NYCU News You Can Use, week of April 25, 2023
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This week in NYCU
- Call for R01 Boot Camp Mentees
- MMMP Apps due 5/26
- Building a better biosketch
- M&I Seminar Series - Nisha Duggal
- Applications accepted for Michigan Pioneer Fellows Program
- Immunology Retreat 6/2-6/3
- Meet Wally . . .
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Chair Chat
Dear M&I,
Here’s to the April showers….one quick announcement from me this week. I am working on my State of the Department address to give soon and I would like to be sure that I capture things that are important to you for me to highlight. I have faculty evaluations which give me some information, but for staff and trainees it can be difficult to gather all the details. If you would like me to highlight something important to you the past year, please do send me a note. This will also be the basis for the Annual Newsletter this fall most likely. Thanks in advance.
Don't forget that tomorrow is Administrative Professional's Day! Be sure to thank the staff for all they do to keep our work moving forward.
Also, if you haven’t been to the office lately, there is a nice reading area now set up with a little candy to keep you energy up. One of the best things you can do to advance your science is read a few papers each week. Feel free to come sit in the office to do that!
Have a great week,
Beth
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Holidays and Happenings
May is Asian American/Pacific Islander and Jewish American Heritage Month
26th: Admin Professionals Day
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Tuesday, April 25th @ noon
Osbourne Quaye, PhD
Professor, West African Center for the Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens
WACCBIP to the World: Highlight of the Quaye Lab experiences with collaborative research
5623 Med Sci II
Hosted by Alice Telesnitsky
Tuesday, April 25th @ 1pm: Admin Team Virtual Drop-in Office Hours Join via Zoom, Passcode: Team
Wednesday, April 26th @ 10:00am: Drop-in IT Office Hours
Open office hours with our IT liaisons, Jeanette Guilbault and Ryan Echlin; bring all of your IT questions and issues.
Wednesday, April 26th @ noon: Immunology Research Seminar
Sabra Klein, PhD
Professor, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Ctr for Women's Health, Sex & Gender Research
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Biological sex and pregnancy impact immunity to viruses and vaccines
5330 MS I
Thursday, April 27th @ 11am: Immunology Interactive Presentation
Navigating difficult conversations
Mallory Martin-Ferguson, M.Ed.
Director, Graduate Student & Program Consultation Services
Thursday, April 27th @ noon: M&I Seminar Series
Nisha Duggal, PhD
Assistant Professor, Molecular & Cellular Virology
Virginia Technical Institute
Viral determinants of transmission and pathogenesis of emerging flaviviruses
5330 MS I
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Wednesday, May 3rd @ noon - Panel Discussion
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Friday, May 5th @ 1pm
Michele Swanson, PhD
Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
Strengthening postdoctoral training at Michigan Medicine
5623 MS II
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Friday, May 5th @ 1:30pm
Arthur Weiss, MD, PhD
Ephraim P Engleman Distinguished Professor
University of California, San Francisco
T cell discrimination of ligand and of pH
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Tuesday, May 9th @ 4pm
Denise Kirschner, PhD
Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
Value-added mentoring in our labs
5613 MS II
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Congratulations to Will Fitzsimmons for winning the EBS Research Staff Award for this year - this is so well deserved! |
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Likewise, congratulations to Pat Schloss for winning the EBS Teaching Award - so very well earned. We're proud of you both!! |
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Congratulations to Katie McBride for winning one of the two AdMIration awards this year! Katie was nominated by Marcy Balunas for going above and beyond in setting up her new lab and establishing her research program. That's essential! Thanks so much for all you do, Katie! |
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Likewise, congratulations to Sheryl Smith for winning the other AdMIration Award for this year. Sheryl was nominated by Beth Moore with input from other faculty and staff who appreciate her willingness to be on site and for being the point person for all things office related. Thank you, Sheryl! |
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ALSO - congratulations to Maral Budak - her project was selected for funding by IAB as part of DATA's first round of research awards! Great work! |
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Big congratulations to Gary Huffnagle - he received an Honored Instructor Award by Michigan Housing!
