Contacts
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Director Dr. Sarah Simmons |
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Administrative Associate Melissa Knight |
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Academic Advisor |
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FRI Program Assessor |
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Administrative Associate |
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Administrative Associate
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Program Coordinator for Recruitment & Alumni Relations |
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| Program Components | Research Educators | Stream |
| Alumni Placement |
Dr. Patrick Killion |
Functional Genomics |
| Grades K-12 Outreach | Dr. Greg Clark | Discovery Lab in Plant Biology |
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| Curriculum Export | Dr. Katherine Marvin | Nanomaterials for Chemical Catalysis |
| Recruitment Coordination | Dr. Grace Choy | Biobrick |
| Lab Safety and Waste Management | Dr. Alona Umali | Supramolecular Sensors |
| High School Outreach/Recruitment | Dr. Anne Tibbetts | Mitochondrial Gene Expression |
| Mentor Program | Dr. Al MacKrell | Vertebrate Interactome Mapping |
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Public Relations/Website |
Dr. Richard Heineman | Viral Evolution |
| Corporate Relations/Publicity | Dr. Bradley Hall | Aptamer |
Student Assistants
Sarah Tambunga
Jennifer Yao
Simon Andrade
Please call (512) 232-9358 for more information or to make an appointment.
Office Location:
We are located in room 3.04 in Painter Hall (PAI), just northeast of the tower between the Biological Laboratory (BIO) and Welch Hall (WEL) on 24th Street.
Mailing Address:
The University of Texas at Austin
College of Natural Sciences - Office of the Dean
1 University Station G2550
Austin, TX 78712




