🎓Congrats to Dr. Neha Mohan, PhD in Pharmacology & Physiology!
Her dissertation, “From mechanism to therapy: dissecting Spastic Paraplegia 4 using isogenic motor cortical organoids and preclinical mouse models,” was completed with PI Dr. Liang Oscar Qiang.
#bsgsa #ducom

Join BSGSA for a relaxing Succulent Painting Party 🌱🎨
We’ll provide the succulents, pots, paints, and snacks—you bring the creativity.

📅 Thurs, Sept 4 | 🕓 4:30–6 PM
📍 Queen Lane Lower Sac

Hope to see you there!

🎓✨ Congrats to Dr. Ashley Opalka, PhD in Neuroscience! 🧠
Her work with Dr. Dong Wang sheds light on how the brain processes memories during rest. She’s now a postdoc at UPenn studying sleep, memory, and their disturbance in psychiatric conditions. 🧬🔬
#bsgsa #ducom #neuroscience

Congrats to Dr. Kyle Samson, MD/PhD in Neuroscience, now a first-year Psychiatry resident at Tower Health: Phoenixville. His research, “The effects of dual hypocretin/orexin receptor blockade on oxycodone seeking and dopamine neurotransmission,” advances our understanding of addiction. #BSGSA #neuro

We’re excited to announce that Drexel Public Safety will be hosting a Self-Defense Training Session right here at NCB!
📅 Date: Thursday, May 29
🕓 Time: 4:00 – 7:00 PM
📍 Location: 3rd Floor Student Lounge, New College Building (NCB)
#bsgsa #drexel #ducom

Join BSGSA for a relaxing afternoon of painting, planting, and sweet treats at our Succulent Painting Party!
We’ll provide everything you need — plants, paint, and Insomnia Cookies to snack on while you create.
📅 Date: TODAY, May 28
🕓 Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 Location: NCB Third Floor Lounge

Celebrate API Heritage Month at PanAsianFest 2025! 🎉
Join us for appetizers, community, and culture 🌸

📍 URBN Center Lobby
📅 Wed, May 28 | ⏰ 12–1 PM
Hosted by DAPME at Drexel

#PanAsianFest #APIHeritage #DrexelEvents #CommunityCulture

Put on your dancing shoes! ✨🌟
The Spring Formal is going down at The Franklin Institute
📆 April 26 | ⏰ 7–10 PM
🎟️ Tix: $20 for students, $35 for guests — grab yours online now!
🥂 Food, drinks, and good vibes provided
👗 Dress to impress and bring your sparkle
#SpringFormal2025 #bsgsa #ducom

Now that the weather is getting warmer, come belatedly celebrate Holi, the vibrant Festival of Colors!
📅 Date: Thursday, April 17th
⏰ Time: 4 PM
📍 Location: Queen Lane Basketball Open Field
🍗 Food: Catered by Thanal Indian Tavern

📢 Join Us for a Town Hall with Drs. Barson & Shumsky!
📍 Queen Lane Sac B
📅 Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025
⏰ 4:00 PM
💻 Zoom option available
Make your voice heard—we hope to see you there! 👥✨
#BSGSA #TownHall #ducom

🌟 Student Spotlight for Women’s History Month: Ijeoma Okoye, a 4th-year PhD student in Microbiology & Immunology at Drexel!
🏆 What is your most significant achievement while at Drexel?
Being awarded the Dean's Fellowship for Excellence in Collaborative or Themed Research!
#DiversityInSTEM #BSGSA

Student Spotlight for Women’s History Month: Chantal Kontor
Meet Chantal, a 1st-year Masters student in the Cancer Biology Program at Drexel! 🧬🔬
What is your plan after graduating?
I plan to pursue my PhD and continue exploring my research interests at a deeper level.
#WomenInScience #BSGSA #ducom

In celebration of Black History Month, we screened The Great Debaters and The Burial. A key takeaway: "The Insistence of Truth." May this guide us—not just as scientists, but as humans. Thank you to everyone who donated food to the local pantry!

Huge congrats to Deepa Reddy for publishing her research in JPET! Check out her paper ‘Morphine-induced hyperalgesia impacts small extracellular vesicle miRNA composition and function’! We’re so proud to see our students pushing the boundaries of science! #drexel #bsgsa

Join us Thursday, Feb. 20th at 4:30 pm in G23G at the Queen Lane Campus for a Black History Month Movie Screening featuring The Great Debaters! Enjoy food from New Era Cuisine & Redcrest Kitchen!
Bring canned food items to donate to the shared community fridge! 🥫❤️
#bsgsa #bsgsaxbgsd #ducom #drexel

During Black History Month, we would like to highlight influential Black Scientists who have changed their fields! Today, we are honoring Emmett Chappelle and Mae Jemison. Emmette Chappelle invented the ATP fluorescence assay that scientists use today! Mae Jemison was the first Black woman in space!

Huge thanks to everyone who joined our BSGSA Valentine's Day Card-Making Event! 🎨✂️ From heartfelt messages to creative designs, you all made this event so special! 💌✨
#drexel #bsgsa #valentinesday

Join us at BSGSA’s Valentine’s Day Card Decorating Party on Thursday, February 13, from 4–6 PM, located on the NCB 3rd floor Lounge Room and QL Lower Sac!
Supplies, pizza, candy, and good vibes will all be provided—just bring your creativity!
#valentinesday #bsgsa #drexel

Join us tomorrow, February 6, from 12–1 pm in the 3rd Floor Lounge Room to celebrate the Year of the Snake 🐍 with food catered by Dim Sum Garden, lantern decorating, and red envelopes!
Don’t miss this festive celebration—see you there!
#ducom #bsgsa #lunarnewyear