Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics

2012-2013 GGB GSA Officers, L-R, Stephanie Coffman, Keira Lucas, Meenakshi Kagda, and Tusar Saha.

GGB GSA Mission Statement

The purpose(s) of this organization shall be:
1) To create an association that will allow students of the UCR graduate program in Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics to participate in the administrative affairs of the program;
2) To foster an open atmosphere conducive towards the advancement of the student's higher education;
3) To provide a forum where members of the organization may voice their opinions and express their views; and
4) To hold events that will promote program identity and unity.

Standing GGB GSA Committees

1) The GGB Student Mentorship Committee shall be responsible for aiding students new to the GGB program as well as assigning specific GGB students to help mentor and guide the incoming class.
2) The GGB Seminar Committee shall be responsible for helping to choose guest speakers for the GGB seminar series, and for assisting the host for each guest speaker on the day of his or her seminar.
3) The Student Entertainment Committee shall be responsible for planning social events for the GGB program, as well as the set up and coordination of said events.
4) The Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium Committee shall be responsible helping plan the symposium including scheduling and choice of guest speaker (if any).
5) The Recruitment Committee shall be responsible for helping to plan and carry out the recruitment day events for visiting applicants.

2012-2013 Officers

President: Tusar Saha
Vice President: Meenakshi Kagda
Secretary: Keira Lucas, email address:  keira.lucas@email.ucr.edu
GSA Representative: Stephanie Coffman

2012-2013 Committee Members

Qualifying Exams Mock Orals - Meenakshi Kagda, Chair, Amanda Hollowell, Samantha Lewis, Jinfeng Lu, Amruta Garud, Venky Sivanandam, Shaofang Li, Yifan Lii, Alexander Michkov, Sumana Pasala, Patrick Schacht
Seminar:  Keira Lucas - Chair, Sammy Sedky, Mitchell Lucas, Stephanie Coffman, Divya Sain, Jinfeng Lu, Carly Sjogren, Steven Ahrendt, Samantha Lewis, Michael Matson, Jonathan Deans, Shaofang Li, Raissa Green, Quynh Lam, Sarah Perry
Entertainment:  Sammy Sedky - Chair,  Tusar Saha, Yifan Lii, Meenakshi Kagda, Stephanie Coffman, Ritu Chaudhary, Arit Ghosh, Bo Zhao, Jolly Shrivastava, Divya Sain, Eric Smith, Ji Su Ha, Jonathan Deans, Tim Tran, Maggie Lu, Michael Matson, Patrick Schacht                   
Symposium:  Keira Lucas, Meenakshi Kagda, Stephanie Coffman, Tusar Saha, Divya Sain, Ritu Chaudhary, Patrick Schacht, Yifan Lii
Recruitment:  Tusar Saha- Chair, Keira Lucas, Mitchell Lucas, Carly Sjogren, Arit Ghosh, Ritu Chaudhary, Bo Zhao, Amanda Hollowell, Jolly Shrivastava, Steven Ahrendt, Ilva Cabrera, Raissa Green, Ji Su Ha, Eric Smith, Sarah Perry, Alexander Michkov, Tim Tran, Amruta Garud, Quynh Lam

General duties and responsibilities of officers

1) Assist with GGB Annual Conferences
2) Help recruitment activities for prospective graduate students
3) Assist with maintenance of portions of the GGB website, including the maintenance of student web pages and current student photographs
4) Participate actively in the University's Graduate Student Association (GSA) and on associated campus committees.
5) Maintain liaison with the faculty assisting graduate students with any complaints of a department policy nature that would affect the majority of the graduate students
6) Assist Seminar Committee in finding suitable seminar speakers
7) Assist the Program Director and faculty with regard to holding annual "discussion & evaluation" sessions

GGB GSA Constitution

GGB GSA Activities and Accomplishments, 2009-2010