BMI Weekly Newsletter  

October 24, 2022  

News: 

• BMI Faculty meeting is Thursday, November 3, 11:30am, Scott Hall, Room 7364.  

Events this Week:  

• Journal Club: Monday, October 24, 2022, 12:30pm, Scott Hall, Room 2268 
  • Presented by:  BMB PhD student, Michael Muczynski  
  • Title: “Development of SARS-CoV-2 3CLprotease 2nd-Generation Inhibitors Using Computational, Biochemical, and Structural Approaches” 
  • Mentor:  Dr. Ladislau Kovari 

• BMI Seminar: Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 11:30am via Zoom 
  • Speaker: Zhi Li, Ph.D., Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore 
  • Title: “Engineering Biocatalysts for Green and Efficient Chemical Synthesis” 
  • Hosted by: Dr. Jianjun Wang jjwang@med.wayne.edu  
  • Zoom Link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/92818543731?pwd=MmNNd1pMbnBrNVhZK1I3TSswQ2hHdz09 
    • Meeting ID: 928 1854 3731 
    • Passcode: 967873 

Upcoming Events: 

• Journal Club: Monday, October 31, 2022, 12:30pm, Scott Hall, Room 2268 
  • Presented by:  IM PhD student, James Glassbrook  
  • Title: “Unraveling the Genetic Determinants of Targeted mAb-therapy Response” 
  • Mentor:  Dr. Heather Gibson 
     
• Immunology Focus Group Seminar, Tues, November 1, 12-1pm (student meeting with speaker following)
  • Speaker: Dr. Huang Xuefei, Departments of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering, Michigan State University
  • Title: "Development of Next Generation Carbohydrate-Based Vaccines"
    • The target of Dr. Huang’s lab is the development of an effective vaccine construct against tumor associated carbohydrate antigens (TACAs) for cancer treatment and prevention. He will present strategies in engineering virus like particle bacteriophage Qβ to significantly enhance the immunogenicity of TACAs as potential anti-cancer vaccines using ganglioside GD2 as a representative antigen, which are overexpressed on many tumor types, utilizing N-acetamide (NHAc) to enhance immunogenicity.
  • Hosted by: Jennifer Jacob, Department of Oncology
  • Zoom Link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/95654031216?pwd=Q2wrQUI5WVhiejBGRzgvVII5aFljdz09
    • Meeting ID: 956 5403 1216
    • Password: 610130

Return to Campus: 

• Chief Health and Wellness Office: Click on link https://i.wayne.edu/view/63406103515ff for an update on Campus Daily Screener, COVID-19 boosters and Flu Shot. 

• Current Trash Pick Up Procedures for Scott Hall:  During the current staffing shortage in the custodial department, if your regular custodian is out, please take your trash to the central location (near the elevators) until your custodian returns.  If you need more bags, please call the School of Medicine’s Facilities & Support Services office at 313 577-1460 and they will get some for you.  
   
• When coming to campus, Students, Faculty and Staff please continue to complete the Campus Daily Screener: Campus Daily Screener - Wayne State University.   
  • All visitors and guests continue to complete the Guest Campus Screener Guest Campus Screener - Wayne State University.  

• From Office of President Wilson: Resources with contact numbers to support, guide and assist you while on campus:  
  • https://i.wayne.edu/view/61d756b21bf13?utm_source=lnk&utm_medium email61d75621bf13&utm_campaign=Welcome+to+a+new+semester&utm_content=Read+this+email+on+the+Web 
    • and additional resources https://wayne.edu/safety