Our Mission
Graduate Student Affairs leads efforts that establish and promote a community-oriented learning and training environment for master’s and PhD students.
The programs and initiatives aim to:
- create opportunities to integrate student success as a core feature of the curriculum and training environment
- improve the learning and research environment to remove barriers to access and complement education and training for all students
- align student’s personal and professional identities
Welcome...
A fundamental component of the UCSF Graduate Division's mission is to foster an inclusive and supportive learning environment. Dr. D’Anne Duncan, assistant dean for graduate student affairs, and Yvonne Garcia, outreach program manager, help fulfill that mission by leading and implementing efforts to ensure that all summer undergraduates and graduate learners feel welcomed and supported. Read more...
Fall 2026 Updates
► Welcome to the team Rosenberg-Hill Graduate Research Fellow, Halle Young! We are excited for her to join the team, bring in her expertise to move forward various research projects related to identity congruence. Learn more Halle!.
► Graduate Student Ambassadors support Outreach and Recruitment Activities! Welcome Saheli Singh (neuroscience), Ricardo Espinosa Lima (DSCB ), and Yaen Chen (BMI).
► Dr. Shinyi Hsieh has been leading the writing of many research publications from our education interventions. More details to come soon!
Last updated on September 25, 2026
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Training, Education, and Professional Development
We offer several courses for learners in various stages of their degree programs.
The UCSF Advocacy and Community through Empowerment (ACE) program is designed to support PhD students in basic science graduate programs in the first two years of their studies, with funding from an NIGMS IMSD T32 grant.
Summer Research Training Program (SRTP)
UCSF’s major outreach program to recruit students to basic science PhD programs. Undergraduate students selected for the Summer Research Training Program (SRTP) spend up to 10 weeks working with UCSF faculty members on research projects.
We are dedicated to recruiting undergraduate and graduate students from groups that are historically marginalized and underrepresented in science.
We partner productively with campus units across the University.
Student-Led Initiatives and Organizations
Learn about student organizations dedicated to advocacy, community-building, and peer support.
faculty-student diversity committee
Students and faculty work together to address issues of campus culture focusing on recruitment and retention of students in science.
