BMI Weekly Newsletter  

January 30, 2023 

News: 

• Congratulations to Isabella Cubillejo (Withey lab) for being awarded an Honorable Mention for her poster at last week’s Chuan-Pu Lee, Ph.D., Endowed Graduate Student Research Presentation Day (GSRPD).  A big thanks to Nouran Yonis (BMB PhD program) for her contributions as a member of the event’s organizing committee.  Dr. Lee was a long-time member of the former Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.  A story with a list of award winners is available here. 
   
• BMI Faculty meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 2, 11:30am, 7364 Scott Hall.  Agenda and Zoom link to follow.
   
• Dates to Save: 
  • Dissertation for James Glassbrook February 15, 3pm 
  • Dissertation for Madison Walton March 3, 1pm 
  • Dissertation for Nathan Kelley March 8, 2pm 

Events This Week:  

• BMI Seminar: Tuesday, January 31, 2023, 11:30am, via ZOOM 
  • Speaker: Rita Colwell, Ph.D., Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland, College Park and John Hopkins University. Dr. Colwell is well known for her contributions to understanding cholera outbreaks and improving access to safe drinking water internationally.  Dr. Colwell has served as the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and is a past president of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and the American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS).  Please see the following for a more expansive story that includes comments from Madison Walton (Withey lab). 
  • Title: “What Cholera Pandemics Can Teach Us” 
  • Hosted by: Jonathan Panzer gc7938@wayne.edu and BMI students  
  • Zoom link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/92818543731?pwd=MmNNd1pMbnBrNVhZK1I3TSswQ2hHdz09 
    • Meeting ID: 928 185 3731 
    • Passcode: 967873 
       
• Journal Club: Two Presentations on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, 11:30am, 3125 Scott Hall 
  • First Presentation:  
    • BMB MS student, Susanna Vuljaj 
    • Title: "Characterization of Cytochrome c Tyrosine 48 Phosphorylation" 
    • Mentor: Dr. Maik Hüttemann 
  • And Second Presentation:
    • BMB MS Student, Emiley Swensen 
    • Title: "The Way Out: Exploring the Host Intracellular Trafficking Protein, Rab3A, in HCMV Virion Release" 
    • Mentor: Dr. Philip Pellett 

Upcoming Events: 

• IFG Seminar: No seminar scheduled for Tuesday, February 7, 2023. 
   
• Next Journal Club: Two Presentations on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, 11:30am, 3125 Scott Hall 
  • First Presentation:  
    • BMB MS student, Joseph Engel 
    • Title: TBA
    • Mentor: Dr. Ladislau Kovari 
  • And Second Presentation:
    • IM MS Student, Angelica Quiroz 
    • Title: TBA 
    • Mentor: Dr. Nardhy Gomez-Lopez 
       
• Next ZOOM BMI Seminar: Tuesday, February 14, 2023, 11:30am, 2268 Scott Hall, via Zoom Only 
  • Speaker: Amal Amer, Ph.D., Professor of Microbial Infection & Immunity, Ohio State University 
  • Title: “The Role of the Non-Canonical Inflammasome in Health and Disease” 
  • Hosted by:  Dr. Yuan He yhe@med.wayne.edu   
  • Zoom link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/92818543731?pwd=MmNNd1pMbnBrNVhZK1I3TSswQ2hHdz09 
    • Meeting ID: 928 185 3731 
    • Passcode: 967873 
       
• Dissertation Public Lecture Presentation For the degree of Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy Wednesday, February 15, 2023, 3:00 PM, Margherio Family Conference Center, Mazurek Education Commons 
  • IM PhD student: James Glassbrook 
  • Title: “Identifying Host-Intrinsic Resistance Mechanisms to Therapeutic Anti-Tumor Antibody” 
  • Advisor: Dr. Heather Gibson  
  • Alternate viewing option: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/93315910144?pwd=NUJ0SUdVQlg2aFZmcFpSbkJYdW02QT09 
    • Meeting ID: 933 1591 0144 
    • Passcode: 544647  

Return to Campus:     

• Recent Updates for Campus Conditions and Requirements as of January 25, 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