BMI Weekly Newsletter

April 8, 2024

News:

• Congratulations to BMI Affiliate, Ashok Kumar, Ph.D. and team of researchers from the department of OVAS for publication in the journal iScience, “Targeting ABCE1 and SREBP-2 mediated cholesterol homeostatis ameliorates Zika virus-induced pathology”. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004224003092?via%3Dihub

• BMI Faculty meeting is Thursday, April 11, 2024, 11:30a.m., 7364 Scott Hall.

This Week’s Events:

• BMI Seminar: Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 12:00 – 1:15 p.m., 2268 Scott Hall
  Speaker: Jason Perry, Ph.D., Senior Director, Structural Biology & Chemistry, Gilead Sciences, San Francisco, CA
  Title: “An Atomistic View of Coronavirus Replication and Transcription”
  Hosted by: Michael Muczynski michael.muczynski2@med.wayne.edu and the BMI Students

For all in-person seminars, students need to attend in-person, and for zoom seminars, students need to attend via zoom, in order for attendance to be counted. Student/speaker lunch in room 7370 following this seminar. 

• BMB7890 Journal Club: Wednesday, April 10, 2024, 11:30 a.m., 3125 Scott Hall.
  Presenter: Dr. Chandni Patel
  Title: “TBA”
  Student/speaker lunch in room 7370 following this seminar.

Upcoming Events:

• BMB7890 Journal Club: Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 11:30 a.m., 2268 Scott Hall
  Presenter: Dr. Daniel Feldman talking about career prospects to BMI students.
  Student/speaker lunch in room 7370 following this seminar. 

• Zoom BMB7890 Journal Club: Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 11:30 a.m., 3125 Scott Hall
  Presenter: Dr. Suzan Aeslanturk
  Title: “TBA”
  Zoom Link: TBA 

• Next BMI Seminar: Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 11:30 a.m., 2268 Scott Hall
  Presenter: Britney Winterberger, Ph.D., Senior Director, North America Project Management and Clinical Operations at Tigermed, Cincinnati, Ohio
  Title: Introduction to Contract Research Organizations (CROs): Exploring Opportunities in Clinical Research”
  Host: Dr. Jianjun Wang jjwang@med.wayne.edu 

For all in-person seminars, students need to attend in-person, and for zoom seminars, students need to attend via zoom, in orde for attendance to be counted. Student/speaker lunch in room 7370 following this seminar.  

Campus News:

• Campus Health Center: CHC

• Office of President: Campus Resources Link for Student, Faculty and Staff Campus Resource Link