BMI Weekly News

November 11, 2019

News

• Dr. Matthew Fountain and Dr. Gilda Hillman's paper has been published in the International Journal of Radiation Biology, "Isoflavone-mediated radioprotection involves regulation of early endothelial cell death and inflammatory signaling in Radiation-Induced lung injury" Matthew D. Fountain, Laura A. McLellan, Natalie L. Smith, Brian F. Loughery, Joseph T. Rakowski, Harley T. Tse & Gilda G. Hillman. Link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/09553002.2020.1683642

 

Departmental Events

• No Journal Club/RDP this week.
• BMI Seminar: Speaker, Nichole Klatt, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Vice-Chair of Research, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Title: "Mechanisms underlying microbiome influence on HIV infection". Tuesday, November 12, 2019, 11:30am-12:25pm, 2268 Scott Hall, School of Medicine. Hosted by: PhD Students, Madison Peterson, gl0550@wayne.edu
• Next Journal Club/RDP: PhD Student, Nathan Kelley, presentation title: "Identification of inflammasome regulators by using the APEX2-mediated proximity labeling system" Monday, November 18, 2019, 12:30pm-1:20pm, 3125 Scott Hall, School of Medicine. Mentor: Dr. Yuan He
• Next BMI Seminar: Speaker, Niel Henriksen, Ph.D. Scientist, Atomwise Inc. Title: "AIMS and AtomNet: The largest prospective study of a machine learning model for hit discovery" Tuesday, November 19, 2019, 11:30am-12:25pm, 2268 Scott Hall, School of Medicine. Hosted by: Ladislau Kovari kovari@med.wayne.edu

 

Other Events

• MICHIGAN BRANCH AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY 2020 ANNUAL ANNOUNCEMENT "Building a Boundless Biofilm" on Saturday, March 28, 2020, at University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, Special Functions Room 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Detroit, MI. Keynote Speaker: Robert A. Burne, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Chair, Oral Biology College of Dentistry, University of Florida. Registration opens January 2020 http://www.mi-asm.org