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 2026 – 2027
President: Chris Cummings
Vice President: Catie Duys
Academic Affairs Liaison: Sarah Ruth Schick
Treasurer: Phoebe Fechtmeyer
Administrative Coordinator: Katherine Hui
Union Liaison: Jack Nelson
BPSO Events
Happy summer! As we transition to a new leadership team, we’d like to encourage all BPSO members to reach out with any ideas or suggestions for the upcoming academic year. Please fill out this survey with any ideas you have for events you’d be interested in attending. We look forward to hearing from you!
GMS Events Calendar Highlights
Research! American Learning Lunch Series | Session 1: Our Journeys in Science
July 15, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Hear from a dynamic panel who will not only explore an array of career paths, but also their navigations of identity and perspective while on their career journeys. Register for the Zoom here!
[WEST] Strategic Growth & Alliances Including Portfolio Strategy, Business Development, and Partnerships
This informational panel is designed to support STEM professionals navigating career shifts – whether exploring new sectors, pursuing leadership roles, or transitioning into emerging fields. Register here!
Upcoming Defense
Noah Price, PhD
Molecular & Translational Medicine; Program in Biomedical Sciences
A Pax of All Trades: Discovering a Novel Role for the Transcription Factor Paired Box 3 as a Promoter of Nonsense Mediated Decay
Rachel Ho, PhD
Molecular & Translational Medicine; Program in Biomedical Sciences
Serine/Threonine Kinase 25 is a Tumor Suppressor That Suppresses Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex I
Congrats Doctor!!!
Are you defending soon? Let us know so we can help advertise your defense!
Union Updates
The Union Security clause in the contract requires bargaining unit members to pay membership dues or a fair share agency fee. In the event that a bargaining unit member after notification of this obligation fails to pay one or the other, they are subject to a one week’s suspension of pay between the fall and spring semesters.
We entered an MOU with BU to move this penalty from Winter Break to after the spring semester for this year only. When is the time to sign membership cards? If you haven’t signed a membership card yet, now is the time to do so!
You can find a link to the card, and important information on paying dues here: https://www.seiu509.org/join/joinhighered/
Feedback or thoughts? Email us at BPSO@bu.edu
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YOUR BPSO EBOARD
PRESIDENT: CHRIS CUMMINGS (CHRISBC@BU.EDU)
VICE PRESIDENT: CATIE DUYS (CDUYS@BU.EDU)
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS LIAISON: SARAH RUTH SCHICK (SHICK@BU.EDU)
TREASURER: PHOEBE FECHTMEYER (PFECHTME@BU.EDU)
ADMIN COORDINATOR: KATHERINE HUI (KATHUI@BU.EDU)
UNION LIAISON: JACK NELSON (JACKNEL@BU.EDU)