BAMBII
Who we are
BAMBII (Biochemists And Molecular Biologists at the Bio21 Institute) is a not-for-profit student-run organisation at Bio21. We are made up of postgraduate students within the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, and belong to the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at The University of Melbourne. Here are some department-specific resources you may find helpful!
About BAMBII
Meet BAMBII, your postgraduate student association here at Bio21! The BAMBII student committee is made up of Biochemists And Molecular Biologists at the BIo21 Institute, and our aim is to enrich the professional and personal lives of students and community. Check out our events and resources to find out how!
2017 BAMBII Committee Members
Your 2017 BAMBII committee is made up of:
▹ Haiyin Liu
▹ Laura Fielden
▹ Patrick Schriek
▹ Tasneem Vaid
▹ Riley Metcalfe
▹ Ilknur Spring
Honours students:
▹ Hayley Cron
▹ James Connor Daly
▹ Victor Makota
▹ Stanley Zhen-Jin Teo
Join BAMBII
The founding of the core BAMBII committee occurs in February each year, but we welcome members all year round! Joining the BAMBII committee is a great way to make new friends, improve your organisation skills and serves as a great addition to your CV. And it's a lot of fun!
Contact us to get an invite to the next monthly committee meeting.
Thursday 17thNov2016
- 02:00 pm - 03:00 pm
Student Afternoon Tea: Russell Howard
Place: L1 Cafe Area
What and why: Join us for an intimate Q&A with the inaugural Grimwade Medal for Biochemistry recipient, Russell Howard. Whether it's questions on how to feel comfortable when embracing risk, how to transition between academia and industry or what it's like to field so much responsibility in the business world, bring yourselves, your questions and an enquiring belly for some intellectual stimulation and snacks! No need to RSVP, just pop down to the L1 Cafe area!
- 02:00 pm - 03:00 pm
Friday 25thNov2016
- 05:00 pm - 06:30 pm
BAMBII Social Club: The Adiós 2016 Edition
Place: L1 Cafe Area
What and why: As the year draws to a close, lets get together for the final BAMBII social club of 2016! Escape the lab, bring that EOY cheer and come celebrate the wild ride that was 2016!
- 05:00 pm - 06:30 pm
Past events
Click here to see a list of BAMBII events held this year
Suggest an event
If you have a great suggestion for an event we want to know about it. Email the BAMBII committee and tell us about it and we will work with you to make it happen.
Find us on Facebook
Check our Facebook page for upcoming events, workshops or field-related goodies. 
Bio21
BAMBII (Biochemists And Molecular Biologists at the Bio21 Institute) is a not-for-profit student-run organisation at Bio21. We are made up of postgraduate students within the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, and belong to the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at The University of Melbourne. Here are some department-specific resources you may find helpful!
UoM
Official University of Melbourne links to useful resources for current students.
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| Department Student Resources | Contains information on department-specific admin, funding, awards, leave and contacts. |
| Scholarships | General UoM scholarships page. Provides contact info for scholarship officers. |
| Psychological Services | Counselling and psychological services available for students. |
| Campus Health Service | Information on how to make an appointment to see a doctor for free/cheap via campus health and associated costs. |
| Hacky Hour | Get free help with coding and data analysis from your peers |
| Shut up and write | A free weekly writing catch up to get the words out |
External
External useful links for further training, useful organisations and sanity-providing blogs.
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| Software Carpentry | Free in-classroom classes in software engineering across the globe |
| Dental Hospital | Cheap/free dental services at the Swanston St dental hospital |
| PhD Comics | A source of sanity in a crazy PhD world |
| The Thesis Whisperer | A great blog on all things research and thesis |
Sponsors
We'd like to thank the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and our major sponsors for providing the funds to help us run! We couldn't do it without you!
Supporters
Thank you to our wonderful supporters, who provide goods and services to help us enrich the lives of our BAMBII cohort.
We would love to hear from you, so please drop us a line if you have any questions, requests or ideas of how we can make your student life here at Bio21 even better!"
Contact
Send us an email at bambiiatbio21@gmail.com"
Check our Facebook page for upcoming events, workshops or field-related goodies.