[cid:image001.jpg@01D83219.E20CF1E0] BME MONDAY ROUNDTABLE March 7, 2022 HEAD MESSAGE Dear Weldon School, Hello everyone. One week to go until spring break! Thank you to all the staff, students, and faculty for participating in and supporting the faculty candidate visits. Also, please find attached the article for upcoming Faculty DEI journal club for March 18 by Shaw et al. Also- February was a big month for the school! Please be sure to keep checking and bookmark https://engineering.purdue.edu/BME/AboutUs/News for school news - including new items from the past week: Sherry Harbin’s GeniPhys received SBIR Phase II grant; new paper from Dr. Young Kim’s lab develops tech to combat fake meds. PROTECT PURDUE * Masks protocols are changing as of March 14! Check for updates https://protect.purdue.edu/required-covid-19-protocols/ * Vaccines are strongly encouraged (though not required) https://protect.purdue.edu/vaccine-information/ * Updated guidance for research SOPs, etc. and Protect Purdue are coming quickly. Please make sure you are staying current with Purdue guidelines. UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES Week of March 7 Mon., Mar. 7: ISP (Integrated Safety Plan) documentation, specifically ISP self-audit checklist, needs to be returned to Bill Schoenlein and/or Susan Hardy. This covers ALL BME labs and occupied space in MJIS and areas in other buildings assigned to BME faculty. See below for details. Mon., Mar. 7: BME Preliminary Exam Announcement for Anastasiia Vasiukhina (L. Solorio, advisor), 1:00 p.m. via Microsoft Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Y2NkOTdmOGMtNjljZC00M... Thesis Title: “Micro and nanoscale technologies for enhanced diagnostics and therapeutics” Wed., March 9 – BME Distinguished Seminar Series, 9:30 a.m., MJIS 1001 or via Zoom. Paolo Provenzano, PhD, University of Minnesota. Zoom link: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/95150439811?pwd=a3hOK0o0bmpkS3poTVBCbVhDNU9FZz0... Title: “Stromal disruption and cell engineering strategies to enhance distribution of cytotoxic T cells.” Wed., March 9 – Slavik Winter’s End Celebration, 12:00 noon in MJIS 2001. Come learn about their cultures through food and stories. Sponsored by BMEGSA Wed., March 9 – BME Bytes Seminar, 1:30 pm, Location MJIS 1083. Presenter: Antonia Susnjar. Open to all undergraduate and graduate researchers. Lunch will be provided. “Clinical Applications of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.” Thurs., Mar. 10 - Coffee Chat with Faculty: 4:00 pm-5:00 pm, Location MJIS 2001. Faculty host: Elsje Pienaar. Potential discussion topics: time management, teaching and diversity statements, work/life balance; imposter syndrome Upcoming important deadlines and info. Mon., March 14 – Friday, March 18 – Spring Break! (no classes) Tues., March 15 – MJIS air handling shutdown, beginning at 7:30 AM and lasting until approx. 3:00 PM for preventative maintenance of the building’s air systems. This includes air ventilation supplies to all public, classroom and research areas, including chemical fume hoods. There should be NO chemicals used anywhere! All chemical fume hood activity should terminate by 5 PM Monday March 14th. You must make sure all chemical containers are sealed at that time. Chemical fume hoods will have notices posted - do not resume activity until BME staff have verified that work is complete, and have removed postings. Tues., March 15 - Summer Mentoring Circles - We need your help - come mentor the next generation of your academic colleagues! The CoE Office of Graduate Education and the Engineering Academic Career Club (EACC<https://boilerlink.purdue.edu/organization/eacc>) is running Summer Mentoring Circles. Now in its fourth iteration, this program aims to help graduate students and postdocs identify action steps towards future faculty careers. Faculty Mentor Survey Deadline: Friday March 15, 2022 by 5pm. Find the mentor survey here: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6u8tY4Fb4JoZCNU Fri., March 18 – Please save the date for the next Faculty Journal Club, 11:30 a.m. Location TBD. We will discuss "Differential retention contributes to racial/ethnic disparity in US academia", Shaw et al, PLoS One, 2021. Mon., March 21 – Deadline for proposals to Women’s Global Health Institute & the Catherine Peachey Fund. Request for proposals on Breast Cancer Research. Funds Available: $15,000. Wed., March 23 – BME Bytes Seminar, 1:30 pm, Location TBD. Presenter: Luke Brennan. Open to all undergraduate and graduate researchers. Lunch will be provided. Fri., March 25 – Applications due for 2022 Graduate School Mentoring Award for Graduate Students. See below for details. Wed., March 30 – BME Bytes Seminar, 1:30 pm, Location TBD. Presenter: Mazin Hakim. Open to all undergraduate and graduate researchers. Lunch will be provided. Thurs., March 31 – Deadline for applications for Purdue’s College of Engineering (COE) Student Entrepreneur Incubator Program. (Program runs from May 16 – August 5). Details below and at https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eEtZdQ7E4Jsvao6 Wed., April 6 – BME Bytes Seminar, 1:30 pm, Location TBD. Presenter: Tommy Jenkins. Open to all undergraduate and graduate researchers. Lunch will be provided. Fri., Apr. 8: Coffee Chat with Faculty: 11:00 am -12:00 pm, Location LYLE (Room TBM). Faculty hosts: Mike Heinz and Hari Bharadwaj. Potential discussion topics: writing grants (fellowships), talking to a lay audience, open science, academic job interviews/negotiating Fri., Apr. 8 – Applications due for 2022 Graduate School Mentoring Award for Postdoctoral Scholars. See below for details. Fri., Apr. 