BMI Weekly Newsletter

May 20, 2024

This Week’s Events:

Coffee Hour for Faculty:  Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 3-4:30pm, School of Medicine cafeteria.

Immunology Focus Group: Tuesday, May 21, 2024Speaker: Deyu Fang, Ph.D., Hosmer Allen Johnson Professor, Department of Pathology, Northwestern University

Title: “Immune Tolerance, Inflammation, and Cancer: A Tale of Red Wine”

WebEX Meeting: https://hfhs.webex.com/hfhs/j.php?MTID=m834829889999d711c7cd90dcfd7774fe

Hosted by: Qing-Sheng Mi, PhD, Center for Cutaneous Biology and Immunology, Immunology Program, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health System

Sponsored by: The Office of Vice President for Research, Wayne State University, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health System

BMI Thesis Defense Presentation, Master of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Thursday, May 23, 2024, 11:00 a.m., Room 3125 Scott Hall

Presenter: BMB MS Student, Apoorva Rao

Title: “Characterization of Vibro cholerae Colonization Factors in Zebrafish”

Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Withey

Zoom Link:

https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/91500344626?pwd=TGthWk0xd092SEJ5VUMvcGtyMVJCQT09

Meeting ID: 915 0034 4626

Passcode: 040849

Upcoming Event:

Immunology Focus Group: Hybrid meeting, Tuesday, June 4, 2024, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Speaker: Roberto Tinoco, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine

Title: “HMGB2 Regulation of T cell Immunity”

Dr. Tinoco’s research seeks to understand the cellular and molecular regulation of T cell exhaustion in chronic viral infections and cancers. The goal is to improve T cell function to help eliminate these diseases.

In-person: Wertz Auditorium. Lunch will be provided.

Zoom: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/92979239423?pwd=NGNDRHNLb3ZDbktxenJtTC9qeHZYUT09  

Meeting ID: 929 7923 9423

Password: 998756

Hosted by: Heather Gibson, Ph.D., Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University

Sponsored by: The Office of Vice President for Research, Wayne State University, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, and Henry Ford Health System

Campus News:

• Campus Health Center: Campus Health Center - Wayne State University
• Office of President: Campus Resources Link for Student, Faculty and Staff Campus Resource Link