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Graduate Student Representatives

Student leadership in the PhD program includes the Graduate Student Representatives who represent the school’s PhD students in the Graduate Student Association and at the Biology Graduate Committee meetings, Social Coordinators who organize events and seminars, Peer Mentors who facilitate the peer mentoring of the incoming class, and Biology Student Council Representatives from each cohort.

The student leadership council manages the Unofficial Biological Sciences PhD Guide (login required).

Graduate and Professional Student Association

Jocelyn Olvera

Jocelyn Olvera

Neva Olliffe

Neva Olliffe

Max Strul

Max Strul

GSA Representatives Email: biogradreps@ucsd.edu

Peer Mentors

Avi Khanna

Avi Khanna

Angelica Rock

Angelica Rock

Cohort Representatives

2025 First Year

N/A

N/A

2024 Second Year

N/A

N/A

2023 Third Year

Benjie Miao

Benjie Miao

2022 Fourth Year

Eric Jordahl

Eric Jordahl

2021 Fifth Year

Alexis Bantle

Alexis Bantle

General questions? Contact us at biostudentcouncil@googlegroups.com