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Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research

Dorota A. Grejner-Brzezinska , Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Research

WNPRC Core Scientists and Research Labs

PRIMATE CENTER DIRECTOR’S OFFICE AND SERVICE DIVISIONS

**Director’s Office**
INTERIM DIRECTOR	Dr. Saverio Capuano	Email Dr. Capuano	(608) 263-3571
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT	Edi Chan	Email Edi Chan	(608) 263-3500
COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH PROGRAM MANAGER	Jenn Bal	Email Jenn Bal	(608) 262-2578

Animal Services
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AND ATTENDING VETERINARIAN	Dr. Saverio Capuano	Email Dr. Capuano	(608) 263-3571
VETERINARY SERVICES UNIT HEAD	Dr. Shreya Patel Larson	Email Dr. Larson	(608) 265-0622
CLINICAL VETERINARIAN	Dr. Michelle Harke	Email Dr. Harke	(608) 265-3240
CLINICAL VETERINARIAN	Dr. Jennifer Coonen	Email Dr. Coonen	(608) 890-2992
COLONY SERVICES	Bonnie Friscino	Email Bonnie Friscino	(608) 890-1142
COLONY RECORDS	Janet Walasek	Email colony records	(608) 263-3540
SURGERY	Dr. Casey Fitz	Email Dr. Fitz	(608) 261-1463
COMPLIANCE, RECORDS, SAFETY AND TRAINING	Kim Keen and Sandra Boehm	Email Kim Keen and Sandra Boehm	(608) 590-5747 and (608) 263-0988
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY SPECIALIST	Meghan Cramm	Email Meghan Cramm	(608) 209-7853
PATHOLOGY SERVICES	Dr. Heather Simmons	Email Dr. Simmons	(608) 263-3559
SCIENTIFIC PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION	Dr. Jessica Phillips	Email Dr. Jessica Phillips	(608) 209-7108
SCIENTIFIC PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION AND RESEARCH VETERINARIAN	Dr. Kevin Brunner (Emeritus)	Email Dr. Brunner	(608) 265-9069

Research Services
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR	Dr. David Evans	Email Dr. Evans	(608) 265-1485
ASSAY SERVICES	Dr. Amita Kapoor	Email Dr.Kapoor	(608) 263-3519
GENOMICS SERVICES HOST GENOTYPING AND PATHOGEN SEQUENCING	Dr. David O’Connor	Email Dr. O’Connor	(608) 890-0845
IMMUNOLOGY SERVICES	Dr. Dawn Dudley	Email Dr. Dudley	(608) 265-8998
VIROLOGY SERVICES	Dr. Thomas Friedrich	Email Dr. Friedrich	(608) 265-3381

Research Services and Resources
PRECISION MEDICINE AND GENOMIC RESOURCES:
Cell and Embryo Gene Editing	Dr. Jenna Schmidt	Email Dr. Schmidt	(608) 263-3567
Genomic Discovery	Dr. Jeff Rogers	Email Dr. Rogers	(713) 798-7783
Advancing Precision Therapies	Dr. Igor Slukvin	Email Dr. Slukvin	(608) 263-0058
Translational Stem Cell Technologies	Dr. John Maufort	Email Dr. Maufort

Operational Services
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR	Debra Jurmu	Email Debra Jurmu	(608) 263-3504
HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST	Kate Rouman	Email Kate Rouman	(608) 263-9183
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND SHOP SERVICES MANAGER	Bruce Pape	Email Bruce Pape	(608) 263-3521
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR	Dan Metzger	Email Dan Metzger	(608) 263-3509