8 – Grant requests due: NIH Grant Supplements to Recognize Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Mentorship<https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-22-057.html> are available for up to $250,000 Wed., April 20 – BME Bytes Seminar, 1:30 pm, Location TBD. Presenter: Apekshya Chhetri. Open to all undergraduate and graduate researchers. Lunch will be provided. Thurs., April 28-Fri., Apr. 29: Vanderbilt University will be hosting the annual Vanderbilt Integrative Training Alliance (VITA) Symposium, a conference focused on biomedical sciences graduate students. Attendees have a unique opportunity to connect with the Vanderbilt community, obtain a long-term mentoring relationship with a Vanderbilt faculty member, and gain training in scientific communication. The event will also feature a keynote address from Vanderbilt postdoc alumna, Dr. Shaneda Anderson<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.linkedin.com*2Fin*2Fshaneda-warren-andersen-aa325a9*2F&data=04*7C01*7Cantentor.o.hinton.jr*40Vanderbilt.Edu*7Cd8254bcaa3be433e69f208d9ecd30986*7Cba5a7f39e3be4ab3b45067fa80faecad*7C0*7C0*7C637801213412161461*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000&sdata=HV5DYcZZMmzzDIM1TlxNzlxpHzXKHPtWCFYszb1okuU*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!DZ3fjg!rG8QpuaxM8E6N902gtFSqdyIMeS_hydEGE2bNu8rFsXus048ORLn1s6XT-FEU8PG5WU$>. This year the conference will be virtual. Details below. Thurs., May 5: Coffee Chat with Faculty: 11:00 am -12:00 pm, Location LYLE (Room TBM). Faculty host: Alexandria Volkening. Potential discussion topics: website development, public science and outreach, social media, academic job materials (with an interdisciplinary perspective) Upcoming prospective faculty seminars. Mon., March 7 – Steven Steinhubl, Associate Professor of Genomic Medicine and Clinical Researcher – Digital Medicine, Scripps Research Translational Institute, 9:30 a.m., MJIS 1083 and via Zoom. “Re-Engineering Health Care Around the Individual: A Path Forward to Improve All Lives” SPRING 2022 BME Faculty Meetings All faculty meetings will begin at 11:30 a.m. in MJIS 2001 Fri., March 25 Fri., April 22 SPRING 2022 BME Primary Committee Meetings Fri., April 15, 10:00-5:00, MJIS 2001 (LONG meeting!) Committee Updates Academic Programs Update To:         Deans, Department Heads, Academic Associate Deans, and Instructors  From:     Jay Akridge, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Diversity Re:         Academic Regulations Governing "End-of-Semester" Examinations  Date:      February 28, 2022   The Academic Regulations require that my office implement a procedure to inform faculty and instructors-of-record each semester of the regulations governing “end-of-semester” examinations and activities, which can be found in the university catalog<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/42750524/1144401912/88902869/0/100546/?x=67c0cdf0> (University Senate Document 84-12, March 25, 1985) and are included in full at the end of this memo for your convenience. Of particular note: * Each class will be scheduled for a two-hour meeting during the final examination period. * If no educational purpose will be served by any type of meeting during the 16th week [i.e. the final examination period] because the educational objectives of the course have been achieved, a department may dismiss this class meeting during the 16th week.  * No student shall be required to take more than two examinations on one day. * Students scheduled for more than two examinations in one calendar day are entitled to reschedule any examinations in excess of two. * No examination or quiz may be given during the week (three days in summer session) preceding the final examination period of the semester (examinations for laboratory, intensive, or minicourses excluded). * Comprehensive final examinations (examinations for laboratory, intensive or minicourses excluded) are prohibited except during the regular final examination periods of the last week of the semester. Guidance on accessibility and accommodations for students with disabilities can be found at the  Innovative Learning<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/42750524/1144401912/90148823/0/100546/?x=4ee50865> and the Disability Resource Center<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/42750524/1144401912/90148824/0/100546/?x=43d09033> sites. If you work with students who need accommodated final exam testing in the Disability Resource Center (DRC) Testing Center, please submit a Testing Instruction Form (TIF) in your Instructor Portal<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/42750524/1144401912/90148825/0/100546/?x=c3ebcdec> no later than March 18th. Should you have any questions on how to apply accommodations in a particular student/test situation, consult with the student’s Access Consultant or send an e-mail to drc@purdue.edu<mailto:drc@purdue.edu>.  Graduate Programs Update On March 2 the Weldon BME Graduate Committee held a Faculty Open Forum on BME Grad Program Milestones. The forum allowed the committee to share with faculty where we are in the process of revising the milestones and facilitate discussion. Ten faculty members attended the meeting in person and five via Zoom. Much feedback has already been collected from faculty and grad students (via BMEGSA Exec board – contact them with input if you are a grad student) via a Qualtrics survey which is still open at https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e5qloUUcTKAb7Bs. Please note the BME Graduate Committee will continue to collect and discuss all feedback that is received, toward finalizing the revised milestones (see emails for documents describing our process, rationale, and working plans as they stand now). ******************** Sign up to be a mentor to Future Faculty | EACC Summer Mentoring Circles CoE Faculty- We need your help - come mentor the next generation of your academic colleagues! The CoE Office of Graduate Education and the Engineering Academic Career Club (EACC<https://boilerlink.purdue.edu/organization/eacc>) is running Summer Mentoring Circles. Now in its fourth iteration, this program aims to help graduate students and postdocs identify action steps towards future faculty careers.  