BMI Weekly Newsletter

May 6, 2024

News:  

• BMI Faculty Meeting: Thursday, May 9, 2024, 11:30 a.m., 7364 Scott Hall.  Agenda and zoom link will be sent out closer to the date.
• BMI Department's Social Media Links on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wsu_bmi_students/
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/NYvB3S8gMUgfBpJS/?mibextid=LQQJ4d 

  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bmi-wsu/ 

• We aim to showcase students' research successes and achievements on our social media pages, which will also highlight our department's stability. We're also sharing students' fun reels to engage our community further.  Thamarahansi Mugunamalwaththa (Hansi) will manage BMI department's social media on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. See attachment for GSO Board 2024-2025.

• BMI 2024-2025 Graduate Student Organization (GSO)
  • President: Bhavita Bhaya
  • Vice President: Ravipaul Singh
  • Seminar Committee:
  • BMB: Shichao Wu
  • IM: Pelumi Oladipo

• Graduate Student Representatives:

  • BMB PhD: Savni Sawant
  • BMB Masters: Lauren Pavelich
  • IM PhD: Nouha Odeh
  • IM Masters: Natalie Mcginnis

• Student Activities Committee: Lauren Pavelich and Natalie Mcginnis

• Social Media: Thumarahansi Mugunamalwaththa 

This Week’s Events:

• No BMI Events scheduled this week.
• BMI Winter Semester 2024 for Seminars and Journal Club have completed.  We look forward to our Fall Semester 2024.

Upcoming Event:

• BMI Faculty: School of Medicine Research Town Hall Virtual Event, Monday, May 13, 2024, 1:00-2:00 p.m., with Dr. Ezemenari Obasi, Vice President for Research.
  • Click on the following link for the event information and RSVP link to join. Registrant will receive a zoom link by email.
  • https://events.wayne.edu/som/2024/05/13/school-of-medicine-research-town-hall-99338/?utm_source=link&utm_medium=email-662654a66d739&utm_campaign=Warrior+Medicine+-+April+22%2C+2024+-+Wayne+State+University&utm_content=School+of+Medicine+Research+Town+Hall
• BMI Thesis Defense Presentation, Master of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 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

Campus News:

• Campus Health Center: https://health.wayne.edu/
• Office of President: Campus Resources Link for Student, Faculty and Staff Campus Resource Link