BMI Weekly Newsletter  

August 28, 2023  

Welcome to the new year! 

It is the first day of a new academic year.  A big welcome to our new students, and to all of the rest of us.  Best wishes to all for success in the many things you do this semester. 

News:  

A big thank you goes out to the Social Committee and to all who helped make the BMI picnic a wonderful event, where we enjoyed Belle Isle park, and gathered together for a bit of food, cheer and conversation. 

Events:  

BMI Seminar: Tuesday, August 29, 2023, In-person, 11:30am - 12:25pm, Margherio Family Conference Center 

• Speaker: John D. Powderly, MD, CPI, Founder, Carolina BioOncology Institute 
• Title: “Cancer: Public Enemy #1 and How Adaptive Autologous Cellular Immunotherapy will Cure it” 
• Host: Dr. Jianjun Wang jjwang@med.wayne.edu 

There will be a student/speaker lunch in room 7370 after the seminar. 

Upcoming Events: 

Immunology Focus Group Seminar: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 - TBA 

Fall 2023 RDP/JC (BMB790) Presentation: September 11, 2023, Room 2268 Scott Hall  

• Presented by: IM PhD Grad Student, Isabella Cubillejo  
• Title: “Vibrio Cholerae Infection of Zebrafish Reveals Interactions with Commensal Gut Bacteria” 
• Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Withey

Campus News:     

Campus Health Center Update

From Office of President:

Resources with contact numbers on campus to support, guide and assist you while on campus, including contact information for WSU police, safety programs, Dean of Students office, Office of Equal Opportunity, sexual misconduct issues, Office of Internal Audit, Office of General Counsel, Employee Assistance Program, active attacker preparedness, and more.  

Additional safety-related resources.