Diversity and Inclusion Committee
BMB is committed to creating an environment rich in diversity and invested in maintaining an atmosphere that embraces the diverse cultures of our academic community. The mission of the BMB Diversity and Inclusion Committee is to advance the Department’s valuing of a diverse and inclusive community, and to develop a welcoming, supportive environment for trainees, staff, and faculty. By educating department members of the importance of diversity, equal opportunity, and civility, we seek to nurture the Department’s multicultural community and champion diversity in the biomedical sciences and academia.
Committee Leadership
Co-Chairs
Utthara Nayar, Assistant Professor, Committee Co-Chair
Michael Imai, MHS Student, Committee Co-Chair
Justin Ruiz, Research Specialist (BMB), MS Student (Biotechnology program, JHU), Committee Co-Chair
Associate Chair for Diversity and Inclusion, BMB
Jiou Wang, Professor
E.V. McCollum Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Ashani Weeraratna, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Committee Membership
Kerstin Baran, ScM Student
Morgan Beckett, PhD Student
Sadhana Bom, MHS Student
Megan Brezka, ScM Student
Danfeng Cai, Assistant Professor
Kate Cho, ScM Student
Marika David, PhD Student
Nelson Vicente Guevara, ScM Student
Jahnavi Gupta, MHS Student
Philip Jordan, Associate Professor
Anthony Leung, Associate Professor
Suchitra Magesh, MHS Student
Mira Prabhu, MHS Student
Sneha Pramod, MHS Student
Vito Rebecca, Assistant Professor
Roza Selimyan, BMB Executive Director for Academic Affairs and Education Programs
Sarah Studer, Communications Specialist
Isabel Uribe, PhD Student
Yiran Wang, ScM Student
Kear Wright, Department Administrator
Minghui Xu, ScM Student