BMI Weekly News - January 27, 2025

January 27, 2025

This Week’s Events:

Graduate Student Research Presentation Day 2025 (GSRDP): Today, Monday, January 27, 2025, 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Mazurek Medical Education Commons, Margherio Family Conference Center, 320 E Canfield St, Detroit, MI 48201. Enjoy a variety of presentations from STEM graduate students as well as keynote speaker.

Keynote Speaker: Mark Greenwald, Ph.D., Associate Department Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Professor and Associate Chair for Research: Gertrude Levin Endowed Chair in Addict

Topic: “Unmet Research Needs for Treating Opioid Use Disorder”

For information and registration: https://gsrpd9.wixsite.com/gsrpd See flyer attachment.

BMI Seminar: Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 11:30a.m., Room 2268 Scott Hall

Speaker: Ryan Insolera, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine

Title: “Investigation of In Vivo Neuronal Mitophagy”

Host: Dr. Bharati Mitra bmitra@med.wayne.edu

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

Journal Club: Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 11:30a.m., Room 3125 Scott Hall

Two presentations:

1^st Presenter: IMM MS student, Natalie McGinnis
Title: “Elucidating the Metabolic and Physiological Properties of Sneathia sanguinegens”
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Theis

2^nd Presenter: IMM MS student, Himani Karunathilake
Title: "The Silent Influencer: Prevotella bivia’s Impact on Vaginal Microbiome Dynamics”
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Theis

Upcoming Events:

No seminar scheduled for this week.
Journal Club: Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 11:30a.m., Room 3125 Scott Hall

Two presentations:

1^st Presenter: BMB MS student, Stephanie Taylor
Title: TBA
Mentor: Dr. Maik Huettemann

2^nd Presenter: BMB MS student, Shalini Suman
Title: TBA
Mentor: Dr. Zhe Yang

Next BMI Seminar: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 11:30a.m., Room 2268 Scott Hall

Speaker: Mariana Angoa-Perez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine

Title: “Understanding the Gut-Brain Connection: Lessons from Animal Models of Addiction and Neuroinflammation”

Host: Dr. Bharati Mitra bmitra@med.wayne.edu

IFG Midwest Immunology Conference: The annual meeting of the Translational Research Cancer Centers Consortium (TRCCC) will be held February 19-21, 2025, Seven Springs Mountain Resort Champion, Seven Springs, PA. Host: Boris Pasche, MD, PhD, Director. Organizers: Wei-Zen Wei, PhD and Heather Gibson, PhD. The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute. See the attached flyers for updates and event details.

Campus News:

Campus Health Center: Campus Health Center - Wayne State University
Office of President: Campus Resources link for Students, Faculty and Staff, Campus Resource Link

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