Fellowships

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We provide a variety of rigorous training programs in a scholarly environment for future leaders in the health sciences. Fellowships provide postgraduate training for specialized careers in academia, pharmaceutical industry, managed care, health policy, population science, and beyond.

Depending on your background, degrees, and interests, fellowships may entail research, clinical training, or immersion in a variety of professional settings, including universities, hospitals, and other private, public, or non-profit companies and organizations.

Most fellowships last two to three years, and we are proud to offer several unique academic and industry-partnered fellowships.

Industry- and government-partnered fellowships

Clinical development and safety sciences

UCSF-Genentech Clinical Development Fellowship Program

This fellowship provides training in proper conduct of clinical trials, safety surveillance and risk management methodologies, and exposure to scientific and ethical issues in research and development. The program provides an immersive, innovative, mentored, two-year experience combining academic clinical investigation and pharmaceutical industry training.
Eligibility, availability, and requirements: PharmD; 1 slot. California license required by October of Year 1.
Appointment: 2 years.

Clinical development and regulatory sciences

UCSF/Genentech Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology

This program provides postdocs with unique immersion experiences in regulatory science research and drug development—including rotations in academic labs, industry settings, and at the FDA—with a particular emphasis on pharmacometrics and clinical pharmacology. Graduating fellows will have a sufficient foundation and breadth in training to engage in and serve as an ambassador for regulatory science research and education.
Eligibility and availability: PharmD, PhD; 1 slot.
Appointment: 2 years.

UCSF-Stanford CERSI/Gilead Postdoctoral Fellowship in Regulatory Science

This program enables postdocs to conduct research at UCSF, Stanford, the FDA, and Gilead in fields such as biomarkers, diagnostics, molecular epidemiology, clinical pharmacology and pharmacometrics, machine learning, and real-world evidence (RWE). Graduating fellows will have a sufficient foundation and breadth in training to engage in and serve as an ambassador for regulatory science research and education.
Eligibility and availability: PharmD, PhD; 1 slot.
Appointment: 2 years with optional renewal for an additional year by mutual agreement.

Academic fellowships

Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (CPT) Postdoctoral Training Program

This NIH-funded fellowship program trains MD and PharmD clinicians and clinically-oriented PhDs to become experts in clinical pharmacology research working in laboratory and clinical investigations focused on therapeutics. Our graduating fellows are well-prepared to serve as independent clinical and translational scientists in academia, industry, as well as government.
Eligibility, availability, and requirements:
- MD, PharmD, PhD; 5 slots. Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
- California license required by October of Year 1.
Appointment: 2 years with optional renewal for an additional year by mutual agreement.

Other fellowships

Postdoctoral research

Faculty labs

At UCSF, faculty members usually prefer to receive the names of prospective postdoctoral scholars directly from research colleagues. See: Office for Postdoctoral Scholars and Finding a Postdoctoral Advisor. Some but not all postdoc positions are listed at OCPD Opportunities and Jobs Board.

Learn more

Attend one of our fellowship webinars to:

Learn more about our fellowship opportunities.
Hear answers to common questions.
Connect with current and former fellows.

Need help with fellowships?

Contact Associate Dean of Fellowships Leslie Carstensen Floren, PharmD, PhD, MA.