BMI Weekly News- July 27, 2020
BMI Weekly News
July 27, 2020
News
• Congratulations to the following BMI students:
• Vanessa Kamdoum for successfully defending her thesis, "Studies of the norovirus protease as a target for antiviral therapeutics" earning her M.S. degree. Advisor: Dr. Ladislau Kovari
• Jennifer Reish for successfully defending her thesis, "A robust dual-plasmid system for gene alteration in Staphylococcus aureus using an inducible Cas9 enzyme" earning her M.S. degree. Advisor: Dr. Andrew Berti
• Paul Breen for successful defending his dissertation, “Vibrio cholerae and the Zebrafish Microbiome” earning his Ph.D. degree. Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Withey
• Congratulations to Dr. Yuan He and lab on his first R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. He is the principal investigator of “Molecular Mechanism of NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation,” a five-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The project will investigate the molecular mechanism of a natural component of the human immune system that contributes to the pathogenesis of a variety of inflammatory diseases. BMI Associate Professor, Dr. Zhe Yang, is a co-investigator on this grant. Yuan He NIH Grant
• Congratulations Dr. Domenico Gatti on the publication of two articles:
Pernal, S.P., Liyanaarachchi, A., Gatti, D.L., Formosa, B., Pulvender, R., Kuhn, E.R., Ramos, R.,
Naik, A.R., George, K., Arslanturk, S., Taatjes, D.J., Jena, B.P. (2020). Nanoscale imaging using differential expansion microscopy. Histochem Cell Biol.153: 469-480. Dr. Gatti is co-first Author in this article, for which I have developed all the Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) components. A figure of the article was chosen as the Cover of the Journal Issue, and a reviewer was asked to write an Editorial Comment on the article.
Abdallah, H., Formosa, B., Liyanaarachchi , A., Saigh, M., Silvers, S., Arslanturk, S., Taatjes, D.,
Larsson, L., Jena, B., Gatti, D. (2020). Res-CR-Net, a residual network with a novel architecture optimized for the semantic segmentation of microscopy images. Mach. Learn.: Sci. Technol. in press https://doi.org/10.1088/2632-2153/aba8e8. Dr. Gatti is the Corresponding Author of this article, which describes a new methodology for the analysis of microscopy images in pathology, and features an international team including members from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.
• Congratulations to Dr. Robert Lisak (PI) along with Dr. Amit Br-Or (PI, U of Penn) on their new NINDS grant titled “Molecular profiling of exosomes from multiple sclerosis B cells”. Dr. Joyce Benjamins is also an investigator here at WSU on this grant.
• Danica Dabich, Ph.D., professor emeritus of Biochemistry at Wayne State University School of Medicine, passed away on June 20, 2020 at the age of 89. Danica Dabich, PhD
• From Facilities Planning and Management (FP&M)
◦ Facilities Campus Restart Playbook https://facilities.wayne.edu/covid19/playbook
◦ Facilities Campus Restart FAQ https://facilities.wayne.edu/covid19/faq
◦ Custodial https://facilities.wayne.edu/operations/custodial
Events
• Please join us for this upcoming Thesis and Dissertation defense:
◦ Wednesday, July 29, 2020, 10:00a.m. for a Dissertation Public Lecture Presentation for Master of Science in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology: BMB MS student, Mary M. Stangis. Title: "Association of Cervical Microbiota with Human Papillomavirus Infection and Progression to Cervical Cancer”. Zoom: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/5222091958?pwd=dWdGTUhzY0p5MEZzbnJiRkRDUFNodz09 Meeting ID: 522 209 1958 Password: 224835 Advisor: Dr. Robert Akins
• Immunology Focus Group (IFG) Seminar: Speaker, Yasmin Thanavala, Ph.D., Professor of Oncology and Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Center, Tuesday, August 4, 2020, 12:00 – 1:00 pm. Title: “Smoking, Vaping, Inflammation and immune Suppression”.
Zoom: https://wayneedu.zoom.us/j/98155301275?pwd=V3dtYXlFWEhiVnBNcHVXcHR0Y0xPQT09 Meeting ID: 981 5530 1275 Password: 880204
Hosted by: Wei-Zen Wei, PhD, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University
Information for Students
• Student return-to-campus plan: https://wayne.edu/coronavirus/student-fall-semester
• Warrior Safe Training: https://wayne.e du/coronavirus/warrior-safe-training/
• Campus Daily Screener: https://forms.wayne.edu/covid-19-screening/
• Dean of Students Office: https://doso.wayne.edu/
• Office of International Students and Scholars (OISSO): https://oiss.wayne.edu/
• Updated link for SEVP COVID-19 Guidance for Fall 2020: Updated SEVP COVID-19 Guidance for Fall 2020
• Wayne State University Recent Updates: https://wayne.edu/coronavirus
• Parking and Transportation Services Department
◦ The OneCard/Parking Service Center is in the Welcome Center, Room 257, Detroit, MI 48202,
313-577-CARD (2273).
◦ For 24/7 Parking Assistance or Motorist Assistance which includes
battery jumps, vehicle lock outs, and help locating your vehicle, please call 313-577-1979.
• MoGo, Detroit’s bike share system, expands and enhances service: MoGo Detroit
Lab restart information
• Phase 2 is still in the planning stages. Gloves, hydrogen-peroxide disinfectant, and masks have been distributed to Phase 2 labs in advance.
• Reminder: Do not throw away the disinfectant bottles & sprayers because they are reusable.
• Review and adapt Start-up guidance from OEHS (link)
• Warrior Safe Training: https://wayne.edu/coronavirus/warrior-safe-training/
• Campus Daily Screener: https://forms.wayne.edu/covid-19-screening/
• Submit return to campus questions: https://forms.wayne.edu/return-to-campus-questions-comments/
• If Parking Structure 4 is still closed, use the adjacent surface lot (Lot #75) for parking.
• Campus and U.S. Postal Service mail delivery to medical school buildings has resumed. Central Receiving
• Message from the Public Health Restart Committee: Campus Health Center Message
• The Wayne State University School of Medicine coronavirus website has been updated to reflect the latest return-to-campus guidelines for students, faculty, staff, and visitors. https://www.med.wayne.edu/coronavirus
• Important new guidelines for equipment servicing - Attached are the guidelines for any outside vendors scheduled to work on your research equipment in a WSU building. Please make sure you and your vendors follow these instructions prior to coming to WSU campus.
Links (as embedded in items above):
• Yuan He, PhD R01 grant from NIH:
• Danica Dabich, Ph.D., professor emeritus of biochemistry:
• MoGo, Detroit’s bike share system, expands and enhances service:
• A message from the Public Health Restart Committee: https://i.wayne.edu/view/5f1588d61299b?utm_source=link&utm_medium=email-5f1588d61299b&utm_campaign=A+message+from+the+Public+Health+Restart+Committee+&utm_content=Read+this+email+on+the+Web
• Board of Governors honors Professor Sobel with dean emeritus title: https://today.wayne.edu/medicine/news/2020/07/07/board-of-governors-honors-professor-sobel-with-dean-emeritus-title-37858?utm_source=link&utm_medium=email-5f10644b4fae8&utm_campaign=Connect+the+Docs+-+July+2020+-+Wayne+State+University&utm_content=Board+of+Governors+honors+Professor+Sobel+with+dean+emeritus+ti
• Office of International Programs: https://i.wayne.edu/view/5f0e21bd8950f?utm_source=link&utm_medium=email-5f0e21bd8950f&utm_campaign=Updated+SEVP+COVID-19+Guidance+for+Fall+2020&utm_content=Read+this+email+on+the+Web
• Updated SEVP COVID-19 Guidance for Fall 2020:
• F&M playbook on campus cleaning and more:https://today.wayne.edu/news/2020/07/08/playbook-launched-covering-protocols-for-safe-return-to-campus-measures-taken-to-prepare-facilities-for-employees-and-students-37872?utm_source=link&utm_medium=email-5f0620a6bb068&utm_campaign=Wednesday%2C+July+8%2C+2020%2C+-+Today%40Wayne+-+Wayne+State+University&utm_content=Playbook+launched+covering+protocols+for+safe+return+to+campus%3B
• Central Receiving Updated Delivery information:
• Academic and Registration Calendar 2019-2020:https://wayne.edu/registrar/registration/calendar19-20
• Academic and Registration Calendar 2020-2021: https://wayne.edu/registrar/registration/calendar20-21/
• Academic and Registration Calendar 2021-2022: https://wayne.edu/registrar/registration/calendar21-22/