2025 - 2026 Officers
- President – Ali Angelos
- Vice President – Josh Gann
- Post-doc Liaison – Savannah Pollenz
- Colloquium Committee – Jordan Stacy and Tara Hickman
- Qualifying Exam Committee – Louis Otero Jessica Day, Andrea Ascura and Sander Haigh
- Social Committee – Aleksya Drobshoff, Josh Gann, Sharon Roth, and Jessilyn Gao
- Communications Committee – Kevin McCarty, Ali Angelos, and Katie Jo Gelasco
- Special Session Committees
Frontiers Search Committee — Samika Joshi (samika.s.joshi@vanderbilt.edu ), Jordan Stacey (jordan.c.stacy@vanderbilt.edu)
2023 Retreat Committee – Jenny Tran (jenny.tran@vanderbilt.edu), Sara Conwell (sara.conwell@vanderbilt.edu)
2024 Retreat Committee – Xiaoyu (Lily) Yu (xiaoyu.yu@vanderbilt.edu), Gabriela Gonzalez Vasquez (gabriela.gonzalez@vanderbilt.edu)
2026 Retreat Committee – Louis Otero (louis.a.otero@vanderbilt.edu), Jordan Stacy (jordan.c.stacy@vanderbilt.edu), Sharon Roth (sharon.roth@vanderbilt.edu), and Aleksya Drobshoff (aleksya.k.drobshoff@vanderbilt.edu)
Responsibilities
- Assist with qualifying exam preparation for second years in the department, including organizing mock qualifying exams
- Host a bi-weekly colloquium series
- Provide a variety of social events
- Help organize Biochemistry Department retreats
- Author a monthly BPSA newsletter
- Support and advocate for biochemistry grad students and postdocs
Events
Biweekly Colloquium
The Biochemistry Student Colloquium takes place every other Friday at noon in room 214 Light Hall and by Zoom. This seminar series is designed to allow students and post-docs to present their research to a group of students, post-docs, and faculty in a relaxed environment. The BPSA board presents updates at the start of each colloquium. In person with zoom option, please reach out for zoom link.
Click here to view the Biochemistry Student Colloquium schedule.
Social Events
The BPSA periodically sponsors social events to allow for more informal moments for members of the department to get to know each other. Social events may include a variety of activities to appeal to the varying interests of members of the department, including a “whine and cheese” event, trivia, canvas painting, nature hike, game night, book club, and other activities. Subscribe to the Outlook BCHM events calendar to attend the next fun activity.
Coffee & Conversations
This series takes place a few times every semester and is designed to facilitate discussions between faculty and trainees on various topics in an informal setting (coffee and a light breakfast are provided).
BPSA Mentorship Program
The goal of the BPSA Mentorship Program is to provide a safe space for BCHM graduate students, specifically 2nd- and 3rd-years, to talk with a peer one-to-one on any topic(s) of their choosing. We hope that this program will help students broaden their network within the BCHM department as well also establish informal advisors outside of their personal labs. We can help you plan a mock qualifying exam.
BPSA Google Calendar
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Useful Links
Anonymous Google Survey
We have a google survey where you can submit a question to the BPSA anonymously. We monitor this frequently and will try to answer all of your questions. To ask a question go to the link here.
Student of the Month Nominations
Send your nominations: https://forms.gle/hqr8XmoTyLetURzu8
Colloquium Sign-up
Sign-up to give colloquium here!
Sponsorship
All BPSA events are kindly sponsored by the Department of Biochemistry.
