Contact Information
Below is a list of general contacts for major business units within the School. Details about specific inquiries may be found on the unit's webpage.
| Unit | Contact |
|---|---|
| Student and Instructional Services | |
| Undergraduate | General/Non-UCSD students: 858-534-0557 biousis@ucsd.edu Pacific Hall 1128 UCSD students: Virtual Advising Center (VAC) |
| Graduate | PhD Program: biogradprog@ucsd.edu PhD Admissions: biophdadmissions@ucsd.edu Prospective & Current MS students: Virtual Advising Center (VAC) |
| Instructional Labs | Lab Course Safety (for students and Instructional Assistants): biologysafetytraining@ucsd.edu General: biougl@ucsd.edu |
| Student Success and Engagement | General: biostudentsuccess@ucsd.edu |
| Executive Leadership | |
| Assistant Dean | Katherine Emmett 858-534-8202 kemmett@ucsd.edu |
| Chief Operations Officer | In Recruitment |
| Chief Financial Officer | In Recruitment |
| Sr. Director, Educational Strategy | Dana Brehm 858-534-0548 dbrehm@ucsd.edu |
| Sr. Director of Academic and Staff Human Resources | Laura Ta 858-534-0548 lta@ucsd.edu |
| School of Biological Sciences Administrative Services | |
| Academic & Staff Human Resources | General Inquiries aphr@biology.ucsd.edu Student Hiring Inquiries biostudenthire@ucsd.edu Timekeeping Inquiries biotimekeeping@ucsd.edu |
| Accounting & Financial Services | Darren Blair, Assistant Director of Accounting & Financial Services, Interim Chief Financial Officer d2blair@ucsd.edu |
| Business Analytics & Financial Reporting | Lindsay Root, Business Analytics & Financial Reporting Supervisor biosci-reporting@ucsd.edu |
| Computer Services | Computer and Networking Help 858-534-6355 help@biology.ucsd.edu Physical Access to Biology Buildings wams@biology.ucsd.edu School Website Requests biowebgroup@biology.ucsd.edu |
| Dean's Office | Reception, 858-822-4622 |
| Facilities and Shops | Trevor Thiessen, Facilities and Shops Manager 858-534-2449 bioshophelp@ucsd.edu |
| Faculty Assistants | Alex Tea, Dean's Executive Assistant and Administrative Support Supervisor 858-534-4281 altea@ucsd.edu |
| Safety Assistance | Ashley Miller, Safety Officer 858-333-9791 lam023@ucsd.edu |
| Sponsored Projects Administration Pre-Award Post-Award |
Shannon Wright, Pre-Award Contracts & Grants Manager 858-525-5704 bio-spo@ucsd.edu Lindsay Root, Interim Post-Award Contracts & Grants Manager lcroot@ucsd.edu |
| UC San Diego Central Services | |
| UC San Diego Purchasing and Procurement | Andrea Orozco, Buyer II UC San Diego IPPS anorozco@ucsd.edu |
| Travel and Entertainment | |
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