Today's Weekly Update is dedicated to a Thrust & Site Leaders only meeting - so only Thrust and Site Leads should sign on today. We'll all be back together next Monday on the 13th with a research talk by Priyanka Baloni, Ass’t Prof., Health & Human Sciences, Purdue. Purdue Faculty: If you desire an EMBRIO supported summer undergrad researcher, but have not yet completed the REU request survey<https://forms.gle/7b6H1UZxAirbwGb59>, please do this now! You can list an undergrad you've identified, or recruit through the SURF applicant pool (I will post your project for you). Either way, EMBRIO supported REU students will participate in the SURF program, and has a deadline of Feb. 15 for student applicants. New: Calcium Imaging Techniques Journal Club Norma Perez (nperezro@purdue.edu), EMBRIO Postdoc with the Buganza-Tepole and Umulis Labs, is leading the effort to organize this journal club. In order for the community to join the discussion, please complete the when2meet. To set a time when most of the members can join the discussion, please let Norma know your availability through this link<https://www.when2meet.com/?18480121-2rqyo>: These papers will be discussed<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uESi45Zv_kGL369NW8sPW60GByOAXme7-vr1XKBM18U/edit?usp=sharing>. Students and postdocs, please select a paper you want to discuss and let Norma know your selection. She will add your name to this Google Sheet<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RQOTEIncii3HlRaUK38sP8EpOmAeuAc5jP6wR4X7F98/edit?usp=sharing> in order that the community knows the rotation. EMBRIO Student Leadership Council Call for Postdocs and Undergrads Calling postdocs and undergrads to help lead student efforts through the newly formed EMBRIO Student Leadership Council. The SLC is in the early stages with graduate trainees organizing the council. The SLC is recruiting postdocs and undergrads to join the council leadership. Please reach out to Feyisayo Akande fakande@purdue.edu<mailto:fakande@purdue.edu> and David Gazzo dgazzo@nd.edu<mailto:dgazzo@nd.edu>. Institute Evaluation Interviews An ongoing reminder for any who have not yet participated in the Institute evaluation interview with Soumi Mukherjee, please schedule this via the new When to Meet Poll https://www.when2meet.com/?18327719-shNWM Cheers, Brent Brent T. Ladd, Senior Research Program Manager, EMBRIO Institute<https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/> Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Purdue University laddb@purdue.edu <https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/>