BMI Weekly Newsletter  

January 17, 2023 

News: 

• The 26^th Annual Chuan-Pu Lee Endowed Graduate Student Research Presentation Day is Tuesday, January 24, 2023.  For event information and to register: https://gsrpd9.wixsite.com/gsrpd. See the attachment reminder. 

Events This Week:  

• BMI Seminar: Tuesday, January 17, 2023, 11:30am, Scott Hall, Room 2268  
  • Speaker: Dr. Joshua N. Bembenek, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center Wayne State University, School of Medicine 
  • Title: “Novel Mechanisms of Cell Division that Regulate Embryo Development” 
  • Hosted by: Susanna Vuljaj fp1080@wayne.edu and BMI students 
     
• Journal Club: Wednesday, January 18, 11:30am, Scott Hall, Room 3125 
  • Presented by: BMB PhD student, Nouran Yonis 
  • Title: TBA 
     
• OVAS Seminar: Thursday, January 19, 2023, 12:00-1:00p.m. – via Zoom  
  • Speaker: Heather Gibson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine 
  • Title: “The influence of host genetic diversity on the immune response to cancer” 
  • Zoom link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/91313439494?pwd=amFRL3NmOEpPVFZzcFBkQIUxSFWUT09 

Upcoming Events: 

• NO BMI Seminar next week – GSRPD 2023 is happening - Tuesday, January 24, 2023 
   
• In-Person Event: 2023 Annual Chuan-Pu Lee Endowed Graduate Student Research Presentation Day, Tuesday, January 24, 2023, starting at 8:00a.m.  For the events schedule: https://gsrpd9.wixsite.com/gsrpd/schedule. To register, see the attachment reminder. 
   
• Journal Club: Wednesday, January 25, 11:30am, Scott Hall, Room 3125 
  • Presented by: IM PhD student, Ravipaul Singh 
  • Title: TBA 
  • Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Withey 
     
• Next BMI Seminar: Tuesday, January 31, 2023, 11:30am, via ZOOM 
  • Speaker: Dr. Rita Colwell, Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland, College Park and John Hopkins University 
  • Title: TBA 
  • Mentor: Jonathan Panzer gc7938@wayne.edu and BMI students  
  • Zoom link: TBA 

Return to Campus:     

• Recent Updates for Campus Conditions and Requirements as of January 3, 2023: https://wayne.edu/coronavirus  
   
• SOM Guidelines: https://www.med.wayne.edu/coronavirus/guidelines  
   
• Campus Daily Screener link: https://forms.wayne.edu/covid-19-screening/  
   
• From Office of President Wilson: Resources with contact numbers to support, guide and assist you while on campus.  https://i.wayne.edu/view/61d756b21bf13?utm_source=lnk&utm_medium-email61d75621bf13&utm_campaign=Welcome+to+a+new+semester&utm_content=Read+this+email+on+the+Web and additional resources https://wayne.edu/safety