BMI Weekly News - March 24, 2025
March 24, 2025
This Week’s Events:
- BMI Seminar: In-person, Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 11:30a.m., 2268 Scott Hall
Speaker: Anne-Marie Krachler, Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, McGovern Medical School, UTHealth, Houston
Title: “May the force be with you: Mechanoregulation of EHEC virulence”
Hosted by: Dr. Jeffrey Withey jwithey@med.wayne.edu
- Journal Club: Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 11:30a.m., 3125 Scott Hall
Two Presentations:
First Presenter: BMB MS Student, Peter Haworth
Title: “Computational Methods for Optimizing Coronavirus PLpro Small Molecule Inhibitor Efficacy and Safety”
Advisor: Dr. Ladislau Kovari kovari@med.wayne.edu
Second Presenter: BMB MS Student, Stephanie Taylor
Title: TBA
Advisor: Dr. Maik Hüttemann
- Immunology, Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Oncology mini-symposium: Wednesday, March 26, Noon to 3:00pm in the Blue Lecture Hall. Complimentary pizza lunch will be provided. Please register in advance at https://rsvp.wayne.edu/immunology-inflammation-and-infectious-disease-and-oncology-symposiums.
Upcoming Events:
- Next Immunology Focus Group Seminar: Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 12:00-1:00p.m., Hudson-Webber 2nd Floor, Wertz Auditorium
Speaker: Alan J. Tackett, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Deputy Director, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Executive Associate Dean for Basic Research, College of Medicine, Scharlau Family Endowed Chair in Cancer Research, Director, NIH-IDeA National Resource for Quantitative Proteomics, Director, NIH Center of Biomedical Research Excellence, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Title: “Uncovering Molecular Targets to Overcome Therapy Resistance in Metastatic Melanoma”
Hosted by: Wei-Zen Wei, Ph.D., Herrick Endowed Chair of Cancer Research, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, and Wayne State University
Sponsored by: Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Henry Ford Health System
- Next BMI Seminar: April 15, 2025, 11:30am-12:30pm, 2268 Scott Hall
Speaker: Chris Waters, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Title: TBA
Host: Dr. Kevin Theis ktheis@med.wayne.edu
Campus News:
- Campus Health Center: https://health.wayne.edu/
- Office of President: Campus Resources link for Students, Faculty and Staff, Campus Resource Link