The Biotechnology Graduate Program is very diverse, and we welcome and support all students. In addition, Brown University, and the Division of Biology & Medicine, support numerous on-campus organizations and programs that promote inclusion and support. These include:

Student Accessibility Services (SAS)

SAS is dedicated to creating a campus where every student can fully participate in academic and co-curricular activities. Through personalized accommodations, advocacy, resources, support and collaboration with faculty, SAS ensures that students have the tools and opportunities they need to excel. 
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Brown Leadership Alliance

The Leadership Alliance Summer Research Early Identification Program provides mentoring and promotes summer research for underrepresented students in the life and physical sciences, social sciences, engineering, computer science and applied mathematics. Fifteen of the MPP trainers also act as faculty mentors for the Leadership Alliance. In fact, a large percentage of students from the Leadership Alliance summer program apply to the Brown graduate programs, including the MPP program.
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Society for the Advancement of Hispanics, Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), Brown Chapter

Brown University’s SACNAS Chapter is an inclusive organization dedicated to fostering the success of Latinx and Native Americans, from college students to professionals, in attaining advanced degrees, careers, and positions of leadership in STEM.
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Brown Center for Students of Color

The Brown Center for Students of Color (BCSC) hosts events and programs that build and affirm community by centering our ways of knowing and being
Learn more about the Center

Nabrit Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA)

Named for biologist Samuel Nabrit, Brown's first African-American PhD recipient, the BGSA promotes the intellectual and social environment as well as the professional success of Brown's African American graduate students. Membership is open to all Brown graduate students.
Learn more about the BGSA

Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE)

This group helps create a community of and for women in the sciences at Brown University and increases the number of resources available to them. 
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Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity

The Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America promotes research, art and scholarship in the areas of race and ethnicity.
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Office of Military-Affiliated Students

The Office of Military-Affiliated Students provides support for student veterans and current or prospective participants in officer-commissioning programs at Brown.
Learn more about the Office

LGBTQ Center

In conjunction with the Sarah Doyle Women's Center, the LGBTQ Center provides support, resources and advocacy to promote an open, safe and inclusive environment for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning community at Brown. The center also supports Trans resources at Brown, as well as the Brown Safe Zone program.
Learn more about the LGBTQ Center