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Fall 2007 -
Friday, August 24 -
Stephanie Herbst, PhD candidate
"Genetic Analysis of Dilated Cardiomyopathy in the Great Dane."
Hosted by Dr. Keith Murphy.
NOTE: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. |
Tuesday, August 28 -
Sara Lawhon, DVM, PhD, Clinical Microbiology Faculty candidate
"Unraveling the Molecular Pathogenesis of Salmonella enterica
Serovar Typhimurium."
Hosted by Drs. Jeffrey Musser and Gerald Bratton. |
Tuesday, September
4 -
Charles M. Scanlan, DVM, PhD, DACVM
"Veterinary Microbiology in Afghanistan: A Perspective."
Hosted by Dr. Gerald Bratton. |
Monday, September 17
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Ayano Satoh, PhD, Cell Biology Faculty candidate
"Regulation of the early secretory pathway-Golgin tethers
mediate COPI vesicle transport."
Hosted by Dr. Danna Zimmer.
NOTE: Room 316 VMS. |
Tuesday, September
18 -
Patricia Gray, MS candidate
"Humoral response to Mycobacterium avium antigens
in naturally infected ring-neck doves (Streptopelia risoria)."
Hosted by Dr. Ian Tizard. |
Thursday, September
20 -
David J. Weber, PhD, Professor, Department of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore,
MD
“The Calcium-Binding Protein S100B Down-Regulates the p53
Tumor Suppressor.”
Hosted by Dr. Danna Zimmer. |
Thursday, September 20
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Mark Lawrence, DVM, PhD, Mississippi State
University, Clinical Microbiology Faculty candidate
“The impact of bacterial genomics on pathogenesis research
and veterinary diagnostics."
Hosted by Dr. Jeffrey Musser.
NOTE: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., Room 306 VMS. |
Tuesday, September 25
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Rebecca Bell, PhD candidate
"The Genetics of X-Linked and Autosomal Recessive Hereditary
Nephropathy in the Domestic Dog."
Hosted by Dr. Keith Murphy. |
Tuesday, September 25
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Laurent Taupenot, University of California at San Diego, Cell Biology
Faculty candidate
"Cellular role of chromogranins-secretogranins in hormone
and neurotransmitter storage."
Hosted by Dr. Danna Zimmer.
NOTE: Room 306 VMS. |
Thursday, September
27 -
Gonzalo Rivera, DVM, PhD, University of Connecticut, Cell Biology
Faculty candidate
“SH2/SH3 domain-containing adaptors in actin dynamics and
cell motility.”
Hosted by Dr. Danna Zimmer. |
Monday, October 01
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Shuping Zhang, DVM, PhD, Mississippi State University, Clinical
Microbiology Faculty candidate
"Clinical Veterinary Microbiology - challenges and opportunities."
Hosted by Dr. Jeffrey Musser. |
Tuesday, October 02 -
Alison Starr, PhD candidate
"Genomic analyses of induced hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis
in a mixed breed colony of dogs and developmental abnormalities
in the Havanese."
Hosted by Dr. Keith Murphy.
NOTE: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. |
Thursday, October 04 -
Brian O'Shea, PhD candidate
"Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis genetic analysis
reveals variations among field isolates."
Hosted by Dr. Allison Rice-Ficht.
NOTE: Room 330 - VMA -1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. |
Tuesday - October 09 -
Shafiqul Chowdhury, PhD, Kansas State University, Cell Biology
Faculty candidate
"Molecular, cellular and immunological basis of bovine herpesvirus
types 1 and 5 pathogenesis."
Hosted by Dr. Danna Zimmer.
NOTE: 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
Tuesday, October 09 -
Thomas Gibbons, PhD candidate
"Rotavirus NSP4 in Extrareticular Sites: Support for its Pathogenic
Role as an Enterotoxin."
Hosted by Dr. Judith Ball. |
Thursday - October
11 -
Michael Criscitiello,
PhD, University of Maryland, Cell Biology Faculty candidate
"Sharks and the evolution of antigen receptors."
Hosted by Dr. Danna Zimmer. |
Tuesday - October 16 -
Tamara Gull, DVM, PhD candidate
"In vivo infection biology of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia."
Hosted by Dr. L. Garry Adams. |
Tuesday, October 23 -
Gloria Conover, PhD, The University of Arizona, Cell Biology Faculty
candidate
"Disruption of actin architecture by cardiomyopathy linked
mutant desmin."
