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 2023 – 2024
President: Kate Alimenti
Vice President: Joelle Johnson
Administrative Coordinator: Viviana Dominguez
Treasurer: Isabella Garza
Academic Affairs Liaison: Madeline Labbott
Union Liaison: Dilnar Mahmut
BPSO Business Meeting
We will be taking a hiatus from BPSO events over the summer. We look forward to starting our fall events in September.
Union Updates
BUGWU Summer Picnic
Tuesday, July 2nd, 4-7 PM at Franklin Park
– Please join us for a BUGWU summer picnic at Franklin Park (1530 Washington St, 02118) on Tuesday 7/2 from 4-7 PM to catch up with colleagues and come together in solidarity. Catered food will be provided but also bring a dish if you want to show off some summer classics 🌽🌞🍧
Recent News:
– During our last State of the Strike on 6/25, we voted to continue striking in Summer II.
– And more importantly, we voted on three major articles with the following results:
- Appointments & Assigments: 220 votes to APPROVE petition and present COUNTER
- Access Needs + Help Fund + Professional Development: 210 votes to APPROVE petition and draft COUNTER(s)
- Compensation (our wage proposal): 371 votes to APPROVE petition and draft COUNTER(s)
– We have a lot of work ahead of us so I encourage all of you to participate in as many of these votes as possible!
Solidarity,
Union Liaison
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding BUGWU, bargaining negotiations, or the strike please don’t hesitate to reach out to the following folks:
Dilnar Mahmut (MTM): dmahmut@bu.edu
Anthony Spinella (Biochemistry): ajspinel@bu.edu
Kayla Brown (Behavioral Neuroscience): kdb123@bu.edu
Margaret Quaid (SPH): mquaid@bu.edu
Sarah Fadem (SEIU509): sfadem@seiu509.org
Congrats, Doctors!
DHINAKARAN CHINAPPEN
Computational Neuroscience
“Measuring, Modeling and Manipulating the Electrographic Markers of Disease in Epilepsy”
SARAH DEVRIES
Anatomy and Neurobiology
“Immune Protein Interactions with Microglia: Contributors to Both Synapse Loss and Myelin Damage in the Aging Rhesus Monkey Brain”
Dissertation Writing Retreat
This four-day program provides a high level of structure and accountability, and participants should expect to write for four hours each day. Lunch and coffee/tea will be provided, but space is limited. Email phdwrite@bu.edu if interested.
Feedback or thoughts? Email us at BPSO@bu.edu