[Biomed_students_phd] [Biomed_grad_faculty] Reference: Announcing New Graduate Advisor for Enrolled PhD Students

[vijayalakshmi.santhakumar at ucr.edu]

Thanks a ton Sika for your consistent support of the Biomed Students. I
know they greatly appreciate it as do the program faculty. Thanks for
serving in this critical role and doing it admirably for so long!

Congrats Xuecai and thanks for taking on this role. Looking forward to
working with you to support the students.
Viji

On Mon, Jul 6, 2026 at 10:43 AM Seema K. Tiwari-Woodruff via
Biomed_grad_faculty <biomed_grad_faculty at lists.ucr.edu> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
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> I would like to take a moment to recognize the outstanding work of our
> past Graduate Advisor, *Dr. Sika Zheng*, as he hands off his duties to
> our new advisor, *Dr. Xuecai Ge*. Please join me in thanking Dr. Zheng
> for his dedicated service. He has been tireless in advocating for our
> graduate students and guiding our faculty mentors, students, and staff
> through the complexities of graduate education. His selfless commitment of
> time and energy is deeply appreciated and well worth celebrating.
>
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> We are also incredibly fortunate to welcome Dr. Ge into this role. Dr. Ge
> brings years of graduate leadership experience from University of
> California, Merced and has already hit the ground running. Effective July
> 1, 2026, she is our primary point of contact for all PhD graduate student
> advising questions and concerns.
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>
> Please join me in extending a warm welcome to Dr. Ge!
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>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
> Seema
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> *Seema Kaushalya Tiwari-Woodruff, PhD*
> Professor, Division of Biomedical Sciences
>
> *Director, Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences*
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