Graduate Students’ Association
BMB-GSA | Department of Biochemistry
The UBC Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Student Association (BMB-GSA) represents the voice of graduate students in the Biochemistry Department at UBC. Our main goal is to foster a strong sense of community among graduate students in our department in order to establish an engaging learning and working environment. To this end, we organize a number of social, recreational and academic events all through the year.
All BMB graduate students are encouraged to attend the BMB-GSA monthly meetings. These meetings are designed to plan, delegate and organize the work for upcoming events. If you would like to participate and become more involved with the BMB-GSA or would like more information about upcoming events please contact any members of the committee via e-mail or through the BMB-GSA Facebook page.
Contacts
E-mail: bmbgsa.ubc@gmail.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/ubc.bmb.gsa
Twitter: www.twitter.com/ubcbmbgsa
Current Executive Members
President: Olivier Hinse (Brömme & Foster Labs)
Vice-president: Dane Sands (Mayor Lab)
Treasurer: Georgia Cheung (Parker Lab)
Communications Director/Secretary: Wendy Fang (Foster Lab)
Academic Coordinators: Shriya Kamat (Mayor Lab) and Alicia Cantrell (Jan & Kastrup Labs)
Social Coordinators: Steven Harland (Molday Lab) and Bradley Small (Brumer Lab)
Wellness Coordinator: Emma Lee (Greenblatt Lab)
Upcoming Events
• BMB Welcome Back BBQ (Sep 2026)
• BMB-GSA Town Hall (Sep 2026)
• BMB Holiday Party (Dec 2026)
Past Event
The GSA has recently organized the following events:
• Life Sciences Graduate Student BBQ (Aug 2026)
• Midsommar Event (Jun 2026) – Cancelled due to weather conditions
• BMB Student Symposium (May 2026)
• Yoga Session (May 2026)
• Comprehensive Exam Goodies Bags (Mar 2026)
• BMB Lab Trivia (Feb 2026)
• Paint Your Project Night (Jan 2026)
• BMB Holiday Party (Dec 2025)
• Fall Bake Sale (Nov 2025)
• BMB Weekly Crossword Puzzles (Nov 2025)
• BMB-GSA Logo Competition & Merch (Oct 2025)
• BMB-GSA Town Hall (Sep 2025)
• Zbarsky Party hosted by Eli Hoy (Feb 2025)
• Board Game Night (Jan 2025)
• BMB Christmas Party Planning (Dec 2024)
• Gingerbread House Building Night (Dec 2024)
• Trivia Night (Nov 2024)
• Halloween Movie Night (Oct 2024)
• BMB Welcome Back BBQ (Sep 2024)
• BMB-GSA Voting Lunch (Sep 2024)
• Model your Molecule (Clay Sculpting Night; July 2024)
• Annual BMB Symposium (June 2024)
• BMB Easter Egg Hunt (March 2024)
• Christmas Party Planning (Dec 2023)
• Career Workshop (Nov 2023)
• Halloween Pumpkin Carving (Oct 2023)
• BMB Departmental BBQ (Sep 2023)
• BMB GSA Voting lunch (Sep 2023)
