BMI Weekly News - March 11, 2024

March 11, 2024

BMI Weekly Newsletter

March 11, 2024

News:

Congratulations to Dr. Maik Hüttemann (Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Retreat appointment with BMI) and his team of Wayne State collaborators who were awarded a three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Defense for the study, “Cytochrome c acetylation drives prostate cancer aggressiveness and Warburg effect.” https://today.wayne.edu/medicine/news/2024/02/08/wayne-state-university-awarded-14-million-from-department-of-defense-to-expand-findings-surrounding-prostate-cancer-61570
This Week’s Events:
SPRING BREAK - No BMI Seminar or Journal Club scheduled for this week.

Upcoming Events:

DISSERTATION PUBLIC LECTURE PRESENTATION for the Degree of PhD Doctor of Philosophy
Monday, March 18, 2024, 11:30 a.m., Margherio Family Conference Center
Presented by: BMB PhD Student Candidate, Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Homoud
Title: “Rational Design of Novel Therapeutics Targeting the SARS-CoV-2 Papain-Like Protease"
Mentor: Dr. Ladislau Kovari

Zoom Link: https://wayneedu.zoom.us/j/9088055234?pwd=a3U5bGg4Mzd1TnFHQkt1eXc5SFpvZz09&omn=96
Meeting ID: 908 805 5234
Passcode: 2024
In-Person BMI Seminar: Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 2268 Scott Hall
Speaker: Charles Ofria, Ph.D., Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Michigan State University. https://ofria.com
Title: "The Theory and Practice of Digital Evolution: Biological Complexity, Artificial Intelligence, and Evolutionary Medicine"
Host: Dr. Kevin Theis

For all in-person seminars, students need to attend in-person, and for zoom seminars, students need to attend via zoom, in order for attendance to be counted. There will be a student/speaker luncheon following the seminar in room 7370 Scott Hall.
Zoom Journal Club: Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Presentation by: Dr. Domenico Gatti
Title: “A brief history of Artificial Intelligence: from 1957 Perceptron to current days Generative Pretrained Transformers (GPTs), and beyond.”Zoom Link: TBA
Zoom BMI Seminar: Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Speaker: Ying H Shen, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Director,Aortic Disease Research Laboratory Baylor College of Medicine
Title: “Molecular Mechanisms of Sporadic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections”
Host: Dr. Li Li ad4984@wayne.edu

Zoom Link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/94300010198?pwd=VDJKOFgzUE1wRWcyY1hmN1lqMlFnUT09
Meeting ID: 943 0001 0198
Passcode: 156698

For all in-person seminars, students need to attend in-person, and for zoom seminars, students need to attend via zoom, in order for attendance to be counted.
Zoom IFG Seminar: Tuesday, April 4, 2024, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., Hudson-Weber Auditorium, 2^ndFloor. A light lunch will be provided for attendees.
Speaker: Dohun Pyeon, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University
Title: “Human Papillomavirus-Driven cancer Immune Evasion in Head and Neck Cancer"
Dr. Pyeon’s research focuses on investigating virus-host interactions in HPV-driven cancer progression, particularly in the context of host immunity. In particular, Dr. Pyeon investigates the mechanism used by HPV to dysregulate chemokines and membrane-associated ubiquitin ligases, enabling it to evade host immune responses and promote HPV-positive head and neck cancers.
Hosted by: Jennifer Jacob, PhD, Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute
Sponsored by: The Office of Vice President for Research, Wayne State University, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Henry Ford Health System

Zoom Link: https://wayneedu.zoom.us/j/99980284185?pwd=QTlXZncxaU1GK3RucStGMnh3eGQzQT09
Meeting ID: 999 8028 4185
Password: 502387

For all in-person seminars, students need to attend in-person, and for zoom seminars, students need to attend via zoom, in order for attendance to be counted.

Campus News:

Campus Health Center: CHC
Office of President: Campus Resources Link for Student, Faculty and Staff Campus Resource Link

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