The Chancellor’s Charge to the Board
Overarching Goals
- Act as a sounding board
- Establish a communication plan
- Ensure continuity for the development and implementation of the UCSF Strategic Plan
Board Members
Co-Chairs
Elizabeth Blackburn
PhD, Morris Herzstein Endowed Chair in Biology and Physiology in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Peter Carroll
MD, Professor and Chair of Urology, Ken and Donna Derr-Chevron Distinguished Professor
Faculty
Nancy Adler
PhD, Professor of Medical Psychology, Vice Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Director of the Center for Health and Community
Bruce Alberts
PhD, Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Former President U.S. National Academy of Sciences (1993–2005)
Ronald Arenson
MD, Chair of Radiology, Alexander R. Margulis Distinguished Professor of Radiology
Allan Basbaum
PhD, FRS Professor and Chair of Anatomy
Lisa Bero
PhD, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Health Policy
Jeffrey Bluestone
PhD, Director of the Immune Tolerance Network; Clausen Distinguished Professorship in Metabolism and Endocrinology; Director, UCSF Diabetes Center
Joe DeRisi
PhD, Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics and Howard Hughes Medical Investigator
Diana Farmer
MD, Professor of Clinical Surgery, Depts. of Pediatrics and OB/GYN and Reproductive Sciences; Division Chief of Pediatric Surgery; Surgeon-in-Chief, UCSF Children’s Hospital
Elena Gates
MD, Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Deborah Grady
MD, MPH Vice Chair, Department of Epidemiology; Director, UCSF Women’s Health Clinical Research Center
Deborah Greenspan
DSc, BDS, Leland and Gladys Barber Distinguished Professorship in Dentistry; Clinical Director, Oral AIDS Center
Kevin Grumbach
MD, Professor and Chair of Family and Community Medicine, Chief of the Family and Community Medicine Service at San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center
Stephen Hauser
MD, Professor of Neurology
Rebecca A. Jackson
MD, Medical Director, Women’s Health Center, Asst. Clinical Professor, Depts. of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Susan Janson
RN, ANP, DNSc, FAAN Professor and Harms/Alumnae Chair, Community Health Systems; Adjunct Professor of Medicine
Talmadge King
MD, Julius R. Krevans Distinguished Professorship in Internal Medicine; Chair, Department of Medicine
Frank McCormick
PhD, FRS Director, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Louis Reichardt
PhD, Jack D. and DeLoris Lange Professor of Cell Physiology
Paul Volberding
MD, Professor and Vice Chair of Medicine; Director, Center for AIDS Research; Chief of Medical Service, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Academic Senate
- Elena Fuentes-Afflick, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics
- David Gardner, MD, Mount Zion Health Plan Distinguished Professor of Medicine; Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Osteoporosis
Campus Staff
- Joyce Hammel, Principal Administrative Analyst, Work-Life Resource Center
Students, Residents, and PostDocs
- Alexander Greninger, Associated Students of UCSF
- John Fecondo, Graduate Students’ Association
- TBA, Postdoctoral Scholars Association
- TBA, Residents Council
Ad Hoc Members From Campus
- Jim Asp, Associate Vice Chancellor, University Development and Alumni Relations
- Deborah Brennan, Assistant Chancellor
- Joseph Castro, PhD, Associate Vice Chancellor, Student Academic Affairs
- Wanda Ellison Crockett, Assistant Provost
- Barbara French, Associate Vice Chancellor, University Relations
- Sally Marshall, PhD, Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
- Lori Yamauchi, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Campus Planning

