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Blanka Aguero

Data Manager

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Mariano Alvarez

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Steven Anderson

Associate In Research

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Shania Appadoo

Associate In Research

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Patricia Bass-Nelson

Lab Preparator

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Donavan Battle

Assist Horticulturist

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Donnyell Batts

Assistant to the Director of Graduate Studies

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Heather Belcher

Associate In Research

heather.belcher@duke.edu
Alejandro Berrio Escobar

Research Scientist

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Max Betts

Assist Horticulturist

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Pamela Blankenship

Research Administration Specialist

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Blythe Boquist

Program Coordinator

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Mari Camacho

Associate In Research

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Joe Cammarata

Affiliate

joseph.cammarata@duke.edu
Benjamin Carlson

Research Scientist

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Eleanor Caves

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Qiuyi Chi

Lab Research Analyst I

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Rojin Chitrakar

Associate In Research

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Amy Clayton

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Suzanne Cox

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Janice Crawford, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

janice.crawford@duke.edu
Larry Crowder, Ph.D.

NSOE Professor and Professor of Biology

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Andrew Crowl

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Jill Danforth

Senior Grants & Contracts Administrator

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Sierra Deleon

Associate In Research

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Hannah Devens

Duke Temporary Service

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Kristin Dimac-Stohl

Assist Horticulturist

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Drake Duffer

Associate In Research

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Amy Eddings

Assistant Horticulturist

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Jesse Evans

Assist Horticulturist

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Chris Farrell

Grants & Contracts Administrator, Advanced

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Jorge Fidhel Gonzalez

Assistant Horticulturist

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Katrina Focht

Associate In Research

katrina.focht@duke.edu
Jill Foster

Assistant to the Director of Undergraduate Studies

Staff Assistant to DUS Office

jill.foster@duke.edu
Yasheng Gao

Research Scientist

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Laurence Gesquiere, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist

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Kathryn Ghattas

Lab Preparator

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Jake Gordon

Data Manager

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Delaney Graham

Associate In Research

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Laura Grunert

Research Analyst I

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Dr Khalid Hameed, Ph.D.

Associate in Research

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Sophie Hanson

Associate In Research

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Evan Haworth

Associate In Research

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Leif Hey

Associate In Research

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Arielle Homayouni

Associate In Research

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Lori Houjak

Grants & Contracts Administrator, Senior

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Jianhong Hu, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

jianhong.hu@duke.edu
Layne Huiet

Senior Research Scientist

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Ranjay Jayadev

Research Scientist

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Hongwei Jing

Research Scientist

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Sargis Karapetyan, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Associate

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Scott LaGreca

Data Manager

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Megan Liu

Associate In Research

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Naisla Manrique Valderrama

Associate In Research

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Brenda Manzano-Winkler

Laboratory Analyst I

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Mar Martinez Pastor

Research Scientist

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Dorian McMillan

Senior Laboratory Administrator

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Molly McMullen

Associate In Research

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Kathleen Miglia, Ph.D.

Lab Administrator

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Medhavinee Mijar

Associate in Research

medhavinee.mijar@duke.edu
Gabriela Miklos

Lab Preparator

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Caelan Miller

Associate In Research

caelan.miller@duke.edu
Esther Miranda

Laboratory Research Analyst I

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Amy Mofield

Grants and Contracts Administrator

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Julius Mojica

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Kati Moore

Associate In Research

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Debra Murray, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

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Carla Neville

Senior Grants & Contracts Administrator

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Mai Nguyen

Administrative Director

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Julia Notar

Associate In Research

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Elen Oneal

Research Scientist

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Bradley Paasch

Associate In Research

bradley.paasch@duke.edu
Saniya Pangare

Associate In Research

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Jeri Parrent

Associate In Research

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Renee Puryear

Manager, Research Administration, CRA

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Connie Robertson

Data Manager

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Adam Rok

Associate In Research

adam.rok@duke.edu
Marta Rozados Barreiro

Associate In Research

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Lindsay Saunders

Lab Administrator

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Ben Schelling

Associate In Research

benjamin.schelling@duke.edu
Jessica Selby

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Melissa Sican

Associate In Research

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Vanessa Simoes

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vanessa.simoes@duke.edu
Stacey Smalls Everett

Staff

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Randy Smith

Business Manager

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rrsmith@duke.edu
Todd Smith

Lab Res. Analyst II

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Nate Snyder

Research Project Manager

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Mindy Sponsel

Associate in Research

mindy.sponsel@duke.edu
Devi Swain Lenz

Research Scientist

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Gabriella Talucci

Lab Preparator

gabriella.talucci@duke.edu
Seth Taylor

Lab Research Analyst I

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Emily Thayer

Associate In Research

emily.thayer@duke.edu
Katherine Trinajstich

HR Specialist

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James Tunney

Financial Manager, CRA

jtunney@duke.edu
Jenna Valley

Associate In Research

jenna.valley@duke.edu
Andre Velasquez

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andre.velasquez@duke.edu
Mike Vlah

Associate In Research

michael.vlah@duke.edu
Angie Vreugdenhil

Associate In Research

angie.vreugdenhil@duke.edu
Jinlong Wang

Research Scientist

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Margaux Whitley

Associate In Research

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Margaret Wilbur

Research Admin. Specialist

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Bradley Wilkinson

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Dr Michael Windham, Ph.D.

Curator of Vascular Plants

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Cara Winter

Research Scientist

cara.winter@duke.edu
Saunia Withers

Associate In Research

saunia.withers@duke.edu
Andrea Yammine

Associate In Research

andrea.yammine@duke.edu
Chun Yeung

Associate In Research

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Mehrnaz Zarei

Associate In Research

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Raul Zavaliev

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raul.zavaliev@duke.edu
Rodolfo Zentella Gomez

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zentella@duke.edu
Jingyuan Zhang

Research Scientist

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Xing Zhang

Research Scientist

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Michele Zimmerman

Associate in Research

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Emily S. Bernhardt

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor

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Ron Grunwald

Senior Lecturer of Biology

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Eric P. Spana

Associate Professor of the Practice of Biology

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Jill Foster

Staff Assistant to DUS Office

(919) 660-7320

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Amy K. Schmid

David M. Goodner Associate Professor

(919) 613-4464

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Donnyell Batts

(919) 684-3649

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