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Postdocs, PhD Alum Named HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellows

Two current UCSF postdocs and a PhD alum who are among this year's recipients of Hanna H. Gray Fellowships from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)

Discovery Fellows Symposium Celebrates Basic Science Research and Donor Support

Students, faculty members, alumni, donors, staff, family, and friends gathered at the UCSF Mission Bay campus on the evening of Oct. 30 for the 2024 Discovery Fellows’ Michael Page, PhD Research Symposium. This event is a favorite opportunity to celebrate basic science graduate education with short…

Social Science Students Bolster Graduate Division Staff

Each year, the Graduate Division Dean's Office benefits from the hard work of graduate student researchers who support the Division's administrative operations as well as conduct studies that will benefit graduate students and postdocs at UCSF for years to come. Past fellows have worked on projects…

Announcing Newest Curci Scholars and a New Phase of Curci Foundation Support

The Graduate Division is excited to announce its third cohort of UCSF Curci Scholars. As recipients of The Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation PhD Scholarship, these five first year students in the basic sciences will receive full financial support for the first two years of their PhD program.

Postdocs Ace the Slam!

Ten postdoc finalists brought their A-game to Postdoc Slam 2024 with impressive and engaging presentations aimed at sharing their research with a broad audience. Four walked away with big cash prizes.

Graduate Division Commencement 2024: Celebrating Grads and Their ‘Villages’

On Monday, May 20, the Graduate Division returned to San Francisco’s historic Herbst Theatre for our 2024 Commencement Ceremony, in which we celebrated 155 of this year's master’s and PhD degree candidates, along with the mentors, family, and friends who've supported their accomplishments.

Jennifer Nazareno named UCSF Graduate Division Associate Dean

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is pleased to announce that Dr. Jennifer Nazareno will assume the role of associate dean for the UCSF Graduate Division, effective July 2024.

Erin Huiting Named 2024 Schmidt Science Fellow

Erin Huiting, a PhD student who will graduate this spring from the Biomedical Sciences program, has been named a 2024 Schmidt Science Fellow. She is one of 32 early career scientists from around the world in the seventh cohort of fellows named by Schmidt Futures.

UCSF Grad Slam is a Wrap!

A lively crowd filled Byers Auditorium on April 3 to cheer on 10 finalists who gave engaging 3-minute talks on their research. Top prize winner Ilina Bhaya-Grossman will advance to the UC Systemwide Grad Slam on May 3.

PhD Student Erin Huiting is a 2024 Weintraub Awardee

Erin Huiting, a student in the Biomedical Sciences program, has been named a 2024 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award winner from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, an award that recognizes exceptional achievement in graduate studies in the biological sciences.