Hosted by Dr. Gerald Bratton. |
Wednesday, November
07 -
Jason Osterstock, DVM,
PhD, Ruminant Animal Health Faculty candidate
"Cattle Health Perspectives and Outlook for the Southern
Great Plain."
Hosted by Drs. Jeffrey Musser and Gerald Bratton. |
Tuesday, November 13
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Wesley Bissett, Jr., DVM, PhD candidate
"Ecosystem Health at the Texas Coastal Bend: A Spatial Analysis
of Exposure and Response."
Hosted by Drs. James A. Thompson and L. Garry Adams. |
Tuesday, November 27
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Negin Mirhosseini, MS candidate
"Cloning of Equine NF-kB2."
Hosted by Dr. Susan Payne.
NOTE: 11:30 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. |
Tuesday, December 11 -
FINAL EXAMS |
Thursday, December
13 -
Michelle Boggs, PhD candidate
"MicroRNA expression in canine mammary cancer."
Hosted by Dr. Keith Murphy. |
Tuesday, December 18 -
Dr. John Edwards, Professor
"Let Me Ruin Your Appetite: The Pathologist in
Food Safety Inspection Service."
Hosted by Dr. Gerald Bratton.
NOTE: 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. |
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Summer
2007 -
June 05 - Jessica R. Nerren,
Ph.D. candidate. "Cytokine Expression by Equine Neutrophils
Following in vitro Stimulation with Rhodococcus equi." Hosted
by Drs. Susan Payne and Noah Cohen.
July 12 - Stephen Williams, PerkinElmer Representative.
"AlphaScreen Solutions: A bead-based chemistry for detecting biomolecular
interactions." Hosted by Dr. Waithaka Mwangi. Note: 12:00 to
1:00, Rm 210 VMS.
July 26 - Miguel Saggese, DVM, Ph.D candidate.
"Mycobacteriosis in naturally infected birds: What have we learned
from them?" Hosted by Drs. Ian Tizard and David Phalen. NOTE:
Thursday, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
July 30 - Jairo Nunes,
DVM, Ph.D. candidate.
"The Role of Neutrophil Recruitment in the Pathogenesis of Salmonella
enterica Serotype Typhimurium-Induced Enteritis in Calves." Hosted
by Dr. L. Garry Adams. NOTE: Monday, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Spring
2007 -
Jan.
16 - Dr. Bruce Bernacky, DVM. Assistant Professor of Comparative
Medicine, Department of Veterinary Sciences, The University of
Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (Adjunct Faculty Candidate). "Trauma
and Acute Renal Failure in an Adult Female Rhesus Macaque." Hosted
by Dr. Melanie Ihrig. NOTE: Rescheduled due to weather - April
03.
Jan. 22 - Dr. Mary Nabibty,
Ph.D. Clinical Pathology Faculty Candidate. “New Insights
into Urine Analysis.” Hosted by Dr. Karen Russell. NOTE:
MONDAY, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Jan. 23- Faculty Meeting - "Graduate Student
Issues."
Hosted by Dr. Gerald Bratton.
Jan. 30 - Dr. Mark Schrenzel, DVM, Ph.D., DACVP. Research
Pathologist and Head Molecular Diagnostics, Conservation and Research
for Endangered Species, San Diego Zoo. "Molecular Investigations
of Disease in Captive Exotic Animals and Wildlife." Hosted by
Dr. Melanie Ihrig.
Feb. 06 - Faculty Meeting - "Strategic Planning
Issues". Hosted by Dr. Roger Smith.
Feb. 13 - Faculty Meeting with Dr. Glen
Laine, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies, College of Veterinary
Medicine. "Graduate Student Issues." Hosted
by Dr.Gerald Bratton.
Feb. 20 - Dr. Angela Arenas,
Ph.D. Candidate. "Increasing vaccination safety and efficacy
against brucellosis through microencapsulation." Hosted by
Drs. Thomas Ficht and Allison Ficht.
Mar. 01 - Ashley Davidson, Ph.D. Candidate. "Characterization
of the causative mutation for autosomal recessive hereditary nephropathy
in the English Cocker Spaniel and analysis of gene expression in
multiple models of hereditary nephropathy." Hosted by Dr.
Keith Murphy. NOTE: THURSDAY, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.,
Room 1111 VMTH.
Mar. 13 - Spring Break – No seminar.
Mar. 20 - Atrayee Banerjee, Ph.D. Candidate.
"The Power of Matrix Protein in Hepatic Neutrophil Invasion." Hosted
by Dr. Sashi Ramaiah.
