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Ten UCSF Postdocs Receive $2,500 Travel Grants

By Joey Greaber on
Ten UC San Francisco Postdoctoral Scholars received UCSF Postdoc Travel Award grants this year from GEPA to attend conferences and field-specific workshops. The $2,500 award, which is designed to support the transition to research independence, supports attending conferences, workshops, or gaining…
UCSF Postdoc Slam 2025 prize winners laugh while posing for a photo after the competition, while Dean Nicquet Blake looks on

Postdoc Slam 2025 is a Wrap!

Ten UCSF postdoc finalists vied for cash prizes and bragging rights at Postdoc Slam 2025 with impressive and engaging presentations aimed at sharing their research with a broad audience.

Meet the 2025 Postdoc Slam Finalists!

Meet the 10 postdocs who will give 3-minute talks at our popular annual research communications competition on Sept. 17. The event will be a lively centerpiece to our National Postdoc Appreciation Week activities.

Two UCSF Postdocs to Attend Annual Lindau Nobel Meeting

By Erik Rotman on
UCSF postdocs Sagar Bhattacharya, PhD and Nick Shin, PhD will travel to the annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Chemistry from June 29 to July 4 as UC President's Lindau Nobel Meeting Fellows.
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Honoring Grad Student and Postdoc Mentors

By Erik Rotman on
On January 30, the Graduate Division Dean’s Office celebrated National Mentoring Month by honoring recipients of the 2025 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars with a ceremony and reception in Genentech Hall at Mission Bay.
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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)
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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.
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Introducing the 2024 Postdoc Slam Finalists!

Meet the 10 postdocs who will give 3-minute talks at our popular annual research communications competition on Sept. 18. The event will be a lively centerpiece to our National Postdoc Appreciation Week activities.
2024 Dean's Mentoring Award honorees pose for a photo with Dean Blake and Assistant Dean Allen

A Celebration of Postdoc and Grad Student Mentors

By Erik Rotman on
On Tuesday, January 30, the Graduate Division Dean's Office honored recipients of the 2024 Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentoring for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars with a ceremony and reception in Genentech Hall at Mission Bay.
Ten Postdoc Slam finalists pose for a group photo

Postdocs Rock the Slam!

Postdoc Slam featured ten engaging talks, three prize winners, and one "wormnado."