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SPRING 2008

Seminars and faculty meetings are held from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in Room 210 VMS (Veterinary Medical Science Building), unless otherwise stated.


Monday, January 07 -
Jacquelyn Wahl, PhD candidate

"Gene Transcript Profiling and Immunobiology of Dermatomyositis in the Shetland Sheepdog and Genetics of Merle Patterning in the Domestic Dog."
Hosted by Dr. Keith Murphy.
NOTE: 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 15 -
Dr. Nathaniel Tablante, DVM, MPVM, MS, DACPV, University of Maryland College Park, Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Applied Poultry Medicine Faculty candidate

"Conducting Applied Research and Extension Programs for the Poultry Industry: Past, Present, and Future."
Hosted by Dr. Sanjay Reddy.

Wednesday, January 16 -
Dr. Carlos Estevez, DVM, PhD, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Applied Poultry Medicine Faculty candidate

"Virus-Vectored Vaccines."
Hosted by Dr. Sanjay Reddy.

Tuesday, January 22 -
Dr. Gonzalo Rivera, Cell Biology Faculty candidate

Informal Seminar – Update on Dr. Rivera’s research.
Hosted by Dr. Gerald Bratton.
NOTE: 2nd visit
Tuesday, January 29 -
David O'Callaghan, PhD, Director, INSERM ESPRI26, UFR Médecine Nîmes, France - Guest Speaker

"Brucella Virulence and Type IV Secretion."
Hosted by Dr. Thomas Ficht.
Tuesday, February 5 -
OPEN
Monday, February 11 -
Jessica Moody, PhD candidate
“Epigenetic Modifications and Conserved, Non-coding DNA Play a Role in Regulation of Type IV Collagen Gene Expression.”
Hosted by Dr. Keith Murphy.

Tuesday, February 12 -
OPEN

Tuesday, February 19 -
OPEN
Tuesday, February 26 -
Mark Estes, PhD, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
Molecular Immunology-Immunogenetics Faculty candidate
"A neonatal calf model for preclinical screening and development of tuberculosis vaccine candidates."
Hosted by Dr. Guan Zhu.
Tuesday, March 04 -
OPEN
Tuesday, March 11 -
SPRING BREAK
Tuesday, March 18 -
Jason Fritzler, PhD candidate
"Insight into the Cryptosporidium parvum fatty acid metabolism, and the elucidation of putative new inhibitors."
Hosted by Dr. Guan Zhu.
Tuesday, March 25 -
Dr. Roger Smith, III, Professor
"Flow Cytometry in Veterinary Pathobiology: New Technologies & Applications."
Hosted by Dr. Gerald Bratton.
Tuesday, April 01 -
Shanna Sears, DVM Class 2009, Guest Speaker
"USDA/APHIS/VS, Smith-Kilborne Foreign Animal Disease Program - veterinary student summer experience at Plum Island."
Hosted by Dr. Jeffrey Musser.
Tuesday, April 08 -
Gina Lungu, PhD candidate
"Role of hypoxia and hypoxia-induced factors in the development of breast cancer brain metastasis."
Hosted by Dr. George Stoica.
Tuesday, April 15 -
Faculty Meeting
Tuesday, April 22 -
Heriberto Rodrigues, PhD candidate
"Assessment of gastrointestinal permeability and intestinal absorptive capacity using sugar probes in dogs."
Hosted by Dr. Jörg Steiner and Dr. Judith Ball.

Monday, April 28 -
Celina Buscaglia, DVM, MS, Ph.D., Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias,
Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
"Poultry Industry and Surveillance Programs Conducted in Argentina."
Hosted by Dr. Blanca Lupiani.

NOTE: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Room 316 VMS.

Tuesday, April 29 -
REDEFINE DAY
Wednesday, April 30 -
Dr. Guillermo Tellez, JKS Poultry Health Laboratory, Center for Excellence in Poultry Science, University of Arkansas
Faculty Candidate Applied Poultry Health

"Basic and applied research program conducted at the PHL-U. of A. aimed at solving poultry health related issues."
Hosted by Dr. Sanjay Reddy.
Tuesday, May 06 -
FINAL EXAMS
Tuesday, May 13 -
Terry Fossum, Professor
"TIPS Seminar."
Hosted by Dr. Gerald Bratton.
Thursday, May 15 -
Issa Baradji, PhD Candidate
"TBA."
Hosted by Dr. Patricia Holman.
Monday, May 19 -
Cecelia Williams, PhD Candidate
"TBA."
Hosted by Dr. Judith Ball.
Tuesday, May 20 -
Jenni Weeks , PhD Candidate
"TBA."
Hosted by Dr. Thomas Ficht.
TBA -
Dr. Amos N. Guiora, Guest Speaker
"Global Perspectives on Counter-Terrorism."
Hosted by Dr. Gale Wagner.

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