BMI Weekly Newsletter  

April 10, 2023 

News: 

Congratulations to Dr. Nardhy Gomez-Lopez, who has been given the Society of Reproductive Investigation’s (SRI) President’s Achievement Award on being recognized for an outstanding record in scientific research. Dr. Gomez-Lopez is a member of our extended faculty and a mentor for one of our students, Angelica Quiroz (IM MS Program).  

Events This Week:  

BMI Seminar is scheduled for April 11, 2023, 2268 Scott Hall 

• Speaker: Dr. Ruma Banerjee, Vincent Massey Collegiate Professor, Dept. of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 
• Title: “A Mitochondrial Paradigm for Sulfide Signaling" 
• Host: Susanna Vuljaj fp1080@wayne.edu and BMI students  

Following the Seminar, there will be a student/speaker lunch in Room 7370.  

Journal Club: Wednesday, April 12, 2023, 11:30am, via Zoom 

• Presented by: BMB PhD student, Thamarahansi Mugunamalwaththa 
• Title: “Forward Genetic Screens in Mice to Uncover Mediators and Suppressors of Metastatic Reactivation” 
• Zoom Link: 
  • Meeting ID: 915 3479 1432  
  • Passcode: 623654 

Upcoming Events: 

No BMI Seminar is scheduled for April 18, 2023. 

Next Journal Club: Wednesday, April 19, 2023, 11:30am, 3125 Scott Hall  

• Presented by: IM PhD student, Ravipaul Singh 
• Title: TBA 
• Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Withey 

Next BMI Seminar is April 25, 2023, 2268 Scott Hall 

• Speaker: Dr. Carolyn Coyne, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine. (Coyne Lab)
• Title: TBA 
• Hosted by: Emiley Swensen hi5425@wayne.edu and BMI Students 

The Michigan Physiological Society (MPS) will be hosting their 10^th annual research symposium at Alma College on June 26 & 27, 2023.  

Return to Campus:     

Recent Updates for Campus Conditions and Requirements as of April 10, 2023  

Campus Daily Screener

From Office of President Wilson:

• Resources with contact numbers to support, guide and assist you while on campus. 
• Additional resources