The Biological Sciences Graduate Student Organization (GSO) is a student-led group that aims to unite and empower graduate students within our department.
Current Officers (2025-2026)
| President | Murray White |
| Vice President | Jess Diaz |
| Secretary | Rinku Dhungana |
| Treasurer | Casey Guidry |
| A&S GSO Reps | May Ahmed |
| Invited Speaker Chair | Anu Iyer |
| Social Chairs | Margeaux Shelley, Nick Arredondo |
| EE Recruitment Chair | Keila Jellings |
| MCDB Recruitment Chair | Sarah Helsel |
Committees
- Career Seminars: The career seminar committee organizes seminars and events highlighting non-academic career paths.
- Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DIB): The DIB committee fosters a safe and inclusive community for graduate students from underrepresented backgrounds.
- Current Members (Updated: August 2024)
- Grad Guide: The grad guide committee updates our "Navigating Grad School" document, a student-created guide to navigating our graduate program.
- Current Members (Updated October 2024)
- Peer Mentoring: The peer mentoring committee provides guidance for incoming and current graduate students. Responsibilities include connecting incoming students with graduate student mentors, assisting first-year students in choosing a lab, helping second-year students navigate the comprehensive exam and more.
- Current Members (Updated: August 2024)
- Alex Francette
- Sanchirmaa Namjilsuren
- Katherine Sharp
- Current Members (Updated: August 2024)
Upcoming Events
Email us (bsgso@pitt.edu) with questions, comments, and/or concerns!