Mar. 27 - Open
Apr. 03 - Dr. Bruce Bernacky, DVM. Assistant Professor
of Comparative Medicine, Department of Veterinary Sciences, The University
of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (Adjunct Faculty Candidate). "Trauma
and Acute Renal Failure in an Adult Female Rhesus Macaque." Hosted
by Dr. Melanie Ihrig.
Apr. 05 - Dr. Donald Montgomery, DVM, PhD, DACVP,
Associate Professor, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming. "The
brain in bovine viral diarrhea virus-infected 190-day bovine fetuses
and postnatal calves." Hosted by Dr. Brad Weeks. NOTE:
THURSDAY, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Room 210 VMS.
Apr. 10 - Dr. Bisrat Debeb, Ph.D. Candidate. "Molecular
Characterization of self-renewing, Oct4 expressing yolk sac endoderm
stem cells." Hosted by Dr. Bert Binas.
Apr. 12 - Dr. Carlos Rossetti, Ph.D. Candidate. "Host
and Pathogen Transcriptional Profiles of Acute Brucella melitensis
infection." Hosted by Dr. L. Garry Adams. NOTE:
THURSDAY, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., Room 210 VMS.
Apr.
17 - Dr. Sonia Kjos, Department of Entomology.
"Characterization of canine Chaga’s disease and triatoma
vectors in Texas." Hosted by Dr. Karen Snowden.
Apr. 24 - Dr. Miguel Saggese -
Schubot Exotic Bird Health Center, Special Presentation (not
pertaining to Ph.D. candidacy). "Conservation
medicine in practice: The case of the Endangered Argentine Crowned
Eagle (Harpyhaliaetus coronatus)." Hosted by Dr. Ian
Tizard.
Apr.
26 - Dr. Yongqun 'Oliver' He, DVM, Ph.D., Assistant Professor,
Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine and Dept. of Microbiology and
Immunology and Bioinformatics Program University of Michigan Medical
School. "Analysis of macrophage-Brucella interaction using
microarrays and bioinformatics." Hosted by Dr. Thomas Ficht. NOTE:
THURSDAY.
May 01 - Dead Day. No seminar.
May
02 - Lauren Lehtinen, MS Candidate (30 mins). "Canine
Babesiasis in Texas - Occurrence and Molecular Characterization
of Babesia Isolates." Hosted by Dr. Pat Holman.
Pam Garretson, MS Candidate (30 mins). "Determination
of Anthelmintic Resistance in Haemonchus contortus." Hosted
by Dr. Pat Holman. NOTE: WEDNESDAY, 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
May 08 - Final Exams – No seminar.
May 15 - Laura Moriarty, Ph.D., SELDI Application
Scientist. "Accelerating Biomarker Discovery."
Hosted by Drs. Mary Nabity and Jan Suchodolski. NOTE: NOT a mandatory
VTPB Seminar. This talk is directed toward people interested in learning
about SELDI and its research applications.
Fall
2006 -
Sept. 19- Bin Zeng, (Ph.D. Candidate). "Functional Characterization
of Acyl-CoA Binding Protein and Oxysterol Binding Protein-Related Proteins
from Cryptosporidium parvum." Hosted by Dr. Guan Zhu.
Sept. 26- Kasi Russell-Lodrigue, (Ph.D. Candidate).
"An Inhalation Model of Acute Q Fever in Guinea Pigs." Hosted
by Dr. Andreas de la Concha. NOTE: Change in time and location:
1:30p.m. – 2:30p.m., in Rm. 329 VMA.
Oct. 03- Dr. Ania K. Knap, Ph.D.,
Guest, MaxThera, Inc., MA. “From Basic Research to a Drug.”
Hosted by Dr. Thomas Ficht.
Oct. 10- Dr. Ian Tizard, BVMS, Ph.D., ACVM. “Autoinflammatory
Disease – Coming Soon to an Animal Near You.” Hosted
by Dr. Jim Womack.
Oct. 13- Dr. Dave Hunter, DVM. Turner
Enterprises - Bozeman, Montana. “Conservation Medicine –
Practice vs. Theory: I. North America.” And Dr. Cobus
Raath, BVSc. Afrivet - South Africa. “Conservation Medicine
– Practice vs. Theory: II. Africa." Hosted by Dr. Jim Derr.
NOTE: Friday. Candidates for
adjunct appointments in VTPB and VLCS .
Oct. 17- Dr. Karen Snowden, DVM, Ph.D. "Controlling Fire
Ants from the Inside Out." Hosted by Dr. Jim Womack.
