BMI Weekly News- February 3, 2020
BMI Weekly News
February 3, 2020
News
- BMI faculty meeting is Thursday, February 6, 2020, 7364 Scott Hall.
- Dr. Yuan He is one of the ten Junior Scientists Speakers at the Mucosal Immunology Symposium, Local Chapter 2020 - Michigan at the University of Michigan on March 6, 2020, 9am-6pm, Palmer Commons, Forum & Great Lakes room. The Keynote Speaker is Nicholas W. Lukacs, PhD, University of Michigan. Free on-line registration: https://mucosal-immunology-2020-umich.eventbrite.com. Trainees are encouraged to submit an abstract and to attend. Abstract submission available until Feb 11th at mucosal-immunol@umich.edu
Departmental Events
- Immunology Focus Group Seminar: Speaker, Cheryl Rockwell, Ph.D., Acting Director, Applied Immunology Center for Education and Research, Associate Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Michigan State University. Title: “The Role of the Stress-activated Transcription Factor Nrf2 in T Cell Function”. Tuesday, February 4, 2020, 12:00-1:15 pm, Lunch served at 12:00 pm., Wertz Auditorium, 4100 John R. Street, Detroit, MI 48201. Hosted by: Wei-Zen Wei, Ph.D., Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University. Visit at: http://immunology.wayne.edu/
- Journal Club/RDP: Two Public Student Presentations, February 5, 2020,11:30am-12:20pm, 3125 Scott Hall School of Medicine.
- Masters student, Kaitlyn Gordon, presents “Converting autoreactive T cells into suppressor cells to ameliorate pathology in preclinical models of multiple sclerosis.” Mentor: Dr. Eric Sebzda
- Masters student, Jennifer Reish, presents “Using a dual plasmid system to explore the affects of daptomycin on staphylococcus aureus.” Mentor: Dr. Andrew Berti
- Next BMI Seminar: Speaker, Ahmed Ibrahim, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Wayne State University. Title: “Bioactive Lipids and Ischemic Retinal Diseases”. Tuesday, February 11, 2020, 11:30am, 2268 Scott Hall, School of Medicine. Hosted by: Dr. Philip Pellett ppellett@med.wayne.edu
- Next Journal Club/RDP: Two Public Student Presentations, February 12, 2020,11:30am-12:20pm, 3125 Scott Hall School of Medicine.
- Masters student, Raniya Abdel Haq, presents "TBA". Mentor: Dr. Bharati Mitra
- Masters student, Ali-Rida Beydoun, presents “TBA”. Mentor: Dr. Ladislau Kovari