BMI Weekly News- March 7, 2022
BMI Weekly News
March 7, 2022
News:
• Spring/Summer 2022 Course Announcement: Current Trends in Host-Microbiome Interactions (IM7650) Course coordinator: Dr. Kevin Theis (ktheis@med.wayne.edu; 313-577-9746) Course registration number: crn 33048, 2 credit hours (see attachment for more details).
• Death of Emeritus Professor Charles Jeffries, PhD: With sadness, we note the recent death of Dr. Charles (Charlie) Jeffries, Ph.D., who studied many aspects of microbial biology and molecular biology. Dr. Jeffries joined the WSU faculty in 1965. While at WSU, Dr. Jeffries served as Director of Graduate Programs and Vice Dean for Curriculum Affairs. He subsequently served at Davenport University and as Dean at the Ross University School of Medicine in West Indies. In the words of Professor Emerita Judith Whittum-Hudson, “Charles was special, with a twinkle in his eye and so interesting and interested. His teaching office was in Lande when I arrived in 1998. The group of Lande Immunology & Microbiology faculty, students and post docs would gather for lunch in the shared space. A very nice collegial time! He was also long active with the MI-ASM group, long after retirement.”
More information about Dr. Jeffries is available here and here.
Events This Week:
• In-Person Seminar: Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 11:30am, 2268 Scott Hall
Speaker: Nicholas Buchkovich, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology
and Immunology, Penn State Cancer Institute on
Title: “Ironing out the details of HCMV replication”
Hosted by: Jillian Green fo1050@wayne.edu and BMI students
Alt Viewing Zoom Link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/91937758593?pwd=ZklhajhxVUNyQms1dXN6YkhRNlpjZz09
Meeting ID: 919 3775 8593
Password: 599226
There will be a student/speaker lunch in room 7370 after the seminar.
• BMI Journal Club: Two Student Presentations on Wed, March 9, 2022, 11:30am, via Zoom
Presenter 1: BMB MS Student, Susanna Vuljaj
Title: “Characterization of Cytochrome c Tyrosine 48 Phosphorylation”
Mentor: Dr. Maik Huttemann
And
Presenter 2: BMB MS Student, Duncan Smith
Title: “Characterization of the GuattheBeech2day!!
fA subfamily member SLC39A11/Zip11 as a zinc transporter”
Mentor: Dr. Bharati Mitra
Zoom link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/94687775491?pwd=MVpsSTdRMG5TZ1kwYXgzY3plVEZydz09
Meeting ID: 946 8777 5491
Passcode: 678627
Upcoming Events:
• No BMI Seminar or Journal Club for week of March 14, 2022 – Spring Break Week
• Next BMI Seminar: Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 11:30am, 2268 Scott Hall.
Speaker: John Lu, Ph.D., MPH, President and CEO, Hebecell Corporation, Natick, MA
Title: “One Platform Endless Pipelines: CAR-NK Cells from Pluripotent Stem Cell Spheroids Using
Scalable Bioreactor”
Hosted by: Dr. Jianjun Wang
Alt viewing Zoom Link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/91937758593?pwd=ZklhajhxVUNyQms1dXN6YkhRNlpjZz09
Meeting ID: 919 3775 8593
Passcode: 599226
• Next BMI Journal Club: Two Student Presentations on Wed, March 23, 2022, 11:30am, via Zoom
Presenter 1: BMB MS Student, Emiley Swensen
Title: TBA
Mentor: Dr. Phil Pellett
And
Presenter 2: IMM MS Student, Vaishnavi Akula
Title: TBA
Zoom link: TBA
Return to Campus:
• Information links:
▫ Warrior Safe is Warrior Strong - School of Medicine - Wayne State University
◦ Committee Health Committee Updates
• 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=email-61d756b21bf13&utm_campaign=Welcome+to+a+new+semester&utm_content=Read+this+email+on+the+Web and additional resources https://wayne.edu/safety.