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 2022 – 2023

President: Elise Armstrong (PiBS)

Vice President: Kate Alimenti (PiBS)

Academic Liaison: Jason Weis (PiBS)

Treasurer: Xavier Cambi (Pharmacology)

Administrative Coordinator: Scott Connelly (PiBS)

BPSO Business Meeting – Dec 5th, 5-6pm

Come to the Monthly BPSO business meeting at K103 for to express your opinion about upcoming events and free food!

Upcoming Events – Dec 2023

Case Study Competition with Questrom Business School, Feb 2nd

There will be a case study competition in partnership with Questrom Business School. A biotechnology company will provide a prompt related to a medical device they are creating. Teams of 5 students composed with Questrom and medical campus students will develop a pitch and provide and summary of their strategy on February 2nd. Students will be provided the prompt 10 days in advance. This is a great opportunity to explore the biotechnology consulting space and meet other BU community members! See this google drive for videos of last year’s competition. Email alimenti@bu.edu if you are interested for the sign-up sheet.

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Upcoming PhD Defence

Luis Ramirez
Neuroscience

“How do attention and emotional arousal alter visual processing?”

Feedback or thoughts? Email us at BPSO@bu.edu