Graduate Student Organization

The BMI Graduate Student Organization's role is to represent, support, and inform the student body of the Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology department. This role is accomplished through monthly meetings of the student body to discuss current issues, engaging with departmental leadership at monthly faculty meetings, organizing key social events, and providing critical assistance/mentorship to incoming students. If you have any questions, please reach out to our GSO president, Ravipaul Singh

2025-26 BMI Graduate Student Organization Leadership:

President 

Ravipaul Singh

Vice President 

Pelumi Oladipo

Seminar Chairs 

Zachary Pomicter (IM) and Thamarahansi Mugunamalwaththa (BMB)

Graduate Student Representatives 

Apoorva Rao (IM PhD), Audrey Couturier (IM MS), Joseph Engel (BMB PhD) and Gurleen Sandhu (BMB MS)

Student Activities Coordinators 

Shalini Suman and Nkosingivile Sibandze