Nominations for a new UCSF Sandler Fellow are currently being solicited

A call for nominations is typically announced once per year. A candidate must be nominated by a mentor/advisor who is able to comment in some depth on the accomplishments and future potential of the candidate. We usually interview selected candidates in the Spring, and aim to appoint the next Fellow to start in the following year. We also encourage inquiries regarding future positions at any time.

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2025 Nominations: Deadline January 10, 2025

Program Steering Committee:
Alan Frankel, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Committee Chair
Jason Cyster, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, Committee Co-Chair
Joe Bondy-Denomy, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
David Booth, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Joe DeRisi, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Robert Edwards, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Neurology and Physiology
Faranak Fattahi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology
Martin Kampmann, Ph.D., Associate of Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Nevan Krogan, Ph.D., Professor of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology
Shaeri Mukherjee, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
Rushika Perera, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Anatomy
​Balyn Zaro, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Previous committee chairs, Douglas Hanahan and Didier Stainier: