January 17, 2022

News:

•  Congratulations to Rutuja Patil from the Kovari lab for successfully defending her M.S. thesis, "Computational Studies of SARS-CoV-2 Papain-Like Protease Inhibitors".

Events this week:

• 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: “The Role of ISGylation in Pathogen Spread”

Zoom Link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/91937758593?pwd=ZklhajhxVUNyQms1dXN6YkhRNlpjZz09

Meeting ID: 919 3775 8593

Passcode: 599226

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

There will be a discussion between the students and speaker after the seminar.

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

Presented by: MS Student, Jillian Green

Title: “Human Cytomegalovirus: from virion assembly to societal impacts”

Zoom link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/99560003756?pwd=K3pMWGVzUXBmcU1vcUJyeHFOaEdLdz09         

Mentor: Dr. Philip Pellett

Upcoming Events:

• The 25th Annual C.P. Lee Endowed Graduate Student Research Presentation Day: Monday, January 24th, 2022, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., via Zoom.  The keynote speaker is Dr. Gregg Semenza, M.D., Ph.D., 2019 Nobel Laureate in physiology and medicine, professor of Genetic Medicine, Biological Chemistry, Oncology, Pediatrics, Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, and director of the Vascular Program at the Institute for Cell Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, will present “Hypoxia-Inducible Factors and Cancer Progression”. To register, go to WSU GSRPD website.

• Next BMI Seminar:  Tuesday, January 25. 2021, 11:30am – 12:30 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Hao Wu, Ph.D., Asa and Patricia Springer Professor of Structural Biology, & Professor, Dept. of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School

Title: “Sentinels: how inflammasomes sense pathogens and other stress”

Zoom Link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/91937758593?pwd=ZklhajhxVUNyQms1dXN6YkhRNlpjZz09

Meeting ID: 919 3775 8593

Passcode: 599226

Hosted by:  Dr. Yuan He yhe@med.wayne.edu

• Next BMI Journal Club: Wednesday, January 26, 2022, 11:30 – 12:30 pm via Zoom

Presented by: MS Student, Ravipaul Singh

Title: "Discussion of flagellar genes in Vibrio cholerae and their relation to hyperinfectivity"

Zoom link:  https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/s/93210694374

Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Withey

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/