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ANSC Departmental Seminars

Seminars are at 12:30 pm in Lilly 3-118 (unless otherwise indicated)

Date Presenter/Affiliation Title
September 3 Sean Newcomer, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Health & Kinesiology, Purdue Are all peripheral arteries created equal? An examination of mechanisms underlying limb dnfferences in atherosclerosis
September 14
3:30 pm in Deans Auditorium, PFEN
Grace Pavlath, Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology, Emory University Olfactory Receptors and Regulation of Muscle Growth
September 17 Rachel Dennis, Postdoctoral Researcher, USDA-LBRU Heritable differences in behavior: Implications for improving welfare
October 1 Bashir Mir, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Transplant Surgery, IU School of Medicine Genetic Manipulation of Pigs for Xenotransplantation
October 15 Angela Green, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Engineering Perspective of Animal-Environment Interactions
October 22 David Stocum, Professor of Biology, IUPUI, & Director, Indiana University Center for Regenerative Biology and Medicine Regenerative Biology and Medicine: From Frankenstein to Four Factors
October 23
2:00 pm in Lilly 3-113
Simon C. Hillier, MD, Dept. of Anesthesiology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Anesthesia-associated apoptosis in the developing brain - what are the clinical implications?
November 13
12:30 pm in Lilly 2-425
(Note change in time)
Don Broom, McLeod Professor of Animal Welfare, University of Cambridge Genetic Selection and Welfare in Dairy Cows
December 10 Ten-Tsao Wong, Postdoctoral Associate, Dept. of Animal Sciences, Purdue Effects of Growth Factors on Zebrafish Primordial Germ Cells in vivo and in vitro

ANSC Graduate Defense Seminars

  • November 25 - Jiayi Zhang, "Comparison of contamination rates and antibiotic resistance in bacterial isolates from grass-fed beef vs. conventional beef" - 9:30 am in Lilly 3-113 (major advisor: Dr. Ebner)

ANSC 681 Graduate Seminars

    Seminars are Thursdays at 12:30 pm in Lilly 3-118

  • September 10 - Brandy Sparks, "Effect of Environmental Stressors on Ovarian Function and Reproduction in Farm Animals" (major advisor: Dr. Bridges)
  • September 24 - Katie-Sue Fisher, "Eggs in Your Freezer? Cryopreservation of Ovarian Tissue" (major advisor: Dr. Bridges)
  • October 8 - Josh Jendza, "The Problem with Assumptions" (major advisor: Dr. Adeola)
  • October 29 - Abraham Tesfamichael, "The Origin of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells" (major advisor: Dr. Collodi)
  • November 5 - Jean-Loup Rault, "Farm animals - Smart animals? A cognitive approach to animal welfare (major advisor: Dr. Lay)
  • November 12 - Tana Dennis, "Happy Cows for the Future: Sustainable Feeding Practices in the Dairy Industry" (major advisor: Dr. Nennich)
  • November 19 - Xin Wang, "Importin a, take me to the nucleus" (major advisor: Dr. Cabot)
  • December 3 - Monica Pittman

ANSC Faculty Position Interview Seminars

    None Scheduled

Other Seminars of Interest

  • The Purdue University Teaching Academy's Conversations on Teaching sessions -

    • November 19, 3:30-4:45 pm in the Anniversary Drawing Room, PMU - Chuck Calahan presents "Students & Courses in the Year 2020"

  • Three candidates have been invited to interview for the Agricultural Research Director & Associate Dean of Agriculture position. Each candidate will present a public seminar. Seminars will be streamed and available for viewing via the "ARP Director & Associate Dean Search" link on the Ag Research page. Seminars are scheduled as follows:

    • Gary Pierzynski, Kansas State University - December 3, 9:00 am in Deans Auditorium, PFEN
    • Ron Turco, Purdue University - December 8, 9:00 am in Deans Auditorium, PFEN
    • Karen Plaut, Michigan State University - December 10, 9:00 am in Deans Auditorium, PFEN

  • December 8 - Dean's Brown Bag Seminar: Proposal Center - 12:00 noon, Deans Auditorium, PFEN

  • December 9 - International Agriculture Seminar -
    Dr. Robert Paarlberg, "The Politics and Potential of Biotech Crops in Africa" - 3:30 pm in Deans Auditorium, PFEN

  • Seminars in Other Departments:

  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Program (PULSe)

  • Discovery Park - Discovery Lecture Series