Research Mentors

The San Diego IRACDA program focuses on biomedical research and thus research mentors come from a diverse array of departments and divisions, including the Health Sciences (Medicine, Pharmacy, & Public Health), Division of Biological Sciences, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Bioengineering, BioPhysics, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography (see links below). Potential faculty mentors must have a primary appointment at UC San Diego, active, externally funded research projects, and track records in mentoring and training students and postdoctoral scholars. All faculty mentors should be trained in effective mentorship through the Health Sciences Faculty Mentor Training Program (FMTP).

Department and Research Programs

Bioengineering	http://be.ucsd.edu/
Biology	http://biology.ucsd.edu
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program	http://biomedsci.ucsd.edu
Biomedical Informatics	https://dbmi.ucsd.edu
Biophysics	https://physics.ucsd.edu/Research/Biophysics
Cell and Molecular Medicine	https://cmm.ucsd.edu/
Chemistry and Biochemistry	http://www-chem.ucsd.edu
Cognitive Science	https://cogsci.ucsd.edu
Moores Cancer Center	https://moorescancercenter.ucsd.edu/
Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences	https://obgyn.ucsd.edu/
Neurosciences Graduate Program	https://neurograd.ucsd.edu
Pathology	http://pathology.ucsd.edu
Pharmacology	http://pharmacology.ucsd.edu
Pharmaceutical Sciences	http://pharmacy.ucsd.edu/research
School of Medicine Laboratories	https://medschool.ucsd.edu/research/index.html
Scripps Institution of Oceanography	https://scripps.ucsd.edu

Current Research Mentors

Radha Ayyagari Ophthalmology	Michael Gilson Pharmacy	Anthony Molina Medicine	Michael Taffe Psychiatry
	David Gonzalez Pharmacology	Alysson Muotri Pediatrics	Susan Taylor Chemistry & Biochemistry
Gerry Boss Medicine	John Guatelli Medicine	Sonya Neal Biological Sciences	Varykina Thackray OB/GYN & Reproductive Sciences
Michael Burkart Chemistry & Biochemistry	Silvio Gutkind Pharmacology	Alexandra Newton Pharmacology	JoAnn Trejo Pharmacology
Ju Chen Medicine	Randy Hampton Biological Sciences	Victor Nizet Pediatrics	Emily Troemel Biological Sciences
Heidi Cook-Andersen OB/GYN & Reproductive Sciences	Brian Head Anesthesiology	Karen Oegema Cell & Molecular Medicine	Bradley Voytek Cognitive Science
Kevin Corbett Cellular & Molecular Medicine	Paul Jensen Scripps Institute of Oceanography	Hemal Patel Anesthesiology	Jing Yang Pharmacology
Luara Crotty Alexander Medicine	William Joiner Pharmacology	Gulcin Pekkurnaz Neurobiology	Deborah Yelon Biological Sciences
Richard Daneman Pharmacology, Neurosciences	Amy Kiger Biological Sciences	Manuela Raffatellu Pediatrics	Gene Yeo Cellular & Molecular Medicine
Neal Deveraj Chemistry & Biochemistry	Rob Knight Pediatrics	Fabian Rivera-Chavez Pediatrics	Jin Zhang Pharmacology
Emma Farley Medicine	Elizabeth Komives Chemistry & Biochemistry	Farah Sheikh Medicine	Elina Zuniga Biological Sciences
Richard Gallo Dermatology	Mark Lawson OB/GYN & Reproductive Sciences	Tatum Simonson Medicine
Jack Gilbert Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Pediatrics	Andrew McColloch Bioengineering	Davey Smith Medicine

If you reach an agreement with a potential mentor before applying to IRACDA, a letter from the proposed mentor must be included and should describe the proposed work, the mentor’s agreement to training you, and the mentor’s training track record. Please see the application page for more details.