Oct. 24- Dr. Clarence J. Peters, Ph.D., Professor,
Dept. of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, John Sealy Distinguished
University Chair in Tropical and Emerging Virology, Director of Biodefense
in the Center for Biodefense & Emerging Infectious Diseases, University
of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas. "Rift Valley Fever:
Pathogenesis & Control." Hosted by Dr. Jim Womack. NOTE:
Location change to Room 2004 VMTH (Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital).
Oct. 31- Dr. Dean Rider, Ph.D. "A
peek at Cryptosporidium Chromatin." Hosted by Dr. Guan Zhu.
Nov 07- No seminar this week.
Nov. 14- Dr. Tom Craig, DVM, Ph.D. “We Have Met
the Enemy and It is Us, Anthelmintic Resistance in North America.”
Hosted by Dr. Gerald Bratton.
Nov 21- Dr. George Stoica, DVM, Ph.D. “Why Dying
So Young.” Hosted by Dr. Gerald Bratton.
Nov. 28- Dr. John Papaconstantinou,
Ph.D., University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX. TBA. Hosted
by Dr. James Derr.
Dec. 05- Faculty meeting.
Dec. 12- Dr. Gale Wagner, Ph.D. "Science, Politics and
Texas Cattle Fever." Hosted by Dr. Gerald Bratton.
Spring
2006
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Jan. 31
- Dr. David Hunter, Consulting Veterinarian, Turner Enterprises
and the Peace Parks Foundation, Bozeman, MT. Dr. Cobus Raath,
Consulting Veterinarian, Wildlife Pharmaceuticals and the Peace Parks
Foundation, Republic of South Africa. Dr. Thomas Grimm,
Managing Partner, Zfari Entertainment and the Peace Parks Foundation,
San Diego, CA. "International Opportunities with the Peace Parks
Foundation, The Global Solution." Hosted by Dr. James Derr. Location:
Mark Francis Room.
Feb. 07- Thomas Xie (Ph.D. Candidate), “Noninvasive
In Vivo Tumor Angiogenesis and Blood Vessels Oxygenation Imaging Using
Spectroscopic Photoacoustic Tomography." Hosted by Dr. George Stoica.
Feb. 14 - Dr. Waithaka Mwangi, Assistant Professor.
“Enhancing DNA Vaccine Efficacy by Influencing Dendritic Cell
Antigen Presentation”. Hosted by Dr. Gerald Bratton.
Feb. 21 - Dr. Bill Golde, Ph.D., Senior Staff Scientist,
Foreign Animal Disease Unit, PIADC, ARS, USDA, Greenport, NY. "Immunopathology
of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus (FMDV) Infection in Swine: A Question
of Balance." Hosted by Dr. Waithaka Mwangi.
Feb. 27 - Charles L. Bevins, MD, Department Microbiology
and Immunology, UC Davis School of Medicine. "Defensins as Agents
of Mucosal Host Defensin." Hosted by Dr. L. Garry Adams. 1:30pm
to 2:30pm in 101 VMTH. Note special day and time and location.
Feb. 28 - VTPB Faculty Meeting.
Mar. 07- Shelle Smith (MS Candidate) (30min). "A
Comparison of Diagnostic Techniques for Detecting Salmonella spp In
Equine Fecal Samples Using Culture Methods, Gel-Based PCR, and Real-Time
PCR Assays" Hosted by Dr. Bruce Simpson. 11:30 p.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Kiran Mir (MS Candidate) (30min). "The Rotavirus
Nonstructural Protein 4 (NSP4) Interacts with both Termini of Caveolin-1."
Hosted by Dr. Judy Ball. 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Mar. 14 - Spring Break.
Mar. 21 - No seminar this week.
Mar. 29 - Dr. Donald J. Brightsmith,
PhD, Duke University Department of Biology. "Macaw Reintroduction
Programs in Peru." Hosted by Dr. Ian Tizard. Note: Wednesday.
Apr. 04 - Dr. Greg Wells, MD, Ph.D. "Structure
of Nicotinic Acetycholine Receptors: On the Trail from the Foothills
to the Summits and Beyond." Hosted by Dr. Ralph Storts.
Apr. 11 - Dr. William Brown, Ph.D., Department of Molecular
Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, New York. "Novel Control
of Organelle Shape and Function by Cytoplasmic Lipase." Hosted
by Dr. Thomas Ficht.
