BMI Weekly News- April 5, 2020
BMI Weekly News
April 5, 2021
Message from the Chair:
As communicated by President Wilson on Saturday (link), COVID-19 cases have been increasing significantly, and have reached levels that will likely trigger a new round of reduced in-person activity on campus, effective Wednesday April 7. Should this come to pass, the following restrictions will be imposed:
- All on-campus, face-to-face instruction is suspended. The only exception is for clinical rotations in the licensed health professions.
- Laboratory research units must take steps to reduce current time on-site activity for authorized personnel by 25 percent effective April 7th, 2021, and prepare a contingency plan for an additional reduction of time on-site as the current situation evolves this coming week. This reduced level of current time on-site does not apply to fully vaccinated individuals currently involved with authorized on-site research activities. Refer to the research website for information updates and further guidance.
- With the exception of critical infrastructure employees, those who can work effectively from home should do so.
- Additional restrictions are listed here: link.
Faculty can expect to be required to submit revised Standard Operating Procedures documents that address the changes. Students and other research workers should be in communication with their PIs to learn how the changes will affect them. I expect that more information will be forthcoming soon.
Collectively, we have done well with our adjustments to the pandemic reality. I hope that everyone who can, has taken the available steps to get vaccinated, which is the quickest safe path to a return to normal.
Be safe,
Phil
News:
• Dr. Rodrigo Andrade (Professor, Pharmacology) randrade@med.wayne.edu will serve as BMI’s Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). He will also serve Pharmacology, Physiology, and CMMG. We look forward to working with him.
• Next BMI Faculty meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 6, 2021, 11:30am.
• BMI students, faculty & staff: Help yourself to a bottle of water in room 7370. They have to be used before expiration.
Events This Week:
• Immunology Focus Group: No seminar scheduled for this week.
• Journal Club – No journal club scheduled for this week.
Upcoming Events:
• Next BMI Seminar: Tuesday, April 13, 2021, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm via Zoom.
Speaker: Dr. Dax Fu, Associate Professor of Physiology, John Hopkins School of Medicine
Title: “In-cell molecular functions of human zinc transporter-8 and its role in diabetes pathophysiology”
Host: Dr. Bharati Mitra bmitra@med.wayne.edu
Zoom Link: Meeting ID: Passcode: TBA
• Next Journal Club – Public Student Presentation, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, 11:30am – 12:20pm via Zoom
Presented by Michael Muczynski
Title: TBA
Zoom Link: Meeting ID: Passcode: TBA
Coronavirus Info:
• Website: https://www.med.wayne.edu/coronavirus
▫ Campus Health Center – Coronavirus: COVID-19 – Recent updates: https://wayne.edu/coronavirus
▫ WS students, faculty, and staff eligible for COVID-19 testing for no out-of-pocket charge: COVID-19 Testing
▫ Facts about the COVID-19 Vaccine: COVID-19 Vaccine Facts
▫ Warrior Safe Training: https://wayne.edu/coronavirus/warrior-safe-training/
▫ Campus Daily Screener: https://forms.wayne.edu/covid-19-screening/
▫ Medical Campus operations: https://www.med.wayne.edu/coronavirus/med-campus
▫ Campus screener/follow-up process: https://www.med.wayne.edu/coronavirus/campus-screener-process
• Domestic and International Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Travel During COVID-19 | CDC
• Complete SOM guidelines: https://www.med.wayne.edu/coronavirus/guidelines
• COVID-19 SOM return guidelines pdf: https://www.med.wayne.edu/pdfs/covid-som-guidelines.pdf
Links (as embedded in items above):
• Campus Health Center – Facts about the Covid-19 Vaccine
• Domestic & International Travel during the COVID-19 Pandemic: