BMI Weekly News- June 20, 2022
BMI Weekly Newsletter
June 20, 2022
News:
• Congratulations to Bhavita Bhaya for successfully passing her IM oral preliminary exams.
• Congratulations to Abdullah AlHomoudi, a Ph.D. student in Dr. Ladislau Kovari’s lab, who recently received the Ramadan Suhoor Scholar Award from his local community, city of Dearborn. He received $1000 as part of the award for outstanding academic achievement and community involvement.
• Congratulations to a member of our extended faculty, Dr. Ashok Kumar, who was recently awarded two NIH grants to study bacterial and viral infections of the eye. Details are available here.
Upcoming Events:
•Dissertation Public Lecture Presentation for the degree of Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy:
BMB Ph.D. Graduate Student, Yingxue Zhang
Title: “How the Structural Uniqueness Makes SMYD Proteins so Special” on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, 10:00 am via Zoom
Advisor: Dr. Zhe Yang
Zoom link:
Meeting ID: 957 8557 0331
Passcode: 256116
• This year’s BMI Department Picnic will be Friday, August 26th, at Belle Isle Park. More details to follow as we get closer to the event.
Return to Campus:
• Campus Covid Update from the Campus Health Committee
• Information links:
▫ https://wayne.edu/coronavirus
• When coming to campus, Students, Faculty and Staff must continue to complete the Campus Daily Screener Campus Daily Screener - Wayne State University.
▫ All visitors and guests must continue to complete the Guest Campus Screener Guest Campus Screener - Wayne State University.
• 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=link&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
Special Note:
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