Apr. 17 - John Buchanan, (Guest) University of California
San Diego, School of Medicine. "Of Mice, Fish, and Men: Molecular
Approaches to Understanding Virulence in Streptococcal Pathogens."
Hosted by Dr. Shashi Ramaiah. NOTE: Monday, Noon to 1:00 p.m., Room
329 VMA.
Apr. 18- Robert Rose (MS Candidate) (30min). "Calpain
and Lipopolysaccharide Mediated Hepatitis." Hosted by Dr. Shashi
Ramaiah.
Apr. 25- Dr. Larry McDougald, Ph.D., University of
Georgia: Poultry Science. "Histomonas meleagridis (Blackhead disease):
A few things they forgot to tell us." Hosted by Dr. Guan Zhu.
May 02- Sean Adhikari (MS Candidate). “Role
of H-FABP in Muscle Glucose Oxidation.” Hosted by Dr.
Bert Binas.
May 04- Dr. Anthony Fletcher, DVM, Anatomic Pathologist
Candidate. "Platelet-Drived Growth Factor (PDGF) in Health and
Disease." Hosted by Dr. Brad Weeks.
May 08- Dr. Manu Sebastian, DVM, Ph.D., Anatomic Pathologist
Candidate. "Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome: Half A Billion
Dollar Question." Hosted by Dr. Brad Weeks. Note: Monday, Room
230 VMA.
May 09 - Dr. Stanley Lemon, Director, Institute for
Human Infections and Immunity, Departments of Microbiology & Immunology
and Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston,
Texas. "Virus-host Interactions in the Pathogenesis of Hepatitis
C in Humans." Hosted by Dr. L. Garry Adams.
May
15 - Dr. David W. Brammer, DVM, DACLAM, Associate Research
Fellow/Associate Director, Pfizer Global Research & Development.
"Rabbit Model of Atherosclerotic Plaque Rupture." Hosted by
Dr. Melanie Ihrig. NOTE: Monday.
May 17 - Dr. Eileen L. Thacker, DVM,
Ph.D., Department Head Candidate, Iowa State University, Veterinary
Microbiology and Preventive Medicine. "Administrative
Philosophy for the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A &
M." Hosted by Dr. Deborah Kochevar. Note: Wednesday, May 17,
2006, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., Room 210 VMS.
May 22 - Clinton Jones, Ph.D., Charles Bessey Professor, University
of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska. "What Would It Be Like If a Herpes
Virologist Was Head of the Department of Pathobiology @ TAMU?"
Hosted by Dr. Deborah Kochevar. Note: Monday, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00
p.m., Room 210 VMS.
May 23 - Wayne Corapi, Ph.D., Anatomic Pathologist Candidate.
"Bovine Virus Diarrhea:The Changing Biology of a Multifaceted
Disease." Hosted by Dr. Brad Weeks.
May 26 - Dr. Misheck Mulumba, BVM, Ph.D., Veterinary Surgeon,
Centre for Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, Lilongwe, Malawi. "Epidemiology
of Theilriosis in Southern Zambia." Hosted by Dr. Jeffery Musser.
Note: Friday.
May 30 - Dr. Tawfik Aboellail, PhD, Anatomic Pathologist Candidate.
"My Journey with Veterinary Pathology from the Egyptian Desert
to the Panhandle of Texas." Hosted by Dr. Brad Weeks.
June 5 - Dr. D. Mark Estes, Ph.D., Department Head Candidate,
University of Texas Medical Branch, Depts. of Pediatrics, Microbiology
& Immunology and Pathology, The Sealy Center for Vaccine Development,
Galveston, TX. "TAMU- VTPB- The next step- Prospective chair's
view of program building and leadership." Hosted by Dr. Deborah
Kochevar. Note: Monday, June 5, 2006, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., Room
210 VMS.
June 9 - Dr. Barbara C. Lewis, DVM, MS DACVP, Candidate for
Anatomic Pathologist. "Lions, Tigers and ........Chihuahuas? Pathology
of Selected Cases of Spontaneous Disease." Hosted by Dr. Brad Weeks.
Note: Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
June 12 - Dr. Robert Read, Ph.D. “Hyperelastosis
Cutis, an Animal Model of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome." Hosted by Dr.
Melanie Ihrig. Note: Monday.
June 13 - Josely Figueiredo (Ph.D. Candidate in Veterinary
Microbiology.) “Molecular Pathogenesis of Salmonella Enterica
Serotype Typhimurium-induced Inflammatory Responses.” Hosted by
Dr. L. Garry Adams.
