[cid:51990e0c-dcaf-44bb-90cc-fdcde33f68c3] Happy New Year, EMBRIO Members, Welcome back and best wishes to all for a positive start to the new semester. A few quick reminders (see below for details on each): * This is the last week to weigh in on initial dates and planning for our Y5 summer school and a joint symposium "Advancing Morphogenetic Biosciences and Bioengineering”. * Our spring semester all-hands schedule will continue biweekly, though will alternate between research thrust updates, and working proposal team sessions. The proposal discussion session opens at 3pm today. * EMBRIO faculty at Purdue wishing to host a SURF student this summer, please post your research project(s) asap, as applicants window is now open through early February. ________________________________ We Need Your Input: Dates, Plans, Topics for EMBRIO 2026 Summer School & Joint Symposium Use this brief online poll to capture your availability, plans and preferences, as well as input for training topics: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bkIw8bHUboD9Qwu<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue.ca1.qualtrics.com%2Fjfe%2Fform%2FSV_bkIw8bHUboD9Qwu&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cbbfc909f30824de62f0d08de52107de5%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C1%7C0%7C639038427961059862%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=tQ9PACdJ%2FXnlMbEIATATFsj0sFOScPN7kFuT6i9NEjk%3D&reserved=0> A joint EMBRIO BII NSF - Notre Dame (RECODE NSF) one day symposium and poster session has been proposed focused on "Advancing Morphogenetic Biosciences and Bioengineering”, coupled with a multi-day training at the intersection of AI-levered computational modeling, quantitative biology, and bioengineering (e.g. https://sai.nd.edu/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsai.nd.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cbbfc909f30824de62f0d08de52107de5%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C1%7C0%7C639038427961109684%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=AVG6fz7hS6MiImuKGlx2jxhoEbbnLHm2tSKD0xh0%2F1Y%3D&reserved=0>). The Symposium will feature EMBRIO speakers, along with speakers from Notre Dame, and invited Key Notes. Proposed to be hosted at our partners at University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, EMBRIO will organize and help provide transportation and lodging for Purdue members to attend, as well as reimburse travel for EMBRIO trainees from our partner institutions to participate. ________________________________ Spring Semester EMBRIO All-Hands Schedule: Mondays 3-4pm Biweekly We will continue with Mondays bi-weekly 3-4pm ET (calendar invites will be sent out soon. The intention this spring semester is to have one session a month dedicated to research thrust updates and one session a month dedicated to working proposal team(s) collaborating on new funding proposals that leverage EMBRIO (trainees are welcome to attend/participate in these sessions). * Dates for Research Thrust Updates will be 3PM ET on Jan 26, Feb 23, Mar 23, April 20, May18. * Zoom link for the research updates: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/92296822713?pwd=m8tGuX9zXUL2MnYguV8KlCa9w0Tj4j.1&from=addon<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-edu.zoom.us%2Fj%2F92296822713%3Fpwd%3Dm8tGuX9zXUL2MnYguV8KlCa9w0Tj4j.1%26from%3Daddon&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cbbfc909f30824de62f0d08de52107de5%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C1%7C0%7C639038427961157958%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=dWBN3aKd%2BUO9CpOIPvwqdBN%2FwtnlMuYk8dMFKb1PY9U%3D&reserved=0> * Schedule for the semester research talks: Jan 26 Feb 23 Mar 23 Apr 20 May 18 Open TBD * Staiger Lab * Iyer-Pascuzzi Lab * Mullins Lab * Deng Lab * Zartman Lab * Magana Lab * Gardner Lab * Kinzer-Ursem + Evans Labs * Dates for Working Proposal Teams will be 3-4PM ET on Jan 12, Feb 9, Mar 9, April 6, May 4. * Working teams will receive additional notifications and materials. * Zoom link for the meeting: Join Zoom Meeting https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/98340860035?pwd=QMR1WQF521J2G67ga7wcfoN9oSIbzY.1&from=addon<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-edu.zoom.us%2Fj%2F98340860035%3Fpwd%3DQMR1WQF521J2G67ga7wcfoN9oSIbzY.1%26from%3Daddon&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cbbfc909f30824de62f0d08de52107de5%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C1%7C0%7C639038427961204836%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=qasRnA%2BTOIbEd6Tdoe7r0eYF4KZb8fZdUidcaa8R4Oc%3D&reserved=0> * Please use the Proposals Master spreadsheet for coordinating interest and activity around a number of funding opportunities associated with EMBRIO. The spreadsheet and additional materials and notes will be posted on the EMBRIO Google Drive under EMBRIO Integrative Proposals folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ybkWSUnKPZhEvY7fQ-ixM0bBoY2wcQg0?usp=sharing<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Fdrive%2Ffolders%2F1ybkWSUnKPZhEvY7fQ-ixM0bBoY2wcQg0%3Fusp%3Dsharing&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cbbfc909f30824de62f0d08de52107de5%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C1%7C0%7C639038427961262958%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ScRczV1o9CtaLu2VmU%2Bcn4kWL1pML%2BMiRhAaSOIYYII%3D&reserved=0> * Proposal teams will need to schedule additional meeting times, though these dedicated times in the spring schedule can help foster coordination and ties between collaborative proposals and activity in this space that is leveraging EMBRIO research. ________________________________ Purdue EMBRIO Faculty: SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (SURF)- Accepting project postings! Purdue’s SURF program<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/48863454/1704294751/89814806/0/1007625/?x=703af199> invites faculty to mentor outstanding undergraduates in an 11-week paid summer research experience at the West Lafayette or Indianapolis campuses. By mentoring a SURF student, faculty help shape future researchers while contributing to student growth and professional development. EMBRIO covers the PI amount of the internship cost and a housing stipend for non-Purdue students (your department and college, depending on the agreement, kick in the other 2/3 of the cost) Please let Brent know if you submit an EMBRIO project and indicate under the Centers/Institutes checkboxes that the project is an EMBRIO project. Submit project postings here<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/48863454/1704294751/107443535/0/1007625/?x=aee915ec> ________________________________ 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