What: Mentoring Circles will be made of two professors and 4-6 graduate students or postdocs. EACC provides group circles with sample schedule, recommended discussion topics, room reservations and technology support. Your role is to come and share your experiences and recommendations. When: Meet twice a month for 1hr from May to August (8 meetings total, dates below).  Where: Virtual OR in-person options available. Faculty Mentor Survey Deadline: Friday March 15, 2022 by 5pm.  Find the mentor survey here: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6u8tY4Fb4JoZCNU Important Dates: Required Virtual Kickoff Training for mentors and mentees - Wednesday April 27, 2022; 12:30-1:30pm (Please let Jackie know if you might have a conflict with this at jem@purdue.edu<mailto:jem@purdue.edu>). Groups meet twice a month on the following dates from 12:30-1:30pm (1hr; flexibility allowed if needed): Wed May 11, 2022 Wed May 25, 2022 Wed June 8, 2022 Wed June 22, 2022 Wed July 6, 2022 Wed July 20, 2022 Wed August 3, 2022 (End of the Summer Celebration) The goal of this Mentoring Circle program is for graduate students/postdocs to identify achievable goals for themselves, which will help them establish a timeline from PhD to Professorship. “Honestly, it was a great experience. The students were very inquisitive and engaged every week.” – Past EACC Faculty Mentor “I think the program is absolutely amazing and I’m so glad I was a part of it. My faculty members were the best. And I’m so grateful to them for their words, advice and most importantly, their time.” – Past mentee Want your graduate students/postdocs to also be involved? The Grad Student/Postdoc EACC Summer Mentee Application can be found here.<https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1Cf1PQEZDhBLXds> QUESTIONS: Jacqueline E. McDermott, Ph.D. Associate Director of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion College of Engineering - Graduate Education Pronouns: she/her/hers jem@purdue.edu<mailto:jem@purdue.edu> Want to schedule a time to meet/chat? https://calendly.com/jackiemcdermott DEI Committee Update Remaining Graduate Peer Mentoring meeting days are: 11-1pm on March 11th, April 8th, May 13th Resources, attachments, further information Prospective BME Faculty Seminar, Mon., March 7, 9:30 a.m. in MJIS 1083 or via Zoom https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/95321233584?pwd=Uk1qOEYwMUw1bCtBQklBRWNEVDg1dz0... Steven Steinhubl, Associate Professor of Genomic Medicine and Clinical Research – Digital Medicine, Scripps Research Translational Institute, “Re-Engineering Health Care Around the Individual: A Path Forward to Improve All Lives.” Abstract: For centuries now, health care has centered around episodes of care that primarily occur when a person feels unwell enough to seek care. Historically, the care that person receives has been determined by multiple factors, most out of their control: 1) The local availability of affordable systems of care with the diagnostic and therapeutic tools needed, 2) The reachable caregiver’s perceptions of what might be causing that person’s symptoms, and 3) How well the existing evidence helping guide therapeutic decision-making happens to fit that person’s multiple unique characteristics. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted how these historical practices fall well-short for too many in our nation and across the globe, including bringing long-overdue attention to deeply entrenched health disparities. On a more positive note, the enormous volume of problems surfaced by the pandemic forced the rapid acceleration of innovative solutions, many enabled through a wide range of novel digital health technologies. Early findings from this work provide promising evidence of the value of individualized, continuous monitoring for improving outcomes in a rapidly scalable manner. Translating these promising digital tools into actual health solutions is a major challenge. New systems of care, built around the individual, and using the capabilities that digital technologies allow, are what is needed. Creating these new systems requires a strong, ongoing collaboration between engineers, data scientists, computer scientists, behavioral scientists, and healthcare providers with a singular focus on creating solutions that can improve the health of all individuals. In this seminar, I will present how recent COVID-related research demonstrates how digital health technologies can enable individualized care, and discuss a path forward for re-engineering health care. Bio: Dr. Steinhubl is a career-long clinician-scientist and the founding Director of Digital Medicine at Scripps Research’s Translational Institute. In 2021 he transitioned part-time to physIQ, a healthcare data analytics start-up as their Chief Medical Officer. He also remains clinically active as a cardiologist for the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. He received his undergraduate training in chemical engineering at Purdue University, medical degree at St. Louis