BMS Administration

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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.

BMS Committees

Council of Academic chairs

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 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.