Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

BCMB EDI is a standing committee that advises the BCMB Chair on the development of policies and procedures to ensure the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology is a welcoming, supportive, diverse and inclusive working and learning environment.

BCMB EDI Committee Documents:

• Terms of Reference
• Standard Operating Procedures
• Code of Conduct for BCMB EDI Committee members

BCMB EDI Committee Annual Reports:

April 2021
April 2022
April 2023

Current EDI Committee members (Effective July 1, 2023):

• Doug Briant (he/him; EDI Committee Chair and Faculty Representative)
• Courtney Gauthier (she/her; Graduate Representative)
• David Goodlett (Faculty Representative)
• Caren Helbing (she/they; Faculty Representative)
• Emily Howard (she/they; Undergraduate Representative)
• Lisa Reynolds (she/her; Faculty Representative)
• Anita Thambirajah (she/her; Grant-Funded Personnel Representative)
• Adrienne White (she/her; Staff Representative)
• Aditya Mojumdar (he/him; Grant-Funded Personnel Representative)

EDI Committee Members Alumni:

• Caroline Cameron (2006-2022)
• Chris Nelson (2020-2021)
• Paul Romaniuk (2020-2021)
• Bailey McGuire (2021-2022)
• Olivia Braniff (2021-2022)
• Danika Pal (2022-2023)

The BCMB EDI Committee’s call for nominations is currently closed. Periodically we will seek nominations for membership on the BCMB EDI Committee via advertising on the BCMB website and by an email announcement distributed to the BCMB Department. Once requested, nominations for the BCMB EDI Committee, including self-nominations, can be made by completing the nomination form and emailing the completed form to bcmb_edi@uvic.ca.