University and cardiology training at the Cleveland Clinic. His recent research has focused on the implementation of clinical programs built specifically around the novel capabilities of digital technologies, especially those made possible through combining novel sensor technologies and AI-based insights to provide personalized, real-time analytics to identify individual changes in health. Steve has been the principal investigator of dozens of nationwide and global clinical trials, has published over 280 peer-reviewed articles and was the founding Editor-in-Chief of Nature Partner Journal - Digital Medicine. He is also the occasional breakfast cook at his wife’s B&B, Susitna Place<https://www.susitnaplace.com/>, in Anchorage Alaska. ~BME Faculty Host: Dr. Young Kim ~ Integrated Safety Plan Self-Audit Checklist due to Bill Schoenlein and/or Susan Hardy, Mon., Mar. 7. BME Faculty and Faculty with labs in MJIS: It is again time for us to complete our ISP (Integrated Safety Plan) documentation for REM. It covers all BME labs and occupied space in MJIS. We also need to cover areas in other buildings assigned to BME Faculty. Most of the forms can be completed by anyone who regularly works in your lab but the documents must be signed by the PI. If you are new to this process or need help in any way, please contact Susan Hardy or me, we are glad to help. The ISP program. when successfully completed, provides Weldon School and the investigators protection from fines which may be incurred for safety violations. To obtain recertification, we need 100% participation. https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/isp/index.html Please start with item 1, The ISP self-audit checklist these need to be returned to Susan or me by Monday, March 7. Remaining items should be completed by Monday, March 14. This schedule will allow us to arrange the walkthrough (inspection of facilities and documentation) for early December. Susan and I will be glad to help you complete the process and answer questions to make it as painless as possible. 1) Every lab or occupied space must complete an ISP (Integrated Safety Plan) self-audit checklist. https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/documents/forms/ispcheck.pdf The check list must be completed by someone who regularly works in the lab and it must be signed by the PI within the last six months. The purpose is to find problems so we can help you with corrections. Please complete this step as soon as possible; we need to have these reviewed by REM before we can schedule our final walk through later in March. 2) Please check the emergency contacts list, update if needed and post at each lab entrance. Template: https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/documents/forms/doorpost.pdf 3) Update the hazard assessment, sign and date by the PI, then post it in an obvious place. If there are no changes, the old one may be signed again and re-dated. Several formats are acceptable. https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/documents/forms/HazAsTmp.doc This template should be edited to reflect the actual hazards and practices of your lab. (delete the sections that do not apply) 4) Complete and document current annual PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) training. https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/documents/forms/CertT.pdf This brief review is typically done in lab meetings; be sure undergrads working in the lab are included. Attendance record form should be signed by everyone in attendance. All of the research labs in MJIS are covered by the Purdue Chemical Hygiene Plan. The hazard assessment and PPE requirements are best described in the CHP document, starting on Pg. 61. https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/documents/programs/chp2014.pdf Thank you, Bill Schoenlein BME Preliminary Exam Announcement for Anastasiia Vasiukhina (L. Solorio, advisor), Mon., Mar. 7, 1:00 p.m. via Microsoft Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Y2NkOTdmOGMtNjljZC00M... Thesis Title: “Micro and nanoscale technologies for enhanced diagnostics and therapeutics” Advisory Committee: Luis Solorio, Chair; Craig J. Goergen; David J. Cappelleri; Yoon Yeo Abstract: “Miniaturization of technologies to micro and nanoscale offers numerous advantages for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. When compared to their macroscale counterparts, micro and nanosystems are more portable, less invasive and less costly. These systems can facilitate rapid, sensitive and high throughput detection of abnormalities, help track disease progression, reduce sample consumption and improve therapeutic efficacy of drug delivery while decreasing toxicity. Thus, there is clearly a critical need to create innovative micro and nanoscale tools that can open up new possibilities in detection and treatment of diseases. The overall objective of this work is to develop novel natural and synthetic polymer-based micro and nanotechnologies that could help enhance diagnostic and therapeutic patient outcomes. First, we developed a stable and echogenic nanoparticle ultrasound contrast agent for potential applications in diagnostic extravascular tumor imaging and targeted therapies. Then, we created a polymer blend microparticle-based abuse-deterrent formulation to deter smoking of common prescription opioids. Our next step is to design a tumbling magnetic microrobot system with diagnostic capabilities for applications in cancer precision diagnostics.” BME Distinguished Seminar, March 9, 2022, 9:30 a.m. MJIS 1001 or via Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/95150439811?pwd=a3hOK0o0bmpkS3poTVBCbVhDNU9FZz0... “Stromal disruption and cell engineering strategies to enhance distribution of cytotoxic T cells,” Paolo Provenzano, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota Abstract: Epithelial cancers, or carcinomas, behave like a complex “organ” and are comprised of multiple cell populations, including primary carcinoma cells, stromal fibroblasts, immune cells, endothelial cells, and structural and signaling components such as the stromal extracellular matrix (ECM). In this complex microenvironment, cells encounter a multitude of coordinated, simultaneously active, stimuli that are biochemical, structural, and mechanical in nature. The presence of these elements is neither random nor uniform across the tumor. Rather, these elements and the dynamic interactions among them evolve coordinately during tumor progression, conspiring to promote and sustain the carcinoma and contributing to its ability to resist molecular and immune therapies. As such, here recent findings elucidating how mechanical and architectural cues in tumor microenvironments contribute to therapeutic resistance will be presented. We show how complex stromal dynamics can limit transport of small molecule therapies and suppress anti-tumor immunity and immune therapies, and will present findings highlighting the utility of stroma targeting therapies and/or engineered T cell therapies to overcome physical barriers in solid tumors. Bio: Paolo Provenzano is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Masonic Cancer Center at the University of Minnesota. He is a project leader and executive committee member of the NCI-designated University of Minnesota Physical Sciences in Oncology Center and Director of the Center for Multiparametric Imaging of Tumor Immune Microenvironments (C-MITIE). He was also an American Cancer Society Research Scholar and a University of Minnesota Masonic Scholar. Paolo’s current research interests center on 1) defining how complex physical and chemical interactions drive cancer progression to metastasis, 2) developing novel therapeutic strategies to combat disease by re-engineering tumor microenvironments, and 3) employing rationale engineering strategies to design cell-based therapeutics. He has published more than 55 journal articles with more than 11,000 citations and an h-index of 34. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota, he was a DOD-CDMRP Breast Cancer Research Program postdoctoral fellow at the University of Wisconsin with Dr. Patricia Keely where he helped pioneer the field of cancer cell mechanobiology and live carcinoma optical imaging. Following my postdoctoral training he transitioned these studies to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle to develop novel therapeutic strategies. ~BME Faculty Host: Dr. Luis Solorio ~ BME Bytes, Wednesday, March 9, 1:30 p.m., MJIS 1083. Antonia Susnjar (Advisor: J. Rispoli) will present “Clinical Applications of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.” Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has provided an enormous advancement in diagnostic accuracy by allowing a comprehensive evaluation of early soft tissue transformations while avoiding the exposure to potentially dangerous ionizing radiation. While conventional MRI modalities used are beneficial and sensitive for detecting macroscopic changes, they are not suitable for revealing abnormalities before any visible changes in anatomy and physiology occur. Complementary to the MRI, magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) provides unique information about the biochemical composition of the human body by providing a spectrum arraying different types and quantity of chemicals in the brain or other organs. The applications of MRS to investigate metabolic window on a wide range of biochemical processes are extremely diverse. In this presentation, I will talk about several ongoing studies conducted at the Purdue MRI facility in which MRS is utilized to investigate composition and function of human brain in various maladies such as psychiatric and neurological disorders or traumatic brain injury. About BME Bytes: BME Bytes is designed to help introduce undergraduate Purdue students to the breakthrough research happening at the Weldon School as well as help graduate students develop their professional portfolio by giving invited talks. Seminar for Neurotrauma and Diseases Join the Center for Paralysis Research as we host the Spring 2022 installment of the Seminar for Neurotrauma and Diseases, sponsored by Plexon Neurotechnology Systems! Remaining seminars this semester are on March 9, March 23, April 6, and April 20, all from 4:00 PM-5:00 PM EST on Zoom. This neurotrauma-focused seminar will host speakers from Purdue, Harvard, and Carnegie Mellon universities. Distinguished experts in their respective fields will present on a variety of neurobiology- and SCI/TBI-related topics, sharing their unique focuses and cutting-edge research. Individual announcements, including abstracts and other presentation information, will be coming shortly, so keep an eye out for those! View the seminar live at https://bit.ly/3tDZOfm. Some seminars will be recorded, so if you can’t make the live event, make sure to check out our website<https://vet.purdue.edu/cpr/Seminar%20for%20Neurotrauma.php> for the latest updates. Contact us with any questions at cpr@purdue.edu<mailto:cpr@purdue.edu>! Virtual Judges needed for the 2022 Lafayette Regional Science and Engineering Fair, March 9-21 Hello! Would you be willing to act as a virtual judge at the 2022 Lafayette Regional Science and Engineering Fair? If you are receiving