BMI Weekly News - January 12, 2026
January 12, 2026
News
- IMM PhD Student, Pelumi Olapido is happy to share that a publication from my PhD research has now been published:
“Genome organization, virulence genes, and temperature-dependent motility of an emerging pathogen, Escherichia marmotae.” https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1729604
Also, a publication from her lab (as a co-author) has been published:
“Wastewater-Based Detection of a Rare SARS-CoV-2 Variant in a Hospital Setting: Implications for Individual-Level Resolution.” https://doi.org/10.3390/environments12120496
This Week’s Events
- BMI Winter 2026 Journal Club: Two Student Presentations, Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 11:30 a.m., 3125 Scott Hall.
First Presentation by: BMB MS Student, Stephanie Taylor
Title: “Regulation of Cytochrome C Oxidase in Testis and Sperm Cells”
Advisor: Dr. Maik Hüttemann
And
Second Presentation by: IMM MS Student, Alfonso Buckner
Title: “From Commensal to Pathogenic: Genome-Level Differences in Mollicutes Across Cohorts”
Advisor: Dr. Kevin Theis
- BMI Faculty meeting: Thursday, January 15, 2026, 11:30 a.m., 7364 Scott Hall
Upcoming Events
- BMI Winter 2026 Journal Club: Two Student Presentations, Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 11:30 a.m., 3125 Scott Hall
First Presentation by: IMM MS Student, Audrey Couturier
Title: “TBA”
Advisor: Dr. Jiahui Ding
And
Second Presentation by: IMM MS Student, Savannah Schick
Title: “TBA”
Advisor: Dr. Jiahui Ding
- ZOOM BMI Seminar: Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
Speaker: Dr. Giuseppe Maulucci, Associate Professor, Director, Metabolic Intelligence Laboratory, Catholic University of Rome School of Medicine https://www.metabolicintelligence.org/
Title: “TBA”
Hosted by: Dr. Domenico Gatti
- Dissertation Public Lecture Presentation For the degree of Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy: Thursday, January 29, 2026, 10:00 AM, Room 135, C.S. Mott Center, 275 Hancock St, Detroit, 48201
Presented by: BMB Ph.D. Student, Savni Sawant
Title: “Characterizing Biomarkers of Male Fertility via Computational Analyses using Sperm DNA Methylation, Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number, and Semen Parameters”
Advisor: Dr. J. Richard Pilsner
- The Chuan-Pu Lee Ph.D. Endowed Graduate Student Research Presentation Day (GSRPD) 2026 will be held in person on February 16, 2026, 8:00am-5:30pm at the School of Medicine, in the Scott Hall Cafe/Margherio Conference Center. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Steve Angus, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Chuan-Pu Lee, Ph.D., Endowed Graduate Student Research Presentation Day - Main Events Calendar - Wayne State University
Campus News
- Campus Health Center: Campus Health Center - Wayne State University
- Office of President: 2025-26 Campus health and safety resources