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Core Team

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Melanie E. DeFord

Interim Director; Assistant Vice President for Research

Office: 317 Main Building
Email: mdeford@nd.edu
Phone: 574.631.8805

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Michael Pfrender

Scientific Director

Office: 3027B McCourtney Hall East
Email: michael.pfrender.1@nd.edu
Phone: 574.631.0591

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Melissa Stephens

Assistant Director

Office: B014C McCourtney Hall East
Email: stephens.49@nd.edu
Phone: 574.631.0338

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Guangyuan (Frank) Li

Assistant Professor of the Practice

Office: 3027A McCourtney Hall East
Email: gli9@nd.edu

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Bharat Mishra

Principal Bioinformatician and Assistant Professor of the Practice

Office: 3028C McCourtney Hall East
Email: bmishra2@nd.edu

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Brent Harker

Technical Scientist

Office: B014T McCourtney Hall East
Email: bharker@nd.edu
Phone: 574.631.7714

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Jacqueline Lopez

Technical Specialist

Office: B014S McCourtney Hall East
Email: jlopez11@nd.edu
Phone: 574.631.3957

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Megan Reid

Laboratory Technician

Office: B014R McCourtney Hall East
Email: mreid5@nd.edu
Phone: 574.631.6518