BMI Weekly Newsletter

February 26, 2024

News:

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

This Week’s Events:

• In-person BMI Seminar: Tuesday, February 27, 2024, 2268 Scott Hall

  Speaker: Chelsey Spriggs, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Departments of Cell & Developmental Biology and Microbiology & Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School
  Title: “Deciphering the mechanisms of DNA viral entry”
  Host: Dr. Philip Pellett Phil_Pellett@wayne.edu

  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.

  There will be a speaker/student luncheon following the seminar in room 7370 Scott Hall.

• Journal Club: Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 11:30 a.m., 3125 Scott Hall

  Presented by: IM MS Student, Himani Karunathilake
  Title: "Clarifying the Ambiguous Role of Lactobacillus iners in Vaginal Health and Disease: Gatekeeper, Invader, or Observer?"
  Mentor: Dr. Kevin Theis

Upcoming Events:

• Immunology Focus Group: Tuesday, March 5, 2024, 12:00 – 1:00 pm EST, Hudson-Webber 2^nd Floor, Wertz Auditorium. Lunch will be provided.
  Speaker: Alex Huang, M.D., Ph.D. Director, Center for Pediatric Immunotherapy, Director, Medical Scientist Training program, Co-Leader, Immune Oncology Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University

  Dr. Huang’s presentation will focus on recent identification of tumor-intrinsic innate sensing pathway in host immune response following local tumor-lytic therapies, and the exploration of orally available small molecule inhibitor targeting TGF-beta Type 1 Receptor Kinase in models of pediatric and adolescent & young adult (AYA) sarcoma.  Additional considerations affecting immune cell recruitment and function in solid tumor TME will also be discussed.

  Title: “Exploring Vulnerabilities in Tumor-Immune Crosstalk Leading to Clinical Translation Opportunities”
  Hosted by:  Jennifer Jacob, PhD and Wei-Zen Wei, PhD Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University
  Sponsored by: The Office of Vice President for Research, Wayne State University, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health System 

  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.

   

• Journal Club: Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 11:30 a.m., 3125 Scott Hall

  Presented by: IM PhD Student, Callen Bleick 
  Title: "Assessing bacteriophage-antibiotic synergy (PAS)"
  Mentor: Dr. Michael Rybak

   

• DISSERTATION PUBLIC LECTURE PRESENTATION For the Degree of PhD Doctor of Philosophy

  Monday, March 18, 2024, 11:30 a.m., Margherio Family Conference Center
  Presented by: BMB PhD Student Candidate, Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Homoudi
  Title: “Rational Design of Novel Therapeutics Targeting the SARS-CoV-2 Papain-Like Protease”
  Mentor: Dr. Ladislau Kovari

Campus News:

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