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Executive Board

Descriptions of Positions

Chair: Leads the General Assembly, represents BGSA to the University administration, and is responsible for guiding BGSA.

Vice-Chair of Administrative Affairs: Works with the Chair to represent BGSA to the University, and serves as acting Chair if the Chair is absent.

Vice Chair of Academic Affairs: Develops programming and establishes goals to enhance the academic environment for BGS students, and serves as a liaison between students and faculty.

Vice-Chair of Social Affairs: Develops programming and establishes goals to enhance the social environment for BGS students, and also ensures that BGSA is represented during recruitment and Orientation events.

Treasurer: Oversees the BGSA budget and expenses.

Secretary: Records the minutes of all meetings and reports announcements to BGS students, and is responsible for event logistics and organization.

GAPSA representatives: Advocate for and represent BGSA and its concerns at GAPSA meetings, and make regular reports to BGSA on GAPSA events and issues.

Current Board Members

Ashley Goss photo

Ashley Goss, Chair
Graduate group: CAMB
Year: 4th
Lab: Ed Morrisey
Project: Investigating the genetics underpinning development and regeneration of the mouse lung
Email: gossam@mail.med.upenn.edu

 

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Margaret Fleetwood, Vice Chair of Administration
Graduate group: CAMB
Year: 4th
Lab: Liebhaber/Cooke
Project: Elucidating the function of the human growth hormone locus control region
E-mail: margar@mail.med.upenn.edu

 

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Dustin Shilling, Vice Chair of Academic Affairs
Graduate group: Neuroscience
Year: 2nd
Lab: Foskett
Project: Calcium dysregulation in Alzheimer's disease
Email: dustinje@mail.med.upenn.edu

 

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Jennifer Grier, Vice-Chair of Social Affairs
Graduate group: CAMB
Year: 4th
Lab: Fraser
Project: Investigating the effects of HSV-1 on TGFß signaling
Email: grierjt@mail.med.upenn.edu

 

Elia Tait photo

Elia Tait, Treasurer
Graduate group: CAMB
Year: 4th
Lab: Hunter
Project: Dendritic cell and CD8+ T cell responses to Toxoplasma gondii
Email: eliadta@mail.med.upenn.edu

 

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Angela Wehr, Secretary
Graduate group: Pharmacology
Year: 4th
Lab: Ian Blair
Project: Paracrine signaling in the pancreatic tumor microenvironment
E-mail: wehr@mail.med.upenn.edu

 

 

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Lee Solomon: GAPSA rep
Grad Group: BMB
Year: 3rd
Lab: P. Leslie Dutton
Project: Heme binding and oxygen chemistry in synthetic proteins
Email: solomoan@mail.med.upenn.edu

 

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Jacqui Simonet, GAPSA representative
Graduate Group: CAMB
Year: 3rd
Lab: Golden
Project: Regulation of the cytoskeleton during interneuron migration
Email: jsimonet@mail.med.upenn.edu

 

Program representatives

BMB: Lee Solomoan
CAMB: Skye Geherin, Josh Abrams, Jason Wojcechowskys
GCB: Logan Everett
Immunology: Mike Abt
Neuroscience: Solshire Zevallos
Biostats and Epidemiology:
Pharmacology: Gabe Krigsfeld