BMI Weekly News
BMI Weekly News
October 8, 2018
News
â- The Biochemist Faculty Job posting is now open. Applications can be submitted via www.jobs.wayne.edu (Posting 043896). It will be advertised in the October 12 issue of Science. Please share this with friends and colleagues.
â- Reminder to attend and join in support for the Chuan-Pu Lee Graduate Student Research Day on Thursday, October 18, 2018 where 4 of our students, Steven Cvetkovski, Maggie Stangis, James Glassbrook and Kendall Muzzarelli will be giving an oral presentation.
â- Dissertation Public Lecture Presentation for the degree of Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy: Tyler Peters Title: "Methionine Sulfoximine: A Novel Anti-Inflammatory Agent", October 26, 2018, 10:30-11:30 am, 3125 Scott Hall School of Medicine. Advisor: William Brusilow
â- Next BMI Faculty meeting will be Thursday, November 1, 2018, 11:30am-12:30pm, 7364 Scott Hall School of Medicine.
â- The 2018 Michigan Microscopy and Microanalysis Society (MMMS) is now accepting abstracts from faculty, postdocs, staff and students. Students can be involved in a
poster/platform competition with prize for the best biological or materials sciences presentation. Abstracts Deadline: October 21, Sunday and Registration Deadline: October 28, Sunday. Registration is now open. Please register at http://www.michmicroscopy.org/registration.php to attend orhttp://www.michmicroscopy.org/paper.php to submit a paper to present. The 2018 MMMS meeting will be held at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant at the Bovee Conference Center on Thursday, November 1, 2018 from 8:30am-4:30pm. For complete information visit their website athttp://www.michmicroscopy.org./. They also have a Facebook Page, Michigan Microscopy and Microanalysis Society.
Departmental Events
â- Orten Lecture - Wednesday, October 10, 2018, 12:30pm-2:00pm, Margherio Conference Center, Speaker, Dr. Bruce Beutler, Professor, 2011 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center. Speaker Luncheon with Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology Students and Faculty, 7370 Scott Hall, 2-4pm.
â- Next BMI Seminar: Speaker, Xuequen Chen, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine. Title: "Insulin biogenesis and beta cell protein/lipid homeostasis in health and diabetes" Tuesday, October 16, 2018, 11:30am-12:25pm, 2268 Scott Hall, School of Medicine, Wayne State University. Host: Dr. Yuan He yhe@med.wayne.edu http://physiology.med.wayne.edu/profile/ek2611
â- "SAVE THIS DATE" for the Thomas Holland Retirement Symposium - Friday, November 30, 2018, in Mazurek 301-304, 8:00am-5:00pm. The program will include some outstanding speakers. Agenda to follow closer to the date.
Other Events Happening:
â- Department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences (OVAS) is organizing the 5th Annual Vision Research Workshop on October 10th, 2018 (Wednesday). It's a one-day event hosted at the Kresge Eye Institute auditorium with the goal to highlight the research accomplishments of OVAS trainees (graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, residents, and clinical fellows). See attachment for the Vision Workshop agenda.
BMI Departmental Courses
Week of October 8, 2018
â- BMB 7010 Biochemistry - Class Meets in Room 3125 Scott Hall, Tues and Thurs, 2:30-4:20 pm.
Tues (10/9) Second Examination (lectures 10-19, 100 points)
Green Auditorium, 2:30-4:30 PM
Thurs (10/11)
Lecture 21: Chapter 14 - Signal Transduction - Evans
Lecture 22: Chapter 15 - Introduction to Metabolism - Evans
â- BMB 7030: Core concepts and technologies in biochemistry and molecular biology - Class Meets in
Room 4370 Scott Hall, Mon and Wed, 10:30am-12:10pm
Mon (10/8) & Wed (10/10) Module 4 (3): Biochemistry fundamental skills - Dr. David Evans
â- IM 7040: Fundamentals of Research Fall 2018 V1 Classes meet 2-3 times/week either in room 7364
Or 4364 Scott Hall (check schedule). Sessions will run from 1:30-2:20pm. Director: Dr. Raghavendar Thipparthi, 7213 Scott Hall, 313-577-1310,trreddy@med.wayne.edu
Mon (10/8) Pellett Regulated aspects of research - 7364 Scott Hall
Tues (10/9) Theis Bioinformatics - 7364 Scott Hall
Thurs (10/11) Pellett Human research - 7364 Scott Hall