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Ronald Joab
Operations & Facilities Manager
rjoab@buffalo.edu
Diane Plinke
Operations Associate
dianepli@buffalo.edu
Smitha James
Senior Associate Director of Life Sciences Programs
srjames@buffalo.edu
| Hours | Location |
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Monday - Friday 09.00 AM - 05.00 PM |
701 Ellicott Street Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences (CBLS) Buffalo, NY 14203 |
| Name | Role | Phone | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Joab |
Facilities & Ops Mgr
|
716-881-8902
|
rjoab@buffalo.edu
|
CBLS
|
| Diane Plinke |
Operations Associate
|
716-881-8900
|
dianepli@buffalo.edu
|
CBLS
|
| Smitha James |
Snr. Assoc. Dir. Life Sciences
|
716-881-8940
|
srjames@buffalo.edu
|
CBLS
|
| Steven Shepler |
Senior Finance & Grants Mgr
|
716-645-2990
|
shepler2@buffalo.edu
|
Baird
|
| John Root |
Sr. Finance & Grants Associate
|
716-645-3253
|
johnroot@buffalo.edu
|
Baird
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| Misha Burleson |
Finance & Grants Mgr
|
7168811706
|
mishabur@buffalo.edu
|
Baird
|