Microbiology Graduate Student Association (Mini-GSA)

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The Microbiology Graduate Student Association (Microbiology GSA) is dedicated to fostering a collaborative and supportive community for current and future graduate students within the Microbiology Graduate Program. Our mission is to cultivate an inclusive and supportive environment to enhance both academic and professional growth.

The Microbiology GSA serves as a representative body, providing a voice for microbiology graduate students within the department and broader university community. We are committed to advocating for student needs, and organizing events that enrich the graduate experience including workshops, outreach events, and socials.

To connect with us and get involved, please reach out to our email ucrmicrogsa@gmail.com or to any member of our board (contact information below).

To keep up with our events and activities follow us on our social media. Instagram & twitter: @ucr_mcbl


Members of the Executive Board

PRESIDENT

Esbeiry Cordova-Ortiz, ecord021@ucr.edu


VICE PRESIDENT

Roxanna Pignolet, rpign001@ucr.edu


TREASURER

Yue (Laurie) Zhang, yzhan917@ucr.edu


SECRETARY

Derek Ly, dly019@ucr.edu


FUNDRAISING CHAIR

Jessica Wu-Woods, jwuw001@ucr.edu


SOCIAL CHAIR

Nouneh Boodaghian, nbood001@ucr.edu


OUTREACH CHAIR

Julissa Perez-Marron, jpere468@ucr.edu


GSA REPRESENTATIVE

Jasmine Castellanos, jcast402@ucr.edu


EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Mark Swenson, mswenson@ucr.edu


FIRST-YEAR AMBASSADOR

Ryan Quaal, rquaa001@ucr.edu


Support our GSA

 

If you would like to donate to our GSA, please contact our Treasurer above. We thank you for any donations, funds will be used to directly enhance the Microbiology graduate student experience.

Our logo was designed by a talented past microbiology graduate student, Julie Ngov.


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