BMI Weekly News- October 19, 2020
BMI Weekly News
October 19, 2020
News:
• Juan (Becky) Cai is a new research assistant in Dr. He's lab. Becky has excellent experiences in biomedical research as demonstrated in her previous positions at the Wayne State and University of Michigan. Welcome Becky to the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology!
• Lab Coats: We will no longer be sending lab coats out to an outside vendor to be cleaned, so each lab will have to make their own arrangements to have them cleaned. Also, Mel has a supply of new lab coats that he will make available to faculty, staff, and students. They will be on the back bench in room 7256 Scott Hall. He has sizes XS, S, M & XL but no new size large lab coats available.
Events This Week:
• Journal Club: Monday, October 19, 2020, 12:30 – 1:20pm via Zoom
IMM PhD student candidate, Nathan Kelley, presents title: “Identification of Novel Regulation Mechanisms between Inflammasomes”
Mentor: Dr. Yuan He
Zoom Link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/97991997892?pwd=T0tGbk94MIRhQXROOUJXYmFrSINmUT09
Meeting ID: 979 9199 7892
Passcode: 2q292n
• BMI Seminar: Tuesday, October 20, 2020, 11:30am via Zoom
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”
Hosted by: Dr. Ladislau Kovari kovari@med.wayne.edu
Zoom Link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/92079660783?pwd=clh2Wkd1T3NIQzVOb3pMQy9MSTd0Zz09
Meeting ID: 920 7966 0783
Passcode: 132777
Upcoming Events:
• Next Journal Club: Monday, October 26, 2020, 12:30 – 1:20pm via Zoom
IMM PhD student candidate, Dustin Farr, presents title: "Neutrophil Responses to Vibrio cholerae Infection in the Zebrafish Model".
Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Withey
Zoom Link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/92332661340?pwd=cXkvTGdFZDZOZ0ZnTFlMditVdW5jdz09
Meeting ID: 923 3266 1340
Passcode: 7b047p
• Next BMI Seminar: Tuesday, October 27, 2020, 11:30am via Zoom
Speaker, John Helmann, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
Title: “Managing metals in microbes: New insights from bacillus subtilis”.
Hosted by: Dr. Bharati Mitra bmitra@med.wayne.edu
Zoom Link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/94340185723?pwd=ZmRpNjVRUDhSZ1dWMlJMTmhsNkk1QT09
Meeting ID: 943 4018 5723
Passcode: 828971
• 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).
• Wayne State flu shot mandate for all faculty, staff and enrolled students who plan to be on campus for any day this fall or winter receive flu shots. Click on link for details: https://i.wayne.edu/view/5f690536874ab
• 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 jfiore@med.wayne.edu or Dr. Pellett ppellett@med.wayne.edu; a supply will be maintained in the office.
• Reminder: Do not throw away the disinfectant bottles & sprayers because they are reusable – for refills contact Joe or Dr. Pellett.
• 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. Contact Joe or Mary for the guidelines and form to complete.
• 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: