Committees
Biochemistry and Biophysics Committees and Departmental Governance
Committee Chairs, updated on December 30, 2025
Departmental Committees
| Committee | Committee Chair(s) |
|---|---|
| Comp Exam | Dr. Wolfgang Bergmeier and Dr. Sharon Campbell |
| cryoEM Core | Dr. Saskia Neher |
| Community Engagement | Dr. Qi Zhang |
| Equipment | Dr. Sharon Campbell and Jesse Arp |
| Faculty Mentoring Committees (Mentoring, Promotion)* | |
| Graduate Education (GECO) | Dr. Wolfgang Bergmeier and Holly Shepherd |
| Leadership | Dr. Jean Cook |
| MacInFac Core* | |
| NMR Core | Dr. Sharon Campbell and Dr. Qi Zhang |
| Peptide Core | Dr. Brian Strahl |
| Retreat | Dr. Robert Lee and Dr. Dale Ramsden |
| Seminar | Dr. Saskia Neher |
| Space Task Force | Dr. Sharon Campbell |
| Staff** | TBA |
| Sustainability | Dr. Wolfgang Bergmeier and Holly Shepherd |
*For the current chair(s) please contact Dr. Jean Cook
**A Staff committee will be forming in the future that will represent research and administrative staff. Until then, please attend staff town halls to stay informed.
Our retreat committee chairs change annually after our research retreat.
Student & Postdoc Committees
| Committee | Committee Chair(s) |
|---|---|
| Community Engagement | Quentin Hahn, Nebyou Mulugeta, Maria (Camila) Arango |
| Environmental Task Force | Abigail Ballard-Kordelski |
| GECO reps | Maria Al Haddad (BC) and Trevor Mileur (MCBP) |
| GPSG Senators | Britney Alcira |
| MCBP student leaders | Elise Liebow, Kendall Cherry, and Trevor Mileur |
| Social co-chairs | Maria Al Haddad, Aspen Hawkins, Jacob Hughes, Emily Grace Clark, Giselle Prida, Jamie Do, and Elise Liebow |
| Student Seminars | Victoria Augoustides and Kaitlyn Bridges |
| Postdoc | Dr. Logan Slade |