PDA Southern California Student Chapter

Established in May 2012 on the Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) campus, the PDA Southern California Student Chapter was founded with a mission to develop future leaders in the applied life sciences, establish a culture of life-long learning and professional development, and foster stronger relationships between students and pharmaceutical / biotechnology professionals. Located in the beautiful college town of Claremont, informally known as “the City of Trees and PhDs”, we are the first student chapter in Southern California. Our chapter is best known for organizing semesterly educational and networking events, which involves at least three industry speakers and the bio-facility tours, previously done at sites such as Baxter and Gilead Sciences. With motivated Executive Board members, committee teams, and student PDA members, we remain focused on professional development and organizational growth while aligning ourselves closely with the PDA SoCal regional chapter.