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Presentation at the 2023 Research Symposium.

Summer 2025

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The Master of Science Seminar and Examination of Emilee Kate Lacey

Thursday, June 12, 2025, 8:00 am

Vet Med Phase 1 Room 121

"Regulation and Pharmaceutical Intervention of Appetite in South American Camelids"

Katie Gottleib headshot

The Master of Science Seminar and Examination of Katie Gottleib

Wednesday July 2, 2025, 8:00 am

121 Vet Med Phase 2

"Comparison of Gait Characteristics for Horses"

Headshot of Mahfuz Islam.

The Master of Science Seminar and Examination of Mahfuzul Islam

Thursday July 10, 2025, 11:00 am

Vet Med Classroom 102 Phase 4B

"Early Growth Response Protein 2 (EGR2) regulation of B cell differentiation in lupus-prone mice"

Sierrah Travis headhshot

The Master of Science Seminar and Examination of Sierrah Travis

Friday July 11, 2025, 9:00 am

VMIA Classroom 220

"Plasma ADAMTS13 activity in dogs with severe thrombocytopenia and presumed immune thrombocytopenia"

Christina Pacholec headshot

The Doctor of Philosophy Seminar and Examination of Christina Pacholec

Friday, April 25, 2025, 11:00 am

125 Vet Med Phase 2

"Advancing Veterinary Cytology with Deep Learning: Development, Validation, and Best Practices"


Morgen VanderGiessen headshot

The Doctor of Philosophy Seminar and Examination of Morgen VanderGiessen

Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 2:00 pm

Integrated Life Sciences Bldg (ILSB) 1040

"Neurological Consequences of Viral Encephalitis: Behavioral Deficits, Neuronal Restructuring, and Therapeutic Interventions"

Headshot of Jing Ju

The Doctor of Philosophy Seminar and Examination of Jing Ju

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024, 1:00 p.m.
101 Life Sciences 1 Facility 

"Unraveling the Role of EphA4 in Immune-Mediated Arteriogenesis After Ischemic Stroke."


Headshot of Charlotte Nyblade

The Doctor of Philosophy Seminar and Examination of Charlotte Nyblade

Wednesday, October 9th, 2024, 2:00 p.m.

Classroom 125

 

"Gnotobiotic Pig Models for the Study of Enteric Pathogen Replication and Pathogenesis"


Yehia Elgammal headshot

The Doctor of Philosophy Seminar and Examination of Yehia Elgammal

Thursday, December 5, 2024, 1:00 pm

VetMed Classroom 220

 

"Discovery and development of novel antifungal agents for the treatment of Candida auris infections"


Josefa K. Garcia-Mora headshot image

The Doctor of Philosophy Seminar and Examination of Josefa K. Garcia-Mora

Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 8:00 am

VetMed Classroom 121

 

"Exploring radiomics and unveiling novel qualitative imaging biomarkers for glioma diagnosis in dogs"

Headshot of Pallavi Rai.

The Doctor of Philosophy Seminar and Examination of Kelsey Murphy

Monday, June 24, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
VMIA 220

"Exploring Interactions Between Malignant Brain Cancer Cells and the Tumor Microenvironment Following High-Frequency Irreversible Electroporation."


Headshot of Jatia Mills

The Doctor of Philosophy Seminar and Examination of Jatia Mills

Thursday, June 27, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
101 Life Sciences 1 Facility

"Influence of Peripheral immune-derived EphA4 on Microglial dynamics following Traumatic Brain Injury."


Headshot of Xiaoran Wei

The Doctor of Philosophy Seminar and Examination of Xiaoran Wei

Tuesday, July 9, 2024, 9:00 a.m.
101 Life Sciences 1 Facility

"Mechanism and Function of TrkB.T1 Astrocyte Expression."


Headshot of Camille Brassard

The Master of Science Seminar and Examination of Camille Brassard

Friday, July 12, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
VMIA 220

"Evaluation of a feline-optimized TSH Assay in cats with hyperthyroidism and with non-thyroidal illness."


