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Administrative Staff

Judy Weiss

Department Administrator

jaweiss@mcw.edu

Julie Arthur

IDP Program Coordinator

jarthur@mcw.edu

If you are interested in our IDP program, contact Julie to schedule a virtual meeting or phone call.

Michele Jones

Financial Assistant

mljones@mcw.edu

Austin Schoen

Research Grants Coordinator; IDP Associate Coordinator

aschoen@mcw.edu

Scientific Staff

Samantha Clark

Research Technologist, Elizabeth Sweeny Lab

saclark@mcw.edu

Charles Danaher

Research Technologist, John Corbett Lab

cdanaher@mcw.edu

Raven Davidson

Research Technologist, Tom McFall Lab

rdavidson@mcw.edu

Alexa De La Sancha

Research Technologist, Brian Volkman Lab

adelasancha@mcw.edu

Natan Fessahaye

Research Technologist, Brian Volkman Lab

nfessahaye@mcw.edu

Alanna Gould

Research Technologist, Brian Volkman Lab

algould@mcw.edu

Polly Hansen, PhD

Research Scientist, John Corbett Lab

phansen@mcw.edu

Davin Jensen

Research Associate, Brian Volkman Lab

djensen@mcw.edu

Paul Kerber

Research Associate, Brian Volkman Lab

pkerber@mcw.edu

Rob Keyes, PhD

Research Scientist, Brian Smith Lab

Jonah Kimi

Project Appointment Researcher, Stephanie Olivier-Van Stichelen Lab

Sarai Luna

Research Technologist, Stephanie Olivier-Van Stichelen Lab

Savannah Makowski

Research Technologist, Brian Smith Lab

smakowski@mcw.edu

Aaren Manz

Research Technologist, Adriano Marchese Lab

Sarah Meidl Zahorodny

Research Technologist, Emma Morrison Lab

smeidlzahorodny@mcw.edu

Aaron Naatz

Research Associate, John Corbett Lab

Raymundo Nunez

Graduate Student

Gabrielle Scheuber

Research Technologist, Thomas McFall Lab

gscheuber@mcw.edu

Kristie Usa

Lab Supervisor, Dawn Wenzel Lab

Jacquelyn Walter

Research Technologist, Dawn Wenzel Lab

jawalter@mcw.edu

Sarah Wynia-Smith, PhD

Research Scientist, Brian Smith Lab

sarsmith@mcw.edu

Ya Zhuo, PhD

Outreach Lead

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