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Graduate Learning Environment (GLEAP) Committees

Enhancing the Graduate Learning Environment at Pitt Med (GLEAP) committees meet with OLE faculty to discuss their learning environment related comments, questions, and concerns. There is also a committee for the medical student learning environment. 

New committee members are always welcome. Please contact Kathy Scott if you are interested in joining a committee.

Graduate Student GLEAP Committee

    The Student GLEAP Committee consists of UPSOM graduate student program representatives for the Biomedical Graduate Student Association (BGSA). Please contact the BGSA if you are interested in joining the association and getting involved in the learning environment. 

    Graduate Faculty GLEAP Committee 

    The Faculty GLEAP Committee is made up of faculty, mentors, and program directors that are involved with UPSOM biomedical graduate student education. 

    The Faculty GLEAP Committee meets the third Monday of every other month.

    Members

    Name Department Email
    Kathy Albers, PhD Center for Neuroscience (CNUP) kaa1@pitt.edu
    Zandrea Ambrose, PhD Program in Microbiology and Immunology (PMI) zaa4@pitt.edu
    Joseph C. Ayoob, PhD Computational Biology (CPCB) jayoob@pitt.edu
    Robert Binder, PhD Immunology, Program in Microbiology and Immunology (PMI) rjb42@pitt.edu
    Andy Duncan, PhD IBGP Cellular and Molecular Pathology (CMP) duncana@pitt.edu
    Arjumand Ghazi, PhD Assistant Dean for the Office of Graduate Studies; Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology (MGDB) ghazia@pitt.edu
    Vanathi Gopalakrishnan, PhD Biomedical Informatics (BioSt) vanathi@pitt.edu
    Andy Hinck, PhD Molecular Biophysics and Structural Biology (MBSB) ahinck@pit.edu
    Tija Jacob, PhD IBGP Molecular Pharmacology (MPGP) tcj11@pitt.edu
    Saleem Khan, PhD Associate Dean for the Office Graduate Studies and Office of Academic Affairs khan@pitt.edu
    Corrine Kliment, MD, PhD IBGP Cellular and Molecular Pathology (CMP) ckliment@pitt.edu
    Gary Kohanbash, PhD Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology (MGDB) gary.kohanbash@pitt.edu
    Rebecca McMillen, MEd Biomedical Masters Program rmb169@pitt.edu
    Carola Neumann, MD Pharmacology and Molecular Biology neumannc@upmc.edu
    Tom Radomski, MD, MS Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE) radomskitr@upmc.edu
    Robert Turner, PhD Neurobiology rturner@pitt.edu
    Karina Vargas, PhD IBGP Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology (CBMP) kvargas@pitt.edu