BMI Weekly News- January 31, 2022
BMI Weekly News
January 31, 2022
News:
• Congratulations to the following BMI Students: Jonathan Panzer (IMM PhD, Dr. Theis’s lab), Abdullah
Al-Homoudi (BMB PhD), Ashamathi Mollin (BMB MS, Dr. Akins's lab), and Michael Pawlitz (IMM PhD, Dr. Mi’s lab) who received the GSRPD 2021-2022 honorable mentions (10 were given) for their poster presentations!
• The monthly BMI Faculty meeting will be held Thursday, February 3, 2022, 11:30 a.m., in 7364 Scott Hall.
Events This Week:
• Immunology Focus Group (IFG) Seminar: Tuesday, February 1, 2022, 12:00 – 1:00 pm. Via Zoom.
Speaker: Michele Anderson, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Immunology, University of Toronto
Title: “Interactions between γδTCR signaling and the E protein-Id transcription factor axis during γδ T cell development”
Meeting Link: https://hfhs.webex.com/hfhs/j.php?MTID=m5aa21bb3590e88adfab674a6d195668c
Hosted by: Qing-Sheng Mi, M.D., Tel: (313) 876-1017
• BMI Journal Club: Wednesday, February 2, 2022, 11:30 – 12:30 pm via Zoom
Presented by: IMM MS Student, Fady Bidawit
Title: “V. Cholerae: Biofilms and Infectivity”
Zoom link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/94162534242?pwd=MWRuWTlmdjh0SHVvR0JIamtOUU16dz09
Meeting ID: 941 6253 4242
Passcode: 541248
Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Withey
Upcoming Events:
• Next BMI Seminar: Tuesday, February 8. 2021, 11:30am – 12:30 pm, via Zoom
Speaker: Paul Stemmer, Professor, Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and Director Proteomics Core, Wayne State University
Title: TBA
Zoom Link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/91937758593?pwd=ZklhajhxVUNyQms1dXN6YkhRNlpjZz09
Meeting ID: 919 3775 8593
Passcode: 599226
Hosted by: Dr. Brian Edwards bedwards@med.wayne.edu
• Next BMI Journal Club: Wednesday, February 9, 2022, 11:30 – 12:30 pm via Zoom
Presented by: BMB PhD Student, Eid Alshammari
Title: “Coordination of stress signals by the lysine methyltransferase SMYD2 promotes pancreatic cancer”
Zoom link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/91293579222?pwd=aGIxV2pqRE0yMXp5cmRhL3dQZW1BQT09
Meeting ID: 912 9357 9222
Passcode: 327014
Mentor: Dr. Zhe Yang
• Dissertation Public Lecture Presentation Defense: Thursday, February 10, 2022, 9:00 a.m.
Presenter: MD/PhD Biochemistry Candidate, Andrew Kulek
Thesis Title: “Mitochondrial Morphosis Events during Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion: are OPA1 and Cristae Integrity at the Heart of the Matter?”
Mentors: Drs. Karin Przyklenk & David Evans
Zoom Link: https://wayneedu.zoom.us/j/92863792577?pwd=eUhUdXdxUzcveGRQQ3N3emNJQWE4dz09
Meeting ID: 928 6379 2577
Passcode: 626284
Return to Campus:
• As announced by President Wilson, in-person classes and other activities will resume Monday (January 31). Please see his full message at this link: Return to Campus
• UPDATED - From the 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=link&utm_medium=email-61d756b21bf13&utm_campaign=Welcome+to+a+new+semester&utm_content=Read+this+email+on+the+Web and additional resources https://wayne.edu/safety.
• 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
• 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 (KN95 or two disposables) 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/