Student Chapters Committee
The Student Chapters Committee is devoted to building a national community of undergraduate students and faculty members for the advancement of biochemistry and molecular biology research, education and science outreach. It provides networking and career-development opportunities at regional and national levels, access to research and science outreach, as well as grants and awards.
![Pamela Mertz](/getmedia/f0c6e177-20d1-4f77-a06d-381de70d112e/300x300-pamela-mertz.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Pamela Mertz
- Chair, Student Chapters Committee (2023–2026)
- St. Mary's College of Maryland
North-central region
![Basudeb Bhattacharyya](/getmedia/2c1c2f61-a2f9-4de8-b63f-2075719f7155/300x300-Basudeb-Bhattacharyya.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Basudeb Bhattacharyya
- (2024–2027)
- University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
![Orla Hart](/getmedia/8fd61686-8932-448c-913b-f56439f49638/300x300-orla-hart.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Orla Hart
- (2023–2026)
- Purdue University
Northeast region
![Kirsten Fertuck](/getmedia/303c7e18-0232-4449-8f78-fbadca2fa3c2/300x300-Kirsten-Fertuck.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Kirsten Fertuck
- (2024–2027)
- Northeastern University
![Amy Springer](/getmedia/66406121-fcac-434e-aef6-d6156998cfb9/300x300-amy-springer.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Amy Springer
- (2023–2026)
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
Northwest region
![Bonnie L. Hall](/getmedia/8ff6f94c-ce62-49a4-88f1-f0b0fca67106/300x300-Bonnie-Hall_1.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Bonnie L. Hall
- (2024–2027)
- Grand View University
![Betsy Martinez–Vaz](/getmedia/dbe210ef-bff7-4c49-9378-4dca29d2eb57/300x300-Betsy-Martinez-Vaz.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Betsy Martinez–Vaz
- (2022–2025)
- Hamline University
South-central region
![Corina Maeder](/getmedia/c89583f4-7ba1-4cec-b2a5-319674b32723/300x300-corina-maeder.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Corina Maeder
- (2024–2027)
- Trinity University
![Aswathy Rai](/getmedia/e4e83755-d721-4e4b-8ea4-2787eba2d8bb/300x300-aswathy-rai.png?width=300&height=300&ext=.png)
Aswathy Rai
- (2024–2027)
- Mississippi State University
Southeast region
![Nancy Rice](/getmedia/49d6c846-f8dc-437d-9d19-54628ebc47b7/300x300-nancy-rice.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Nancy Rice
- (2023–2026)
- University of South Alabama
![Melanie Van Stry](/getmedia/21ae319b-b1f9-4d67-b684-943186a16ac0/300x300-Melanie-Van-Stry.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Melanie Van Stry
- (2023–2026)
- Lane College