SPRING 2025 SEMINAR SCHEDULE
Thank you to everyone who attended one or more of the seminars this spring! The spring seminar series has concluded. The fall series will begin in late August/early September. The schedule of speakers will be updated later this summer, 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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| Jan. 27 | Dr. Nicole Sexton Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln School of Biological Sciences Title: Effects on Arthropod-borne Flaviviruses of Navigating Two Distinct Host Environments Host: Dr. Amy Desaulniers |
| Feb. 3 | Dr. Chad Brassil Faculty Director of Undergraduate Analytics, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and School of Biological Sciences Title: Introduction to UNL Course Demographic Suite Host: Dr. Amy Desaulniers |
| Feb. 10 | Dr. Huijing Du Associate Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Mathematics Hybrid and Stochastic Modeling for Complex Biological Systems Host: Dr. Amy Desaulniers |
| Feb. 17 | Dr. Taylor Yaw Director and Adjunct Assistant Professor in Animal Health, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium Title: Zoological Medicine at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, A Comparative Journey Host: Dr. Scott McVey |
| Feb. 24 | The Nguyen Graduate Student, University of Nebraska–Lincoln School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences/Nebraska Center for Virology Title: Lipid Nanoparticle DNA Vaccination: A Strategy to Prevent Vaccine-Associated Enhanced Respiratory Disease (VAERD) in Swine Influenza Virus Infection Host: Dr. Hiep Vu |
| March 3 | Daco (Danh) Lai Graduate Student, University of Nebraska–Lincoln School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Title: Lipid Nanoparticle-Encapsulated DNA Vaccines: An Improved Method to Overcome Maternally Derived Antibody Interference Host: Dr. Hiep Vu |
| March 10 | Matthew Andrews Molecular Biologist and Director, EPSCoR Title: Biomedical applications of mammalian hibernation Host: Dr. Amy Desaulniers |
No Seminar – Spring Break | |
| March 24 | Akinbode Okunola Graduate Research Assistant, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Agricultural Economics Title: Are Countries Regulating Veterinary Drug Residues Important for Human Health? Host: Dr. Matt Hille |
| March 31 | Dr. Réka Howard Associate Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Statistics Title: TBD Host: Dr. Amy Desaulniers |
| April 7 | Dr. Trish Berger Distinguished Professor, Department of Animal Science, UC Davis Title: TBD Host: Dr. Amy Desaulniers |
| April 14 | Dr. Raisa Glabman Veterinary Pathologist, Experimental Histopathology, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, UW Medicine Title: Comparative Pathology at Fred Hutch Cancer Center Host: Dr. Mary Drozd |
| April 21 | Dr. Mary Drozd Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln School of Veterinarian Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Title: Not just Avian Influenza: Avian Pathology Diagnostic and Research Cases |
| April 28 | Dr. Prabagaran Narayanasamy Assistant Professor, UNMC Internal Medicine Pulmonary Title: In vitro and in vivo analysis of Gallium complexes against NonTuberculous Mycobacteria Host: Dr. Raul Barletta |
| May 5 | CANCELED Dr. Sean P. Riley Assistant Professor, University of Maryland-College Park and Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine Title: Rickettsia: Infection and Immunity Host: Dr. Scott McVey |