Dear EMBRIO Members,

If you missed the insightful ABIDES Invited Scholar seminar by Denise Driscoll this past Monday focused on cultural awareness and inclusion in science teams, you can access the video on our shared Box account in the All-Hands Meeting Recordings folder. Direct link to the seminar recording files: https://app.box.com/s/7jk3rk3bizsfr563f1g8r6actavp262i   Personal Assessment handouts are in the ABIDES folder under Cultural Awareness sub-folder: https://app.box.com/s/k80apasri8tm4n75ndxx4un1c4eyaq47

Our next EMBRIO seminar, Monday, January 27^th 3-4pm EST will be presented by Prof. Scott Howard, Electrical Engineering, Notre Dame University. The Howard Research Group is a biomedical photonics research group that focuses on how the interaction of photons and tissue can be used to aid diagnosis and fundamental research in biological fields. The remaining dates in spring are dedicated to Thrust leaders presenting research seminars and updates from their collaborative EMBRIO projects.

The Spring Seminar schedule, Monday's 3-4pm ET (please contact Jennifer Goad: goad3@purdue.edu  for any changes needed in scheduling):

Get Your Summer Intern Projects Submitted Now for the SURF Program!

Reminder to faculty at Purdue (and Partners - please identify any undergrads at your university you might want to send to Purdue to work in EMBRIO labs for the summer): Submit your EMBRIO project idea now to take advantage of the EMBRIO-SURF collaboration to bring excellent undergraduate students into your lab this summer. EMBRIO Institute will cover the faculty mentor portion, along with the $1000 housing requirement for external students. Please see the SURF program project submittal page linked above for details, and make sure to check the EMBRIO Institute box. Kay Kobak, SURF Asst. Dir., can help with any programmatic, student matching, or project submission questions: kkobak@purdue.edu 

Recent EMBRIO Publications:

Check out the recent publication in Nature Communications led by the Jayant lab in collaboration with the Kinzer-Ursem lab:

Khan, H.F., Dutta, S., Scott, A.N., Xiao, S., Yadav, S., Chen, X., Kinzer-Ursem, T.L., Rochet, J-C., Jayant, K. *“Site-specific seeding of Lewy pathology induces distinct pre-motor cellular and dendritic vulnerabilities in the cortex”. Nat Commun 15, 10775 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54945-0

Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)

The 3MT® competition challenges graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to effectively communicate their research to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes. Participants present their research conducted at Purdue, highlighting its significance and relevance to the general public. Faculty Nominations Deadline: Friday, February 7, 2025, 11:59 PM Prizes: 1st Place: $5,000 2nd Place: $3,000 People’s Choice: $2,000 Learn more here!

Say It In 6® (SII6)

Tell the story of your research experience in just six words and one visual aid. Open to all graduate, professional, non-degree students, and postdocs at Purdue, entries will be featured on the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars website and social media. Submission Deadline: Friday, February 21, 2025 Prizes: 1st Place: $5,000 2nd Place: $3,000 People’s Choice: $2,000 Get creative and share your research story! Learn more here and submit now!