June 22 - Dr. Vincent Gresham, Ph.D. “Laboratory
Animal Medicine Applications in Exotic Arenas.” Hosted by Dr.
Melanie Ihrig. Note: Thursday.
June 26 - Dr. Gerald Bratton, DVM, Ph.D., Interim Department
Head of Veterinary Pathobiology. "My Assessment and Vision for
VTPB." Hosted by Dr. Deborah Kochevar. Note: Monday, 12 p.m.
to 1 p.m., Room 210 VMS.
June 27- Dr. Jörg M. Steiner, DVM, Ph.D., Associate Professor
and Director of the GI Lab, Candidate for Joint Appointment. "Advances
in Small Animal Gastroenterology." Hosted by Dr. Gerald Bratton.
June 29 - Dr. Calum Macpherson, BSc, Ph.D., Professor,
Dean, Graduate Studies, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies.
"Pathobiology: A Personal Perspective." Hosted by Dr. Deborah
Kochevar. Note: Thursday, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., Room 210 VMS.
July 11 - Heather Burckhardt (Master Candidate
in Laboratory Animal Medicine.) "Incorporation of Analgesics into
Rodent Embryo Transfer Protocols: Assessing the Effects on Reproductive
Outcomes." Hosted by Dr. Melanie Ihrig. Note: 11:30 a.m. -
12:00 p.m.
July 18 - Dr. Bobby Joe Payne, DVM, PhD, DACVP,
(Guest) Staff Pathologist, Lexicon Genetics Corp, The Woodlands, TX.
Dr. Gregg Fontenot, PhD, (Guest) Reproductive Physiologist,
Lexicon Genetics Corp., The Woodlands, TX. “Histopathology of
Male Infertility in Transgenic Mice” Hosted by Dr. Gerald Bratton.
July 25 - Charlotte Allen. Technician I. “Cytokine
Detection in Equine Monocyte Derived Macrophages Using Quantitative
Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction” Hosted by Dr. K. Russell.
August 01 - Stephen Storey (PhD Candidate.)
"Intracellular Trafficking and Plasma Membrane Microdomain Distribution
of the NSP4 Enterotoxin During Rotavirus Infection in Epithelial Cells."
Hosted by Dr. Judy Ball. Note: 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
August 02 - Sarah Canterberry (PhD Candidate
in Genetics.) "Understanding the Genetics of Aging: A Canine Model."
Hosted by Dr. Keith Murphy. *Note: Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30
am, Room 1111 VMTH.*
Fall
2005 -
Aug.
23- Darrell R. Kapczynski, Ph.D., Immunologist Southeast Poultry Research
Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of
Agriculture, Athens, Georgia. "Avian Toll-like Receptor 7: Functional Characterization
and Phylogenetic Analysis From Gallinaceous and Non-Gallinaceous Birds."
Hosted by Dr. John El Attrache.
Sept. 06- Dr. Dave McIntyre, Ph.D., Director, Integrative Center
for Homeland Security, TAMU. “Ready or Not, Here It Comes. How Homeland
Security Will Change Your Life.” Hosted by Dr. Jeffrey Musser.
Sept. 20- David N. McMurray, Ph.D., Regents Professor, College of
Medicine, TAMU. “Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis in the Guinea Pig
Following Low-dose Aerosol Exposure.” Hosted by Dr. Judith Ball.
Sept. 27- Open
Oct. 04- Kate Tsai, P.hD. Candidate. "Genetic
Analysis of Canine Hip Dysplasia." Hosted by Dr. Keith Murphy.
Oct. 11- Dr. John 'Trey' Fondon, Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry
and McDermott Center for Human Growth & Development
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. "Basis of Heightened
Evolvability in Dogs and Other Mammals." Hosted by Dr. L. Garry Adams.
Oct. 18- Dr. Bryan Berridge, DVM, PhD, DACVP, GlaxoSmithKline
Safety Assessment Research Triangle Park, NC., "Cardiac Energetics
in Health and Disease." Hosted by Dr. Ralph Storts.
Oct. 25- Faculty Meeting
Oct. 28- Dr. Rosane Oliveira, DVM, Ph.D., University
of Illinois. "Bovine Leukemia Virus-Driven Cellular Gene Expression
Assessed by Microarray Analysis and Quantitative PCR." Hosted by
Dr. James E. Womack. FRIDAY, 2:00 to 3:00 pm, Room 210 VMS.
Nov. 01- Dr. Bryan Bellaire, Dept. of Microbiology
and Immunology, Louisiana State University, Health Sciences Center, Shreveport,
Louisiana. "Variety: The Spice of Intracellular Life of Brucella."