As part of the nomination, one of his students wrote: "I took MCDB 436 with Dr. H in the fall 2022 semester, and it has been my favorite class . . . . This class, and Dr. H's enthusiasm for the subject and engaging teaching style caused me to fall in love with the subject and now that's the field I plan on going into . . . . His love for the subject can be infectious . . . I've never had an instructor like that before and that's why I believe he deserves this nomination.
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Want to provide food at your meeting? Keep in mind that every hosting event requires a valid business purpose. Per Procurement, “vague, unfocused purposes (such as “to foster collaboration…)” is not permitted. Recurring hosting, that takes place more than once per month, requires a unique dated agenda describing the topics discussed which should be attached to the reimbursement request. |
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Research Opportunities, Resources, Info |
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The Center for Scientific Review (CSR) has developed a new resource to clarify the process of submitting an NIH grant application for both investigators and institutions. Read the new post on CSR’s Review Matters Blog to learn more: “Navigating the NIH”
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Applications accepted for MMMP Slots - due 5/26! Please see instructions and contact information here for predoc and here for postdoc. |
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Applications open for Michigan Pioneer Fellows Program - due 8/4!
The Michigan Pioneer Fellows program at the University of Michigan provides exceptional postdoctoral scholars with a unique, multidisciplinary community focused on nurturing and launching truly innovative scientists into groundbreaking careers. Please see instructions and contact information here. |
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PMID: 37088695
McCallister R, Nuppnau M, Sjoding MW, Dickson RP, Chanderraj R. Chest. 2023 Apr 20:S0012-3692(23)00598-6. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.04.023. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37087051 No abstract available.
Autophagy in protists and their hosts: When, how and why? Romano PS, Akematsu T, Besteiro S, Bindschedler A, Carruthers VB, Chahine Z, Coppens I, Descoteaux A, Alberto Duque TL, He CY, Heussler V, Le Roch KG, Li FJ, de Menezes JPB, Menna-Barreto RFS, Mottram JC, Schmuckli-Maurer J, Turk B, Tavares Veras PS, Salassa BN, Vanrell MC. Autophagy Rep. 2023;2(1):2149211. doi: 10.1080/27694127.2022.2149211. Epub 2023 Mar 9.
PMID: 37064813
Stable endocytic structures navigate the complex pellicle of apicomplexan parasites. Koreny L, Mercado-Saavedra BN, Klinger CM, Barylyuk K, Butterworth S, Hirst J, Rivera-Cuevas Y, Zaccai NR, Holzer VJC, Klingl A, Dacks JB, Carruthers VB, Robinson MS, Gras S, Waller RF. Nat Commun. 2023 Apr 15;14(1):2167. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-37431-x.
PMID: 37061511 Free PMC article.
The Gut Microbiome Modulates Body Temperature Both in Sepsis and Health. Bongers KS, Chanderraj R, Woods RJ, McDonald RA, Adame MD, Falkowski NR, Brown CA, Baker JM, Winner KM, Fergle DJ, Hinkle KJ, Standke AK, Vendrov KC, Young VB, Stringer KA, Sjoding MW, Dickson RP.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 Apr 15;207(8):1030-1041. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202201-0161OC. PMID: 36378114
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Join us for Movement in May! Fridays @ noon, in the main office reception area, join us for a half hour of an exercise pick-me-up!
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TWiV 1000 - featuring Kathy Spindler among other Virology dignitaries! |
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Stephanie Himpsl and husband Logan picked up their new buddle of joy, Wally (a gorgeous black and silver Miniature Schnauzer, from the breeder in Hastings, MI on April 15th. Wally is 10 weeks old and weighs 5 lbs. He is doing great with crate training and is slowly starting to learn his name. Not quite house broken but tolerates being crated for 8 hrs at night without any accidents! He loves playing fetch with his toys and is finding much joy in giving puppy bites to his mom. Follow Wally on Instagram @ wallys_miniworld for more.
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