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Wayne State University School of Medicine 2023 Reach Out To Youth | November 11, 2023 In-person

8 a.m. to 1 p.m. | K-12 program | Scott Hall Cafe

ROTY, now in its 33rd year, is a student-led initiative hosted by the Black Medical Student Association (BMA) and the Student National Medical...

Grand Rounds with State of Michigan Chief Medical Executive Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian | November 15, 2023 Hybrid

Noon to 1 p.m. | Lecture | Scott Hall Jaffar

Join Natasha Bagdasarian, M.D., M.P.H., chief medical executive for the State of Michigan and Wayne State University alumna, for an insightful...

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Showing 68 events from Nov 9 to May 17.

Saturday | November 11, 2023

33rd Annual Reach Out To Youth In-person

8 a.m. to 1 p.m. | K-12 program | Scott Hall Cafe

Tuesday | November 14, 2023

New Pathways for Metabolic Organization at Organelle Contact Sites In-person

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Seminar | Scott Hall Room 2268

Hepatocellular Carcinoma between Innovation and Palliation In-person

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Seminar | Hudson-Webber Cancer Research Center Wertz Auditorium

Hepatocellular Carcinoma between Innovation and Palliation In-person

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Seminar | Hudson-Webber Cancer Research Center Wertz Auditorium

Wednesday | November 15, 2023

Defining and Targeting Transcription Factor Functions in Hormone-Dependent In-person

11 a.m. to Noon | Seminar | Hudson-Webber Cancer Research Center Wertz Auditorium

Grand Rounds with State of Michigan Chief Medical Executive Hybrid

Noon to 1 p.m. | Lecture | Scott Hall Jaffar

Thursday | November 16, 2023

Maternal-Fetal Health: Bridging Science & Practice Hybrid

9 a.m. to 7 p.m. | Symposium/Showcase | C. S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development

Monday | November 20, 2023

Targeting cancer fitness genes in metastatic breast cancer In-person

9 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Conference | Scott Hall Margherio Family Conference Cent

Hidden Injustice: Confronting Scientific Racism - Race Correction and Race- Hybrid

Noon to 1 p.m. | Seminar | Scott Hall Room 3125

Monday | November 27, 2023

VUS Analysis: Results of ATM Variant Assessment from the KCC Genetics Regis Virtual

Noon to 1 p.m. | Seminar | Microsoft Teams Go to virtual location

Tuesday | November 28, 2023

READDI for the Next Pandemic In-person

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Seminar | Scott Hall Room 2268

Wednesday | November 29, 2023

G-protein signaling in pancreas cancer Hybrid

1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. | Seminar | Hudson-Webber Cancer Research Center Wertz Auditorium

Saturday | December 2, 2023

Noel Night In-person

All day | Special event | Midtown Detroit

Tuesday | December 5, 2023

Racial Disparity and Monoclonal Gammopathies Hybrid

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Seminar | Hudson-Webber Cancer Research Center Wertz Auditorium

Thursday | December 7, 2023

Mechanisms of endocrine resistance in hormone receptor positive breast canc Hybrid

1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. | Seminar | Hudson-Webber Cancer Research Center Wertz Auditorium

Tuesday | December 12, 2023

Hijacking the Host: Viral Mechanisms to Control Gene Expression and Anti-vi In-person

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Seminar | Scott Hall Room 2268

“Computational and Statistical Methods for Differential Expression Analysis Hybrid

2 p.m. to 3 p.m. | Seminar | Hudson-Webber Cancer Research Center Mid-Med Conference Room

Wednesday | December 13, 2023

Neuromodulation in the auditory midbrain: possible roles in hearing loss an Virtual

8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. | Seminar | Zoom Go to virtual location

Secretory Factors Fuel Cancer Metastasis Virtual

Noon to 1 p.m. | Seminar |

Thursday | December 14, 2023

Unequal Health: Anti-Black Racism and the Threat to America’s Health In-person

4 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Special event | Hudson-Webber Cancer Research Center Wertz Auditorium

