Departmental Staff

Administrative Staff

Donnyell Batts

Assistant to the Director of Graduate Studies

donnyell.batts@duke.edu
Valerie Bennett

Grants & Contracts Administrator, Senior

valerie.bennett2@duke.edu
Chris Farrell

Grants & Contracts Administrator, Senior

chris.farrell@duke.edu
Jill Foster

Assistant to the Director of Undergraduate Studies

Staff Assistant to DUS Office

jill.foster@duke.edu
Lori Houjak

Grants & Contracts Administrator, Team Leader - Senior

lori.houjak@duke.edu
Tasha Hunter

Accounting Specialist

tmh51@duke.edu
Lindsey Klages

Senior Grants and Contracts Manager

lindsey.klages@duke.edu
Amy Mofield

Grants and Contracts Administrator

amy.mofield@duke.edu
Carla Neville

Senior Grants & Contracts Administrator

carla.neville@duke.edu
Mai Nguyen

Business Manager

Administrative Director

mai.p.nguyen@duke.edu
Katherine Trinajstich

Program Coord, Senior

katherine.trinajstich@duke.edu
James Tunney

Financial Manager, CRA

jtunney@duke.edu
Margaret Wilbur

Research Admin. Specialist

margaret.wilbur@duke.edu
Katherine Zeph

Staff Specialist

katherine.zeph@duke.edu

Undergraduate Teaching Labs Staff

Patricia Bass-Nelson

Lab Administrator

patricia.bass.nelson@duke.edu
Kathy Ghattas

Lab Preparator

kathryn.springer@duke.edu
Zoe Isabella

Training Coord

zoe.isabella@duke.edu

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Dorian McMillan

Senior Laboratory Administrator

dorian.mcmillan@duke.edu
Kathleen Miglia, Ph.D.

Lab Administrator

kathleen.miglia@duke.edu
Gabriela Miklos

Lab Preparator

gabriela.miklos@duke.edu
Chris Shreve

Training Coordinator Department of Biology

christopher.shreve@duke.edu
Gabriella Talucci

Lab Preparator

gabriella.talucci@duke.edu

Research Staff

Blanka Aguero

Data Manager

blanka@duke.edu

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Heather Belcher

Associate In Research

heather.belcher@duke.edu
Alejandro Berrio Escobar

Research Scientist

alejo.berrio@duke.edu

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Blair Blakeney

Associate In Research

blair.blakeney@duke.edu
Yang Chen

Research Scholar

yang.chen979@duke.edu
Qiuyi Chi

Lab Research Analyst I

qiuyi.chi@duke.edu
Rojin Chitrakar

Lab Research Analyst I

rc226@duke.edu
Blanche Cizubu

Associate In Research

blanche.cizubu@duke.edu
Janice Crawford, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

janice.crawford@duke.edu
Suresh Damodaran

Research Scientist

suresh.damodaran@duke.edu
Aaron Duffy

Research Scientist

aaron.duffy@duke.edu

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Alana Evora

Research Technician I

alana.evora@duke.edu
Katrina Focht

Associate In Research

katrina.focht@duke.edu
Anil kumar Ganga

Research Scientist

anilkumar.ganga@duke.edu
Laurence Gesquiere, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist

laurence.gesquiere@duke.edu
Jake Gordon

Data Manager

jacob.gordon@duke.edu
Laura Grunert

Research Analyst I

lwg@duke.edu
Dr Khalid Hameed, Ph.D.

Associate in Research

khalid.hameed@duke.edu
Evan Haworth

Associate In Research

evan.haworth@duke.edu
Rich Hilleary

Research Scientist

richard.hilleary@duke.edu
Jianhong Hu, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

jianhong.hu@duke.edu
Layne Huiet

Senior Research Scientist

layne.huiet@duke.edu
Omur Kayikci Cicek

Associate In Research

omur.kayikci@duke.edu
Mar Martinez Pastor

Research Scientist

mar.martinez@duke.edu
Lyana Matonti

Research Technician II

lyana.matonti@duke.edu
Emma Meese

Associate In Research

emma.meese@duke.edu
Mai-sophie Meng

Associate In Research

mai-sophie.meng@duke.edu
Medhavinee Mijar

Associate in Research

medhavinee.mijar@duke.edu
Esther Miranda

Laboratory Research Analyst I

emiranda@duke.edu
Kati Moore

Associate In Research

katherine.j.moore@duke.edu
Debra Murray, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

debra.murray@duke.edu
Sumie Okuwa

Senior Laboratory Administrator
Elen Oneal

Research Scientist

elen.oneal@duke.edu
Jeri Parrent

Associate In Research

jeri.parrent@duke.edu
Connie Robertson

Data Manager

cjrobert@duke.edu
Adam Rok

Associate In Research

adam.rok@duke.edu
Ainsley Shan

Associate In Research

ainsley.shan@duke.edu
Melissa Sican

Associate In Research

melissa.sican@duke.edu
Dejah Smith

Associate In Research

dejah.smith@duke.edu
Nate Snyder, Ph.D.

Research Project Manager

nathan.snyder@duke.edu
Mindy Sponsel

Associate in Research

mindy.sponsel@duke.edu
Caitlin Su

Associate In Research

caitlin.su@duke.edu
Seth Taylor

Lab Research Analyst I

seth.taylor501@duke.edu
Jenna Valley

Research Scientist

jenna.valley@duke.edu
Mike Vlah

Associate In Research

michael.vlah@duke.edu
Angie Vreugdenhil

Associate In Research

angie.vreugdenhil@duke.edu
Yan Wang

Associate In Research

yan.wang720@duke.edu
Margaux Whitley

Associate In Research

margaux.whitley@duke.edu
Dan Wieczynski

Research Scientist

daniel.wieczynski@duke.edu

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Saunia Withers

Associate In Research

saunia.withers@duke.edu
Raul Zavaliev

Affiliate

raul.zavaliev@duke.edu
Jingyuan Zhang, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

jingyuan.zhang@duke.edu
Xing Zhang

Research Scientist

xing.zhang842@duke.edu
Claudia Zirion Martinez

Associate In Research

claudia.zirionmartinez@duke.edu

Service Units Staff

Max Betts

Manager, Plant Growth Facility

max.betts@duke.edu
Benjamin Carlson

Research Scientist

benjamin.carlson@duke.edu
Ana Cartaya Tellechea

Lab Research Analyst II

ana.cartayatellechea@duke.edu
Kristin Dimac-Stohl

Horticulturist

kristin.dimac@duke.edu
Amy Eddings

Horticulturist

amy.eddings@duke.edu
Jorge Fidhel Gonzalez

Supervisor, Greenhouse

jorge.fidhel.gonzalez@duke.edu
Yasheng Gao

Research Scientist, Senior

ygao@duke.edu
Stacey Smalls Everett

Lab Technician

severett@duke.edu
Todd Smith

Lab Research Analyst II

toddh.smith@duke.edu

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Mariano Alvarez

Affiliate

mariano.alvarez@duke.edu
Marina Blanco

Affiliate

marina.blanco@duke.edu
Ryan Campbell

Affiliate

c.ryan.campbell@duke.edu
Chia-yu Chen

Affiliate

chia-yu.chen@duke.edu
Jonghum Kim

Affiliate

jonghum.kim@duke.edu

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