BIG Works-in-Progress
Every other Thursday, 4–5 p.m.
The BIG Works-in-Progress (BIG WiPs) are meant to be a space where trainees can present and seek feedback within the WashU community about ongoing work. Speakers can be postdocs or graduate students AND as of the 2023-2024 series we are also welcoming non-tenure track faculty to present. The audience will include only WashU scientists.
2023-2024 BIG WiPs
Held every other Thursday from 4 – 5 p.m.
**See signup link below to present your work!**
| Date | Title | Presenter #1 | Presenter #2 | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/26/2023 | “Injury-induced tcim drives metabolic reprogramming in macrophages and microglia during spinal cord regeneration” | Dana Shaw, PhD | — | Connor Auditorium |
| 11/9/2023 | Titles Coming Soon | Jose Mazzitelli-Perez/ Kipnis Lab | Jasmin Herz/Kipnis Lab | Connor Auditorium |
| 11/23/2023 | OPEN | OPEN | OPEN | Connor Auditorium |
| 12/7/2023 | 1) “Vaccination prevents IL-1B mediated cognitive deficits after COVID-19” (Abigail) 2) “Enteric neuronal and glial cell injury after systemic flavivirus infection is mediated by both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells through multiple effector mechanisms” (Hana) | 1) Abigail Vanderheiden/Klein Lab | 2) Hana Jenova/Diamond Lab | Now in Wohl Auditorium |
| Winter break 12/21/23 – 1/18/24 | ||||
| 2/1/2024 | Title coming soon | Ellen Schill/Newberry Lab | OPEN | |
| 2/15/2024 | OPEN | OPEN | OPEN | |
| 2/29/2024 | OPEN | OPEN | OPEN | |
| 3/14/2024 | OPEN | OPEN | OPEN | |
| 3/28/2024 | OPEN | OPEN | OPEN | |
| 4/11/2024 | OPEN | OPEN | OPEN | |
| 4/25/2024 | Titles coming soon | Logan Page/Dang Lab | Daniel Ferguson/Finck Lab | |
| 5/9/2024 | OPEN | OPEN | OPEN | |
| 5/23/2024 | OPEN | OPEN | OPEN | |
| 6/6/2024 | Title coming soon | Tornike Mamuladze/Kipnis Lab | OPEN | |
| 6/20/2024 | OPEN | OPEN | OPEN |
Sign Up to Present
We are scheduling speakers for the 2023-2024 bi-weekly Brain Immunology & Glia (BIG) Works-in-Progress (WiPs) series. This year we are excited to host presentations from graduate students, postdocs, and non-tenure track faculty. There will be up to two speakers per session, and each talk will be ~30 minutes. If you are interested in presenting, please input your information into this Google doc. Also, feel free to share this email with your lab-mates and friends; we want to hear from all perspectives in brain immunology and glia research at WashU!
*To share projects focusing on a range of topics including, but not limited to, neuroimmunology, CSF circulation, and glial biology.
Questions? Contact Nora Abduljawad at nabduljawad@wustl.edu
or Travis Tabor at taborgt@wustl.edu