Engagement & Belonging

The Department of Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics is committed to cultivating an environment for individuals of all backgrounds and traditions that supports engagement and belonging, regardless of gender, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, disability, religion, age, or sexual orientation. This environment enhances and enriches our teaching, mentoring, and research missions. To increase the engagement and belonging of our faculty, research fellows, staff, and students, our faculty serve as mentors for students and postdocs from traditionally underrepresented groups in science, and participate in related recruitment activities at colleges, universities, and national conferences.

We support Boston University’s statement on diversity.

Boston University’s Graduate Medical Sciences here on the Medical Campus sponsors various events, workshops and networking events for underrepresented students and faculty.

Graduate Medical Sciences hosts the Community Catalyst Center (C3). This center fosters holistic success for the diverse GMS student community. C3 helps students acclimate to Boston and the Medical Campus and adjust to the advancing academics of graduate school while gaining a sense of belonging early in the programs at GMS. This center welcomes all GMS students, including international, first-generation college graduates, students of color, LGBTQIA+, veterans and military-affiliated students, as well as students who are parents or those with disabilities. For more information, contact c3center@bu.edu

For more information and resources, see the Graduate Medical Sciences Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility website at:

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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