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Blanka Aguero

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Mariano Alvarez

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Shania Appadoo

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Gunnar Babcock

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Patricia Bass-Nelson

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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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Jonathan Behrens

Student

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Heather Belcher

Associate In Research

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Alejandro Berrio Escobar

Research Scientist

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Max Betts

Assist Horticulturist

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Blair Blakeney

Associate In Research

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Marina Blanco

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Blythe Boquist

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bbooher@duke.edu
Ryan Campbell

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c.ryan.campbell@duke.edu
Benjamin Carlson

Research Scientist

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Ana Cartaya Tellechea

Lab Research Analyst II

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Chia-yu Chen

Associate In Research

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Tianyuan Chen, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Associate

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Yang Chen

Research Scholar

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Qiuyi Chi

Lab Research Analyst I

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Rojin Chitrakar

Lab Research Analyst I

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Blanche Cizubu

Associate In Research

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Amy Clayton

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Janice Crawford, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

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Larry Crowder, Ph.D.

NSOE Professor and Professor of Biology

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Suresh Damodaran

Research Scientist

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Hannah Devens

Duke Temporary Service

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Kristin Dimac-Stohl

Assist Horticulturist

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Aaron Duffy

Research Scientist

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Amy Eddings

Assistant Horticulturist

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Alana Evora

Research Technician I

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Chris Farrell

Grants & Contracts Administrator, Senior

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Jorge Fidhel Gonzalez

Assistant Horticulturist

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Katrina Focht

Associate In Research

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Jill Foster

Assistant to the Director of Undergraduate Studies

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Anil kumar Ganga

Research Scientist

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Yasheng Gao

Research Scientist, Senior

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Laurence Gesquiere, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist

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Kathy Ghattas

Lab Preparator

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Jake Gordon

Data Manager

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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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Joe Hanly

Research Scientist

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Evan Haworth

Associate In Research

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Leif Hey

Associate In Research

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Lori Houjak

Grants & Contracts Administrator, Team Leader - Senior

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Jianhong Hu, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

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Layne Huiet

Senior Research Scientist

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Zoe Isabella, M.Ed.

Instructor B in the Department of Biology

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Sargis Karapetyan, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Associate

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Omur Kayikci Cicek

Associate In Research

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Jonghum Kim

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Scott LaGreca, Ph.D.

Affiliate

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Megan Liu

Ophthalmic Assistant

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Brenda Manzano-Winkler

Laboratory Analyst I

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Mar Martinez Pastor

Research Scientist

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Lyana Matonti

Research Technician II

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Brianna McKenna

Associate In Research

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Dorian McMillan

Senior Laboratory Administrator

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Emma Meese

Associate In Research

emma.meese@duke.edu
Kathleen Miglia, Ph.D.

Lab Administrator

kathleen.miglia@duke.edu
Medhavinee Mijar

Associate in Research

medhavinee.mijar@duke.edu
Gabriela Miklos

Lab Preparator

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Esther Miranda

Laboratory Research Analyst I

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Amy Mofield

Grants and Contracts Administrator

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Julius Mojica

Affiliate

julius.mojica@duke.edu
Kati Moore

Associate In Research

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Nicholas Morffy

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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

Business Manager

Administrative Director

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Marta Nieto-Lugilde

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Trevor Nolan

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trevor.nolan@duke.edu

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Kinya Nomura

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Ryan O'Connell

Student

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Sumie Okuwa

Senior Laboratory Administrator
Elen Oneal

Research Scientist

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Bradley Paasch

Associate In Research

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Jeri Parrent

Associate In Research

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Alex Phillips

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Connie Robertson

Data Manager

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Adam Rok

Associate In Research

adam.rok@duke.edu
Jessica Selby

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Rachel Shahan

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rachel.shahan@duke.edu

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Ainsley Shan

Associate In Research

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Chris Shreve

Instructor B in the Department of Biology

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Melissa Sican

Associate In Research

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Anita Simha

Student

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Stacey Smalls Everett

Staff

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Dejah Smith

Associate In Research

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Todd Smith

Lab Res. Analyst II

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

Research Project Manager

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Mindy Sponsel

Associate in Research

mindy.sponsel@duke.edu
Caitlin Su

Associate In Research

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Gabriella Talucci

Lab Preparator

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Seth Taylor

Lab Research Analyst I

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Katherine Trinajstich

Program Coord, Senior

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James Tunney

Financial Manager, CRA

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Jenna Valley

Research Scientist

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Andre Velasquez

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Mike Vlah

Associate In Research

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Angie Vreugdenhil

Associate In Research

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Yan Wang

Research Scientist

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Margaux Whitley

Associate In Research

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Dan Wieczynski

Research Scientist

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Margaret Wilbur

Research Admin. Specialist

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Dr Michael Windham, Ph.D.

Curator of Vascular Plants

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Bella Winkler

Associate In Research

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Saunia Withers

Associate In Research

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Yi Yuan

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yi.yuan@duke.edu
Raul Zavaliev

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raul.zavaliev@duke.edu
Rodolfo Zentella Gomez

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zentella@duke.edu
Jingyuan Zhang, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

jingyuan.zhang@duke.edu
Xing Zhang

Research Scientist

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Claudia Zirion Martinez

Associate In Research

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Emily S. Bernhardt

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Biology

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Kelly Hogan

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Eric P. Spana

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