Hi everyone! My name is Callan Malone (she/her) and I am a 4th year GDB major with a minor in public health. I chose Global Disease Biology because I was excited about learning about how environmental and societal factors can impact health. I’m very grateful I found GDB because it has given me so many opportunities to connect my interests surrounding health and biology. GDB has given me a strong science background and the ability to think about how science and communities affect each other.
This post is spotlighting two influential individuals in human health: Dr. Atul Gawande and Dr. Shiriki Kumanyika. Both of these individuals have held long, multidisciplinary careers in human health, and both have held positions in federal departments/agencies. Dr.
Finals week can be a stressful time for many students, and your GDB Advising team is here to support you! Below, you can find lists and links to helpful resources about academic policies and wellness resources.
For reference, you can find the Winter Quarter Dates and Deadlines from the University Registrar here.
This month’s episode features fourth-year GDB student, Anjolie Doan (she/her). Anjolie's practicum project is titled "MARCKS in Macrophages Contributes to Lung Cancer Progression." She completed her practicum project with her mentor, Dr. Ching-Hsien Chen of the Internal Medicine Department.
The GDB Advising Team has complied some helpful resources from UC Davis and beyond to help you stay informed and find the support you need in these uncertain times. Please take advantage of these resources and feel free to reach out to our office if you have any questions.
Hello! I’m Madeline Albert, and I graduated in 2022 with a BS in Global Disease Biology. My academic journey at UC Davis began with a strong interest in science, particularly in human health and medicine. Initially, I started as a general Biological Sciences major, but everything changed when I took the course SAS 13: Disease and Society with Dr. Sara Dye. This course introduced me to the GDB major and ignited my passion for public health and infectious diseases. I was particularly drawn to its focus on One Health and the emphasis on undergraduate research.
My name is Emma and I’m a 3rd year GDB major! To me, this major means changing your perspective to see the interwoven aspects of health. I love how customizable GDB is as the restrictive electives allow us to specify our interests and look at disease from so many different angles. The GDB curriculum has given me an interdisciplinary understanding of disease as well as a solid foundation in biology that will help me contribute to improving our society’s health issues.
Hello! My name is Jocelyn Kirley and I graduated from UC Davis in 2019 with my BS in Global Disease Biology. As an incoming freshman in 2015, I was immediately drawn to the One Health model that guides the program and allowed me to put my passions of human health and social justice together. I worked with Dr.
Dr. Monfared is an Associate Professor of Teaching in the Molecular and Cellular Biology department. She enjoys doing scholarly research in her classroom and using data from students to see what works and doesn’t work in the classroom. She teaches BIS102 and BIS103 (both Biochemistry courses) regularly. She is also the co-Director of the FUSE program, which provides pedagogy training to graduate students who want to become professors.
