Seminars

FALL 2024 SEMINAR SCHEDULE

Seminar information will be added regularly; please check back often.

All SVMBS 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.

Sept. 9

Meghna Sur
Ph.D. Student, UNL School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Establishment of T cell receptor transgenic mice to dissect the role of antigen-specific T cells in cardiac autoimmunity
Host: Jay Reddy

Sept. 16

Ruth Woiwode
Assistant Professor, UNL Animal Science Department
Title: Establishing an Animal Behavior & Well-being Program at UNL
Host: Amy Desaulniers

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Meeting ID: 950 8017 5696
Passcode: 275544

Sept. 23

Dr. Sunil Sukumaran
Assistant Professor, UNL Nutrition and Health Sciences
Explorations at the Intersection of Taste and Immunity
Host: Jay Reddy

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Meeting ID: 950 8017 5696
Passcode: 275544

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Meeting ID: 950 8017 5696
Passcode: 275544

Sept 30

Taejoon Won
Assistant Professor of pathobiological sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Title: T cells targeting the heart
Host: Jay Reddy

Oct. 7

Christian Eaton
Ph.D. Student, UNL School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Title: Generation of Gene Edited Models for ASFV and BVDV-1 Infection
Host: Dan Ciobanu

Oct. 14

Mary Drozd
Assistant Professor, UNL School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Title: Wild and zoo-y: diagnostic pathology cases and research projects from the past few years

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Meeting ID: 950 8017 5696
Passcode: 275544

Oct. 21

Alex Hicks-Nelson
Clinical Veterinarian, Comparative Medicine, Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Title: Research in humane rodent euthanasia
Host: Mary Drozd

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Meeting ID: 950 8017 5696
Passcode: 275544

CANCELLED
Oct. 28

Taylor Yaw
Director and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium
Title: Zoological Medicine at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, A Comparative Journey
Host: Scott McVey

Nov. 4

Sushmita Kumari
Graduate Student, UNL School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Title: Lipid nanoparticle (LNP) based vaccine against avian influenza virus
Host: Hiep Vu

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Meeting ID: 950 8017 5696
Passcode: 275544

Nov. 11

Chandan Krishnamoorthy
Graduate Student, UNL Nutrition and Health Sciences
Title: Palmitoleate Protects against Zika virus infection-induced Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Apoptosis in Neurons
Host: Satish Natarajan

Nov. 18

Som Nanjappa
Assistant Professor, Pathobiological Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Title: Sialophorin is an essential costimulatory molecule for T17 responses and fungal immunity
Host: Jay Reddy

Nov. 25

Michael Chaussee
Professor, University of South Dakota School of Medicine
Title: TBD
Host: Jay Reddy

Dec. 2

Christian Agatemor
Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biology, University of Miami
Title: TBD
Host: Jay Reddy

Dec. 9

Matt Hille
Assistant Professor, UNL School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Title: Current and Planned NVDC Bovine Research Projects: An Update