Headshot of Sai Navya Vadlamudi

The Master of Science Seminar and Examination of Sai Navya Vadlamudi

Friday, July 12, 2024, 11:00 a.m.
Vet Med Classroom 102

"Detection of Cell-free Tumor DNA in Liquid Biopsies of Dogs with B cell Lymphoma: A Biomarker Discovery."


Headshot of Alejandra Tellez Silva

The Master of Science Seminar and Examination of Alejandra Tellez Silva

Friday, July 12, 2024, 2:00 p.m.
ACCRC Conference Room

"High Frequency Irreversible Electroporation (H-FIRE) as a Therapeutic Modality for Liver Cancer Treatment and Its Effect on the systemic Extracellular Vesicle Population."


Headshot of Jus Tupik

The Master of Science Seminar and Examination of Catherine Jula

Wednesday, July 31st, 2024, 8:00 a.m.
VMIA 220

"Single Dose Pharmacokinetics of Pimobendan in Healthy Horses."


Headshot of Babatomiwa Kikiowo

The Master of Science Seminar and Examination of Babatomiwa Kikiowo

Wednesday, August 14th, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
Classroom 121

"Exploring a Novel Anti-Gonococcal Compound for Combatting Drug-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae."


Headshot of Jus Tupik

The Doctor of Philosophy Seminar and Examination of Jus Tupik

Monday, August  19, 2024, 1:00 p.m.
VMIA 220

"Battling Bacteria: Characterizing the NOD-Like Receptor (NLR) Immune Response to Brucella abortus and Borrelia burgdorferi in Host-pathogen Interactions."

Headshot of Nicole Sugai.

The Master of Science Seminar and Examination of Nicole Sugai

Monday, March 11, 2024, 1:00 p.m.
Vet Med Classroom 100

"Defining an optimal range of centrifugation and concentration parameters for canine semen processing."

Headshot of Brie Trusiano.

The Doctor of Philosophy Seminar and Examination of Brie Trusiano

Monday, April 8, 2024, 12:00 p.m.
Building 146 Phase 4C, Classroom 129

"NF-kB Inducing Kinase (NIK) influences eosinophil development, survival, and plasticity."

Headshot of Lauren Helber.

The Doctor of Philosophy Seminar and Examination of Lauren Helber

Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 12:00 p.m.
VMIA 220

"Improving the Knowledge of EPM."

Headshot of Dao Xu.

The Doctor of Philosophy Seminar and Examination of Dao Xu

Thursday, April 25, 2024, 9:00 a.m.
Classroom 100

"HDAC6 Deletion Decreases Pristane-Induced Inflammation and Lupus."

Headshot of Dao Xu.

The Master of Science Seminar and Examination of Jennifer Carroll

Thursday, April 25, 2024, 2:30 p.m.
Classroom 100, VTH phase 4B

"HIFU and HFIRE for Canine Solid Tumors."

Headshot of Pallavi Rai.

The Doctor of Philosophy Seminar and Examination of Pallavi Rai

Monday, April 29, 2024, 9:30 a.m.
Fralin Hall Auditorium (Room #102)

"Intersecting threats: Exploring obesity’s impact on viral pathogenesis and transmission."

Nadia Saklou PhD
Oluwatosin " Tosin" Thompson Ogunmayowa PhD
Sarah Khatibadeh
Ester yang MS
Guillermo Cardona

Elodie VerHulst
Lauren Panny
Christina Chuong PhD
Kayla Fowler MS
Ronald Olsen MS
Casey Hensley PhD
Hsin-Wen Liang
Zhuang "Steven" Wang

Telvin Harrell PhD
Alphonce Assenga
Young Zheng
Rusha Pal
Valentina Stevenson

Hannah Hinson MS

Yagmur Tasdemiroglu MS
Lina Kwapisz MS
Jessica Villm MS
Jeremy Hansford MS
Adam Drury MS

Tyler Bates MS

Blake Everett