Friday | December 15, 2023

From Patients to Progress: Unraveling Innovative Ovarian Cancer Therapies t Hybrid

1 p.m. to 2 p.m. | Seminar | Hudson-Webber Cancer Research Center Wertz Auditorium

Monday | December 18, 2023

Metabolic Detours in Bladder Cancer: Biological, Biomarkers and Therapeuti Hybrid

1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. | Seminar | Hudson-Webber Cancer Research Center Wertz Auditorium

Wednesday | December 20, 2023

Novel Oncogenic Functions of FoxQ1 in Breast Cancer Hybrid

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Seminar | Hudson-Webber Cancer Research Center Wertz Auditorium

Monday | January 8

Cultural Humility: Trustworthiness, Trauma-Informed Care an Affirming Langu Virtual

Noon to 1 p.m. | Seminar | Zoom Go to virtual location

Thursday | January 11

Grand Opening of Updated Shiffman Medical Library Space In-person

Noon to 1 p.m. | Reception | Medical Library, Vera P. Shiffman

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Panel Discussion In-person

5 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Special event | Industry Innovation Center

Friday | January 12

2024 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute In-person

10 a.m. to Noon | Special event | Hilberry Gateway

Tuesday | January 16

The Concept of Balance in Microbiome Research Virtual

3 p.m. to 4 p.m. | Seminar | Zoom Go to virtual location

Wednesday | January 17

“Peritoneal Carcinomatosis from Ovarian Carcinoma: Mechanisms of Colonizati Hybrid

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Seminar | Hudson-Webber Cancer Research Center Wertz Auditorium

Thursday | January 18

A Panel Discussion on Public Service Loan Forgiveness In-person

5 p.m. to 6 p.m. | Panel/Discussion | Scott Hall: Blue Lecture Hall

Friday | January 19

Metabolic Networks in the Tumor Microenvironment In-person

1 p.m. to 2 p.m. | Seminar | Hudson-Webber Cancer Research Center Second Floor Auditorium

Monday | January 22

Increasing Community Understanding of Precision Oncology and Genetic Litera Virtual

Noon to 1 p.m. | Seminar | Microsoft Teams Go to virtual location

Advanced Melanomas: Current Trends and Future Perspectives Hybrid

1 p.m. to 2 p.m. | Seminar | Hudson-Webber Cancer Research Center Wertz Auditorium

Monday | January 29

Equitable Care: Integrating Equity into Clinical Encounters and Medical Edu Virtual

Noon to 1 p.m. | Seminar | Zoom Go to virtual location

Thursday | February 8

Using Nonlinear and Complex Systems Approaches to Understand Dynamic Commun Hybrid

11 a.m. to Noon | Seminar | Hudson-Webber Cancer Research Center Wertz Auditorium

Monday | February 12

Blood drive In-person

11 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Special event | Scott Hall Margherio Family Conference Cent

Tuesday | February 13

A Systems Biology Approach to Understanding the Immunobiology of Tuberculo In-person

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Seminar | Scott Hall Room 2268

Wednesday | February 14

Mitigating threats to sight with translational mitochondrial biomarker imag Virtual

8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. | Seminar | Zoom Go to virtual location

Thursday | February 15

Orthopedic surgery alumni reception In-person

6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Special event | Fogo De Chão Brazilian Steakhouse - San Francisco

Wednesday | February 21

From Classroom to Laboratory to Community Education as a Catalyst for Scien Hybrid

11 a.m. to Noon | Seminar | Hudson-Webber Cancer Research Center Wertz Auditorium

Monday | February 26

Bias Bursters and Microaffirmations: Disrupting Bias, Discrimination and Virtual

Noon to 1 p.m. | Seminar | Zoom Go to virtual location

Wednesday | February 28

It’s Racism Not Race: Moving From Race Science and Race-Based Medicine to Virtual

5 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Panel/Discussion | Zoom Go to virtual location

