Leadership

GMS DEI Leadership

	Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD Professor, Medicine, Biomedical Genetics Section Director of Graduate Studies, Genetics and Genomics Assistant Dean, Diversity & Inclusion Director, BU Emerging Scientific Scholars Program (ESSP)
	Karin Schon, PhD Associate Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology Assistant Dean, Diversity & Inclusion Co-Director, BU Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP)
	Joseph Zaia, PhD Professor, Biochemistry Chair, DEI Steering Committee Associate Director, Center for Biomedical Mass Spectrometry

Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine DEI Team

https://www.bumc.bu.edu/camed/about/diversity/office-of-diversity-and-inclusion/deans-and-staff/ 

	Angelique Harris, PhD, MA Associate Dean, Diversity & Inclusion Associate Professor, Medicine Director, Faculty Development & Diversity, Dept. of Medicine Director of Faculty Development, BUMC Office: A-206; 72 East Concord St. Telephone: 617-358-7459 Email: busmdeia@bu.edu
	Felipe Agudelo, PhD, MPH  Associate Director for Diversity & Inclusion Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Office: A-206; 72 East Concord St. Email: busmdeia@bu.edu

GMS DEI Steering Group

The goal of the GMS Diversity Steering Group is to improve diverse representation across GMS Master’s and PhD programs, and to provide a strategic and goal-focused forum to expand access to academic and professional opportunities for groups historically underrepresented in the biomedical sciences.

Members

	Christopher Andry, MPhil, PhD Chief and Chair, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Family Medicine
	Linda Barnes, MTS, MA, PhD Professor, Family Medicine Program Director, MS in Medical Anthropology & Cross-Cultural Practice
	Esther Bullitt, PhD Associate Professor, Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics
	Jennifer Snyder-Cappione, PhD Assistant Professor, Virology, Immunology & Microbiology Director, Program in Biomedical Sciences (PiBS) Admissions
	Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD Professor, Medicine, Biomedical Genetics Section Director of Graduate Studies, Genetics and Genomics Assistant Dean, Diversity & Inclusion Director, BU Emerging Scientific Scholars Program (ESSP)s
	Theresa A. Davies, PhD Clinical Associate Professor, Medical Sciences & Education Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Sciences Director, MS in Oral Health Sciences
	Sarah Dohadwala PhD Student Virology, Immunology & Microbiology Program
	Maria Isabel Dominguez, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine Director, Summer Training as Research Scholars (STaRS) Program
	Rebecca Fisher Masters Student MS in Medical Sciences (MAMS) Program
	Andrew Henderson, PhD Professor, Department of Medicine Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Sciences Co-Director, BU Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP)
	C. James McKnight, PhD Associate Provost and Dean Graduate Medical Sciences Associate Professor, Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics
	Brigitte Ritter, PhD Assistant Professor, Biochemistry Director, Data Tracking & Grant Support
	Sarah Rowan Community Relations Specialist Manager, Community Catalyst Center (C3)
	Shelley Russek, PhD Professor, Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics Director, Graduate Program for Neuroscience
	Karin Schon, PhD Associate Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology Assistant Dean, Diversity & Inclusion Co-Director, BU Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP)
	Barbara Schreiber, PhD Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Cell Biology Director, Program in Biomedical Sciences (PiBS)
	Chelsey Skeete PhD Student Department of Virology, Immunology & Microbiology
	Sean Tallman, PhD Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology Core Faculty, MS in Forensic Anthropology
	Kara Vasilew PhD Student Department of Virology, Immunology & Microbiology
	Crystal Vejar Masters Student MS in Medical Sciences (MAMS) Program Student Intern, Community Catalyst Center (C3)
	Joseph Zaia, PhD Professor, Biochemistry & Cell Biology Chair, DEI Steering Group