Call on the following individuals in the Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs Dean's Office for help in the areas listed.
Nicquet Blake, Vice Provost and Graduate Dean
email [email protected]
Students, Postdocs, Faculty, and Staff:
- Oversight and administration of graduate programs and postdoctoral scholars
- Proposals for new initiatives or collaborations within UCSF or between UCSF and other entities
- Fundraising, development opportunities, and alumni relations
Students:
- Questions about fulfilling responsible conduct of research requirements
Faculty and Staff:
- New graduate program development or changes to existing programs
- Academic program review
- Graduate Council
- Students who may be having academic difficulties; conflicts in the lab or classroom
- Summer Research Training Program, especially application review and mentoring guidelines
- NIGMS IMSD program, especially program development and assessment
- UC LEADS
- Diversity and outreach efforts
- Institutional data reporting and analysis
- Faculty development
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Veronica Nepveu, Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost and Dean
ph (415) 514-2440, email [email protected]
Students, Postdocs, Faculty, and Staff:
- General information about the Graduate Division and the Dean's Office
- To make an appointment with the dean
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Chequeta Allen, Assistant Dean for Postdoctoral Affairs
Email [email protected]
- Creating and leading the strategic vision for postdoctoral training at UCSF
- Developing new initiatives to build a more inclusive environment for UCSF postdocs
- Advising individual postdocs and their faculty advisors
Visit the Postdoctoral Affairs website for more information on postdoc activities.
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D’Anne Duncan, Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Affairs
ph (415) 476-3036, email [email protected]
Students and Postdocs:
- Oversees Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs’ diversity, equity, and inclusion and student success programs (UCSF’s IMSD Fellows and Affiliates Program; First Generation to College Graduate Student Programs)
- Inquiries about new courses, initiatives and professional development programs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs
- Inquiries about new community building programs and diversity, equity, and inclusion-related professional development workshops for UCSF postdocs, in partnership with the Postdoctoral Affairs and UCSF’s IRACDA Postdoctoral Program
- Provides support for and answers questions about Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellowship and other diversity-related fellowships
- Support for UCSF diversity-oriented community building organizations
- Confidential guidance to graduate students on issues with mentors or colleagues, other concerns
- Information about diversity and outreach programs
- Student progression issues
- Offers advising appointments to graduate students
Faculty and Staff:
- Responsible for Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs’ diversity, equity, and inclusion and student success programs (UCSF’s IMSD Fellows and Affiliates Program; First Generation to College Graduate Student Programs)
- Inquiries about new courses, initiatives and professional development programs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs
- Climate assessment for graduate students and associated data reporting and analysis
- Provides support for and answers questions about Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellowship and other diversity-related fellowships
- Collaborative support for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, as part of the Graduate Faculty Mentor Development Program
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Yvonne Garcia, Outreach Program Manager
ph (415) 514-3510, email yvonne.garcia@ucsf.edu
Students, Postdocs, Faculty, and Staff:
- Manages Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs’ outreach programs (SACNAS and ABRCMS National Conferences, Summer Research Training Program, UC LEADS, Inside UCSF) and diversity and student success programs (UCSF’s IMSD Fellows and Affiliates Program)
- Questions about outreach initiatives for undergraduate students
- Questions about recruitment, retention, and belonging programs and initiatives for PhD students
- Inquiries about new community building and diversity, equity, and inclusion-related activities for summer undergraduates and graduate students
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Annabelle De La Rosa, Graduate Student Financial Analyst
ph (415) 476-8319, email [email protected]
Students:
- Internal fellowships and extramural fellowships
- Graduate Student Researcher (GSR) and Teaching Assistant (TA) appointments
Faculty and Staff:
- Annual return-to-aid (RTA), Discovery, and Anthony allocations
- Internal fellowships and extramural fellowships
- GSR and TA appointments; fee remission and payroll appointment policies and procedures
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Erik Rotman, Communications Manager
ph (415) 514-4858, email [email protected]
Students, Postdocs, Faculty, and Staff:
- Questions or suggestions related to Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs website or publications
- Sharing news or announcements with the student or postdoc communities
- Sharing information on funding opportunities for graduate students
- Information about the Postdoc Slam or Grad Slam competitions
- Information about commencement events
Faculty and Staff:
- Information about the Discovery Fellows Program or related events
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