{"id":59647,"date":"2018-07-17T16:37:20","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T20:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/?page_id=59647"},"modified":"2026-07-07T10:50:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:50:26","slug":"bpso","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/students\/student-life\/organization\/bpso\/","title":{"rendered":"Biomedical PhD Student Organization"},"content":{"rendered":"

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BPSO Mission\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The Biomedical PhD Student Organization (BPSO) aims to build and strengthen the community among PhD programs\u00a0at 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Email us at: bpso<\/span><\/span>@bu.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Find us on\u00a0Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n

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BPSO Officers 2026 – 2027<\/strong><\/h1>\n

President:<\/strong> Chris Cummings\u00a0
Vice President:<\/strong> Catie Duys\u00a0
Academic Affairs Liaison:<\/strong> Sarah Ruth Shick
\nTreasurer:<\/strong> Phoebe Fechtmeyer
\nAdministrative Coordinator:<\/strong> Katherine Hui\u00a0
Union Liaison:<\/strong> Jack Nelson<\/p>\n

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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<\/a> with any ideas you have for events you\u2019d be interested in attending. We look forward to hearing from you!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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GMS Events Calendar Highlights<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Research! American Learning Lunch Series | Session 1: Our Journeys in Science\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

July 15, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm<\/p>\n

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<\/a>!<\/p>\n

[WEST] Strategic Growth & Alliances Including Portfolio Strategy, Business Development, and Partnerships<\/strong><\/p>\n

July 22, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Upcoming Defense<\/h1>\n

Noah Price, PhD
<\/strong>Molecular & Translational Medicine; Program in Biomedical Sciences\u00a0
A Pax of All Trades: Discovering a Novel Role for the Transcription Factor Paired Box 3 as a Promoter of Nonsense Mediated Decay<\/em><\/p>\n

Rachel Ho, PhD
<\/strong>Molecular & Translational Medicine; Program in Biomedical Sciences\u00a0
Serine\/Threonine Kinase 25 is a Tumor Suppressor That Suppresses Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex I<\/em><\/p>\n

Congrats Doctor!!!<\/h1>\n

Are you defending soon? Let us know so we can help advertise your defense!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Union Updates<\/h1>\n

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\u2019s suspension of pay between the fall and spring semesters.<\/p>\n

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\u2019t signed a membership card yet, now is the time to do so!
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FOLLOW OUR GOOGLE CALENDAR<\/p>\n

THANK YOU FOR READING,
\nYOUR BPSO EBOARD<\/p>\n

PRESIDENT<\/strong>: CHRIS CUMMINGS (CHRISBC@BU.EDU)
\nVICE PRESIDENT<\/strong>: CATIE DUYS (CDUYS@BU.EDU)
\nACADEMIC AFFAIRS LIAISON<\/strong>: SARAH RUTH SHICK (SHICK@BU.EDU)
\nTREASURER<\/strong>: PHOEBE FECHTMEYER (PFECHTME@BU.EDU)
\nADMIN COORDINATOR<\/strong>: KATHERINE HUI (KATHUI@BU.EDU)
\nUNION LIAISON<\/strong>: JACK NELSON (JACKNEL@BU.EDU)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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