BMI Weekly News- March 1, 2021
BMI Weekly News
March 1, 2021
News:
• 2021 Graduate Research Symposium is this week, beginning today, March 1-5, 2021, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. each day, will be entirely virtual. Graduate Research Symposium 2021.
“The Graduate Research Symposium is a week-long event dedicated to the research achievements of Wayne State's Ph.D. students (terminal master's are also invited to participate) and postdoc community. NEW in 2021, the Symposium will be entirely virtual, providing a new, interactive experience for participants and attendees alike. The weeklong slate of programming and registration will be hosted in the best-in-class Whova app and website.”
To register and join click on https://whova.com/portal/registration/gradu_202103/.
• The BMI Faculty Meeting has been rescheduled to Thursday, March 11, 2021, 11:30am. Dr. Basim Dubaybo (Vice Dean/Deans Office Medicine) and Charlene Brain (Sr. Specialist/Faculty Affairs Medicine) will join us at the start of the meeting for discussion on SmartPath Selective Salary.
• We have begun to screen applications for a Tenure-track Biochemist Faculty position in BMI. If you know of someone who would be interested, please direct them to our application site at https://jobs.wayne.edu (Posting 044646). The job add is attached.
Events This Week:
• No seminar scheduled for Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Please see the following two seminars below Journal
Club for Wed, March 3 and Thurs, March 4, 2021 this week.
• Journal Club – Two Masters presentations:
Wednesday, March 3, 2021, 11:30am – 12:20pm via Zoom
◦ Antoine Khobeir
Title: “Functional characterization of threonine 49 phosphorylation of cytochrome c”
Mentor: Dr. Maik Huttemann
And
◦ Rutuja Patil
Title: “Activity profiling and crystal structures of inhibitor-based SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease: A framework for anti-COVID-19 drug design"
Mentor: Dr. Ladislau Kovari
To view, copy and paste this link into your browser.
Zoom Link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/97643473870?pwd=emE2V1l1Z3FaNytoUysyMzJHYXVlQT09
Meeting ID: 976 4347 3870
Passcode: 620042
• Lipids@Wayne Webinar, Today, Wed, March 3 at 5:00pm via Zoom
Speaker: Dr. Hanaa Hariri, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University.
Title: “Inter-organelle contact sites in nutrient signaling and metabolic crosstalk”.
See attached flyer for more information. You can read the abstract at https://lipids.wayne.edu.
Zoom Link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/95547677931?pwd=WUIvKzRwNHJXbXg5QnNtQy9hWXdSZz09
Meeting ID: 955 4767 7931
Passcode: 681761 (The passcode has been updated recently)
• Henry Ford Medical Group Academic Affairs, Distinguished Seminar Series, Thursday,
March 4, 2021, noon – 1 p.m.
Speaker: Richard Neubig, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Director, MSU
Drug Discovery, Interim Chief, “Nicholas V. Perricone, M.D.”, Division of Dermatology, Michigan State University
Title: “Targeting gene transcription as a novel therapeutic approach to fibrotic diseases and
cancer”
Contact: Dr. Qing-Sheng Mi (313) 876-1017
Meeting Link: https://hfhs.webex.com/hfhs/j.php?MTID=m5a38fcac5dada4a2b95fe367b3f78d4b
Meeting Number (access code): 185 218 4181
Meeting Password: 3PKqNdFFb24
Upcoming Events:
• Next BMI Seminar: Tuesday, March 9, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm via Zoom.
Speaker: Dr. Jonathan Allen, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology,
Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, Chicago
Title: “Let's mix it up! Polymorphic toxins and Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence.”
Host: Dr. Jeffrey Withey jwithey@med.wayne.edu
To view, copy and paste this link into your browser.
Zoom Link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/93708303280?pwd=NmhrUDVYN2dQS1IaUDJ4ZZRVHZ1Zz09
Meeting ID: 937 0830 3280
Passcode: 961978
• Next Journal Club – Masters presentation:
Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 11:30am – 12:20pm via Zoom
Fady Bidawit
Title: TBA
To view, copy and paste this link into your browser.
Zoom Link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/98254199869?pwd=cDd4Y0xTTHlUN0VLdHdaajE3V2NUQT09
Meeting ID: 982 5419 9869
Passcode: 022732
• Karmanos Cancer Institute Molecular Imaging Program Series: March 12, 2021, 11:00 am to 12:00 noon.
Speaker: Mark “Marty” Pagel, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Cancer Systems Imaging, Division of
Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Title: “Molecular Imaging of the Tumor Microenvironment”
For more information contact: Jean Guerin / 313-576-8299 / gueinj@karmanos.org
Zoom Link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/94458638914?pwd=VndrK0VNTk9VcIRHYUVxbFp3RGZtdz09
Meeting ID: 944 5863 8914
Passcode: 615832
Coronavirus Information:
• Website: https://www.med.wayne.edu/coronavirus
▫ Vaccination information: https://wayne.edu/coronavirus
▫ Warrior Safe Training: https://wayne.edu/coronavirus/warrior-safe-training/
▫ Campus Daily Screener: https://forms.wayne.edu/covid-19-screening/
▫ Medical Campus operations: https://www.med.wayne.edu/coronavirus/med-campus
▫ Campus screener/follow-up process: https://www.med.wayne.edu/coronavirus/campus-screener-process
• Domestic and International Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Domestic & International travel and return to campus - CDC guidelines
• Complete SOM guidelines: https://www.med.wayne.edu/coronavirus/guidelines
• COVID-19 SOM return guidelines pdf: https://www.med.wayne.edu/pdfs/covid-som-guidelines.pdf
Links (as embedded in items above):
• Campus Health Center (CHC) FAQ and answers on COVID-19 Vaccine: https://health.wayne.edu/coronavirus-vaccine/?utm_source=link&utm_medium=email-600b2bf8e870f&utm_campaign=Friday%2C+January+22%2C+2021+-+Today%40Wayne+-+Wayne+State+University&utm_content=Vaccines+FAQ
• Domestic & International Travel during the COVID-19 Pandemic: