Department Contact Information

Student Affairs Office

Located on the first floor of Powell Focht Bioengineering Hall (EBU 3A)

Street Address (Map Navigation):
3223 Voigt Drive, Suite 141, La Jolla, CA 92093

Open Advising Office Hours:

Undergraduates: Monday-Friday 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Graduates: Announced via email biweekly and held via Zoom.

In order to remotely sign-in for undergraduate open advising office hours during the above days and times, please go here.
Students will be seen in the order that they sign in.

Open Advising office hours are designed for quick questions. If you wish to make an academic plan or have more complicated questions, please consider scheduling a one-on-one appointment.

Appointments: Undergraduate | Graduate

Undergraduate Student Affairs

Current Students

For questions regarding undergraduate advising please use Virtual Advising Center via TritonLink

Questions sent through email by current students will not be answered.

Prospective Students

For questions regarding undergraduate advising, please contact our office via email at be-uginfo@ucsd.edu

Undergraduate Affairs Team

Vanessa Hollingsworth
Director of Student Affairs
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, Rm. 144
Email: vkhollin@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 822-1604

Maddie Clement
Undergraduate Intake Advisor
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, Rm. 141
Email: mtclement@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-4825

Kelly Bailey (formerly Thorpe)
Teaching Programs Coordinator
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, Rm. 143
Email: kcbailey@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-7538

Graduate Student Affairs

Current Students

Prospective Students

Graduate Affairs Team

Vanessa Hollingsworth
Director of Student Affairs
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, Rm. 144
Email: vkhollin@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 822-1604

Sandra Marqas
Graduate Affairs Manager & Ph.D. Graduate Advisor
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, Rm. 144
Email:be-phdadvising-g@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 822-1604

Please send all funding emails/inquiries to : be-gradfunding-g@ucsd.edu

Justine Garcia
Graduate Financial Support Administrator
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall
Email:be-gradfunding-g@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-0432

Vacant Position
MS/MEng Coordinator
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, Rm. 141
Email: be-mastersadvising-g@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 822-0006

Kelly Bailey (formerly Thorpe)
Teaching Programs Coordinator
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, Rm. 143
Email: kcbailey@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-7538

Bioinformatics & Systems Biology

Amber Christensen
Graduate Affairs Coordinator
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, Rm. 141.2
Email: alchristensen@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 822-0831

Administrative & Business Affairs Office

Located on the first floor of Powell Focht Bioengineering Hall (EBU 3A)

Street Address (Map Navigation):
3223 Voigt Drive, Suite 125, La Jolla, CA 92093

Our office has appointment only access.

Please email the individual you are planning to meet.

See our team's contact information below.

Administrative Affairs

Management Team

Dr. Adam Engler
Department Chair
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, Rm. 133
Email: bechair@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 246-0678

Irene Hom, MBA
Chief Administrative Officer | MSO
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, Rm. 136
Email: ihom@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 822-0493

Gabriela Moreira
Executive Assistant to the Chair & CAO
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, Rm. 131G
Email: gmoreira@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 822-3441

Academic Personnel

Christine Jacobs
Academic Personnel Analyst 2
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, Rm.138
Email: cjacobsstone@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 822-2290

Human Resources

Ley Clegg
Human Resources Generalist 2
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, Rm. 139
Email: lclegg@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 822-1171

Facilities and Safety

Doug Gurevitch
Facilities and Safety Coordinator
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, Rm. 112
Email: dgurevitch@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-2345

Industrial Liaison and Outreach

Isgard Hueck, Ph.D.
Industrial Liaison, Outreach, Career Advice, and Program Accreditation
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall
email: ihueck@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 395-0801

Training Grants Program Support

Kelley Raymond
Training Grants Program Coordinator
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, 131F
Email: kjraymond@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-4272

Administrative Support Team

Gabriela Moreira
Executive Assistant to the Chair & CAO
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, Rm. 131G
Email: gmoreira@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 822-3441

Carol Kling
Department & Program Administrative Services
Communications and Website Project Coordinator
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, Rm. 131A
Email: ckling@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-6828

Fiscal Affairs

Management Team

Irene Hom
Business Officer
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, Rm. 136
Email: ihom@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 822-0493

Helder Balelo
Financial Manager
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, Rm. 137
Email: hbalelo@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 822-1187

Research Administration Team

Tahira Mershon
Supervisor of Research Administration
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall,131G
Email: tmershon@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-2546

Monica Flores
Senior Research Administrator 3
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall - Rm.131C
Email: m1flores@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 822-1955

Kaitlyn Clark
Research Administrator 2
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, 131
Email: keclark@ucsd.edu
Phone: tbd

Jay Wu
Research Administrator 2
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, 131
Email: jjw049@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-7829

Fiscal Support Team

Please send all reimbursement emails/inquiries to be-reimburse@ucsd.edu

Katia Vallejo
Project Coordinator
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, 131
kavallejo@ucsd.edu
(858) 534-1076

Alyssa Gonzales
Fiscal Assistant
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall (working remotely)
Email: a4gonzales@ucsd.edu
Phone: 534-7828

Thomas Sendino
Fiscal Assistant
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall (working remotely)
Email: tnsendino@ucsd.edu

General Contact Information

Department Operations

Business & Administrative Office:

be-frontdesk@eng.ucsd.edu

(858) 534-7303

Safety Officer:

dgurevitch@ucsd.edu

(858) 534-2345

Business Officer:

ihom@ucsd.edu

(858) 822-0493

Department Chair:

bechair@ucsd.edu

(858) 246-0678

Asst. to Dept. Chair/MSO:

gmoreira@ucsd.edu

(858) 822- 3441

Student Affairs

Graduate Student Affairs:

be-gradinfo@ucsd.edu

(858) 822-1604

Please send all fiscal inquiries to:

be-gradfunding-g@ucsd.edu

Undergraduate Student Affairs:

be-uginfo@ucsd.edu

(858) 822-0006

Mailing Address

Department of Bioengineering
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive MC 0412
La Jolla, CA 92093-0412

FAX Number: (858) 534-5722

Street Address (Map Navigation)

Administrative and Business Office
Powell Focht Bioengineering Hall (EBU3A)
3223 Voigt Drive, Suite 125
La Jolla, CA 92093

Student Affairs Office
Powell Focht Bioengineering Hall (EBU3A)
3223 Voigt Drive, Suite 141
La Jolla, CA 92093