BMI Weekly Newsletter

October 28, 2024

News:

• 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.
• International Education Week: November 18-22, 2024. Support needed for promoting International Education Week. See the attached flyer for details.

This Week’s Events:

• Journal Club: In-person, Monday, October 28, 2024, 12:30p.m., 2268 Scott Hall

Presenter:  BMB PhD Student, Eid Alshammari

Title: “Decoding USP7 Conformational States through MD Simulations and Crystal Structures for Novel Cancer Drug Design”

Mentor: Dr. Zhe Yang

• No BMI Seminar scheduled for this week, Tuesday, October 29.

Upcoming Events:

• Journal Club: In-person, Monday, November 4, 2024, 12:30p.m., 2268 Scott Hall

Presenter:  BMB PhD Student, Shichao Wu

Title: “TBA”

Mentor: Dr. Li Li

• No BMI Seminars scheduled for this week, Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
• Next 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.

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