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Spring 2005
Feb 2 - Prof. Victor Garcia, UT Southwestern Medical Center "Molecular Basis of HIV Pathogenesis: Nef, a multi-functional virulence factor" The seminar will be at 4pm in Bio/Bio room 108. Hosted by Julian Leibowitz, M.D.Ph.D.
March 3 – Dr Steve Miller, Northwestern University, Chicago, "CNS Dentritic Cells Drive Activation of Naive T Cells and Epitope Spreading in Two Models of Multiple Sclerosis: Implications for Specific Immunotherapy." Hosted by Jane Welsh. Neuroscience Seminar Series 4pm Room 160 Reynolds Medical School.
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.
Fall 2004
Nov. 9 - Xingwang Fang, Ph.D. Senior Scientist Ambion, Inc. “Molecular Diagnosis and Surveillance of Viral Disease: The Challenge of Viral Nucleic Acid Isolation”. Hosted by Dr. John El-Attrache.
Nov. 12 - Niels C. Pedersen, DVM Professor, Director – Center for Companion Animal Health & Veterinary Genetics Laboratory Dept. of Medicine and Epidemiology College of Veterinary Medicine University of California Davis, CA “Feline Leukemia Virus”. The Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences. Hosted by Dr. Alice M. Wolf.
Nov. 16 - Chris Seabury (PhD Candidate- Genetics). “Unlocking the Secrets of Prion Biology and Evolution Through Genetics”. Hosted by Dr. James Derr.
Nov. 30 - Miguel Saggese (PhD Veterinary- Pathology). “West Nile Virus Infection in NorthAmerican Raptors”. Hosted by Dr. David Phalen.
Spring 2004
January 27 - Adalberto Gallegos, PhD, Assistant Research Scientist. "Structure and Cholesterol Domain Dynamics of Caveolae." Department of Veterinary Pathobiology Seminar.
March 2 - Dr. Ronald Smith, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington. “CorA Family of Cation Transporters: Unusual Proteins Searching for Identity.” Hosted by Dr. Susan Payne. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology Seminar.
April 14 - Dr. Richard Luce "The Relationship Between Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV) and Various Forms of Lymphosarcoma in Cattle" Department of Large Animal Medicine and Surgery.
April 20 - Dr. Julian Leibowitz, Professor, Medical Pathology and Veterinary Pathobiology. “Host Protein Binding in the Murine Coronavirus 3’ Untranslated Region.”
June 7 - Dr. Pinghua Liu, University of Georgia "Rabies virus N, P and RNA interactions in vivo and mapping the functional domains of N interacting with P and RNA" Hosted by Julian Leibowitz.
June 10 – Dr. Joan Cadillac, Postdoctoral fellow. Unit Laboratory Animal Medicine, University of Michigan. “Murine gammaherpse virus-68 infection of mice: a model for lung pathology”.
June 15 - Dr. Bob Nordgren, Head of Research Technology, Acquisition and Biological Development, Merial Ltd. “Canarypox Vectored Vaccines for Animal Health”.
June 21 - Dr. Sudhanshu, Research Assistant Professor, IU Department of Urology, Wishard Hospital. “Real Time Intravital Imaging of Prostate Tumor Dynamics and Adenoviral Mediated Gene Transfer”. Hosted by Dr. George Lees.
June 23 - Dr. Shashikumar Salgar, Assistant Professor, Liver/GI Transplantation Research Laboratory, Dept of Surgery University of Miami School of Medicine. “Viral Interleukin-10-Engineered Stem Cell Therapy: A Novel Gene Therapy Approach to Prevent Transplant Rejection” Hosted by Dr. George Lees.
June 28 – Dr Elida Bautista, Immunologist, USDA ,Plum Island, NY. “ Immune responses to Foot-and Mouth disease Virus in Swine: role of dendritic cells.” Hosted by Linda Logan.
Fall 2003
September 8 - Dr. Tilahun Yilma, Professor of Virology, University of California, Davis. “A Modern Vaccine for an Old Scourge: Smallpox.” Hosted by Dr. Linda L. Logan. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology Seminar.
September 23 - Dr. Jose A. Linares, Resident Director, TVMDL, Poultry Diagnostic Laboratory, Gonzales, Texas, Adjunct Candidate. “The Texas A&M Poultry Health Group and the Poultry Industry: TVMDL Perspective.” Hosted by Dr. John El-Attrache. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology Seminar.
October 21 - Dr. David Brown, PhD, Senior Scientist – Research & Development, Ambion, Austin. “Using siRNAs to Evaluate Mammalian Gene Function.” Hosted by Dr. L. Garry Adams. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology Seminar.
November 25 - Dr. Siba K. Samal, B.V.Sc., Ph.D., Associate Dean-Professor, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. “Novel Recombinant Newcastle Disease Virus Vaccines.” Hosted by Dr. Blanca Lupiani. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology Seminar.
December 9 - Ms. Soonjeon Yoon, PhD candidate (Veterinary Microbiology). “Construction of an Infectious cDNA Clone of Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IBV) and its Application as a Gene Expression Vector.” Hosted by Dr. Ellen Collisson. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology Seminar.
December 16 - Dr. Donald P. Knowles, Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington. “Diagnosis and Comparative Pathogenesis of the Naturally Occurring Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies.” Hosted by Dr. G. Gale Wagner. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology Seminar.
Spring 2003
February 17 - Dr. Lou Laimins, Northwestern University Medical School "Genetic Analysis of Human Papillomavirus Life Cycle" Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology Seminar.
March 6 - Dr Stephen J. O’Brien, Principal Investigator Office of the Chief Laboratory of Genome Diversity, NCI “The Genes that limit AIDS: Finding them and using them” Genetics Seminar.
March 4 - Ms. Barbara Winslow, PhD Candidate (Microbiology) with Dr. Ellen W. Collisson. “Recombinant viral vectors containing costimulatory molecules and cytokines provide enhanced protection against feline leukemia virus” Department of Veterinary Pathobiology Seminar.
March 17 - Reed F. Johnson, Ph.D. Dissertation Seminar, "Mutagenesis of the 3' 42 nucleotide host protein binding element of the mouse hepatitis virus 3'untranslated region" Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Seminar.
May 13 - Wah-Seng Lim, PhD Candidate (Microbiology) with Dr. Judith M. Ball. "Differential Cytokine Expression Induced by Binding of Virulent and Avirulent Molecularly Cloned Equine Infectious Anemia Viruses to Equine Macrophages." Department of Veterinary Pathobiology Seminar.
May 27 - Dr. Stephen A. Johnston, Director, Center for Biomedical Inventions, UT-Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. "Why Computational Biology is NOT Ready to Design Vaccines." Hosted by Dr. L. Garry Adams. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology Seminar.
Fall 2002
September 18 - Dr. Robert H. Bonneau, Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Pennsylvania State University Colloege of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania Stress-Induced Modulation of Immunity to Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infection - Its Impact On Pathogenesis In Both the CNS and Periphery. Neuroscience Seminar Series.
October 1 - Mr. Eric A. Weaver, PhD Candidate (Microbiology), with Dr. Ellen W. Collisson, "The Phylogenetic Analysis of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus and the Development of a Genetic Vaccine." Department of Veterinary Pathobiology Seminar.
November 19 - Dr. Paul D. Gershon, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Center for Genome Research - IBT – Houston, Houston, Texas and Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University. "Poxvirus Enzyme Function and Virion Structure." Department of Veterinary Pathobiology Seminar.
December 9 - Dr. Ken Tyler, Professor of Neurology, Medicine, and Microbiology, Univ Colorado HSC -"Veni, vidi, vici: Mechanisms of virus-induced apoptotsis in vitro and in vivo" Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Seminar.
Spring 2002
March 19 - Dr. John El-Attrache, Research Associate/Coordinator, Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center, Virology Laboratory, Athens, Georgia. "Studies Enhancing the Detection and Control of Avian Viruses." (Faculty applicant). Department of Veterinary Pathobiology Seminar.
April 2 - Dr. Sanjay Reddy, Veterinary Medical Officer, Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory, Agriculture Research Service, USDA, East Lansing, Michigan. "Understanding the Role of Transformation Associated Genes in the Pathogenesis of Marek's Disease Virus: A Step towards the Development of Improved Vaccines." Department of Veterinary Pathobiology Seminar.
