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Honoring Grad Student and Postdoc Mentors

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.

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)

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.

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.

A Celebration of Postdoc and Grad Student Mentors

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.

Postdocs Rock the Slam!

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

Introducing the 2023 Postdoc Slam Finalists!

Ten postdoc finalists will compete in the annual competition that challenges postdocs in a range of disciplines to present a compelling presentation of their research in three minutes or less, using language that not only their peers but also non-specialists will understand.

Graduate Division Honors Postdoc and Grad Student Mentors

The Graduate Division Dean’s Office celebrated National Mentoring Month by highlighting the recipients of the 2023 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars in an awards ceremony Jan. 31 at Mission Bay. 

Postdoc Slam Finalists Announced

Meet the ten finalists in this year's Postdoc Slam, the annual research communications contest that challenges postdocs to present a compelling presentation of their research in three minutes or less, using language that not only their peers but also non-specialists will understand.

Four Selected as 2022 Lindau Nobel Meetings Fellows

Two UCSF postdoctoral scholars and two PhD students were recently named UC President's Lindau Nobel Meeting Fellows for 2022.