Advocacy and Community through Empowerment (ACE)
Summary Description
The UCSF Advocacy and Community through Empowerment (ACE) Program — formerly the Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) Fellows and Affiliates Program — is designed to support PhD students across the basic science PhD graduate programs. This program offers an enriching community for PhD students by providing:
- Career and professional development enrichment and mentorship activities that complement academic research training
- Peer-to-peer learning
- An environment to showcase, celebrate, and value individual personalities, communities, and experiences
This program is funded by a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, award number 1T32GM156671-02.
Additional Information
Contacts for questions and additional info:
- D’Anne Duncan, PhD, Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Affairs and ACE Co-PI (danne.duncan@ucsf.edu)
- Jason Sello, PhD, Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and ACE Co-PI (jason.sello@ucsf.edu)
- Yvonne Garcia, MS, Outreach Program Manager (yvonne.garcia@ucsf.edu)
- Shinyi Hsieh, PhD, Student Programs and Assessment Specialist (shinyi.hsieh@ucsf.edu)