{"id":178,"date":"2020-07-27T23:41:22","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T23:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/biological-sciences\/?page_id=178"},"modified":"2026-08-04T13:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T13:52:30","slug":"gsa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/biological-sciences\/gsa\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Student Association"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The purpose of the Biological Sciences Graduate Student Association is to increase camaraderie between all graduate students in\u00a0biological sciences\u00a0by holding social events throughout the school year, aiding in recruiting graduate students to the department, and helping graduate students through their\u00a0qualifying exams\u00a0and other phases of their graduate career.<\/p>\n<h2>What We Do<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Organize the annual department retreat<\/li>\n<li>Organize monthly social events and summer canoeing day trip<\/li>\n<li>Host a departmental seminar with a 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class=\"column-1\">Vice President<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"mailto:srujan.vadlamudi@Vanderbilt.Edu\">Srujan Vadlamudi<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Treasurer<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"mailto:luke.milburn@Vanderbilt.Edu\">Luke Milburn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Secretary<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"mailto:tobias.mccabe.1@vanderbilt.edu\">Toby McCabe<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Secretary of Education<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"mailto:cassandra.f.probert@Vanderbilt.Edu\">Cassie Probert<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Speaker Chairs<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"mailto:katharine.e.walls@Vanderbilt.Edu\">Katharine Walls<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:madeleine.bagshaw@Vanderbilt.Edu\">Maddy Bagshaw<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td 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