BMI Weekly Newsletter  

February 20, 2023 

News: 

Congratulations to James Glassbrook in Gibson lab, for successfully defending his IM Ph.D. dissertation, “Identifying Host-Intrinsic Resistance Mechanisms to Therapeutic Anti-Tumor Antibody”. 

Congratulations to Dylan Millikin in the Theis lab, for successfully defending his BMB M.S. thesis, “The Pathogenicity of Urea plasma Bacteria”. 

WSU 2023 Graduate Research Symposium, March 6-8. This event will be virtual with live presentations. Link to Register. 

Events This Week:  

BMI Seminar In-Person: Tuesday, February 21, 2023, 11:30am, 2268 Scott Hall 

• Speaker: Dr. Brianne Barker, Associate Professor of Biology, Drew University, Biology Department Chair, Director of Undergraduate Research, Director of Drew Summer Science Institute 
• Title: “Immunology or Molecular Biology?  Insights Into Cytosolic DNA Sensing.” 
• Hosted by:  Jonathan Panzer gc7938@wayne.edu and BMI Students   

Journal Club: Wednesday, February 22, 2023, 11:30am, 3125 Scott Hall 

• Presented by:  IM PhD student, Pelumi Oladipo 
• Title: “The Discovery and Characterization of Escherichia Cryptic Clades” 
• Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Ram  

Upcoming Events: 

Next BMI Seminar In-Person: Tuesday, February 28, 2023, 11:30am, 2268 Scott Hall 

• Speaker: Dr. Hanaa Hariri, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University 
• Title: “Dissecting Subcellular Mechanisms Coupling Lipid and Methionine Metabolism” 
• Hosted by:  Dr. Bharati Mitra bmitra@med.wayne.edu 

Next Journal Club: Wednesday, March 1, 2023, 11:30am, Room 3125 

• Presented by:  BMB MS student, Vignesh Morappur Pasupathi 
• Title: TBA 
• Mentor: Dr. Maik Hüttemann 

Dissertation Public Lecture Presentation For the degree of Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy: In-Person, Friday, March 3, 2023, 1:00 PM, Margherio Family Conference Center Mazurek Education Commons 

• Presenter: IM Ph.D. student, Madison Walton 
• Title: “Identifying critical genetic factors in pandemic Vibrio cholerae colonization of the zebrafish natural host” 
• Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Withey 
• Alternate viewing option: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/91461767419?pwd=OFNaa2wxb1FFRmp3d2JQV2N6SWRodz09 
  • Meeting ID: 914 6176 7419  
  • Passcode: 812280 

Dissertation Public Lecture Presentation For the degree of Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy: In-Person, Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 2:00 PM, Room 2268 Scott Hall, School of Medicine 

• Presenter: IM Ph.D. student, Nathan Kelley 
• Title: “Characterization of the Novel NLRP10 Inflammasome” 
• Advisor: Dr Yuan He 

Return to Campus:     

Recent Updates for Campus Conditions and Requirements as of February 17, 2023: https://wayne.edu/coronavirus  

Campus Daily Screener link: https://forms.wayne.edu/covid-19-screening/  

From Office of President Wilson: Resources with contact numbers to support, guide and assist you while on campus.  https://i.wayne.edu/view/61d756b21bf13?utm_source=lnk&utm_medium-email61d75621bf13&utm_campaign=Welcome+to+a+new+semester&utm_content=Read+this+email+on+the+Web and additional resources https://wayne.edu/safety