SPRING 2025 SEMINAR SCHEDULE
Seminar information will be added regularly; please check back often.
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 | 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 |