BMI Weekly News - November 4, 2024
November 4, 2024
News:
- Closure – University is closed Tuesday, November 5, 2024, for Presidential Election.
- BMI Faculty meeting will be held on Thursday, November 14, 2024, 11:30am. This faculty meeting will be by Zoom.
- BMI Holiday Party is Friday, December 6, 2024, 12 PM to 4 PM, 7364 Scott Hall. See flyer for details.
This Week’s Events:
- Journal Club: In-person, Monday, November 4, 2024, 12:30p.m., 2268 Scott Hall
Presenter: BMB PhD Student, Shichao Wu
Title: “Targeting miR-146b/IRAK1/CCL2 Axis for Preventing Aneurysm Rupture in Marfan Syndrome”
Mentor: Dr. Li Li
- No BMI Seminar scheduled for this week, Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
Upcoming Events:
- Journal Club: In-person, Monday, November 11, 2024, 12:30p.m., 2268 Scott Hall
Presenter: BMB PhD Student, Savni Sawant
Title: “TBA”
Mentor: Dr. Richard Pilsner
- BMI Seminar: Tuesday, November 12, 2024, 11:30am, 2268 Scott Hall
Presenter: Robert Allen, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Invivyd, Waltham, Massachusetts https://invivyd.com/about/#overview
Title: “Serial Discovery and Development of Antibody Therapies for COVID-19"
Hosted by: Dr. Philip Pellett Phil_Pellett@wayne.edu
For all in-person seminars, students need to attend in-person, and for zoom seminars, students need to attend via zoom, for attendance to be counted.
Student/Speaker Luncheon following seminar in room 7370 Scott Hall.
- International Education Week: November 18-22, 2024. Support needed for promoting International Education Week. See attached flyer for details.
- Midwest Immunology Conference: The annual meeting of the Translational Research Cancer Centers Consortium (TRCCC) will be held February 19-21, 2025, in Seven Springs, PA. See the attached flyer for details.
Campus News:
- Campus Health Center: Campus Health Center - Wayne State University; Online Appointment Scheduling: i.wayne.edu/view/670ff53c34b69?utm_source=link&utm_medium=email-670ff53c34b69&utm_campaign=Be+well%2C+Warriors%3A+Walk-in+flu+shot+Wednesdays%2C+self-scheduling&utm_content=Read+this+email+on+the+web
- Office of President: Campus Resources link for Students, Faculty and Staff, Campus Resource Link