EMBRIOphytes, Several opportunities and reminders:

Catalyzing Small Teams for Grant Proposal Development: Thanks to all who participated in the survey to generate topic ideas and interest in leading discussions and new proposals. Results to date are available on new tabs of the EMBRIO Investigators Proposals Google spreadsheet. You can add your details to any of the spreadsheets via the tabs at the bottom of the main sheet [or contact Brent: (laddb@purdue.edu )]
This coming Monday’s session Feb. 9th 3pm ET for Working Proposal Teams: There will be two planned small group discussions (thanks to Jeremy and Linlin for leading these):
Jeremy Zartman: leading a discussion "Multi-PI proposal on computational biology of wound healing using concepts from neuroscience"
Linlin Li: leading a discussion "AI applications in the context of EMBRIO"
If you have a topic you want to offer to lead, let Brent know (laddb@purdue.edu )
Zoom link for the meeting: Join Zoom Meeting
https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/98340860035?pwd=QMR1WQF521J2G67ga7wcfoN9oSIbzY.1&from=addon

Reminder: EMBRIO faculty at Purdue wishing to host a SURF student this summer, please post your research project(s) asap - and notify Brent (laddb@purdue.edu), as applicants window is open through February. Submit project postings here
Biological Sciences Department Seminar on Mentoring - 11:30 - 12:30, February 16

Please join us for Dr. Erin Dolan, Professor of Innovative Science Education at the University of Georgia, for seminar titled, “The Dark Side of Development: When mentoring is problematic and what to do about it.” In person: LILY 1-117 Online: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/94572350614?pwd=P1QqfoLu5lYsUVoLiML5DTssLw1TbM.1

Meeting ID: 945 7235 0614

Passcode: 247406

Chicago Cytoskeleton Meeting Spring Meeting will be Friday, May 1st, 2026. Trainees have an opportunity to present a lightning talk, along with a poster session. More below.

Data management training materials developed by Scott Bolton for uploading PURR pages, OMERO image data, and raw data to Data Depot are available on the Institute website. You can also contact Beatriz Borrelly ( bborrell@purdue.edu ) for assistance with data management.

Chicago Cytoskeleton Meeting Friday May 1st, 2026 Loyola University Chicago’s Water Tower Campus

The Spring edition of the Chicago Cytoskeleton Meeting will take place on Friday May 1st, 2026 at Loyola University Chicago’s Water Tower Campus. The meeting will run from approximately 1 PM to 7 PM Central Time. This meeting will include a Keynote Lecture by Dr. Dyche Mullins (UCSF), Trainee talks (see below), and a Poster session. A registration portal will be provided in the coming months with the option to present a poster. Trainee talks will be selected by the Steering Committee from a Lightning Talk Competition. Details can be found on the website and submissions are due Monday, March 2nd.

Brent T. Ladd, Senior Research Program Manager, EMBRIO Institute

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