Hosted by Dr. Tom Ficht.
Nov. 08- Dr. Joe Templeton, PhD. "Progress in
Genetic Dissection of Natural Resistance to Bovine Brucellosis."
Hosted by Dr. Gerald Bratton.
Nov. 15- Dr. Harold 'Skip' Garner, Professor of Biochemistry and Internal
Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX. “Software
and Instrumentation for Biomedical Discovery: from Exploiting Predictable
Mutation to Drug Discovery.” Hosted by Dr. L. Garry Adams.
Nov. 22- Dr. James Derr, Associate Professor. “The Peace Parks
Foundation – Global Solutions Starting With African Opportunities”
OR “Fun with Wild Life.” Hosted by Dr. Gerald Bratton.
Nov. 30- Ryan Bohls, Ph.D. Candidate. “Extensive
Investigation of Reticuloendotheliosis Virus in the Endangered Attwater’s
Prairie Chicken.” Hosted by Dr. Ellen Collisson. WEDNESDAY,
12:00 to 1:00 pm, Room 210VMS.
Dec. 06- Dr. Eiichiroh BABA, DVM, PhD, Dept.
of Veterinary Medicine, Osaka Prefecture University, Saikai, Osaka Japan.
Title to be announced. Hosted by Dr. Guan Zhu.
Spring
2005 -
Jan. 25- Karen Smith, 3rd Year Veterinary Student. “Working
with Smallholder Farmers in Malawi to Promote Health and Improve Management
of Dairy Goats.” Hosted by Dr. Jeffrey Musser. Feb. 1- Faculty
Meeting: Part I
Feb. 8- Faculty Meeting: Part II
Feb. 10- Sanjeev Narayanan, B.V.Sc., M.S., Ph.D.,
D.A.C.V.M., Assistant Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas
State University. "Functional and Molecular Characterization
of Leukotoxin from Fusobacterium necrophorum." Hosted by Dr. Brad
Weeks. THURSDAY
Feb. 15- David Phalen, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor.
“Epizootiology of the Herpesviruses that Cause Pacheco's Disease
in Parrots.” Hosted by Dr. Darrell Styles.
Feb. 16- Jeffrey Cirillo, Ph.D., Associate Professor,
University of Nebraska at Lincoln. gDissecting Bacterial Respiratory
Pathogens.h Dr. Cirillo is a candidate for a Molecular Microbiologist
Faculty Position in the Signature Programs. Hosted by Dr. Ian Tizard.
WEDNESDAY
*Feb. 22- Lezlee Coghlan, D.V.M., M.S., Associate
Professor of Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center, Smithville, Texas. "Optical Imaging of Early Epithelial
Cancers." Adjunct appointment requested through Dr. Melanie Ihrig.
*Feb. 22- Dr. Jay Hoffman, D.V.M., Ph.D., D.A.C.V.P.,
Veterinary Pathologist, TVMDL. “Histologic Lesions of Chronic Canine
Aflatoxicosis.” Hosted by Dr. Brad Weeks. TIME: 2 p.m.- 3 p.m.
Feb. 24- Amy MacNeill, D.V.M., D.A.C.V.P. "Alterations
of Poxvirus Serpins Have Unexpected Effects on Viral Pathogenesis."
Dr. MacNeill is a candidate for a Clinical Pathologist Position.
Hosted by Dr. Karen Russell. THURSDAY
March 1- Jean Celli, Ph.D. Principal Investigator,
Tularemia Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Intracellular Parasites,
NIAID, National Institutes of Health Rocky Mountain Laboratories.
"Role of the Endoplasmic Reticulum in Intramacrophagic Survival of
Brucella abortus." Hosted by Drs. Thomas A. Ficht and Renee
Tsolis.
March 2- Glenn Zhang, PhD., Assistant Professor, Oklahoma
State University. "Exploring the Molecular Mechanisms of Innate Host
Defense." Hosted by: Dr. Ian Tizard. WEDNESDAY
March 3- Beth Spangler, D.V.M, Ph.D., D.A.C.V.I.M.
"To Bleed or Not to Bleed: Validation of the ACL- 9000 Coagulation
Analyzer for Use in Veterinary Patients." Hosted by Dr. Karen Russell.
THURSDAY
March 8- Janakiram Seshu, B.V.Sc., Ph.D., Department
of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Texas A&M University Health
Science Center. “Genetic Analysis of Pathophysiological Determinants
of Borrelia burgdorferi.” Hosted by Dr. Ian Tizard.
