Seminar Series

AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO
TRAINING TOMORROW’S SCIENTISTS
Fall 2026

All will be held on Tuesdays from noon to 1:00 pm in W235 Vet Med Bldg. unless otherwise noted

Sep. 1, 2026Dr. Sree Rajeev, “The Dual Trajectory of Leptospira invasion and pathogenesis”, Professor, Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences Dept., The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Knoxville, TN
Sep. 8, 2026Dr. Jeffery Boychuk, “Multimodal Cortical Signatures for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias”
Sep. 15, 2026Dr. Yanming Du, “From Systemic Exposure to Liver Selectivity: Tuning Compound Distribution for Dihydroquinolizinone Antivirals Against HAV and HBV”, Professor, Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, Doylestown, PA
Sep. 22, 2026Dr. Joan Coates, “Canine Degenerative Myelopathy, a Canine Disease Model for SOD1-Associated ALS:  Updates on Pathophysiology and Clinical Trial (Riluzole).”, Professor, Neurology and Neurosurgery Section Head, Director of the Comparative Neurology Program, Veterinary Health Center, University of Missouri
Sept. 29, 2026Dr. William Picking, “Uncovering the molecular mechanisms that guide bacterial type III secretion.”, Professor, PIBS, University of Missouri
Dr. Ti Lu, “Eco-tank housing maintains wild-type microbiota and rewinds the lab mouse gut microbiome to restore natural immune tone.”, Assistant Research Professor, PIBS, University of Missouri
Oct. 6, 2026
Oct. 13, 2026Dr. Yoko Wang, ”TBA”, Assistant Research Professor, PIBS, University of Missouri
Oct. 20, 2026
Oct. 27, 2026Dr. Mark Hamman, (tentative) “TBA”, Graduate Research Assistant, PIBS, University of Missouri (Mentor:  Dr Srinand Sreevatsan)
Nov. 3, 2026Dr. Sandy Saunders,  “TBA”, Assistant Research Professor, PIBS, University of Missouri
Nov. 10, 2026Kaylie Dow, “TBA”, Graduate Research Assistant, PIBS, University of Missouri (Mentor: Dr. Carie Boychuk)
Nov. 17, 2026Dr. Rosalie Ierardi, “Theileria orientalis: Review and Updates”, Assistant Clinical Professor, PIBS, University of Missouri
Nov. 24, 2026No Seminar – Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec. 1, 2026Eryn Wagoner, “Effects of a Novel Gene Therapy on Heart, Coronary, and Cerebral Health in Cardiometabolic HfpEF”, Graduate Research Assistant, PIBS, University of Missouri (Mentor: Dr. Darla Tharp)