[Embrio-list] End of Week Reminders and Opportunities (Get your SURF summer intern projects submitted!)

[Ladd, Brent Thomas]

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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<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.box.com%2Fs%2F7jk3rk3bizsfr563f1g8r6actavp262i&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Ca22c84641b8f4973922d08dd372e405e%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638727393974751024%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2Bzj%2FrK4GnH7tw6COms2gPDWPjb1C8ncIxHuTlU%2Fe60Y%3D&reserved=0>   Personal Assessment handouts are in the ABIDES folder under Cultural Awareness sub-folder: https://app.box.com/s/k80apasri8tm4n75ndxx4un1c4eyaq47<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.box.com%2Fs%2Fk80apasri8tm4n75ndxx4un1c4eyaq47&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Ca22c84641b8f4973922d08dd372e405e%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638727393974776531%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=RxR2l7fvIArW5Xo87RburtzW4ceb5IfBweZ0AaZy%2F7c%3D&reserved=0>

Our next EMBRIO seminar, Monday, January 27th 3-4pm EST will be presented by Prof. Scott Howard, Electrical Engineering, Notre Dame University. The Howard Research Group<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhowardphotonics.nd.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Ca22c84641b8f4973922d08dd372e405e%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638727393974791786%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7XbJ6QjqIHYIDS7BzC41ZoOLyZCHp1F5hcqxgiuXrlg%3D&reserved=0> <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhowardphotonics.nd.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Ca22c84641b8f4973922d08dd372e405e%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638727393974805935%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=fKi6qQm%2BsGDcsPJcKG8kWF9yT1t2x5%2BrOOMIaKxZKOE%3D&reserved=0> 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 at purdue.edu  for any changes needed in scheduling):
Month
Day
Spring Semester 2025
Jan
13
Denise Driscoll, Purdue (ABIDES Invited Scholar)

Jan
27
Scott Howard, Notre Dame
Feb
10
Tara Kinzer-Ursem; Thrust 1A

Feb
24
Janice Evans; Thrust 1B

Mar
10
Chris Staiger and Anjali Iyer-Pascuzzi; Thrust 2A

Mar
24
Jeremiah Zartman; Thrust 2B

Apr
7
Qing Deng; T3B

Apr
21
Mary Mullins; T3A

May
5
Stephanie Gardner; T4

May
19
Ale Magana (Joreen/Abby); T4



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<https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/Research/EURO/info-faculty> 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 at 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<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1038%2Fs41467-024-54945-0&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Ca22c84641b8f4973922d08dd372e405e%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638727393974820983%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3byeXU9Rr8bJu4RoQXNGmvwNhe4c%2BWnJbzUTSP%2FnDvI%3D&reserved=0>

Let me know of your recent publications and pre-print posts, as well as conference papers and posters. Access the Institute's Google Scholar page and full list of products on our website: https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/research/scholarly-products.php



Graduate Students (Purdue Opportunitity) earn some cold hard cash:


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Faculty Nominations Deadline: Friday, February 7, 2025, 11:59 PM
Prizes:

  *   1st Place: $5,000
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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!<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47166001/1704294751/102509263/2/1007625/?x=693b5570>


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 at purdue.edu

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