March 10- Darrel Styles, Ph.D. Candidate (Veterinary
Microbiology). "Psittacid Herpesviruses associated with Internal
Papillomatous Disease in Psittacine Birds." Hosted by Dr. David
Phalen. THURSDAY
March 15- SPRING BREAK
March 22- Geoffrey Olsen, "Avian Iron Storage
Disease: Prevention and Treatment." Hosted by Dr. David Phalen.
March 23- Joanne Messick, V.M.D., Ph.D., D.A.C.V.M.
Title to be announced. Hosted by Dr. Karen Russell. WEDNESDAY
*March 28- Chiara Brachelente, D.V.M., Ph.D., D.E.C.V.P.,
Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty Berne, University of
Perugia, Italy. "Immune Dysregulation of Selected Canine Skin
Diseasesh." Hosted by Dr. Joanne Mansell. MONDAY -TIME CHANGE:
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
*March 28- Lorne Babiuk, B.S.A., M.Sc., Ph.D., D.Sc., Director,
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), University of Saskatchewan,
Canada. "Modern Approaches to Vaccinology." Hosted by
Dr. L. Garry Adams. MONDAY -TIME CHANGE: 2 p.m.- 3 p.m.
March 29- Josh Turse, Ph.D. Candidate (Genetics). "Mannose,
Mice, Macrophages: Brucella LPS." Hosted by Dr. Thomas Ficht.
March 30- Helene Andrews-Polymenis, D.V.M., Ph.D., Assistant
Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, College
of Medicine, TAMU. "Species Specificity and Persistence in Salmonella
enterica serovar Typhimurium." Hosted by Dr. Ian Tizard. WEDNESDAY
March 31- Joan Lunney, USDA/ARC. "Swine Immune
Responses to Infectious Diseases: Using Gene Expression Studies to Determine
Which Genes Regulate Protective Immunity." Hosted by Dr. Guan
Zhu. THURSDAY
April 5- Odete Mendes, Ph.D. Candidate (Veterinary
Pathology). "Expression of MMP2, MMP9 and MMP3 in Breast Cancer
Brain Metastasis in a Rat Model." Hosted by Dr. George Stoica.
April 12- Melissa Kahl, Ph.D. Candidate (Veterinary
Microbiology). “Of Mice and Goats: The Search for Improved
Brucella Vaccine Strains.” Hosted by Dr. Thomas Ficht.
April 14- Donald Brightsmith, Ph.D., Research Associate,
Duke University Department of Biology, Research Director, Rainforest Expeditions.
“The Real Dirt on Avian Geophagy: Seasonal Fluctuations in
Parrot Clay Lick Use in the Peruvian Amazon.” Hosted by Drs. David
Phalen and Ian Tizard. THURSDAY
April 15- Priscilla Hong, Ph.D. Candidate (Veterinary Microbiology).
"Genes of Brucella abortus Involved in the Chronicity of the Disease."
Hosted by Dr. Thomas A. Ficht. FRIDAY-TIME CHANGE: 2 p.m.- 3 p.m.
April 19- Chris Schutta, Ph.D. Candidate (Veterinary
Microbiology). “Nramp1 and Natural Disease Resistance to Brucellosis
in Cattle.” Hosted by Dr. Joe Templeton.
April 26- Angela Godbey, M.S. Candidate (Veterinary
Microbiology). "Molecular and In Vitro Characterization of
a Zoonotic Babesia divergens-like Agent Collected From Cottontail Rabbits
(Sylvilagus floridanus)." Hosted by Dr. Patricia Holman.
April 28- Jan Suchodolski, Ph.D. Candidate (Veterinary
Microbiology). "Culture-independent Assessment of the Canine Intestinal
Microflora." Hosted by Drs. Gale Wagner and David Williams
(SAC). THURSDAY - ROOM 306
*May 3- Allison James, M.S. Candidate (Veterinary
Parasitology). "Babesia microti Cysteine Protease as a Target
for Vaccine Development." Hosted by Dr. Patricia Holman.
*May 3- Sergiu Similache. "Photoacoustic Tomography
and Molecular Fluorescence Imaging: Dual Modality Imaging of Tumors
in Small Animals In Vivo " Hosted by Dr. George Stoica.
May 10- L. Garry Adams, D.V.M., Ph.D. & Assoc.
Dean for Research & Graduate Studies. "Potpourri of Host: Intracellular
Bacterial Pathogens Investigations." Hosted by Dr. Ann Kier.
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