this message, it means you are eligible to volunteer as a judge in the 2022 Lafayette Regional Science and Engineering Fair in March 2022. This year, we have over 200 young experimentalists (5-12 graders) eagerly awaiting a chance to share their projects with you. The fair is only a few weeks away, so right now they are working hard on their projects. Students are going the extra mile this year to prepare virtual presentations, and having many judges from a variety of disciplines helps us award prizes most fairly to deserving projects. That’s where you come in. Students will be submitting their work in a brief, 7-10 slide powerpoint, along with a 30 second introduction and optional narration. If you sign up to judge you will be assigned about 10 projects to score, which should take 2-3 hours at most, and will need to submit feedback through a google form. Judging will occur in two sets based on age group, and you may participate in either one or both sets according to your availability. The judging materials are made available on the morning of the first day, and we ask that you submit your responses by midnight on the final day. The dates for judging rounds are as follows: Senior (grades 9-12): March 9-18; Junior (grades 5-8): March 9-21 If you are able to judge, please sign up using the link below. You will receive an email closer to the time of the fair with your category assignment and detailed instructions. Sign-up link: https://forms.gle/C8DKTpMFPd7cZuuU8 Feel free to email me at lrsef2022@gmail.com<mailto:lrsef2022@gmail.com> with any specific questions or concerns not covered in the survey. Thank you so much for your help, and we hope to hear from you! Best Regards, Vicki Bower (lrsef2022@gmail.com<mailto:lrsef2022@gmail.com>), 2022 Judge Coordinator and Dr. Cynthia Stauffacher, 2022 Director Summer Mentoring Circles - We need your help - come mentor the next generation of your academic colleagues! The CoE Office of Graduate Education and the Engineering Academic Career Club (EACC<https://boilerlink.purdue.edu/organization/eacc>) is running Summer Mentoring Circles. Now in its fourth iteration, this program aims to help graduate students and postdocs identify action steps towards future faculty careers.  What: Mentoring Circles will be made of two professors and 4-6 graduate students or postdocs. EACC provides group circles with sample schedule, recommended discussion topics, room reservations and technology support. Your role is to come and share your experiences and recommendations. When: Meet twice a month for 1hr from May to August (8 meetings total, dates below).  Where: Virtual OR in-person options available. Faculty Mentor Survey Deadline: Friday March 15, 2022 by 5pm.  Find the mentor survey here: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6u8tY4Fb4JoZCNU Important Dates: Required Virtual Kickoff Training for mentors and mentees - Wednesday April 27, 2022; 12:30-1:30pm (Please let Jackie know if you might have a conflict with this at jem@purdue.edu<mailto:jem@purdue.edu>). Groups meet twice a month on the following dates from 12:30-1:30pm (1hr; flexibility allowed if needed): Wed May 11, 2022 Wed May 25, 2022 Wed June 8, 2022 Wed June 22, 2022 Wed July 6, 2022 Wed July 20, 2022 Wed August 3, 2022 (End of the Summer Celebration) The goal of this Mentoring Circle program is for graduate students/postdocs to identify achievable goals for themselves, which will help them establish a timeline from PhD to Professorship. “Honestly, it was a great experience. The students were very inquisitive and engaged every week.” – Past EACC Faculty Mentor “I think the program is absolutely amazing and I’m so glad I was a part of it. My faculty members were the best. And I’m so grateful to them for their words, advice and most importantly, their time.” – Past mentee Please let me know if have any questions. Thank you in advance for your time, Jackie Want your graduate students/postdocs to also be involved? The Grad Student/Postdoc EACC Summer Mentee Application can be found here.<https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1Cf1PQEZDhBLXds> Jacqueline E. McDermott, Ph.D. Associate Director of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion College of Engineering - Graduate Education Pronouns: she/her/hers jem@purdue.edu<mailto:jem@purdue.edu> WOMEN’S GLOBAL HEALTH INSTITUTE & THE CATHERINE PEACHEY FUND Request for Proposals on Breast Cancer Research Proposal Deadline: March 21, 2022 Funds Available: $15,000 The Purdue Women’s Global Health Institute (WGHI) together with the Catherine Peachey Fund are pleased to announce a request for proposals of outstanding scientific merit for research focused on breast cancer. Proposals from a variety of disciplines, proposals addressing prevention and early detection, or proposals having potential collaborations with clinicians or other collaborations outside Purdue are welcome. The funded project is expected to gather preliminary data to submit competitive applications to external funding agencies, or to seek support from an outside organization (e.g. companies, foundations, etc.) for continuation of the research. Funding: The research team may request up to $15,000. Eligibility: The PIs must be tenured/tenure-track, research, or clinical faculty at or above the assistant professor rank on the West Lafayette campus of Purdue University. 