Office of Biomedical Graduate Research, Education & Training (BGREAT)
The BGREAT office and the Office of Professional Development serve as resources for current and prospective graduate students in the biomedical sciences. We encourage students at all stages of their training to contact us to ask questions about the University of Minnesota, our graduate programs and our student services.
BGREAT supports graduate student academic and personal success with resources to foster their retention and graduation.
Office Hours will be held via Zoom. Come talk with the Dean about anything.
Congratulations to all our graduates from fall 2019 through spring 2021!
While we could not be together in person to celebrate your achievements, we recognize and are so proud of all you have accomplished.
Please see the attached program for messages from the College of Biological Sciences and Medical School deans, conferral of degrees from UMN Board of Regents chair Ken Powell, and a list of graduates.
Current Graduate Students
BGREAT services for graduate students:
- The Office of Professional Development provides biomedical graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with resources and opportunities in career education and professional development
- Administer the funds for the recipients of the Dean's Distinguished Graduate Fellowship, the Medical School Graduate Fellowship
- Coordinate annual 3 Minute Thesis competition
- Maintain the web list of graduate student resources
- Serve as advisor for the Association of Multicultural Scientists student group
- Serve as advisor for the local chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
- Serve on the ADGE's Graduate Student Advisory Board
- Support the student committee that organizes the annual Graduate Student Research Recognition Day
- You are invited to meet with Dean Campbell during his Office Hours:
- Room 733 Mayo
- On all Fridays EXCEPT the following: Feb 8, May 31 and shorter hours (3:45 - 5) on March 1
Prospective Graduate Students
The Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Outreach provides services for undergraduate and postbaccalaureate scholars interested in pursuing graduate training:
- Answer questions about our graduate programs and university via email and virtual graduate program fairs
- Speed up student's information search on our programs. We will help you determine if we have a program that fits you - just email us
- Offers PhD program application fee grantsÂ
- Conduct outreach events at conferences and campus visits
- Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS)
- California Forum for Diversity
- National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR)
- National Diversity in STEM Conference (SACNAS)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Graduate and Professional School Fair
- Campus Visits
- University of Central Florida -Â Spring 2023
- If you're going to be in the Twin Cities area, please contact us to schedule a meeting and tour of your programs of interest.
- Directs the Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program (LSSURP)
- Serves as a mentor in the National Research Mentoring Network
Contact us
The BGREAT office serves the Associate Dean for Graduate Education (ADGE) of the Medical School.
Office email:Â bgreat@umn.edu
AddressÂ
742Â Mayo Building
Mail Code 8293A
420 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
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Office staff
Danielle Watt, PhD
Director, Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Outreach
Adminstrative Director, LSSURP
Sharolyn Kawakami-Schulz, PhD
Director, Office of Professional Development
Jenna Hicks, PhD
Program Manager, Office of Professional Development
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Program Coordinator, LSSURPÂ
Genne Fritts
BGREAT Office Associate