Thursday | February 29

Speech on Campus: Perspectives, Implications and Ethics In-person

8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. | Panel/Discussion | WSU Student Center

Friday | March 1

Cannabis Use in Cancer Patients Hybrid

Noon to 1:30 p.m. | Seminar | Zoom Go to virtual location

Thursday | March 7

Global Health Research Collaborative Mentor Town Hall Virtual

4 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Recruiting | Zoom Go to virtual location

Monday | March 18

Rational Design of Novel Therapeutics Targeting the SARS-CoV-2 Papain-Like In-person

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Seminar | Scott Hall Margherio Family Conference Ctr.

Tuesday | March 19

The Theory and Practice of Digital Evolution: Biological Complexity, Artifi In-person

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Seminar | Scott Hall Room 2268

Developing a translational research program: From basic animal physiology t Hybrid

Noon to 1 p.m. | Seminar | Zoom Go to virtual location

Thursday | March 21

Dean's Mix and Mingle In-person

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Special event | Scott Hall Cafeteria

Monday | March 25

Germline Von Hippel Lindau Gene Variants in Non-White Patients Virtual

Noon to 1 p.m. | Seminar

Tuesday | March 26

Molecular Mechanisms of Sporadic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections Virtual

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Seminar | Zoom Go to virtual location

Tuesday | April 2

Working with the human ear In-person

Noon to 1 p.m. | Seminar | Prentis Room 017

Thursday | April 4

Go Out and Love Science (#GOALS) In-person

9 a.m. to 2 p.m. | K-12 program | Scott Hall

Tuesday | April 9

An Atomistic View of Coronavirus Replication and Transcription In-person

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Seminar | Scott Hall Room 2268

Wednesday | April 10

Metabolic Regulation of the Immunogenicity of Head and Neck Cancer Virtual

8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. | Seminar | Zoom Go to virtual location

Monday | April 15

Oncogenic Kras and the pancreatic cancer microenvironment In-person

1 p.m. to 2 p.m. | Seminar | Hudson-Webber Cancer Research Center Second Floor Auditorium

Tuesday | April 16

RC/GME: Professional Development Symposium, "Physicians with Disabilities" Virtual

7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Panel/Discussion | Zoom

Wednesday | April 17

2024 College of Nursing Urban Health Research Conference In-person

8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. | Conference | Student Center

Monday | April 22

The Detroit Research on Cancer Survivors Study: Available Data and its Use Virtual

Noon to 1 p.m. | Seminar | Microsoft Teams Go to virtual location

EmpowerSci Detroit information session Virtual

6 p.m. to 8 p.m. | Special event | Virtual event Go to virtual location

Tuesday | April 23

Introduction to Contract Research Organizations: Exploring Opportunities In-person

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Seminar | Scott Hall Room 2268

Monday | April 29

Medical Apartheid: The Unjust Wedding of Health Insurance Policy Wealth a Virtual

Noon to 1 p.m. | Seminar | Zoom Go to virtual location

Tuesday | April 30

Deadly Diarrhea: Swimming with Vibrio cholerae In-person

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Seminar | Scott Hall Room 2268

Tuesday | May 7

Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery Academic Conference In-person

7 a.m. to 11 a.m. | Conference | Children’s Hospital of Michigan Auditorium

Decoding the Genomic Landscape of Blood Cancers: Charting the Course from S Hybrid

Noon to 1 p.m. | Seminar | Microsoft Teams Go to virtual location

Wednesday | May 8

Fourth annual WSU Pediatrics Research Day In-person

8 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Seminar | Mazurek Medical Education Commons

Monday | May 13

School of Medicine Research Town Hall Virtual

1 p.m. to 2 p.m. | Meeting | To be emailed to registrants

Wednesday | May 15

"Melanocortin-1 Receptor-Targeted Peptides for Melanoma Imaging and Therapy Hybrid

Noon to 1 p.m. | Seminar | Hudson-Webber Cancer Research Center Wertz Auditorium