BMI Weekly Newsletter

February 12, 2024

This Week’s Events:

• In-person Winter BMI Seminar: Tuesday, February 13, 2024, 11:30 a.m.

  Speaker: Dr. Denise Kirschner, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Program Director, Microbiology and Immunology Mentoring Program, University of Michigan Medical School University of Michigan Medical School http://malthus.micro.med.umich.edu/lab 
  Title: “A Systems Biology Approach to Understanding the Immunobiology of Tuberculosis Infection and Treatment”
  Hosted by: Bhavita Bhaya (bhavita@wayne.edu) and 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. A speaker/student luncheon following seminar in room 7370 Scott Hall.

• Journal Club: Wednesday, February 14, 2024, 11:30 a.m., 3125 Scott Hall

  Presented by: BMB MS Student, Peter Haworth
  Title: “Obtaining Simnotrelvir Using Structure Based Drug Design”
  Mentor: Dr. Ladislau Kovari

Upcoming Events:

• DISSERTATION PUBLIC LECTURE PRESENTATION DEFENSE

  Monday, February 19, 2024, 9:15 a.m., 5364 Scott Hall

  Presented by: MD/PhD Candidate, Zachary Shaffer, Department of Physiology
  Title: “Host Microbiome Interactions in Pregnancy: an Immunobiological Perspective.”
  Mentors: Kevin Theis, Ph.D. (BMI) and Nardhy Gomez-Lopez Ph.D.

• Winter BMI Seminar: Tuesday, February 20, 2024, 11:30 a.m. “TBA”

• Journal Club: Wednesday, February 21, 2024, 11:30 a.m., 3125 Scott Hall

  Title: “TBA”
  Mentor: Dr. Maik Huettemann
  Presented by: BMB MS Student, Lauren Pavelich

• February 28, 2024: Wayne State Graduate Research Symposium. Event details:  https://gradschool.wayne.edu/students/professional-development/research-symposium

Campus News:

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