BMI Weekly News

June 10, 2019

News

â- Congratulations to Michael Pawlitz for successfully passing Immunology and Microbiology prelim oral exams!

â- The BMI 2019 Summer Picnic is Monday, July 8, 2019 at Belle Isle Shelter #14. See attachment with the complete details including driving directions.

â- If your lab floor needs stripping and waxing, please email April awola@med.wayne.edu to schedule.

â- The inaugural Midwest Virology Symposium https://sites.google.com/view/mvs2019/home will take placeOctober 11-13, 2019 at the Ohio State University. It will feature a truly outstanding lineup of faculty speakers athttps://sites.google.com/view/mvs2019/confirmed-speakers and offers opportunities for posters and talks by students and fellows.

Departmental Events

â- Upcoming Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology Ph.D. Dissertations:

â-ª Chandni Patel - Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 2:00 p.m., room 3125 Scott Hall. Title: "Biochemical, Structural, and Drug-Design Studies of Aspartate Transcarbamoylase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphyococcus aureus". Advisor: Dr. David Evans

â-ª Matthew Fountain - Friday, June 21, 2019, 11:00 a.m., room 7364 Scott Hall. Title: "Soy Isoflavones Mediate Radioprotection by Regulating Early Endothelial Cell death and Inflammatory Signaling in Radiation-Induced Lung Injury". Advisor: Dr. Gilda Hillman