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HSRI Leadership and Staff

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HSRI Executive Director Trevor Hirst
Trevor Hirst
Executive Director
Health Sciences Research Institute
thirst@ucmerced.edu
Chris Amemiya
Chris Amemiya
Professor, Interim Director HSRI
Molecular & Cell Biology
camemiya@ucmerced.edu
Monica Alvarado Academic Personnel/Human Resources Analyst
Monica Alvarado
Academic Personnel/Human Resources Analyst
Health Sciences Research Institute
malvarado37@ucmerced.edu
Leann Nascimento
Leann Nascimento
Chief Administrative Officer
Health Sciences Research Institute
lnascimento@ucmerced.edu
Martin Reyes
Martin Reyes
Departmental Research Administrator
Health Sciences Research Institute
mreyes54@ucmerced.edu
Violet Rios
Violet Rios
HSRI Administrative Assistant
Health Sciences Research Institute
violetarios@ucmerced.edu
Silas Verrinder
Silas Verrinder
Departmental Research Administrator
Health Sciences Research Institute
sverrinder@ucmerced.edu
Prof. Deborah Wiebe
Deborah Wiebe
Professor and Director, HSRI
Psychological Sciences
dwiebe@ucmerced.edu