The BTP is run for the students and largely by the students. Below are BTP activities, their student organizer(s) and year of contribution.

Admissions
Mike Stadnisky (’11; BTP grad ‘10)

BTP Company Tours
Brian Schmidt ('05): VA Biotech Research Park (Richmond)
Brian Schmidt ('07): J Craig Ventor Institute, Human Genome Sciences
Paul Bonthuis (’09): MedImmune
Perry Kennedy (’10): ATCC
Jaymes Beech (’11): Pfizer (Richmond)

BTP Day of Caring
Sarah Johnson (’08): United Way outreach at Charlottesville Enterprise Center
Sarah Johnson (’09): United Way outreach of a project sponsored by the Church of the Incarnation
Stacey Gorski (’10): United Way outreach
Stacey Gorski (’11): United Way outreach

BTP Faculty Talks
Kyudam Oh (’09-’11)

BTP High School Outreach
Shannon Beck ('02; Blue Ridge Governor's School)

BTP Industrial Panel
Tom Mendel ('10): invited panelists Bob McKown (JMU), Martin Chapman (Indoor Biotechnologies), Jay Reuben (BD Diagnostics), Carl Whatling (AstraZeneca), Mike Danilich (Luna Innovations)
Gregory Faust ('12): featuring BTP Alumni

BTP Minority Day and Diversity Events
Patrick Martin ('02)
Shannon Smith ('04)
Gary Davis ('05): invited speakers David Patteson (Biotage, now at Advion), Bob McKown (JMU)
Mike Stadnisky (’08): speaking UVa’s Cheryl Apprey, David Chen, Gordon Laurie
Mike Stadnisky (’09)

BTP Newsletter Editor
Eric Park ('01 - '02)
Lori Henrich ('02 - '03)
Rosiland Mott ('03 - '04)
Qin Sun ('04)
Vicky Kelley ('04 - '05)
Gbemi Oredein ('05 - '06)
Tim Pabst ('06 - '07)
Rebekah Neal ('08)
Barbara Merk ('09 - ‘10)
Kaity Allen ('10 - ‘11)

BTP New Students' Dinner
Katie Horsman, Matt Stark ('03): invited speaker Sheridan Snyder (founder    of Genzyme, Upstate Biotech)
Rooshin Dalal, Katie Horsman ('04): review of BTPer research
Brian Schmidt ('05): invited speaker David Kalergis (Co-founder & CEO,        Diffusion Pharmaceuticals)
Erwin Gianchandani ('06): invited speakers George Martin (former NIA Scientific Director; Chief of Fibrogen SAB), Jay Reuben (Director, R&D of BD Diagostic Systems)
Jacob Jordan ('07): invited speaker Mark Herzog (Executive Director, Virginia Biotechnology Association)
Matthew Oberhardt (’08): invited speakers Milton Brown (Director, Drug Discovery Program Georgetown U) and Ed Botchwey (Assistant Professor of BME, UVa)
Rebekah Neal (’09): invited speaker Ian Ratcliffe (Founder, President and CEO of Stemgent)
Tony Awojoodu (’10): invited speaker Rodney Sparks (Senior Biotechnology Patent Counsel, UVa Patent Foundation)
Aaron Bailey (’11): invited speaker Mark Crowell (UVa Executive Director and Associate VP for Innovation Partnerships and Commercialization)

BTP Photography
Sarah Johnson (’09 - ’10)
Tom Mendel (’10 - present)

BTP Promotion
Michael Smith, Tara Tibbs ('01; JMU presentation)
Tara Tibbs (Chem Eng, Ohio U)
Tanya Watson, Michelle Kofron ('06; 'Biotech After Hours' event)
Kaity Allen (’11; UVa Biology presentation)

BTP Seminar Committee
Rooshin Dalal (chair), Elizabeth Phan, Jace Fogle, MIchelle Kofron ('03 - '04); Brian Helmke oversight
Brian Schmidt (chair), Elizabeth Phan, Jacob Jordan ('04 - '05)
Caren Petrie (chair), Emily Cushnie, Erwin Gianchandani ('05 - '06)
Alex Baras (chair), Meng Wang, Tanya Watson, Erwin Gianchandani ('06 - '07)
Kristina Little (chair), Annika Hedin ('07 - '08)
Aaron Bailey (chair), Dan Leslie, Ernie Perez Almodovar (’08 - ’09)
Rob Deitcher (chair), Joseph Kilroy, Paul Bonthuis (’09 - ’10)
Joseph Kilroy (chair), Tom Mendel (’10 - ’11)
Samantha Clark (chair), Glen Hirsh (’11 - ’12)

BTP Social Events
Antonio Ubiera ('01 - '04): WVa rafting, Va skiing
Michael Smith ('02): Va hiking
Matt Stark ('04 - '05): WVa skiing
Jace Fogle ('06): WVa rafting
Dan Leslie ('07): WVa rafting
Rob Deitcher ('07 - '08)
Ernie Perez Almodovar ('09 - ‘11); Trivia Night at Mellow Mushroom [2.24.10]
Scott Seaman (’11 - ’12)

