Leadership & Staff

PEOPLE

Center Leadership

John Bischof, Ph.D.

ATP-Bio Director

bischof@umn.edu

Mehmet Toner, Ph.D.

ATP-Bio Deputy Director

mehmet_toner@hms.harvard.edu

Alyssa A. Burger, M.Ed.

ATP-Bio Administrative Director

Supports Director and Deputy Director; leads operations, administration, finance, human resources, reporting, events, communications.

atp-bio-ad@umn.edu

Associated Center Leadership Components

Rhonda Franklin, Ph.D.

Integration Director

rfrank01@umn.edu

Emily Goff, Ph.D.

External Evaluator

emily@goffgroupllc.com

Pillar & Component Leadership

Korkut Uygun, Ph.D.

Research Pillar Director

KUYGUN@mgh.harvard.edu

Catherine Heremans, Ph.D.

Research Pillar Manager

Supports Convergent Research program, leads webinar series, manages ATEP program, enables faculty and trainee engagement.

atp-bio-rschpgm@umn.edu

Keisha Varma, Ph.D.

EWD Pillar Director

keisha@umn.edu

Jennifer McCambridge, Ph.D.

Cross-Functional Team & EWD Program Manager

Manages programs, projects, and activities within ATP-Bio’s Workforce Development pillar and will also support integration of programmatic efforts across the Center’s pillars and components.

Susan Wolf, J.D.

Ethics & Public Policy Director

swolf@umn.edu

Timothy Pruett, M.D.

Ethics & Public Policy Co-Director

tlpruett@umn.edu

Dan Chen, Ph.D., EMBA

Strategic Partners & Innovation (SPI) Director

Leads Innovation Ecosystem pillar, membership program, commercialization/tech transfer initiatives, supports workforce development.

atp-bio-spi@umn.edu

Ken Rosen

Membership Program Manager

krosen@umn.edu

Administrative Staff

Elica (Eli “ellie”) Gardner

ATP-Bio Communications Manager

Supports Administrative Director; leads communications and engagement initiatives; promotional materials; and manages events.

atp-bio-aa@umn.edu

Paige Magliocco

ATP-Bio Financial Manager

Supports Administrative Director; manages budget, contracts, and financial reporting.

atp-bio-finmgr@umn.edu

Teresa Walbon

Administrative Support

atp-bio-spprt@umn.edu

Megan Scott

ATP-Bio Administrative Assistant

atp-bio-projmgr@umn.edu

Crysthal Alvarez

ATP-Bio Social Media Associate

calvarez@umn.edu

Other Contributors

Carla Pavone, Ph.D.

ATP-Bio Consultant, Isles Growth

cppavone@isles-growth.net

Guadalupe Ruiz

University of California, Riverside

Director of Transfer Student Initiatives & Professional Development (Marlan & Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering)

gruiz@engr.ucr.edu