RIDE Seminar Series

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The CVM Research, Innovation, Discovery, and Education (RIDE) Seminar Series offers a platform for cutting-edge exploration and discussion in the field of veterinary biomedical research. The series will bring engaging experts from diverse disciplines to present their latest findings, methodologies, and innovations, fostering a dynamic exchange of ideas. The RIDE Seminars will serve as a catalyst for collaboration and intellectual growth, promoting advancements that contribute to the forefront of One Health biomedical knowledge and its applications in animal healthcare.

Upcoming Seminars

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Registration not required for UMN CVM attendees

Schedule

Up next:

March 4, 2026, noon–1:30 p.m.: Research Ethics Week: "Synergizing applied and basic science innovators in the research ecosystem" (Panel featuring Alexandra Armstrong, Meggan Craft, Eva Furrow, and Hinh Ly; moderated by Caitlin Feiock)

Veterinary and biomedical researchers are increasingly working across traditional boundaries, linking laboratory, clinical, and ecological settings to advance discovery through a One Health lens. This session will discuss innovative and collaborative approaches that can maximize impact and elevate ethical research methods. Hear from researchers about how they are bridging applied and benchtop research in new and exciting ways. Panelists will share how complementary methods, creative uses of animals and alternative models, and cross-disciplinary partnerships are shaping the future of our research.

Additional upcoming seminars:

  • March 25, 2026, noon–1 p.m.: Declan Schroeder (CVM Mark of Excellence 2025 recipient), "Application of novel molecular methods to study virus evolution and transmission pathways"
  • April 8, 2026, noon–1 p.m.: Duncan Lascelles (North Carolina State University)
  • May 13, 2026, noon–1 p.m.: John Joseph (MIT)
  • June 10, 2026, noon–1 p.m.: Melanie Graham and Rob O’Connor
  • June 17, 2026, 1–1:50 p.m. (RIDE Summit keynote address): Srivand Sreevatsan, 2026 Distinguished Alum (University of Missouri)

Past seminars

 

February 4, 2026

Leza Besemann (U of M Research and Innovation Office), with panelists Gerard Cramer, Luciano Caixeta, and Caitlin Feiock, "Demystifying Industry Partnerships"
Find the presentation slides here (UMN login required).
 
 
 

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2025–2026

January 14, 2026

Perle Zhitnitskiy, Chris Hergenrader, Dawn Foster-Hartnett, and Dave Brown - January 14, 2026, "A Revitalized Curriculum: An Integrated Stage-Based Approach—Foundations, Outcomes, and Assessments"

Noelle Noyes, DVM, PhD (Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence 2025 recipient) - December 10, 2025, "A Multi-Year Quest to Capture Small, Diverse Targets in Metagenomic Samples" (recording coming soon)

Alonso Guedes, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVAA, Shenglai Yin, PhD (University of Oklahoma), Dana Franzen-Klein, DVM, Declan Schroeder, PhD, Beth Thielen, MD, PhD, Martha Nelson, PhD (NIH), Carol Cardona, DVM, PhD - November 5, 2025, “Avian Influenza, Bird Flu, High Path: Exploring H5 Influenza” (One Health event)

Camile Farah, PhD, MBA, MAICD, FAIM, FLWA (Optiscan) - October 1, 2025, "The new standard in digital pathology and precision surgery”

Jacquelyn Evans, PhD (Cornell University) - October 8, 2025, "Understanding gastric cancer genetic susceptibility in dogs" (no recording)

Michael Gale, Jr., PhD - September 17, 2025, Updates from the Michael Gale laboratory and UMIID (no recording) 

Yewande Fasina, PhD (North Carolina A&T) - September 10, 2025, “Mechanistic impacts of nutraceuticals on gastrointestinal health and the gut-brain connection in poultry”

2024–2025

Joe Bartges, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVN (CVM 2025 Distinguished Alum) - July 16, 2025

“Livin’, Learnin’, Lovin’: What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been”

Emily Coffey, DVM, DACVIM, PhD and Amy Treeful, PhD - June 11, 2025

"The Role of the Microbiome in Canine Urinary Stone Disease"
Emily Coffey, DVM, DACVIM, PhD

"Could the secret to immunotherapy response be hiding in your pet’s poo?"
Amy Treeful, PhD

Jason Lombard, DVM, Colorado State University - May 14, 2025      

"What have we learned about H5N1 in dairy cattle in the past year?"

