BBUGS Committees 2024-2025

To get involved, contact bbugs@ibb.gatech.edu.

BBUGS CO-PRESIDENTS
Chris Whittington (BIOCHEM)
Athena Chien (BMED)

BBUGS Communications
Chenxing (Kristin) Li (BMED)
Suraksha Vinod (Bioinformatics)

Professional Development

The Professional Development Committee has three focus areas: policy, industry, and research. Activities include networking events within the biotechnology industry and academic community, guest speakers on relevant policy and academic topics, career panels, and seminars.

Highlight events:

  • Career panels
  • Academic talks
  • Pharma talks

Committee Chairs:
Chenxing (Kristin) Li (BMED)
Sarah Ali (BMED)
Anisha Rai (BMED)

Education and Outreach

The Outreach committee is focused on inspiring the next generation of bioscientists and bioengineers by getting K-12 students and the broader community excited about all types of STEM topics.

Highlight events:

Committee Chairs:
Maya Levitan (BMED)
Anna Kaehr (CHBE)

Gardening

The Garden Committee leads the BBUGS community garden! 🐝 Visit our website here!

Events:

  • Maintaining Pollinator garden outside of IBB
  • Open hand volunteering at gardens and planting events around campus and local Atlanta area
  • Cooking/food socials with produce grown from community gardens


Committee Chairs:

Khoi Le (BMED)
Shivani Vyas (BMED)
Raj Patel (BMED)

Social

The Community / Social Committee provides fun and exciting opportunities for graduate students to hang out and have fun, planning and organizing events to build community amongst bioscience and bioengineering graduate students.

Events:

  • Whitewater Rafting Trip
  • Movie nights
  • Tailgate with BGA


Committee Chairs:
Yenho Chen (ML-BMED)
Hyeon Ju Song (BMED)