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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

Jo Bautista

Jo Bautista

GSA Representatives Email: biogradreps@ucsd.edu

Peer Mentors

Emily Chase

Emily Chase

Logan Lacy

Logan Lacy

Cohort Representatives

2026 First Year

N/A

N/A

2025 Second Year

Parnaz Boroon

Parnaz Boroon

Logan Lacy

Logan Lacy

2024 Third Year

Natalie Castillo

Natalie Castillo

Kevin Hendargo

Kevin Hendargo

2023 Fourth Year

Benjie Miao

Benjie Miao

Neva Olliffe

Neva Olliffe

2022 Fifth Year

Eric Jordahl

Eric Jordahl

Jennifer Swindlehurst Chan

Jennifer Swindlehurst Chan

2021 Sixth Year+

Alexis Bantle

Alexis Bantle

General questions? Contact us at biostudentcouncil@googlegroups.com