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
Neva Olliffe
Max Strul
GSA Representatives Email: biogradreps@ucsd.edu
Peer Mentors
Avi Khanna
Angelica Rock
Cohort Representatives
2025 First Year
N/A
2024 Second Year
N/A
2023 Third Year
Benjie Miao
2022 Fourth Year
Eric Jordahl
2021 Fifth Year
Alexis Bantle