BMI Weekly News - November 10, 2025
November 10, 2025
This Week’s Events
- SOM Thematic Research Committee 4th Mini-Symposium, today, Monday, November 10, 2025, from 12:00 – 3:00 PM at the Margherio Conference Center.
This event will focus on the thematic areas of Neuroscience & Immunology, Inflammation and Infectious Diseases (I3D).
Symposium presenters are:
▪ Joongkyu Park (Dept. Pharmacology)
▪ Elizabeth Berger (OVAS)
▪ Kevin Theis (BMI)
▪ Hilary Marusak (Dept. Psychiatry)
▪ Yongsheng Chen (MR Core)
This is part of a new initiative launched by the Dean with the goals of:
▪ Enhancing collaborations and promoting joint grant applications
▪ Providing seed funding for innovative and collaborative projects
▪ Hosting quarterly research mini symposia to foster interdisciplinary dialogue through an informal
platform to learn about our colleagues’ research
Lunch will be available starting at 11:30 AM, and following the presentations, there will be an opportunity for networking and discussion with Dr. Sakr, the speakers, and attendees
from 2:00 – 3:00 PM.
This is a free event, but registration is required for lunch, which will be available starting at 11:30 a.m. https://rsvp.wayne.edu/som-mini-symposium-nov2025
- BMI Seminar: Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 11:30am, 2268 Scott Hall
Speaker: Jiaxin Niu, MD, Medical Oncologist, Banner Gateway Medical Center, Gilbert, Arizona
Title: “Clinical Research in Thoracic and Head & Neck Oncology: Current Insights and Future Directions”
Hosted by: Dr. Jianjun Wang jjwang@med.wayne.edu
There will be a Speaker/Student lunch following the seminar presentation in room7370 Scott Hall.
Upcoming Events
- Journal Club: Tuesday, November 17, 2025, 12:30pm, 2268 Scott Hall
Presented by: IM PhD Student, Zachary Pomicter
Title: “Proteomic Analysis of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps from the Female Genital Tract”
Mentor: Dr. Marta Rodriguez-Garcia
- BMI Seminar: Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 11:30am, 2268 Scott Hall
Speaker: Richard Bertolla, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mott Center, Wayne State University
Title: “TBA”
Hosted by: Dr. Kevin Theis ktheis@med.wayne.edu
- BMI Department Holiday Party: Friday, December 12, 2025, from 12:00-4:00 p.m., in room 7370 Scott Hall.
Campus News
- Campus Health Center: Campus Health Center - Wayne State University
- Office of President: 2025-26 Campus health and safety resources