2022 Graduate School Mentoring Award for Graduate Students (applications due Friday, March 25) The Council of Graduate Schools defines mentoring as: “… a more senior individual who provides career and psychosocial support to a junior member of a given organization. Recently, mentors have been found to exist laterally, virtually, among peers, and with individuals outside of the professional context. Mentorships center on an emotional commitment, which focuses on the protégé’s personal and professional growth. “ The Graduate School wants to acknowledge the essential role graduate students play in our research, teaching, and engagement missions at Purdue University. If you work with a graduate student that has made a difference in your academic career and models the attributes of what we think great mentors should be, please consider encouraging them to apply for this award. Graduate students dedicate a great deal of time and energy in mentoring other colleagues, and undergraduates whether in the lab, field, or classroom. If you feel you have contributed to excellence in mentoring consider applying for this award. Applicants should assemble the following in one PDF document in the following order: 1. A curriculum vita. 2. A mentoring statement including your mentoring philosophy, commitment to mentoring and accomplishments in the area of mentoring (maximum of 500 words). 3. One letter of support from mentees, advisor, or another staff member who has first-hand knowledge of your excellence in mentoring. Letter can be signed by multiple individuals. There can only be one letter of support. Please visit the following link to submit your application: Submit Application Here<https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_egsn4p9ONErFXDw> Applications will be reviewed by a panel of faculty, staff & students. Applications are due by March 25, 2022, at 5:00 pm EST. Late submissions will not be accepted. The winner will be announced on April 15th. The winner will receive an award of $1,500 and a plaque. Winners will be notified by email and posted to the Graduate School Website and invited to the awards celebration on May, 11th, 2020. Contact Associate Dean, Melanie Morgan, (morgan3@purdue.edu<mailto:morgan3@purdue.edu>) at the Graduate School for more information. Raising A Resilient Scientist Workshop Series (Message from Sharon Milgram, Director, NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education): Over the last year I have interacted with many trainees across the U.S. as part of the NIH Becoming a Resilient Scientist series<https://www.training.nih.gov/nih_becoming_a_resilient_scientist_series>. After carefully considering input from students, postdocs, faculty and program administrators who participated in the program, I have decided to offer a series, RAISING A RESILIENT SCIENTIST<https://www.training.nih.gov/workshops_and_trainings_for_extramural_principal_investigators>, for faculty and administrators who mentor students and postdoctoral fellows in the biomedical, behavioral, and social sciences. The goal of the Raising a Resilient Scientist series is to promote the mental health and well-being of the academic research community by supporting faculty and administrators to develop self-management, relationship-management, and mentoring skills. A variety of topics will be covered with a specific focus on communication and shared problem-solving to help trainees deal with the inevitable setbacks experienced in high knowledge environments. There will be five units in the series; each unit will consist of a 75-minute lecture, which can be watched in real-time or asynchronously, followed by a 1-hour facilitated discussion with peers. There will be two opportunities for participation in the small groups following each webinar. There is no charge for participation, but advanced registration is required. For more information, and to register, please visit our webpage<https://www.training.nih.gov/workshops_and_trainings_for_extramural_principal_investigators>. I do not anticipate offering this series again in the future; participation in the entire series is recommended but is not required. Please do not hesitate to email me if you have any questions. Current scheduled workshop dates are March 29, April 26 and May 24. Purdue’s College of Engineering (COE) Student Entrepreneur Incubator Program is an award to guide an Engineering student (undergraduate or graduate) to move the student's startups to market. The primary purpose of this program is to build a minimum viable product (MVP) for demonstration after the completion of this program and become ready to raise seed funds. Applications for 2022 Spring semester are accepted from now until the program is full or March 31, 2022. The program begins May 16 and ends on August 5. The winners will receive $5,000 award from COE for the full participation of the program. More information: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eEtZdQ7E4Jsvao6 2022 Graduate School Mentoring Award for Postdoctoral Scholars (applications due Friday, April 8) The Graduate School wants to acknowledge the essential role postdoctoral trainees play in our research, teaching, and engagement missions here at Purdue University. If you work with a postdoc that has made a difference in your academic career and models the attributes of what we think great mentors should be, please consider nominating them for this inaugural award. Postdocs dedicate a great deal of time and energy in mentoring other postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates whether this is in the lab, field, or classroom. Anyone can nominate a postdoc for this award (i.e., graduate students, undergraduates, staff, faculty, or other postdocs). Please notice that the process for the postdoc award is different from the graduate student award. Please follow all directions given below. If you would like to nominate someone, write a nomination