Administration
Program Director
Dr. Paul Insel, the MST Program Director, is a Professor of Pharmacology and Medicine. His office is located in room 3076 in the Basic Science Building (BSB); his labs are in BSB 3073 and 3077. His door is always open to frustrated, floundering, and ecstatically happy MST Program students. You can reach Dr. Insel by phone at 858-534-2295, and by email at pinsel@ucsd.edu; his assistant can be reached at 858-822-1006.
Co-Associate Directors
Dr. Christopher Glass is a Co-Associate Director of the MSTP and a Program alumnus. Dr. Glass is a Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Medicine. His office is located in the Center for Molecular Medicine West (CMM West), George Palade Labs, room 217A. You can reach him by phone at 858-534-6011, and by email at ckg@ucsd.edu.
Dr. Deborah Spector is a Co-Associate Director of the MSTP. She is a Professor of Dr. Deborah Spector is a Co-Associate Director of the MSTP. She is a Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Studies. Her office is located in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Building, Room 3254. You can reach Dr. Spector by phone at 858-534-9737, and by email at dspector@ucsd.edu.
MST Program Manager
Mary Alice Kiisel is the MST Program Manager. Her office is located in the School of Medicine, Office of Student Affairs, Medical Teaching Facility, Room 180. You can reach Mary Alice by phone at 858-534-0689, and by email at mkiisel@ucsd.edu.
Carla Cremonese is the MST Program Coordinator. Her office is located in the School of Medicine, Office of Student
Affairs, Medical Teaching Facility, Room 180. You can reach Carla
by phone at 858-822-5631, and by email at ccremone@ucsd.edu.
MSTP Representatives
Dr. Neal Swerdlow is the MSTP representative on the Hillcrest campus. He is a Program alumnus and is a Professor of Psychiatry. His office is located in the Clinical Teaching Facility, Room # B-420 (CTF is at UCSD Hillcrest). You can reach him by phone at 619-543-6270, and by email at nswerdlow@ucsd.edu.
Dr. Marc Montminy is the MSTP representative at the Salk Institute. He earned his M.D. and Ph.D. (in physiology) from Tufts University School of Medicine. His office is located at the Salk Institute and he can be reached by phone at 858-453-4100 x 1394, and by email at montminy@salk.edu.
Dr. Evan Snyder is the MSTP representative at the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute. He earned his M.D. and Ph.D. (in neuroscience) from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Snyder's office is located at Sanford-Burnham and he can be reached by phone at 858-646-3100, and by email at esnyder@sanfordburnham.org.