Mission of BGSA
The primary goal of the Biology Graduate Student Association is to increase the level of academic, scientific and professional integration between the five program areas in the Department of Biology at Boston Univeristy. These five program areas are: Cell and Molecular Biology (CM/MCBB), Ecology, Behavior and Evolution (EBE), Marine Biology (BUMP), Neurobiology (NEURO), and Physiology Endocrinology and Reproduction (PER)
Biology Departments at many universities are splitting, and thereby becoming more segregated; this approach may inhibit integrative research. The members of the BU Biology Department are interested in biological problems at the molecular, organismal, population and ecosystem levels, and thereby have the rare ability to address biological questions at all organizational levels in ways that pool our expertise across specialties. Our goal is to promote and enhance scientific exchanges between the different fields of biological studies at the graduate level.
The BGSA is run by the Executive Council Members, which is comprised of one person from each program area. It is our duty to address the concerns and issues of the graduate students as well as the faculty. The council meets bi-weekly to discuss important matters and organize department events, such as the monthly open BGSA meetings. At the open BGSA meetings, the concerns of the graduate students are heard. Currently, these meetings are held the second Tuesday of every month.