BMI Weekly News 

May 26, 2020 

News 

• Congratulations to Abdullah Al-Homoudi for successfully defending his M.S. Thesis, “Generation of Neural Stem cells (NSCs) From Human Fibroblasts Using QQ-Modified SOX2 and Neurodi Protein.” 
• Immunology Focus Group June Lecture:  Speaker, Tristan Bepler, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Laboratory of Electronics Department of Biological Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, 12:00-1:00 pm. ZOOM meeting link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81868837607pwd=Mi9HbFV5dDBxWUVPWkpSWnhiUEliUT09  Meeting ID: 818 6883 7607 Password: 880204.  Host: Wei-Zen Wei, PhD, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University.  
• The next BMI Faculty meeting is Thursday, June 4, 2020.
• Site Link for the Employee daily screening procedure before reporting in-person to work: https://forms.wayne.edu/covid-19-screening  
• Announcement from the Provost on Child Care for Employees and Students link:  https://i.wayne.edu/view/5ec80c7c42799?utm_source=link&utm_medium=email5ec80c7c42799&utm_campaign=Child+care+and+the+pandemic&utm_content=Read+this+email+on+the+Web 
• Emergency financial support for students.  The Office of Student Financial Aid has established the WSU CARES Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund to assist students with urgent financial needs directly related to the disruption of campus operations due to the coronavirus.  Applications are being accepted now.  Funds will be disbursed until they are exhausted.  Click the underlined text for further information. 
• For Wayne State Employees: More C&IT’s Microsoft Teams training sessions will be scheduled for June.   
• Mail and Receiving Services Update: https://i.wayne.edu/view/5e7911fd0ed8e  Contact Receiving prior to picking up your order. Click on link for the complete details.