BMI Weekly News
BMI Weekly News
October 22, 2018
News
â- Journal Club today October 22, 12:30-1:20pm, 3125 Scott Hall School of Medicine. PhD student, Matthew Fountain, "Differential patterns of radiation-induced endothelial cell death: a possible
mechanism for isoflavone-mediated radioprotection." Mentor: Dr. Gilda Hillman.
â- Next BMI Faculty meeting is on Thursday, November 1st, 11:30am-12:30pm, 7364 Scott Hall.
Departmental Events
â- BMI Seminar: Speaker, Arun Iyer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Director, U-BiND Systems Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Wayne State University. Title: "Tumor multicomponent targeting using theranostic nanoconstructs." Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 11:30am-12:25pm, 2268 Scott Hall, School of Medicine, Wayne State University. Host: Dr. Bharati Mitra
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 Journal Club October 29, 2018, 12:30-1:20pm, 3125 Scott Hall School of Medicine. PhD student
Cameron Roberts, "Insight into the Structural Role of Transmembrane Domains 1 and 2 on Function in P1B-type ATPase ZntA". Mentor: Dr. Bharati Mitra
â- Immunology Focus Group: Speaker, Dr. Thomas A. Wynn, Vice President of Discovery Pfizer, "Title:
"Immune Drug Discoveries at Pfizer". November 6, 2018, 12:15-1:30 pm, Wertz Auditorium (Hudson Webber Cancer Research Center, 2nd Floor), 4100 John R., Detroit. Jointly hosted by: Dept. of Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, Dept. of Oncology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Immunology Focus Group
â- "SAVE THIS DATE" Thomas Holland Retirement Symposium - Friday, November 30, 2018, in Mazurek 301-303, 8:00am-5:00pm. The program will include some outstanding speakers. Agenda to follow closer to the date.
Other Events Happening:
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. Registration Deadline: October 28, Sunday. Register at http://www.michmicroscopy.org/registration.php to attend. 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 at http://www.michmicroscopy.org./. They also have a Facebook Page, Michigan Microscopy and Microanalysis Society.
BMI Departmental Courses
Week of October 22, 2018
â- BMB 7010 Biochemistry - Class Meets in Room 3125 Scott Hall, Tues and Thurs, 2:30-4:20 pm.
Tues (10/23)
Lecture 27: Chapter 18 - Respiratory Chain - Brusilow
Lecture 28: Chapter 18-19 - Oxid. And Photo Phosphorylation - Brusilow
Thurs (10/25)
Lecture 29: Chapter 18-19 - Oxid. And Photo Phosphorylation - Brusilow
Lecture 30: Chapter 20 - Calvin Cycle & Pentose Pathway - Brusilow
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 (10/22) Module 5 (3): UV and Fluorescence Spectroscopy. - Dr. Bharati Mitra
Wed (10/24) Module 5 (3): UV and Fluorescence Spectroscopy. - Dr. Bharati Mitra
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 (10/22) Holland Oral presentations - 7364 Scott Hall
Tues (10/23) Holland Career paths - PhDs and post docs - 4364 Scott Hall Turn in Paper 1
Thurs (10/25) Hastert Epidemiology and Public Health - 7364 Scott Hall