BMI Weekly News
BMI Weekly News
November 5, 2018
News
â- Journal Club today November 5, 2018, 12:30-1:20pm, 3125 Scott Hall School of Medicine. PhD student,
Ashley Anderson, "Delineating the biological functions of conserved human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) tegument protein pUL103". Mentor: Dr. Phil Pellett
â- Congratulations to Dr. Tyler Peters, who successfully defended his dissertation, "Methionine
Sulfoximine: A Novel Anti-Inflammatory Agent" last week. Dr. Peters was mentored by Dr. William Brusilow.
â- Congratulations to Dr. Phil Pellett who was recently recognized as a "Top 25 Peer Reviewer" from
among the >1500 people who provided manuscript reviews for the Journal of Virology in the past year.
â- This year's BMI Departmental Holiday Celebration is Friday, December 7, 2018. Details to follow.
Departmental Events
â- Immunology Focus Group Seminar November 6, 2018, 12:15-1:30pm, Wertz Auditorium: Speaker,
Thomas A. Wynn, PhD, Head, Early Discovery-Inflammation & Immunology Unit, Pfizer Inc. (formerly, Senior Investigator at NIAID). Title: "Immune Drug Discoveries at Pizer". Hosts: Matthew Fountain, MS, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University
â- Next Journal Club November 12, 12:30-1:20pm, 3125 Scott Hall School of Medicine. PhD student,
Jonathan Greenberg, "The urine microbiota: a potential target in perinatal medicine". Mentor: Dr. Kevin Theis.
â- Next BMI Seminar: Speaker, Felicia Goodrum Sterling, Ph.D., Associate Professor, The University of Arizona Health Sciences. Title: "TBA"Tuesday, November 13, 2018, 11:30am-12:25pm, 2268 Scott Hall, School of Medicine, Wayne State University. Host: Dr. Philip Pellett
â- Thomas Holland Retirement Reception & Symposium - Friday, November 30, 2018, in Mazurek 301-303. Reception 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Symposium 1:00-4:30 PM. The program will include some outstanding speakers.
BMI Departmental Courses
Week of November 5, 2018
â- BMB 7010 Biochemistry - Class Meets in Room 3125 Scott Hall, Tues and Thurs, 2:30-4:20 pm.
Tues (11/06)
Lecture 33: Chapter 22 - Fatty Acid Metabolism - Brusilow
Lecture 34: Chapter 27 - Integration of Metabolism - Brusilow
Thurs (11/08)
Lecture 35: Chapter 27 - Integration of Metabolism - Brusilow
Lecture 36: Chapter 23 - Protein turnover & Amino Acid Catabolism - 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 (11/05) Exam 1:30-3:30pm will be held in Room 7364 Scott Hall
Wed (11/07) Module 6 (3): Membrane Biochemistry - Dr. Sharon Ackerman
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 (11/05) Thipparthi Lab manager
Tues (11/06) Leff Big Pharma
Thurs (11/08) Fusinski US government: EPA