Biomedical PhD Student Organization
BPSO Mission
The Biomedical PhD Student Organization (BPSO) aims to build and strengthen the community among PhD programs at BUMC; to foster personal and professional relationships between students faculty, alumni , and administrators; to promote interdisciplinary research at BU; and to cultivate camaraderie among Biomedical Science PhD students.
Email us at: bpso@bu.edu
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BPSO Officers 2021 – 2022
President: Jhon Henao Vasquez
Vice President: Devin Kenney
Academic Liaison: Margaret Downs
Treasurer: Emily Lewkowicz
Secretary: Anna Smith
BPSO Officers 2022 – 2023
President: Scott Adams (Microbiology)
Vice President: Kostas Kontodimas (PiBS)
Academic Liaison: Jason Weis (PiBS)
Treasurer: Xavier Cambi (Pharmacology)
Administrative Coordinator: Cheyanne Frosti (PiBS)
BPSO End of the Year Business Meeting
Tuesday, May 10 @ 4pm
Location: K103
BPSO Newsletter
It is finally happening – we are brining back the PhD formal!
Details:
- Location: The Castle on the Charles River Campus
- Light refreshments will be served
- All med campus PhDs are invited with a +1.
- Formal Attire encourage but not required!
- Cash Bar (unfortunately they don’t do credit cards)
Careers in Science Communication & Law—April 13th, 10-11:50AM
This panel of PhDs who have made the transition to careers in Science Communication & Law will share their career paths, tips for skill building, and advice on how to make the transition from a biomedical PhD program to one of these careers. Don’t limit yourself as you might be surprised to learn about career paths you had not considered (Register)
Congratulations Doctor!
Shen Ning, PhD—Neuroscience
Developing Magnetic Nanoparticles for Therapeutic Antibody Delivery in Alzheimer’s Disease
Angela Urdaneta, PhD—Biophysics
Structure and Function Studies of ABCA1 and Its Role in High– Density Lipoprotein Biogenesis
Jenny Klein, PhD—Neuroscience
OLIG2 Neural Progenitor Cell Development and Fate in Down Syndrome
Carolina Lyon De Ana, PhD (Former BPSO Secretary)— Microbiology
Novel Subsets of Resident Lymphocytes in Murine Lungs Recovered from Pneumococcal Pneumonia
Yee Fun Lee, PhD—Anatomy and Neurobiology
Rescue of Sleep–dependent Brain Rhythm Function to Slow Alzheimer’s Disease
Upcoming Defenses
Caitlin Ridgewell—Behavioral Neurosciences
Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation for Stress Reduction and Improvement in Marksmanship and Cognitive Performance
March 21st 2:00PM L–212
Wayne Chang—Anatomy and Neurobiology
Layer 3 Pyramidal Neurons of Rhesus Monkeys in Aging and in Ischemic Injury
March 23rd 1:00PM L–1008
Sarah Nodder—Microbiology
Primate Lentiviral Viral Protein R and the DNA Damage Response: A Tale of Manipulation and Subversion
March 24th 9:00AM L–110
Jeffrey Kuniholm (Former BPSO President)—Microbiology
Intragenic Elements Support the Transcription of Defective HIV–1 Proviruses
March 25th 10:00AM X–222
Melvin Zhang—Pharmacology
IL–13 Controls IL–33 Activity through Modulation of ST2
March 25th 10:00AM Bakst Auditorium
Christina Gallo—Pharmacology
Alternative Splicing of APOER2 Across the Evolution of the Vertebrate Brain and its Relevance to Alzheimer’s Disease
March 28th 1:00PM Keffer Auditorium, Evans 111
Fumiaki Aihara—Microbiology
The Influence of the Lung Virome on the Pulmonary B Cell Repertoire
March 29th 12:00PM X222
Kate Henry—Pharmacology
Mitochondrial Antiviral Signaling (MAVS) is Essential for Elevated Type I Interferon Signaling in the Aging Central Nervous System (CNS)
March 30th 10:00AM Bakst 101
Anthony Yeung—Molecular and Translational Medicine
Hematopoiesis in the Lung: From Development to Adulthood
April 1st 10:00AM Bakst Auditorium
BPSO Contact Info
Feedback or thoughts? Email us at BPSO@bu.edu