College of Veterinary Medicine

“Transcription factor exchange enables prolonged transcriptional bursts,” presented by Mackenzie Meyer, PhD student, on rotation

College of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Academy

PRESENTER: Dr. Sarah Guess, Assistant Professor, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, WSU

“After I had the chance to sit in on a few team-based learning (TBL) courses in the veterinary curriculum at the University of Arizona, I was curious about how it worked…

Title TBA presented by Brandon Flatgard, PhD student; Advisor: Dr. Amin Islam; Paul G. Allen School for Global Health. Host: Arden Baylink, Assistant Professor, Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology

A costume fun run raising money for the Whitman County Humane Society, organized and hosted by the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine’s Canine Club.

An annual College of Veterinary Medicine event for the whole family! Children are encouraged to bring their favorite stuffed animal, get scrubbed in with veterinary students and assist with surgery at the popular Teddy Bear Surgery Clinic.

“ZBP1-Driven Necroptosis Unleashes Endogenous Z-RNA Sensing in Tumor Therapy,” presented by Reem, Graduate student. Advisor: Dr. Heather Koehler

“Multi-omics and Spatial Omics Analysis of the Human Lung in Health and Disease,” presented by Dr. Geremy Clair, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Hosted by Drs. Michael Konkel and Lisa Gloss.

“From Behavior to Circuitry to Synaptic Approaches in Understanding Risk for Chronic Heavy Alcohol Drinking,” presented by Dr. Kathleen Grant, Professor, Oregon National Primate Research Center; Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, School of Medicine; Chief, Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center.

Scott Campbell is a veterinary chaplain and has been functioning in that capacity for WSU since 2021. He is passionate about providing a time and place for those who have lost a beloved animal companion. This community-wide event provides time to remember, grieve, and celebrate the difference that these companions make in our lives.

The College of Nursing and College of Veterinary Medicine are teaming up once again for the annual Healthy People + Healthy Pets program, which provides free health care services to homeless and low-income people and their pets.

“Shining a Light on Programmed Cell Death,” presented by Robert “RJ” Flinn, PhD student, on rotation

Come hear exciting developments in the areas of DNA repair, chromatin, and biomedical research.

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“STING dependent BAX-IRF3 signaling results in apoptosis during late-stage Coxiella burnetii infection,” presented by Manish Chauhan, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Goodman Lab, School of Molecular Biosciences. Host: Arden Baylink, Assistant Professor, Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology

“Cardiac Sarcomere Protein Quality Control and BAG3: Repairing the Engine Without Stopping the Car,” presented by Dr. Jonathan Kirk, associate professor, vice chair, Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, Loyola University Chicago Health Science Campus.

“Ten-year durability of AAV8-MTM1 gene transfer in a canine model of X-linked myotubular myopathy,” presented by Dr. David Mack, University of Washington; Hosted by Dr. Michela Ciccarelli, School of Molecular Biosciences

2024 Griswold Spring Symposium

“Cell Surface Expression of Ovine Herpesvirus 2 Glycoprotein B and Membrane Fusion,” presented by Colleen Lynch, PhD Candidate/Anatomic Pathology Resident; Nicola Lab; Department of Veterinary Microbiology & Pathology/Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory. Host: Arden Baylink, Assistant Professor, Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology

“Sex-Dependent Molecular Processes: Adolescence and Prefrontal Cortex Maturation,” presented by Dr. Cecilia Flores, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.