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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