BTP Symposia
Linda Rinko, Lori Henrich, Tom Gervais, Patrick Martin ('02 Symposium)
Michelle Kofron, Jace Fogle ('04 Symposium)
Meng Wang, Jacob Jordan ('06 Symposium)
Erwin Gianchandani ('09 Symposium)
Jason Yang [co-chair], Anthony Awojoodu, Paul Bonthuis, Stacey Gorski, Dan Leslie, Michael Stadnisky ('11 Symposium)
Samantha Clark [co-chair], Kaity Allen, Glen Hirsh, Joseph Kilroy, Scott Seaman (’13 Symposium)

Virginia Piedmont Science Fair Judges
Ernie Perez Almodovar ('10, ‘11)
Stacey Gorski (’11)
Tom Mendel (’11)
Jason Yang ('10, ‘11)

Faculty organizers
BTP Company Tours
Tim Redden ('01 - '03): Merck (Elkton), Biotage (Charlottesville)
Joe Schmidt ('03 - '06): MDS Proteomics (Charlottesville), Adenosine Therapeutics (Charlottesville), Upstate Biotech (Charlottesville), VA Biotech Research Park (Richmond; organized with Bobbe Nixon and Brian Schmidt), BD Diagnostics (Sparks MD)
Bobbe Nixon, David Chen ('07 - present)

BTP Corporate Advisors
Gregory Buck, Steven Kelber, George Martin, Robert Schwartz, Tim Redden, Micheal Stern ('00 - 04)
George Martin, Robert McKown, David Patteson, Tim Redden, Jay Reuben, Michael Stern (current)

BTP Executive Committee
Erik Fernandez (Chem Eng), Roseanne Ford (Chem Eng), Rick Horwitz (Cell Biol), Gordon Laurie (Cell Biol; Director/PI), Klaus Ley (BME; Co-Director '00 - '02), Tom Skalak (BME) ('00 - '07)
Zygmunt Derewenda (Physiol), Erik Fernandez (Chem Eng), James Landers (Chem), Gordon Laurie (Cell Biol; Director/PI), Tom Skalak (BME) ('07 - ‘11)
Giorgio Carta (Chem Eng), Zygmunt Derewenda (Physiol), John Hudson (Chem Eng), James Landers (Chem), Gordon Laurie (Cell Biol; Director/PI), Deborah Lannigan (Micro), Shayn Peirce-Cottler (BME) ('11 - present)

BTP Externship Coordinator
Tim Redden ('01 - '03)
Joe Schmidt ('03 - '06)
David Chen ('07 - present) and Tim Redden (’08 - ‘10)
Bobbe Nixon (’10 - present)

BTP Faculty Dinner
Erik Fernandez ('04): review of faculty research

BTP Journal Club/Research in Progress talks
Klaus Ley ('00 - '02)
Isa Hussaini ('02 - '04)
Mario Geysen ('04 - '05)
Ed Botchwey ('05 - ‘08)
Giorgo Carta (’08 - ‘09)
Michael Shirts (’09 - ‘11)
Kevin Janes (’11 - ‘12)

BTP Minority Collaboration
Gordon Laurie (collaborator on NSU with Joseph Hall '03)
Gordon Laurie (member, NSU-NIH/CBBS Planning and Advisor Committee '06 - present)

BTP Minority Outreach Talks
Gordon Laurie ('03 to VUU MARC U*STAR students)
Isa Hussaini ('04 to VUU MARC U*STAR students)
Erik Fernandez ('05 to VUU MARC U*STAR students)
Will Guilford ('07 to VUU MARC U*STAR students)

BTP Representative on BIMS Integrated Review Committee
Ira Hall ('11)

BTP Seminars (before student BTP Committee)
Will Guilford ('01)
Stephanie Guerlain ('02)

BTP Symposia (faculty plus students)
Roseanne Ford (co-chair), Tom Skalak (co-chair), Gordon Laurie, Tim Redden, Linda Rinko, Lori Henrich, Tom Gervais, Patrick Martin, Leslie Fox, Helen Rogers ('02 Symposium)
Roseanne Ford (chair), Martin Schwartz, Zygmunt Derewenda, Michelle Kofron, Jace Fogle, Tim Redden, Joe Schmidt, Leslie Fox, Beth McQaid ('04 Symposium)
Erik Fernandez (chair), Chris Moskaluk, Jason Papin, Gary Balian, John Herr, Meng Wang, Jacob Jordan ('06 Symposium)
James Landers (chair), Matthew Begley, Linda Columbus, Erwin Gianchandani, Stephanie Guerlain, Chris Moskaluk, Shayn Peirce-Cottler ('09 Symposium)
Jason Papin (co-chair), Kim Kelly, Deborah Lannigan, Kevin Lynch, Bill Petri ('11 Symposium)
Kevin Janes (co-chair), Roger Abounader, Lisa Colosi (’13 Symposium)

Summer Research Internship Program Applicant Review (BTP representative)
Jeffrey Saucerman (’10)

Virginia Piedmont Science Fair Judge
Gordon Laurie (’10, ‘11)

Taking care of administrative logistics
BTP Administrative Coordinator
Elizabeth Britt ('00 - '01; Graduate Program’s Office)
Leslie Fox ('02 - ’08; Graduate Program’s Office)
Mary Hall (’08 - present); scheduling by Mary Staton (’08 - present)

BTP Accounting
Janice Munson ('00 - ‘09; Graduate Program’s Office)
Lois Rowsey, Cathie Church (’09 - present)

BTP Data Collection
Elizabeth Britt ('00 - present; Graduate Program’s Office)

Graduate Program’s Office Leadership
Joel Hockensmith (help with BTP '00 - present)