Sandra Loesgen, PhD, University of Florida - April 19, 2025 

"Exploring microbial metabolites for biomedical applications"

"Ethical Research Partnerships: Navigating Collaboration, Competition, and Innovation in Academic Partnerships" - March 4, 2025 

Moderator: Maxim C. Cheeran, MVSc, PhD - College of Veterinary Medicine
Panelists: 

  • Peter Larsen, PhD - College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Tiffany Wolf, DVM, PhD - College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Tim Johnson, PhD - College of Veterinary Medicine

Yuying Liang, MS, PhD, (2024 Mark of Excellence Awardee) and Declan Schroeder, PhD - February 12th, 2025

"Exploiting Arenaviruses to prevent and treat human and animal diseases"
Yuying Liang, MS, PhD

"Developing tools to study honey bee viruses - how these can be used to better describe viral infections in animal systems" (presentation not recorded)
Declan Schroeder, PhD

Joon-Seok Chae, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl KCVIM - February 4, 2025

"Tick-borne Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus: Insights from Korea"

Jennifer Granick, DVM, MS, PhD and Kathleen Boris-Lawrie, PhD - December 11, 2024

"Using data for action: a summary of recent companion animal antimicrobial use studies"
Jennifer Granick, DVM, MS, PhD

"Switching On Survival: Specialized translation driving canine osteosarcoma"
Kathleen Boris-Lawrie, PhD

“Climate Change and One Health” - November 20, 2024

Moderator: Kent Reed, MS, PhD - College of Veterinary Medicine
Panelists:

  • Matthew Aliota, PhD - College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Alexandra Zachwieja, PhD - Duluth Medical School
  • Kyle X. Hill, PhD, MPH - School of Public Health

Stephanie Seifert, PhD - October 9, 2024, "Ecological and molecular determinants of viral zoonoses" (no recording)

Kim VanderWaal, PhD and Amy Kinsley, DVM, PhD - September 11, 2024

"Chasing a moving target: The emergence of new PRRSV genetic variants in U.S. swine"
Kim VanderWaal, PhD

"Safeguarding aquatic ecosystem health through technology, education, and collaboration"
Amy Kinsley, DVM, PhD

Chand Khanna, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVP - July 17, 2024

"A comparative and iterative approach to osteosarcoma metastasis biology and therapy"

Susan Arnold, DVM and Stuart Lichtenberg, PhD - June 12, 2024

"Breed-associated differentially-expressed genes in canine high-grade glioma: Will these findings have translational impact for human glioblastoma multiforme?"
Susan Arnold, DVM

"Search and destroy: Prion identification and remediation"
Stuart Lichtenberg, PhD

Noelle Noyes, DVM, PhD and Steven Friedenberg, DVM, PhD - May 8, 2024

“How does pooling impact the observed microbiome diversity and composition of fecal samples collected from piglets?”
Noelle Noyes, DVM, PhD

"Insights and challenges from a decade of studying autoimmune diseases in dogs"
Steven Friedenberg, DVM, PhD

Aniruddha Belsare, PhD - April 10, 2024
“Investigating complex host-pathogen systems using pragmatic agent-based models” 
Aniruddha Belsare, PhD (Auburn University)

Ferenc Toth, DVM, PhD and Bruce Walcheck, PhD - March 13, 2024
“A quest to develop a large animal models of developmental orthopaedic diseases”
Ferenc Toth, DVM, PhD
“Manipulating leukocytes and their receptors to kill cancer cells better”
Bruce Walcheck, PhD

“Research in an A.I. World: Balancing Innovation and Integrity” - February 27, 2024
Moderator: Peter Larsen, PhD - College of Veterinary Medicine
Panelists:

  • Dr. Joseph Konstan, PhD - College of Sciences and Engineering
  • Dr. Gerard Cramer, DVM, DVSc - College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Manci Li - College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Jonah Cullen, DVM, PhD - College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Drew Swartz - College of Veterinary Medicine
  • AI program ChatGPT