Past Events

2026

• Department of Animal Science Graduation Lunch

  May 15, 2026 - 11:00 AM

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  Location

  Hansen Agricultural Learning Center

  Please join us for the Department of Animal Science Graduation Lunch!
  
  Who: Graduating seniors and family
  When: Friday, May 15th, immediately following CALS Convocation until 1:00 pm

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• Animal Breeding and Genetics Seminar- Andrea Nunez

  May 8, 2026 - 1:10 PM

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  Location

  1204 Kildee Hall - Ensminger Room

  Beyond the individual: How social genetics effects shape pig performance. 

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• Defense Seminar - Mackenzie Griffin

  May 8, 2026 - 11:00 AM

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  Location

  1204 Kildee Hall - Ensminger Room

  Mackenzie Griffin- Master’s Defense Seminar

  Evaluating the usage of calsequestrin as a biomarker of pork loin quality

  Join via Webex: https://iastate.webex.com/meet/ansci

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• Departmental Seminar: Gabriel Ciappesoni

  May 6, 2026 - 3:20 PM

  to May 6, 2026 - 4:10 PM

  Location

  1204 Kildee Hall (Ensminger Room)

  Speaker: Gabriel Ciappesoni, INIA, Uruguay

  Title: Integrating Feed Efficiency, Methane Mitigation, and Product Value in Sheep: From System-Level Assessment to Genomic Strategies

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• Defense Seminar - Nathan Vander Werff

  May 5, 2026 - 12:30 PM

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  Location

  1204 Kildee Hall - Ensminger Room

  Master's Defense Seminar - Nathan Vander Werff

  Nutritional strategies for newly weaned pigs to increase early feed intake, postweaning growth, and livability

  Join virtually: https://iastate.webex.com/meet/ansci

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• Animal Breeding and Genetics Seminar- Jaedyn Condon

  May 1, 2026 - 1:10 PM

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  Location

  1204 Kildee Hall - Ensminger Room

  Diversified approaches for evaluating production efficiency in beef cattle. 

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• Defense Seminar - Emma Frank

  Apr 30, 2026 - 1:00 PM

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  Location

  Room 133, Meat Laboratory

  MS Defense Seminar - Emma Frank

  Interaction of postmortem pH and cooking method on cook loss and Warner-Braztler shear force of pork loin chops

  Join via Webex: https://iastate.webex.com/meet/elonerga

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• Departmental Seminar: Karl Kerns

  Apr 29, 2026 - 3:20 PM

  to Apr 29, 2026 - 4:10 PM

  Location

  1204 Kildee Hall (Ensminger Room)

  Speaker: Karl Kerns, Animal Science, ISU

  Title: Defining Sire Fertility and Uncovering the Molecular Drivers Behind It Through Single-Cell Phenotyping and Translational Livestock Research

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• Defense Seminar - Tricia Veldhuizen

  Apr 24, 2026 - 2:30 PM

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  Location

  1204 Kildee Hall - Ensminger Room

  Master’s Defense Seminar - Tricia Veldhuizen

  Evaluation of genetic and non-genetic factors associated with perineal score and susceptibility to vaginal/uterine prolapse in commercial sows.

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• Animal Breeding and Genetics Seminar- Muskan Kapoor

  Apr 24, 2026 - 1:10 PM

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  Location

  1204 Kildee Hall - Ensminger Room

  Accurate deconvolution of porcine whole-blood RNA-Seq to predict cell proportions and gene expression phenotypes. 

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• Defense Seminar - Emily (Nold) Schoelerman

  Apr 24, 2026 - 9:00 AM

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  Location

  1204 Kildee Hall - Ensminger Room

  Master's Defense Seminar - Emily (Nold) Schoelerman

  Extender Composition and Lectin-Based Nanopurification as Strategies to Enhance Ram and Bull Sperm Quality

  https://iastate.webex.com/meet/ansci

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• Departmental Seminar: Clarissa Strieder Barboza

  Apr 22, 2026 - 3:20 PM

  to Apr 22, 2026 - 4:10 PM

  Location

  1204 Kildee Hall (Ensminger Room)

  Speaker: Clarissa Strieder Barboza, Texas Tech University

  Title: Cellular and Molecular Landscapes of Bovine Adipose Tissue: Insights into Transition Cow Health and Marbling Development

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• Defense Seminar - Emily Dahlback

  Apr 21, 2026 - 2:00 PM

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  Location

  1204 Kildee Hall - Ensminger Room

  Emily Dahlback - Master’s Defense Seminar

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• Defense Seminar - Shoki Hirano

  Apr 20, 2026 - 9:00 AM

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  Location

  1204 Kildee Hall - Ensminger Room

  Shoki Hirano - Master’s Defense

  The Effects of Rumen-Protected B and fat-soluble Vitamins on Growth and Immunity of Received Steers

  Zoom Meeting ID: 938 9159 2618 (password: beef)

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• Department of Animal Science Banquet

  Apr 18, 2026 - 5:30 PM

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  Location

  Hansen Agricultural Learning Center

  We warmly invite you to join us for the annual animal science banquet on Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 5:30 pm. 

  Please RSVP here if you plan to attend.

   

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• Animal Breeding and Genetics Seminar- Nguyen Phat Huy (Mike) Pham

  Apr 17, 2026 - 1:10 PM

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  Location

  1204 Kildee Hall - Ensminger Room

  Module eigengenes from weighted gene co-expression network analysis of the blood of healthy pigs as potential genetic indicators of disease resilience. 

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• Defense Seminar - Yureni Carvajal

  Apr 17, 2026 - 9:00 AM

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  Location

  1204 Kildee Hall - Ensminger Room

  Yureni B. Carvajal- Master’s Defense Seminar

  Growth and Survival of Biofilm-Originating Listeria monocytogenes on Food Contact Surfaces and in Antimicrobial-Formulated Deli Turkey

  https://iastate.webex.com/meet/carvajal

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• Departmental Seminar: Gail Carpenter

  Apr 15, 2026 - 3:20 PM

  to Apr 15, 2026 - 4:10 PM

  Location

  1204 Kildee Hall (Ensminger Room)

  Speaker: Gail Carpenter, Animal Science, ISU

  https://iastate.webex.com/iastate/j.php?MTID=m941179ca072ae419776886aa4344a377 

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• Defense Seminar - Thomas Crome

  Apr 14, 2026 - 1:00 PM

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  Location

  1204 Kildee Hall - Ensminger Room

  Thomas A. Crome - Ph.D. Defense Seminar

  Rethinking Deoxynivalenol Toxicity in Swine: Feed Intake as the Central Driver of Growth Suppression

  Webex Link: https://iastate.webex.com/meet/ansci

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• Defense Seminar - Deidra Bebb

  Apr 13, 2026 - 11:00 AM

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  Location

  1204 Kildee Hall - Ensminger Room

  Deidra L. C. Bebb - Master’s Defense Seminar

  Biologically relevant environmental enrichment: how it affects the welfare of replacement gilts and sows in open pen gestation?

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