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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 Assistants: biota@ucsd.edu
Student Employment and Financial Service: biogradsupport@ucsd.edu
Instructional Labs Lab Course Safety (for students and Instructional Assistants): biologysafetytraining@ucsd.edu
General: j6olson@ucsd.edu
Student Success and Engagement General: biostudentsuccess@ucsd.edu
Executive Leadership
Chief Operations Officer Jennifer Griffin
jlgriffin@ucsd.edu

Academic Personnel, Human Resources, Facilities, Safety, Faculty Assistants, Purchasing & Procurement

Chief Financial Officer Michelle Sare
msare@ucsd.edu

Fiscal, Business Intelligence, and Sponsored Projects

Senior Director of Computer Services Jude Poole
jpoole@ucsd.edu

Computing and Networking

Chief Education Officer Dana Brehm
dbrehm@ucsd.edu

Education and Instruction, Teaching, Academic Degree Programs, Instructional Assistant Administration, Professional development

Executive Director of Strategic Programs Sara Werner
slwerner@ucsd.edu

Collaborative research initiative coordination and management; Research core planning and strategy; Strategic programs and planning

School of Biological Sciences Administrative Services
Academic & Staff Human Resources General Inquiries
aphr@biology.ucsd.edu
Volunteer Hiring Inquiries
biovolunteerhire@ucsd.edu
Timekeeping Inquiries
biotimekeeping@ucsd.edu
Accounting & Financial Services Darren Blair, Assistant Director of Accounting & Financial Services
d2blair@ucsd.edu
Business Analytics & Financial Reporting Lindsay Root, Director of Business Analytics
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@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 Hana Haddad, Administrative Support Supervisor hhaddad@ucsd.edu
Safety Assistance Ashley Miller, Safety Officer
858-333-9791 lam023@ucsd.edu
Sponsored Projects Administration
Pre-Award
Post-Award
Scott Perez, Director of Sponsored Projects
scp003@ucsd.edu
Elonna Marci, Pre-award manager
elonna@ucsd.edu
Destiny Parks, Post Award Manager
deparks@ucsd.edu
UC San Diego Central Services
UC San Diego Purchasing and Procurement Hana Haddad,, Administrative Support Supervisor
hhaddad@ucsd.edu
Antony Michael Esquer (Escalate Issues)
amesquer@ucsd.edu
Travel and Entertainment

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