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
Jennifer Martin Executive Director Phone: 858-822-2626 jennifermartin@ucsd.edu LinkedIn	Moonshot/Big Bet Intitiatives Chancellor Strategic Initiatives Vice Chancellor for Research Strategic Initiatives Gender Equity and Health San Diego Regional Foundations	Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation W.M. Keck Foundation MacArthur Foundation San Diego Foundation Schmidt Futures
Ashley Garcia Senior Director Phone: (858) 822-6622 acgarcia@ucsd.edu LinkedIn	Maternal and Child Health Physics and Astronomy EDI in STEM Public Health Infectious Disease Disease Areas: IBD and Diabetes	Wellcome Leap Heising-Simons Foundation Helmsley Charitable Trust Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Simons Foundation Audacious Project Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Amanda Estrada Director Phone: (858) 246-2097 alestrada055@ucsd.edu LinkedIn	Converge Initiative Arts and Culture Social Justice Cross-border Initiatives Precision Education Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Student Support and Success Initiative	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
John Matthews Director Phone: (858) 246-5367 j5matthews@ucsd.edu LinkedIn	Cancer Brain/Neurosciences Genomic Medicine Regenerative Medicine Cardiovascular Disease Healthy Aging Technology and Medicine Strategic Planning and Implementation	Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Vulcan Hartwell Foundation Simons Foundation, SFARI Michael J. Fox Foundation Tower Cancer Research Foundation Prostate Cancer Foundation Susan G. Komen for the Cure V Foundation for Cancer Research Mark Foundation for Cancer Research
Leila Adler Director l2adler@ucsd.edu LinkedIn	UC San Diego Young Investigator Program Basic Sciences Climate and Human Health Biodiversity/Conservation Engineering, Technology and Innovation Data Science, AI and Machine Learning Public Policy Global Diplomacy	Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Bezos Earth Fund Burroughs Wellcome Fund Open Philanthropy Project Pew Charitable Trust David and Lucille Packard Foundation Searle Scholars Program Rockefeller Foundation Bloomberg Philanthropies
Jack Huang Director qih001@ucsd.edu LinkedIn	Cancer Cardiovascular Disease Biology of Aging Pharmacology/Pharmacy Engineering and Medicine	American Heart Association Larry L. Hillblom Foundation New York Stem Cell Foundation Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation American Diabetes Association Ono Pharma Foundation
Marisa Nolan Development Assistant mdnolan@ucsd.edu LinkedIn	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