Dear EMBRIO Community, The Gardner lab is conducting the third annual evaluation survey supporting Thrust 4 research into the interdisciplinary nature of the Institute, as well as supporting continual improvement and feedback for the structure and functioning of EMBRIO. Individual emails were delivered to each active member’s inbox last Monday via the Qualtrics Survey System. Please complete this mandatory survey by March 8th at the latest! In addition, an NSF BII-wide effort that is supported with an RCN grant, is gearing up to develop targeted mentoring resources and trainings for everyone engaged in interdisciplinary research. The working group has requested that EMBRIO members participate in this input survey RCN interdisciplinary mentorship survey<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcolostate.az1.qualtrics.com%2Fjfe%2Fform%2FSV_cAfn47yAsKVKfrw&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cebee8a46f83348cfe6fc08dc3c7ad7c5%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638451745495239456%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=QjI9wkFb0ihatKUGD%2FBuXHAoE7m521d%2Bo6wM7l5xIBg%3D&reserved=0>. A reminder that there are still members who have not yet signed the Institute’s Data Sharing Policy. PI’s make sure those in your lab working on EMBRIO research use this URL to review and sign <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue.ca1.qualtrics.com%2Fjfe%2Fform%2FSV_25Zs5169Rs1MCNg&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cebee8a46f83348cfe6fc08dc3c7ad7c5%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638451745495239456%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2B8PMDTDxDjDgL1GNFep3wh%2FLY5ill%2BlZW4CDIrcSeao%3D&reserved=0> (you can use your mouse to sign, or if using phone/tablet your finger). March is disability awareness month, and as part of ABIDEs, Dr. Iyer-Pascuzzi will be sharing mental health/wellbeing resources like plant scientist Amie Sankoh, the first deaf and black woman to earn a doctorate in the US: Listen to an interview with her<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmicrogreens.buzzsprout.com%2F409636%2F14024803-practicing-inclusion-the-importance-of-mentorship-and-disability-justice-in-science&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cebee8a46f83348cfe6fc08dc3c7ad7c5%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638451745495239456%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=br56lXwlt36ol%2B9QLnc0qOS2uqsqkufPwJCEcBWZ2hE%3D&reserved=0> , and read an article about her story<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chemistryworld.com%2Fcareers%2Fmeet-the-first-deaf-black-woman-to-earn-a-stem-doctorate%2F4017468.article&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cebee8a46f83348cfe6fc08dc3c7ad7c5%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638451745495239456%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=E%2B2Y8nGJiUHp%2FKFHADLyjrT1l28oftZdDrRmJ1CKTBU%3D&reserved=0>: . Anjali will be sharing resources through the ABIDES Box folder that you could reach out to for mental health or wellbeing needs. Purdue libraries has an excellent portal page<https://guides.lib.purdue.edu/c.php?g=1089951&p=7948899> for accessing mental health information. An update of resources and activities will be shared in the next newsletter. Following spring break, our next all-hands seminar on March 18th will feature Dr. Jeremy Zartman presenting the research in Thrust 2b. If it isn't already on your calendar, our third annual Summer School (previously referred to as Training Workshop) will be held July 8th – 10th, followed by our All-Hands Annual Meeting, July 11th-12th, both hosted in-person at Purdue. Please complete this RSVP<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue.ca1.qualtrics.com%2Fjfe%2Fform%2FSV_8v5ZLEPP791CmoK&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cebee8a46f83348cfe6fc08dc3c7ad7c5%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638451745495239456%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=owAKPyksmfs6dxwZ7LrLScQqYuhHt89dJ0UXKNxDc2g%3D&reserved=0> <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue.ca1.qualtrics.com%2Fjfe%2Fform%2FSV_8v5ZLEPP791CmoK&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cebee8a46f83348cfe6fc08dc3c7ad7c5%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638451745495239456%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=owAKPyksmfs6dxwZ7LrLScQqYuhHt89dJ0UXKNxDc2g%3D&reserved=0> for either/ both events. Calendar invites have been emailed to all members. BME Seminar of Interest On Wednesday, March 6th, Dr. Elsje Pienaar and the BME Dept. at Purdue is hosting Dr. Melissa Kemp<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbme.gatech.edu%2Fbme%2Ffaculty%2FMelissa-Kemp&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cebee8a46f83348cfe6fc08dc3c7ad7c5%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638451745495239456%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=wNJvrDiUqHeZmfCE8dE7ZN8WO0qFuK7DdMiHmxbMCJM%3D&reserved=0>, who is the Carol Ann and David D. Flanagan Professor of BME at Georgia Tech/Emory for our BME department seminar. (9:30 a.m. in MRGN 121, Zoom link TBD). She is a leader in systems biology and analytical methods to study how cell populations respond metabolically to oxidative stress, and how inter-cellular variability and protein networks affect these responses in stem cells, cancer cells and other systems. She has also led several multi-site NSF centers and won multiple graduate mentoring awards. If you are interested in meeting with her on March 5th, during the day or for a meal, please add your name to this schedule document<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fspreadsheets%2Fd%2F1ed82kfH4WEQhVyeOz5zMgFuQ9MGizFWC8rbkU6U0z20%2Fedit%3Fusp%3Dsharing&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cebee8a46f83348cfe6fc08dc3c7ad7c5%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638451745495239456%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=H5rqn7uDSpOV4kwVWvaRpxbMNeWi8DVNAYDvf2OmVwI%3D&reserved=0> (available spots or highlighted in yellow). EMBRIO Workshop at TAGC Jeremy Zartman, Greg Reeves, and Linlin Li have organized an EMBRIO workshop during The Allied Genetics Conference (TAGC24), March 9th 2-4pm, in Washington D.C. (Genetics Society of America). https://genetics-gsa.org/tagc-2024/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgenetics-gsa.org%2Ftagc-2024%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cebee8a46f83348cfe6fc08dc3c7ad7c5%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638451745495239456%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=LWpnnvAnUNYO8HZREzsvWzYBswEw9DKXkxpFDGL3l%2Bs%3D&reserved=0> . Titled Advancing Computational Developmental Biology: Integrating Experimental and Computational Systems Approaches. Speakers include Drs. Zartman, Reeves, Kumar, Deng, W. Zhang, Glazier, Brubaker, and Li. Brent T. Ladd, Senior Research Program Manager, EMBRIO Institute<https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/> Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University Office: Hall for Discovery Learning and Research, Ste. 203 207 S. Martin Jischke Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 laddb@purdue.edu