ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Burkhalter, Eric
Research Administration Specialist
919-668-3600
eric.burkhalter@duke.edu

Eric provides pre-award support to all MGM faculty, working directly with Esther DeMarco.

 

 

Foster, Shirley
Staff Assistant
919-684-0436
shirley.foster@duke.edu

Shirley provides administrative support for Drs. Petes, Jinks-Robertson, Tobin, Silver and Rawls including processing corporate card expenses for these faculty. She also manages training for Buy@Duke users as well as serving as MGM AP TRAC representative.

 

Howard, Jason
Human Resources Manager II
919-668-3003
jason.howard@duke.edu

Jason is responsible for the day-to-day management of personnel activities for the department. He also assists foreign students, faculty, and staff in complying with governmental regulations related to maintaining proper visa status.

 

Kennett, Annette
Staff Specialist
919-613-8636
annette.kennett@duke.edu

Annette provides administrative support for Drs. Stacy Horner, Dennis Ko, Arno Greenleaf, So Young Kim, Jack Keene, David Pickup, and Jörn Coers. She also manages submission of corporate charges for multiple faculty members as well as reservations for MGM conference rooms (0010, 0040 CARL and 415 Jones) and coordinating the Thursday seminar series, the departmental annual retreat, departmental softball game and the MGM holiday party.

 

Krupa, Christine
Administrative Coordinator
919-684-3031
christine.krupa@duke.edu

Christy provides administrative and clerical support for Drs. Bryan Cullen and Micah Luftig. She is responsible for pre-award and post-award grants management for their grants and discretionary funds as well as the Center for Virology.

 

Mathews, Cynthia (Kris)
Financial Analyst II
919-613-3263
kris.mathews@duke.edu

Kris manages the MGM departmental funds, the Center for Functional Genomics and post-award research administration for Drs. Sue Jinks-Robertson, So Young Kim, Doug Marchuk, Tom Petes and Raphael Valdivia.

 

Palmer, Melissa
Program Coordinator
919-684-2814
melissa.palmer@duke.edu

Melissa provides administrative support for Joseph Heitman, both in his capacity as MGM Chair and faculty member. Melissa manages all pre-award and post-award aspects of Dr. Heitman’s financial resources, monitoring and reconciling expenditures and preparing monthly financial reports including financial projections.

 

Powell, Susan
Departmental Business Manager
919-684-3404
wiley003@mc.duke.edu

Susan oversees an administrative staff of twelve and is responsible for managing and coordinating the business and administrative functions of the Department in concert with the Chair which includes preparation, management and monitoring of departmental budgets, managing human resources and payroll and departmental space and facilities and oversight of HR/personnel.

 

Thole, Kristin
Staff Specialist
919-684-3290
kristin.thole@duke.edu

Kristin provides administrative support for Dr. Marchuk, in his capacity as faculty member and Director of the Division of Human Genetics, as well as support for Dr. Heitman and the Center for Host Microbial Interactions (CHoMI).  In addition, she coordinates the faculty recruitment process and the appointment, promotion, and tenure (APT) process for all faculty, preparing APT dossiers in preparation for School of Medicine review. She also manages the update of the departmental website.

 

 

Other Staff

Alston, Lisa
Lab Assistant
919-684-4485 
lisa.alstonlatta@duke.edu

Lisa is a lab assistant and provides glasswashing and waste disposal services for many of the MGM laboratories.

Chapman, Sharon
Senior Lab Assistant
919-613-8633
sharon.chapman@duke.edu

Sharon is a lab assistant and provides glasswashing and waste disposal services for many of the MGM laboratories.