Seminar Series

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Share ideas. Build connections. Drive innovation. Advance discovery - together.

We host researchers and industry experts from all over the country and our very own school to share valuable insights and discoveries. These lunchtime sessions are open to all Texas Tech faculty and students.

Next Seminar Series:

Speaker: Dr. Hiranmoy Das

Date: 3/11/26

Topic: “Kruppel-like factor 2 (KLF2) in inflammation and disease.”

2026-2027 Seminar Series Speakers

9/23/26

Speaker: Joseph McMillan, PhD | Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Title: "Population dynamics at an invasive front- Aedes aegypti in the American Southwest"
Host: Dr. Chad Cross

10/7/26

Speaker: Arlene Garcia, PhD | Assistant Professor, Behavior and Welfare (Candidate for Promotion and Tenure at SVM)
Title: “Bridging Animal Welfare, Human Well-Being, and Sustainability in Modern Livestock Systems”
Host: Dr. Annelise Nguyen

10/21/26

Speaker: Dr. Zhuo (Austin) Tang | Assistant Professor, Geography and the Environment
Title: “Understanding How Human Ecology Impacts Zoonotic Disease Dynamics Through Landscape Genetics”
Host: Dr. Awosile Babafela

11/11/26

Speaker: Klementina Fon Tacer, DVM, PhD | Assistant Professor, Cancer Biology and Reproductive Biology
Director, Texas Center for Comparative Cancer Research (TC3R)
CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research (Candidate for Promotion and Tenure at SVM)
Title: “MAGEs: Germline Stress Biology hijacked by cancer”
Host: Dr. Annelise Nguyen

12/9/26

Speaker: Mengyang Zhang, PhD | Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Title: “Human pathogenic viruses in the environment: pandemic risk and preparedness"
Host: Dr. Heidi Villalba

1/13/27

Speaker: Alex Mabou Tagne, PharmD, PhD | Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
Title: “TBA”
Host: Dr. Heidi Villalba

1/27/27

Speaker: Charles E. Rupprecht VMD, MS, PhD | Affiliate Professor
Title: “Opportunities and Challenges in Wildlife Health: a Global Perspective on Lyssaviruses.”
Host: Dr. Devendra Shah

2/10/27

Speaker: Ángel Abuelo, DVM, MRes, PhD, MSc , DABVP, DECBHM, FHEA FRCVS | Professor of Cattle Health
Title: “TBA”
Host: Dr. Fernanda Rosa

2/24/27

Speaker: Ruthanne Chun, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)
Title: “An evolution of clinical and research focus from specialty care to spectrum of care.”
Host: Dr. Elpida Artemiou

3/10/27

Speaker: Dr.Bruno C. Menarim | Associate Professor of Musculoskeletal Sciences
Title: “Inflammation Resolution - a New Era in Orthopedic Therapy- Equine”
Host: Dr. Strieder - Barboza

3/24/27

Speaker: Noelle Noyes, DVM, PhD | Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine (VPM)
Title: “TBA”
Host: Dr. Tara Gaire

4/13/27

Speaker: Dr. Bluma Lesch | Associate Professor of Genetics and of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Title: “Evolution of epigenetic bivalency in mammalian spermatogenesis”
Host: Dr. Klementina Fon Tacer