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Make a Difference by Donating to SF State's Biology Community

The SF State Department of Biology is a launching pad for our students to great futures. Your donations to our department helps support fundamental discovery and education of relevance to global health, the environment and conservation and biotechnology.

Your Donations Support Our Students

You Increase Educational Access

First generation student, Monet, received life-changing financial aid that allow her to invest time in research and obtain valuable mentorship.

You Help Build an Inclusive Future

The SF State Biology department community helped foster leadership and research skills to prepare Sam for entering the Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. Program at the University of New Mexico.

You Support Academic Excellence

The quality of teaching at SF State's Biology physiology program prepared Laurence academically for his studies at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Medical School.

Your Donations Support Scientific Research

About Our Students, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Successes and stay BioCONNECTed

Support finding amazing discoveries in environmental, conservation, education and biomedical research. Our faculty integrate student training into advancing their cutting-edge research projects.

Your Donations Support Scholarships

Recognize the achievements of our excellent and diverse students by helping to fund their education and their advancement to future careers.

Thank You to our Donors

  • Janis Lynn Allen
  • Bruce & Carolyn Altrock American
  • Society for Cell Biology
  • Andre Prost, Inc.
  • Mel Anselmo
  • Valerie & Geoffrey Baldwin
  • Cliff Bellone
  • Benevity Community Impact Fund
  • Linda Bostwick
  • Elizabeth Crabb Breen, Ph.D.
  • Jerry Cabilatazan
  • Eleanor Canova-Davis, Ph.D.
  • Edward Carpenter & Gerdi Weidner Nancy
  • Catena
  • Celgene
  • Wilma Chamberlin
  • Fang-Yu Chou
  • Daniel Ciomek
  • Philip Cohen
  • Odie B. Cook
  • Noel Cruz-Pacheco
  • Katherine Cuneo
  • Christopher & Diane Davies    
  • Caroline Day
  • Maribeth De Rocher
  • Sylvia de Trinidad
  • Jane Eble
  • Franklin Ennik
  • Carol & Gianni Ferrieri
  • Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
  • Tim Folsom
  • Toby Freedman & Peter Symonds
  • Susan & Steve Freiman
  • Patricia & James Fuller Linda Garris
  • Genentech Foundation
  • Genentech Matching Gifts
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  • Wayne Gleiber
  • Paul Gold & Wendy Sondov
  • Allan Goldiberg
  • Dr. Michael Goldman
  • Duane & Algean Grandgenett
  • Great Lakes Scientific, Inc.
  • John Hafernik
  • Healthy Hive Foundation
  • Hong Jiang
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  • Ronald and Laura Laue
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  • Micky Lee
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  • Eduardo Lujan    
  • Judith Lujan
  • Ellen Macneale
  • John Makemson
  • Shalimar Manalili
  • Adrian Martin
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  • Daniel Menge
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  • James Morris
  • The Nature Conservancy
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  • Janet Oelklaus
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  • Huizhong Xu
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  • Crystal Jing Zhang