Office of Research & Graduate Education
The PhD Ambassador program is housed in the Office of Research & Graduate Education (RGE) and represents the biomedical research departments in the School of Medicine. This select group of students is made up of current graduate students and serves graduate students in the following ways:
- Coordinates and solicits speakers for the Bioscience Careers Seminar Series
- Provides event support to various RGE signature events including Inventor of the Year, Science in Medicine Lecture Series, the UW School of Medicine PhD Hooding Ceremony, and more
- Plans and hosts the PhD Welcome Reception
- Plans and executes various professional development workshops and events for graduate students
- Provides event support to biomedical research departments as needed for recruitment and faculty events
- Serves as a student voice to the Office of Research and Graduate Education
This group is advised by Margo Cousins and Amy Serafino.
Zachary Amador
Genome Sciences
Jessica Ayers
Molecular Medicine and Mechanisms of Disease
Zeidy Garcia
Microbiology
Jianqiao “Lawrence” Hu
Neuroscience
Katherine Meinhold
Bioengineering
Mine Metitiri
Global Health and Implementation Science
Beatrice Milnes
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Annabelle Souza
Pathobiology
Emily Turschak
Molecular Medicine and Mechanisms of Disease
Thomas Vincent
Bioengineering