letter that gives an example (or many) of how this postdoc has impacted you or others as a mentor. Mentoring can be related to research design and analysis, career and professional advice, or personal guidance. Please include the department(s) along with the program, lab group, or center in which they work. Submissions should be in a letter of 250-500 words and can be submitted by students, postdocs, faculty or staff. Collaboration on letters is welcome. The nominated postdoc will be required to submit a mentorship statement that that describes their roles and commitment to serving as a mentor in 500 words or less, which can be sent to Lisa at lnielse@purdue or submitted along with the nomination letter before the nomination deadline. Nominations are not complete without the mentorship statement from the nominee. Please visit the following link to submit the nomination letter and mentorship statement: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_emoVzNlZyXM7Qou. The Council of Graduate Schools defines mentoring as: “… a more senior individual who provides career and psychosocial support to a junior member of a given organization. Recently, mentors have been found to exist laterally, virtually, among peers, and with individuals outside of the professional context. Mentorships center on an emotional commitment, which focuses on the protégé’s personal and professional growth. “ Nominations are due by 5 pm on Friday, April 8, 2022. The winner will be announced on April 15 and they will be recognized at the Graduate School Awards Banquet on May 11th. The winner will receive an award of $1,500. Winners will be notified by email and posted to the Graduate School Website. Questions? Ask the Postdoc Office Director, Dr. Lisa Nielsen (lnielse@purdue.edu). Vanderbilt Integrative Training Alliance (VITA) Symposium, April 28-29: On April 28-29th, Vanderbilt University will be hosting the annual Vanderbilt Integrative Training Alliance (VITA) Symposium, a conference focused on biomedical sciences graduate students. Attendees have a unique opportunity to connect with the Vanderbilt community, obtain a long-term mentoring relationship with a Vanderbilt faculty member, and gain training in scientific communication. The event will also feature a keynote address from Vanderbilt postdoc alumna, Dr. Shaneda Anderson<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.linkedin.com*2Fin*2Fshaneda-warren-andersen-aa325a9*2F&data=04*7C01*7Cantentor.o.hinton.jr*40Vanderbilt.Edu*7Cd8254bcaa3be433e69f208d9ecd30986*7Cba5a7f39e3be4ab3b45067fa80faecad*7C0*7C0*7C637801213412161461*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000&sdata=HV5DYcZZMmzzDIM1TlxNzlxpHzXKHPtWCFYszb1okuU*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!DZ3fjg!rG8QpuaxM8E6N902gtFSqdyIMeS_hydEGE2bNu8rFsXus048ORLn1s6XT-FEU8PG5WU$>. This year the conference will be virtual. The complete two day schedule can be found here<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fmedschool.vanderbilt.edu*2Fbret*2Fvanderbilt-integrated-training-alliance*2F2022-vita-scholar-symposium*2F&data=04*7C01*7Cantentor.o.hinton.jr*40Vanderbilt.Edu*7Cd8254bcaa3be433e69f208d9ecd30986*7Cba5a7f39e3be4ab3b45067fa80faecad*7C0*7C0*7C637801213412161461*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000&sdata=Wf4dD7q2M*2F3S8A4PI5FJsGYVr8oupzGzEpjm9kyD2rY*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!DZ3fjg!rG8QpuaxM8E6N902gtFSqdyIMeS_hydEGE2bNu8rFsXus048ORLn1s6XT-FEqAZEzAg$>. While the symposium is open to all, we particularly encourage individuals from backgrounds underrepresented in academia to apply, including but not limited to those who identify as Black, African-American, Latino, Hispanic, Native American, or Pacific Islander, those who have a disability, first generation college-goers, those from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds, and those underrepresented on the basis of gender identity or expression or sexual orientation. I am hoping that we will have representation from every Big 10 school (University of Illinois, Indiana University, University of Iowa, University of Maryland, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, University of Minnesota, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Northwestern University, Ohio State University, Pennsylvania State University, Purdue University, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison). Do you know of any students who would be interested in applying? If so, please respond to antentor.o.hinton.jr@Vanderbilt.Edu<mailto:antentor.o.hinton.jr@Vanderbilt.Edu> with their name and email and a member of our team will reach out. Thank you for your consideration, Antentor Othrell Hinton, Jr., Ph.D. Pronouns: He/Him/His Twitter: @phdgprotein86 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/biogeek26/<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.linkedin.com/in/biogeek26/__;!!DZ3fjg!rG8QpuaxM8E6N902gtFSqdyIMeS_hydEGE2bNu8rFsXus048ORLn1s6XT-FEZ9_oZQE$> Lab Twitter: @AtHinton EE Just Faculty Scholar (UNCF award) Assistant Professor Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences The Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center Poster Submission Application and Details<https://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/oigp/events/spring-reception/submission.html> Award Application and Details<https://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/oigp/events/spring-reception/award-application.html> Attachments Journal.pone.02597 -- Bmeroundtable-list mailing list Bmeroundtable-list@ecn.purdue.edu https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/mailman/listinfo/bmeroundtable-list