April 3 - Dr. Blanca Lupiani, Research Associate, Animal Health and Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing Michigan. "Role of the Viral Envelope and Regulatory Elements in the Pathogenesis of Subgroup J Avian leukosis Virus (ALV-J)." Department of Veterinary Pathobiology Seminar.
April 11 - Dr. James H. Steel, Assistant Surgeon General, Retired, United States Public Health Service; Professor Public Health Emeritus, School of Public Health, University of Houston, Houston, Texas. "Emerging Diseases Old and New: Smallpox." Department of Veterinary Pathobiology Seminar.
April 16 - Ms. Virginia W. Cox, M.S., Candidate in Microbiology (Dr. Judith Ball) "Induction of Chloride Secretory Currents Across Mouse Ileal Tissues by a Rotavirus Enterotoxic Peptide in Different Age Mice."
April 16 - Ms. Natalie Boyd, MS, Candidate in Microbiology (Dr. Judith Ball), "Temporal Changes in Cytokine Expression of Foals during the First Month of Life". Department of Veterinary Pathobiology Seminar.
April 30 - Dr. Mazhar I. Khan, Associate Professor, Department of Pathobiology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut. "Immunogenicity Studies of Recombinant Fowlpox Virus and Plasmid DNA Containing Genes of Mass 41 Strain of IBV." Department of Veterinary Pathobiology Seminar.
Spring 2001January 31 - Ms. Jennifer Dzielawa, M. S. Candidate (Microbiology), Dr. Ellen Collisson, "Genetic Resistance to infectious Bronchitis Virus Infection"
April 17 - Ms. Pam Ferro, M.S. Candidate (Microbiology), Dr. Ellen Collisson, "A Decrease of Circulating CD4+ T cells in Attwater's Prairie Chickens Infected with Reticuloendotheliosis Virus"
April 17 - Dr. Stacey L. Schultz-Cherry, Lead Scientist, Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Athens, Georgia. "Examining the Pathogenesis of Two RNA Viruses: Both Ends of the Bird." Hosted by Dr. Ian Tizard, Head of Search Committee. (Faculty applicant)
April 24 - Dr. Raymond W. Loan, Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station. "Emerging Viral Diseases and Other Important Matters"
May 15 - Dr. Suresh Pillai, Associate Professor, Department of Poultry Science and Life Sciences, Associate Director, Institute of Food Sciences Engineering, College of Agriculture, Texas A&M University, College Station. "Structural Integrity and Biological Activity of Naked Page RNA Molecules in Groundwater". Hosted by Dr. Ann Kier
June 21 - Dr. Lyndon Badcoe, Kingsburg, California. "Pathophysiology of Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Doberman Pinschers, Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis in Cats with Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency, Teratogenesis in Cattle due to Pestivirus and Vicia dasycarpa Toxicity in Cattle." Hosted by Dr. Ann B. Kier (Faculty applicant)
June 26 - Dr. Susan L. Payne, Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Biology. "Equine Infectious Anemia Virus: Molecular Aspects of Replication, Pathogenesis and Evolution." Hosted by Dr. Ian R. Tizard, Chair, (Faculty applicant)
July 9 - Dr. Brenda G. Hogue, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. "Coronavirus Replication and Assembly." Hosted by Dr. Ian R. Tizard, Chair, (Faculty applicant)
Fall 2000October 17 - Dr. Ellen W. Collisson, Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station. "CD8 T Lymphocytes Control Lentiviral Infections without Killing Infected Cells"
November 7 - Dr. Margaret Conner, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor University, Houston, Texas. "Rotavirus Immunity and Vaccines." Hosted by Dr. Judith M. Ball
November 21 - Dr. Suzanne Alldinger, Scientist, Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Giessen University, Giessen, Germany. "Canine Distempter Virus." Hosted by Dr. Jane Welsh
November 28 - Ms. Christi Swaggerty, PhD Candidate, (Microbiology), Dr. Judith M. Ball, "The SIV SU Viral Enterotoxin Functions Via an IP3-Mediated Pathway."
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