BMI Weekly News- March 2, 2020
BMI Weekly News
March 2, 2020
News
- The SURE (Summer Undergraduate Research Experience) program application deadline is March 13, 2020. There’s still time for eligible students to apply. If you have a student in mind, please pass along the attached flyer information to him/her.
- E-waste recycling (computers, monitors, printers, other electromechanical equipment) is still ongoing. If you have items in Scott Hall or the Lande Building to dispose of, contact April awola@med.wayne.edu in the BMI Office.
Departmental Events
- BMI Seminar: Immunology Focus Group: Speaker, Aimin Jiang, Ph.D., Research Specialist, Henry Ford Hospital. Title: “β-catenin, dendritic cells and cross-priming in cancer immunotherapy” Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 12:15-1:15pm, lunch served at 12pm, Wertz Auditorium, 2nd floor, Hudson Webber Cancer Research Center, 4100 John R., Detroit. Hosted by: Qing-Sheng Mi, M.D. /Ph.D., Center for Cutaneous Biology and Immunology, Immunology Program, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Departments of BMI and Oncology, WSU. Tel.: (313) 876-1017.
- Journal Club/RDP: Journal Club/RDP: First Year PhD Student, Jonathan Panzer, presentation title: “Overcoming Bacterial Resilience: How to Eliminate Pesky Persisters” Wednesday, March 4, 2020, 11:30am-12:20pm, 3125 Scott Hall, School of Medicine.
- NO BMI SEMINAR – MARCH 10, 2020 – SPRING BREAK
- NO JC/RDP – MARCH 11, 2020 – SPRING BREAK
- Next BMI Seminar: Speaker, Huilin Li, Ph.D., Professor, Center for Cancer and Cell Biology, Program Lead, Structural Biology, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI. Title: “Molecular mechanism of the eukaryotic DNA replication.” Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 11:30am, 2268 Scott Hall, School of Medicine. Hosted by: Cameron Roberts & BMI Students croberts@med.wayne.edu
- Next Journal Club/RDP: Two Public Student Presentations, Wednesday, March 18, 2019, 11:30-12:20pm, 3125 Scott Hall School of Medicine.
▫ Masters student, Farah Al-Hashimi, presents “TBA”. Mentor: Dr. Bharati Mitra
▫ Masters student, Dipanwita Chowdhury, presents “TBA”. Mentor: Dr. Brian Edwards
Other Events
- Dr. Yuan He will be one of the ten Junior Scientist Speakers at the Mucosal Immunology Symposium, Local Chapter 2020 - Michigan at the University of Michigan on March 6, 2020, 9am-6pm, Palmer Commons, Forum & Great Lakes room. The Keynote Speaker is Nicholas W. Lukacs, PhD, University of Michigan.