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Foundation and Research Relations Team

We are your campus partners in securing foundation support. Please reach out to us for assistance with proposal development, consultation in developing a foundation strategy, or with any questions.

 

Thematic Expertise

Foundations

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Ashley Garcia

Executive Director of Corporate and Foundation and Research Relations

Phone: (858) 822-6622
acgarcia@ucsd.edu
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Chancellor Strategic Initiatives
Vice Chancellor for Research Strategic Initiatives
Physics and Astronomy

W.M. Keck Foundation
Schmidt Futures
Heising-Simons Foundation
Simons Foundation

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Amanda Estrada

Director

Phone: (858) 246-2097
alestrada055@ucsd.edu
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Converge Initiative
Arts & Culture
Gender Equity and Health
Social Justice
Cross-border Initiatives
Education Innovation
EDI (Strategic Initiatives)
Graduate Student Success

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Lever for Change
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Kresge Foundation
Spencer Foundation
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Ford Foundation
Open Society Foundations

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John Matthews
 
Director

Phone: (858) 246-5367
j5matthews@ucsd.edu
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Cancer
Brain/Neurosciences
Genomic Medicine
EDI (Biomedical/Health Sciences)
Regenerative Medicine
Technology and Medicine

Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group
Simons Foundation, SFARI
Michael J. Fox Foundation
V Foundation for Cancer Research
Mark Foundation for Cancer Research
American Cancer Society
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

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Leila Adler

Director

l2adler@ucsd.edu
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UC San Diego Young Investigator Program
Faculty Engagement and Development
Climate and Human Health
Biodiversity/Conservation
Engineering, Technology and Innovation
Data Science, AI and Machine Learning
Public Policy
Global Diplomacy

Betty and Gordon Moore Foundation
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
Pew Charitable Trust
David and Lucille Packard Foundation
Searle Scholars Program
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Foundation for Food and Agriculture

 

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Jack Huang
Director

qih001@ucsd.edu
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Cancer
Cardiovascular Disease
Healthy Aging
Pharmacology/Pharmacy
Engineering and Medicine
Diabetes
Drug Discovery
Rare Disease Mitigation

Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network
Breakthrough Prize Foundation
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
Kidney Cancer Association
Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance
Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation
National Pancreas Foundation
Larry L. Hillblom Foundation
Tower Cancer Research Foundation


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Marisa Nolan

Development Assistant

mdnolan@ucsd.edu
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Funding Opportunities Pipeline
Faculty Funding Forums
Donor Relations and Stewardship


General Contact Information


Central office email:
FRR@ucsd.edu

Mailing Address
Foundation and Research Relations Office
University of California San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive MC 0937
La Jolla, CA 92093-0937

Physical Address
Foundation and Research Relations Office
University of California San Diego
10300 North Torrey Pines Road, 2nd Floor
La Jolla, CA 92037