CGIL Seminar - Genetic defect recording- Searching for something no one wants to talk about

Hello CGIL,    

We are happy to have Dr. Jennifer McClure, from the USDA Dairy Forage Research Center presenting for us on Friday, March 20th, 2026. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “Genetic defect recording- Searching for something no one wants to talk about” 

 

Speaker Biography:  Jennifer McClure received her BS in Animal sciences in 2003 and her PhD in veterinary Pathobiology from the University of Missouri, Columbia in in 2010. Her PhD focused on the use of canines as a model for the tick-borne pathogen, Ehrlichia. Following her PhD she worked as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Maryland, Baltimore in Dr. Abdu Azad’s lab where she focused on immune modulation in the tick host. In 2013, Jennifer moved to Ireland to work for the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation where she developed a health and disease program for cattle farmers, a national genetic defect reporting system, and coordinated ICBF’s role in a multi-million Euro grant. In 2019, Jennifer began her work at the USDA Dairy Forage Research Center in Madison, WI. Her current role as a Research Animal Scientist focuses on the rumen microbiome and how it effects dairy cow health and efficiency. 

 

Information to attend: To join this seminar, please ensure you have downloaded the Microsoft Teams application to your computer or join the meeting online using the web browser version of Microsoft Teams. Please join the meeting with your microphone on mute and the camera turned off. After the presentation, you can unmute the microphone, and optionally turn on the camera, if you wish to ask a question. Alternatively, if you wish to pose your question in the chat function, the presenter will answer questions made through the chat.     

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*Recordings of previous CGIL seminars are available at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAQ_5WCTMRQ6Gs35yROqGIQ/featured     

 

Looking forward to seeing everyone there!     

Gabby Condello and Julia Rodrigues