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The Office of Graduate Education is available to assist students, faculty and other staff members with any matters related to our graduate education and research training programs. We are located in room M120 of the Medical Sciences Building.
Assistant Dean, biomedical sciences, college of medicine
Shannon M. Wallet , Ph.D.
Manager of administrative services
Kodi van Antwerp, M.Ed.
BMS Committees
The Council of Academic Chairs consists of the College of Medicine basic science department chairpersons and the chair of the Oral Biology Department of the College of Dentistry, and is chaired by the Associate Dean for Graduate Education. This council advises the associate dean in overall policy decisions for the Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences, including policies that relate to education quality such as changes in the curriculum and enrollment of faculty from other Colleges into the Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences. The council meets as required
Council of Academic Chairs
Council member
David Bloom, PhD
Department Chair, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
council member
Karyn Esser, PhD
Department Chair, Physiology and Aging
council member
Matthew Gentry, PhD
Department Chair, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
council member
Jesse Kresak, MD
Interim Chair & Clinical Professor, Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine
council member
Daniel Wesson, PhD
Department Chair, Pharmacology and Therapeutics
BMS Concentration Directors and Coordinators
The BMS Directors Committee is made up of the Coordinators of the Advanced Programs, and chaired by the Associate Dean for Graduate Education. The BMS Directors Committee meets on a monthly basis (usually the fourth Thursday) to deliberate matters pertaining to BMS graduate program such as curriculum, rules and regulations, and finances.