BMI Weekly News 

January 10, 2022 

Urgent announcements from President Wilson and Dr. Pellett 

From President Wilson’s email this morning: “As you are aware, we are beginning this semester in a remote format. We are confident this will be a temporary measure. To learn more about the reasoning for the decision and the campus facilities that remain open, please refer to my previous message.” 

From Dr. Pellett: As communicated by Dr. Wilson, for at least the month of January, our classes (including seminars) will be conducted via Zoom or Teams.  Laboratory operations will proceed, in accordance with the social distancing plans and other protocols implemented earlier.  

Best wishes to all for a great semester. 

News: 

• Message from the Graduate Student Research Presentation Day (GSRPD) Committee:  

Dear Wayne State University School of Medicine Faculty,  

The 25th Annual C.P. Lee Endowed Graduate Student Research Presentation Day is virtual again this year! Join us on Monday, January 24th, 2022, via Zoom! The keynote speaker this year is Dr. Gregg Semenza, MD, PhD; 2019 Nobel Laureate in physiology and medicine (profile link https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/details/gregg-semenza).  

For the event, there will be 10 oral presentations and 40 poster rapid-fire presentations this year. For those of you that have agreed to be judges, thank you! Your time is valued, and we would appreciate if more faculty volunteered to judge presentations. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ms. Deanna Donna or the committee co-chairs, Maryam Safdar and Andrew Kulek, via email at gsrpd@wayne.edu. 

If you haven’t already, please go on to the WSU GSRPD website to check out the event, register, and orient yourself with the schedule and the speaker.  

Thank you and best regards,  

Andrew Kulek and Maryam Safdar  

GSRPD Committee  

Wayne State University SoM  

Facebook, Instagram, WSU GSRPD website 

Events This Week:  

• Immunology Focus Group (IFG) Seminar: Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 12:00-1:00pm via Zoom 

Speaker: Maria-Luisa Alegre, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago 

Title: “Infections and the Microbiota in Transplant Rejection and Tolerance” 

Zoom link: https://hfhs.webex.com/hfhs/j.php?MTID=m14bd5b98e2b67cfc7c64ed7b3c68a9c3  

Hosted by: Qing-Sheng Mi, M.D., Ph.D. (313) 876-1017 

• BMI Journal Club: Wednesday, January 12, 2022, 11:30 – 12:30 pm via Zoom 

Presented by: PhD Student, Bhavita Bhaya 

Title: “Human Cytomegalovirus Utilizes Extracellular Vesicles To Enhance Virus Spread” 

Zoom link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/93710473413?pwd=N0x0dlNlc3FuVEwycGJNWTdudHZzdz09     

Meeting ID: 937 1047 3413  

Passcode: 327248 

Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Withey 

Upcoming Events: 

• Next BMI Seminar:  Tuesday, January 18. 2021, 11:30am – 12:30 pm, via Zoom 

Speaker: Dr. Lilliana Radoshevich, Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Iowa Health Center https://medicine.uiowa.edu/microbiology/profile/lilliana-radoshevich  

Title: TBA  

Zoom Link: TBA 

Hosted by: Taylor Vensko gq1368@wayne.edu and BMI Students 

• Next BMI Journal Club: Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 11:30 – 12:30 pm via Zoom 

Presented by: MS Student, Jillian Green 

Title: TBA 

Zoom link: TBA 

Mentor: Dr. Philip Pellett 

Return to Campus:  

• CHC Mandate on Booster shots: For full details on CHC mandate on Booster shots: https://i.wayne.edu/view/61bd019924e22?utm_source=link&utm_medium=email-61bd019924e22&utm_campaign=Health+Update+and+Booster+Mandate&utm_content=Read+this+email+on+the+Web   

• Campus Health Center: COVID-19 booster clinics will be held at the CHC: Appointments are required. For full details and to schedule an appointment click on this link: https://outlook.office.com/mail/inbox/id/AAQkADI5NTliYWNjLTA5YzAtNDJmOC1hYzI2LWY4ZTkyNTRkZDZlZQAQAPOc07pjo7ZIhPJ%2BON4%2F3Gc%3D  

• From Office of President Wilson: Resources with contact numbers to support, guide and assist you while on campus. https://i.wayne.edu/view/6139026798d32?utm_source=link&utm_medium=email-6139026798d32&utm_campaign=Welcome+to+a+new+academic+year&utm_content=Read+this+email+on+the+Web and additional resources https://wayne.edu/safety 

• For Latest Updates and Information: Warrior Safe is Warrior Strong - School of Medicine - Wayne State University 

• Coronavirus campus updates: https://wayne.edu/coronavirus/messages  

• Everyone must complete the Campus Daily Screener Campus Daily Screener - Wayne State University before coming to campus. All visitors and guests must complete the Guest Campus Screener Guest Campus Screener - Wayne State University.  

◦ Mask Mandate Extended:  Campus Health Committee will continue to require masks inside all campus buildings.  For real-time updates on campus requirement click on the coronavirus website. 

• Campus Health Center (CHC) – The COVID-19 Vaccine:  

The COVID-19 Vaccine - Campus Health Center (wayne.edu) 

• Information on the COVID-19 Vaccines: Vaccines for COVID-19 | CDC 

• To schedule a vaccine appointment, click on link: https://health.wayne.edu/covid-vaccine-appointment/