BMI Weekly Newsletter 

January 22, 2024 

News: 

• Next BMI Faculty meeting is Thursday, February 1, 2024, 11:30am, 7364 Scott Hall. 

This Week’s Events: 

• 27^th Annual Chuan-Pu Lee Endowed Graduate Student Research Presentation Day (GSRPD) is today, Monday, January 22, 2024, 8:00a.m. - 5:30p.m. in the Margherio Conference Center. https://gsrpd9.wixsite.com/gsrpd/schedule and https://gsrpd9.wixsite.com/gsrpd 
• In-person BMI Seminar: Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 2268 Scott Hall 
  Speaker: Chelsey Spriggs, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Departments of Cell & Developmental Biology and Microbiology & Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School 
  Title: “Deciphering the mechanisms of DNA viral entry” 
  Host: Dr. Philip Pellett Phil_Pellett@wayne.edu  

For all in-person seminars, students need to attend in-person, and for zoom seminars, students need to attend via zoom, in order for attendance to be counted. 

There will be a student/speaker lunch in room 7370 after the seminar. 

• Journal Club: Wednesday, January 24, 2024, 11:30 a.m., 3125 Scott Hall 

Presented by: First Year PhD Student, Shichao Wu 
Title: “A new humanized aortic aneurysm rupture mouse model caused by the FBN1Q2467X nonsense mutation in Marfan Syndrome.” 

Upcoming Events: 

• ZOOM BMI Seminar: January 30, 2024, 11:30 a.m., 2268 Scott Hall 

Speaker: Briana Bibel, Ph.D., Visiting Professor of Biochemistry, St. Mary’s College of California 
Title: “Developing and Teaching a Biochemical Intuition” 
Hosted by: Michael Muczynski and the BMI Students Michael.muczynski2@med.wayne.edu  
Zoom link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/94300010198?pwd=VDJKOFgzUE1wRWcyY1hmN1lqMlFnUT09 
Meeting: 943 0001 0198 
Passcode: 1566988 

For all in-person seminars, students need to attend in-person, and for zoom seminars, students need to attend via zoom, in order for attendance to be counted. 

• Journal Club: Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 11:30 a.m., 3125 Scott Hall 

Presented by: IM MS Student, Nouha Odeh 
Title: “TBA”  
Mentor: Dr. Yuan He 

• 2024 Coffee Hour: A meet and greet event, with School of Medicine Dean Sakr and colleagues, is on the last Wednesday of the month, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m., 1325 Scott Hall. 
• Immunology Focus Group Lecture: Tuesday, February 6, 2024, !2:00 – 1:00 p.m., In-person Hudson Weber Auditorium, 4100 John R, Detroit, MI 48201. A simple lunch will be provided. 

Speaker: Kathleen M. Kokolus, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Dr. Kokolus studies immunotherapy, with a focus on strategies to enhance response to immunotherapy in patients with advanced cancers. In particular, she is interested in the interplay between stress and the anti-tumor immune response and manipulating the tumor microenvironment to promote susceptibility to immune-based therapies. In addition, Dr. Kokolus works to encourage the next generation of cancer researchers by training junior researchers and teaching graduate students. 

Title: “Chemokine Modulation as An Anti-PD-1 Sensitizing Strategy” 
Host: Jennifer Jacob, Ph.D., Department of Oncology, Wayne State University 
Sponsored by: The Office of Vice President for Research, Wayne State University, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Henry Ford Health System 

• February 28, 2024: Wayne State Graduate Research Symposium. Event details:  https://gradschool.wayne.edu/students/professional-development/research-symposium  

Campus News: 

• Campus Health Center: CHC
• Office of President: Campus Resources Link for Student, Faculty and Staff Campus Resource Link