BMI Weekly News- October 12
BMI Weekly News
October 12, 2020
News:
• Congratulations goes out to the Theis, Gomez-Lopez, and Tarca labs who published a multidisciplinary paper in Cytokines titled Vaginal host immune-microbiome interactions in a cohort of primarily African-American women who ultimately underwent spontaneous preterm birth or delivered at term. The study illustrates the value of focusing on interactions between specific vaginal microbes and host immune mediators when elucidating etiologies spontaneous preterm birth.
Here is the link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S104346662030332X
• Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology in the News
Drs. Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry last week for their fundamental contributions to the development of the Crispr-Cas9 method for gene editing. The Crispr-Cas9 system is the basis for a nucleic acid-based immune system in bacteria. Drs. Charpentier and Doudna played important roles in understanding how the system works and then in extending its application to other systems. The method quickly revolutionized biomedical research because of the ease with which the method enables genetic editing; it is used regularly in Dr. Yuan He’s laboratory in our department. Drs. Charpentier and Doudna are the sixth and seventh women to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (link to a news article).
• An article in the New York Times uses beautiful structural biology images of interacting molecules to document recent developments in our understanding of the molecular and cell biology of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19 (link to news article).
• Flu Shots at Scott Hall: Margherio on October 15, 2020. Appointments are required. Click on Campus Health Center link: https://health.wayne.edu/medical-school-flu-shot/ for the full details and dates/locations of other sites.
Events This Week:
• Journal Club: Monday, October 12, 2020, 12:30 – 1:20pm, BMB PhD student candidate, Yingxue Zhang, presents title: “Crystal Structure of SMYD2 in Complex with a PARP1 Peptide Reveals Both a Productive and Non-productive Complex”.
Zoom Link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/95496138901?pwd=eEFsM1lIRVFDT0dFdHVjNUVjTFRXQT09
Meeting ID: 954 9613 8901
Passcode: 6v108e
Mentor: Dr. Zhe Yang
• BMI Seminar: Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 11:30am
Speaker, Chris Waters, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Genetics Graduate Program, Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, & Center for Water Sciences, Michigan State University.
Title: “Cyclic di-nucleotides: From cholera to cancer”.
Zoom Link:https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/91921212640?pwd=SmU0RTh4eWNCOGdQZTJkUElvaHA5QT09
Meeting ID: 919 2121 2640
Passcode: 836719
Hosts: Dhrubajyoti Nag dnag@med.wayne.edu and BMI Post-docs
Upcoming Events:
• Next Journal Club: Monday, October 19, 2020, 12:30 – 1:20pm, IMM PhD student candidate, Nathan Kelley, presents title: “Identification of Novel Regulation Mechanisms between Inflammasomes”.
Zoom Link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/97991997892?pwd=T0tGbk94MIRhQXROOUJXYmFrSINmUT09
Meeting ID: 979 9199 7892
Passcode: 2q292n
Mentor: Dr. Yuan He
• Next BMI Seminar: Tuesday, October 20, 2020, 11:30am
Speaker, Matthew Bogyo, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pathology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine.
Title: “Chemical probes for imaging of enzyme targets in cancer and infectious disease”
Zoom Link: TBA closer to date.
Host: Dr. Ladislau Kovari
• BMI Retreat: The 2020 BMI retreat will be held on Friday October 30, from 9:00 AM until 4:30 PM via Zoom. The purposes are to learn what goes on in labs across the department and in labs of our extended faculty, and to get to know each other better. The program will include 3MT talks from our faculty, brief research presentations from students who are in at least their second year, and a talk from a postdoctoral fellow. The keynote talk will be given by Dr. Maik Hüttemann from the Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics (also a member of our Retreat faculty). Dr. Hüttemann will speak about “Mitochondrial mechanisms of neuronal ischemia/reperfusion injury and a novel therapy”. An agenda will be sent out when completed.
• The 24th Annual C.P. Lee Endowed Graduate Student Research Presentation Day (GSRPD) is going virtual. Join us on Thursday, November 19, 2020 via Zoom as we celebrate another year of graduate student STEM research at Wayne State with keynote speaker Dr. Marlene Belfort of University at Albany - SUNY.
Due to time limitations of a virtual format, we will feature 5 oral presentations and 20 poster rapid-fire presentations this year. As tradition, the top 7 presentations will receive monetary awards, so get out there and show us what you've got!
Keep an eye out for more details to come soon! For more information, like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, or visit the 2020 WSU GSRPD website. Questions can be directed to conference co-chairs, Shreya Banerjee and Madison Walton, via email at gsrpd@wayne.edu.
Information for Students:
• Covid-19 website: https://www.med.wayne.edu/coronavirus
• Medical Campus Operations: https://www.med.wayne.edu/coronavirus/med-campus
• SOM guidelines: https://www.med.wayne.edu/coronavirus/guidelines
• Warrior Safe Training: https://wayne.edu/coronavirus/warrior-safe-training/
• Campus Daily Screener: https://forms.wayne.edu/covid-19-screening/ - you will need to do a Covid-19
questionnaire starting two days prior to intended campus building entry (total of 3-times).
• Dean of Students Office: https://doso.wayne.edu/
• Office of International Students and Scholars (OISSO): https://oiss.wayne.edu/
• Parking and Transportation Services Department
◦ The OneCard/Parking Service Center is in the Welcome Center, Room 257, Detroit, MI 48202,
313-577-CARD (2273).
◦ For 24/7 Parking Assistance or Motorist Assistance which includes
battery jumps, vehicle lock outs, and help locating your vehicle, please call 313-577-1979.
• Academic and Registration Calendar 2020-2021: https://wayne.edu/registrar/registration/calendar20-21/
• Academic and Registration Calendar 2021-2022: https://wayne.edu/registrar/registration/calendar21-22/
Lab restart information:
• Medical Campus Operations: https://www.med.wayne.edu/coronavirus/med-campus
• Warrior Safe Training: https://wayne.edu/coronavirus/warrior-safe-training/
• Campus Daily Screener: https://forms.wayne.edu/covid-19-screening/ - you will need to do a Covid-19
questionnaire starting two days prior to intended campus building entry (total of 3-times).
• Scott Hall Building is open to authorized students, faculty, staff and visitors. All individuals must follow all
SOM guidelines and use their unique daily QR code to scan IN to the building.
https://www.med.wayne.edu/coronavirus/guidelines
• Gloves (all sizes) and disinfectant (qt and gallon) are available – contact Joe or Dr. Pellett; a supply will
be maintained in the office.
• Reminder: Do not throw away the disinfectant bottles & sprayers because they are reusable.
• If Parking Structure 4 is still closed, use the adjacent surface lot (Lot #75) for parking.
• Campus and U.S. Postal Service mail delivery to medical school buildings: Central Receiving
• Important new guidelines for equipment servicing - the guidelines for any outside vendors
scheduled to work on your research equipment in a WSU building. Please make sure you and your
vendors follow these instructions prior to coming to WSU campus. See Joe or Mary for the guidelines/form.
• Faculty and Staff Resources Link
• WSU Parking and Transportation Services (PTS) for employees for fall 2020 https://parking.wayne.edu
Links (as embedded in items above):
• Faculty and Staff Resources:
• Central Receiving Updated Delivery information: