Rice University’s Bioengineering Graduate Student Association (BIOE GSA) was founded in 2001 to represent the interests and activities of BIOE graduate students. The primary goals of BIOE GSA are to:
- Promote professional and social networking among graduate students and faculty
- Serve as an official outlet for voicing the concerns of BioE graduate students
- Contribute to the professional development of graduate students
Leadership 2020-21
- President: Kevin Janson (kevin.janson@rice.edu)
- Vice President of Internal Affairs: Megan Chang (megan.m.chang@rice.edu)
- Vice President of External Affairs: Manwal Harb (mmh10@rice.edu)
- Vice President of Finance: Kevin Lorch (kpl2@rice.edu)
- Social Chair: Brett Pogostin (bp22@rice.edu)
- Affiliate Chair: Mollie Smoak (mms10@rice.edu)
- Communications Chair: Marissa Perez (mrp13@rice.edu)
- Recruitment Chairs: Samantha Fleury (stf1@rice.edu), Yajur Maker (ynm2@rice.edu), and Emilie Newsham (ein1@rice.edu)
- MBE Representative: Laura Luo (lll4@rice.edu)
- Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jordan Miller
Past Leadership
- 2019-20
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- President: Marjan Majid
- Vice President of Internal Affairs: Ian Kinstlinger
- Vice President of External Affairs: Susan Butler
- Vice President of Finance: Kevin Janson
- Social Chairs: Katie Brown & Josh Chen
- Affiliate Chairs: Mollie Smoak & Katie Hogan
- Communications Chair: Edwin Lai
- Recruitment Chairs: Tyler Graf, Kevin Lorch, Marina Yu
- MBE Representative: Eddie Yao
- Faculty Advisor: Dr. Caleb Bashor
- 2018-19
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- Chair: Sai Paul
- Internal Assistant Chair: Sean Bittner
- External Assistant Chair: Marjan Majid
- Treasurer: Ryan Butcher
- Social Chairs: Greg Berglund & Mollie Smoak
- Affiliate Chairs: Katie Brown
- Communications Chair: Adam Navara
- Recruitment Chairs: Kevin Janson & Erin Euliano
- Faculty Advisor: Dr. Caleb Bashor
- 2017-18
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- Chair: Satya Bellamkonda
- Internal Assistant Chair: Alyssa Shapiro
- External Assistant Chair: Manuela Sushnitha
- Treasurer: Maria Chen
- Social Chairs: Sean Bittner & Madeleine Gomel
- Affiliate Chairs: Madeline Monroe & Melody Tan
- Communications Chair: Letitia Chim
- Recruitment Chairs: Marjan Majid & Hannah Pearce
- Faculty Advisor: Dr. Junghae Suh
- 2016-17
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- Chair: Annicka Evans
- Internal Assistant Chair: YuSeon Kim
- External Assistant Chair: Gisele Calderon
- Treasurer: Nikki Thadani
- Social Chairs: Trenton Piepergerdes & John Gawedzinski
- Affiliate Chairs: Kathryn Kundrod & Dessy Vekilov
- Communications Chair: Jason Guo
- MBE Representative: Michael Williams-Hart
- Recruitment Chairs: Sai Paul & Alyssa Shapiro
- Faculty Advisor: Dr. Junghae Suh
- 2015-16
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- Chair: Emily Reiser
- Internal Assistant Chair: Annicka Evans
- External Assistant Chair: Sam Paulsen
- Treasurer: Bagrat Grigoryan
- Social Chairs: Dessy Vekilov & Ian Kinstlinger
- Affiliate Chair: Eric Yang
- Communications Chair: Chelsey Smith
- MBE Representative: Jaewoo Park
- Recruitment Chairs: Trenton Piepergerdes & Kathryn Kundrod
- Faculty Advisor: Dr. Junghae Suh