Office of Education and Training

The strong commitment of the HDFCCC to education and mentoring is reflected in Center-specific efforts, as well as in the integration and coordination between the HDFCCC and other UCSF wide career enhancement programs and initiatives. The Office of Education and Training (OET) was created to coordinate these efforts -- leveraging the rich learning environment, resources, and opportunities available within the greater UCSF campus community -- to complement HDFCCC activities and develop new education programs where needed. The OET is led by Associate Director for Education Dr. Emily Bergsland.

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Emily Bergsland, MD - Associate Director of Education

Dr. Bergsland is a specialist in gastrointestinal oncology at the UCSF Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her expertise includes treating colorectal and other gastrointestinal cancers, and neuroendocrine tumors. She sees patients in the Gastrointestinal Surgery and Oncology Clinic. Bergsland earned a medical degree at the University of Minnesota and completed a residency and fellowship at UCSF. She joined the UCSF medical staff and faculty in 1996. In her research, she focuses on developing and testing new cancer therapies. She is a professor of clinical medicine at UCSF.

Hilde Schjerven, PhD - Assistant Director of Education, Graduate Students & Postdoc Programs and Basic Science Research

Dr. Schjerven is an Associate Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine with a research program focused on transcriptional regulation in the immune system. The overall interest of Dr. Schjerven is to study transcriptional regulation of hematopoietic development and how deregulation of key transcription factors can lead to disease. She is a member of the HDFCCC Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Program.

Gideon St.Helen, PhD - Assistant Director of Education, High School and Undergraduate Programs and Population Science and Health Policy Research

Dr. St.Helen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine. He is a toxicologist who conducts clinical pharmacology studies to understand the harms or benefits of novel tobacco products and the pharmacological interaction between cannabis and tobacco when co-administered. He is a member of the HDFCCC Cancer Control Program. 

Jennifer Seuferer, MS - Education & Training Program Manager

Jennifer Seuferer is the Education and Training Manager at the Cancer Center, helping to create the Office of Education and Training’s career development programs. She has 15 years of experience designing and delivering education programs. Jennifer has a BS in Kinesiology from the University of Colorado and a MS in Physical Therapy from the University of Massachusetts. 

Gia Monachino - Assistant Program Manager

Gia Monachino is the Education & Training Assistant Program Manager. She has varied experience in the education field, including outdoor and museum education. Gia has a BA in Psychology and Environmental Sciences from Columbia University.