MiDOG Animal Diagnostics is proud to partner with the University of Nebraska Lincoln and the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology (HWML) to bring you a live webinar exploring the frontier of parasite genomics and its impact on animal health diagnostics.
The HWML is ranked globally as one of the most important centers of Systematic Parasitology, housing one of the largest and most diverse parasite collections in any university museum. Since 1986, with the support of the National Science Foundation, HWML has conducted global fieldwork and built an unparalleled resource for biodiversity research.
Now, through collaboration with MiDOG, these collections are being transformed into large-scale parasite sequencing projects—making resources available to the research community and driving new advances in veterinary diagnostics.
What You’ll Learn
Join Dr. Mark Yacoub, PhD (Microbiome Scientist I, MiDOG) as he takes you on a journey:
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🔬 How parasite genomics is advancing research and diagnostics
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🌍 The global significance of HWML’s biodiversity collection
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🧬 How decades of fieldwork are fueling large-scale sequencing projects
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🐾 Practical applications of genomic resources in diagnosing and treating animals
Event Details
📅 Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025
🕛 Time: 10:00am PST | 12:00pm CST
🎙️ Speaker: Dr. Mark Yacoub, PhD – Microbiome Scientist I, MiDOG
Why Attend?
This webinar bridges museum-quality biodiversity research with cutting-edge diagnostics—showing how decades of parasite documentation and sequencing can translate into better tools for clinicians, researchers, and animal health professionals worldwide.
Whether you’re a veterinarian, researcher, or simply passionate about the future of animal health, this is your chance to see how genomic science is reshaping diagnostics from the deep sea to the family dog.