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Administrative Staff

    Meet our Admin Staff!

    Associate Director, Research & Science

    Jared Kirby

    Associate Director, Research & Science

    Jared plans and directs the daily business operations of the department of Biochemistry. He oversees the work of other front office staff, plus works in the following areas.

    •  Department budgeting and planning
    • Grant Management
    • Facilities and space planning
    • Systems integration
    • Philanthropy
    • HR liaison
    • IT liaison
    • University and regulatory compliance

     

    Thanh (Brandon) Trieu

    Thanh (Brandon) Trieu

    Senior Accountant

    • Financial analysis support
    • Processes new hires
    • I-9 submissions/updates
    • Visa applications, educational trainee payments, postdoc NRSA level tracking
    •  Assists with Kronos/payroll inquiries
    • Purchasing card reallocator and UShop approver, also requests GFA approval for new activities and projects. 
    • Submits core facility work authorizations, billings/invoices, cost transfers and journal entries needed per management report review or request. 
    • Provides chartfield information as needed and reviews/approves financial documents.

    Alternative Contact: Cassie Connell and Amity Mower

    brandon.trieu@biochem.utah.edu

    801-581-2407

    Rachel P Merrill

    Rachel Merrill

    Business Systems Analyst Sr

    • Facilitates process and workflow improvement
    • Integrates and implements new systems and consults on their development
    • Creates and maintains database solutions to support department needs not met by existing systems
    • Assists in trainee recruitment by developing a strong web presence for the department and its laboratories.

    Alternative Contact: Jared Kirby

    rachel@biochem.utah.edu

    801-585-9825

    Nicole Reames

    Nicole Reames

    Admin Assistant

    • Department travel coordinator 
    • Department P-card management 
    • Pulse maintenance 
    • Website Subscription Renewals
    • Emergency preparedness coordinator
    • Super user for U-CV
    • Provisioning backup
    • Phone billing
    • Events backup
    • Executive Secretary backup
    • Supply budget management
    • Admin travel coordinator

    Alternative Contact: Hannah Logan 

    nicole.reames@biochem.utah.edu

    (801) 581-2117

    Hannah Logan

    Hannah Logan

    Executive Secretary

    • Building maintenance requests
    • Onboarding/Offboarding
      • Keys- issues
      • Building access
      • Phone requests/changes
      • Department email lists
      • Building signage
    • Order office supplies
    • Conference room scheduling
    • NEB freezer updates
    • Mail distribution
    • Department website design & content 
    • Maintain department P-card
    • Distribute SOM emails

    Alternative Contact: Nicole Reames

    hannah.logan@biochem.utah.edu

    (801) 581-2117

    Kate Willden

    Kate Willden

    Executive Secretary to Wes Sundquist

    • Coordinate travel arrangements and process reimbursement for Sundquist Labs
    • Schedule and maintain Wes’ calendar.
    • Ordering for Sundquist Labs
    • Update and maintain website content.
    • Maintain department P-Card.
    • Scheduling and organizing CHEETAH events.

    kate.willden@biochem.utah.edu

    801-213-6920

    Thi Nguyen

    Thi Nguyen

    Executive Assistant to Adam Hughes and Jared Rutter

    • Coordinate travel arrangements and process reimbursements for lab members
    • Schedule and maintain Jared and Adam's calendars
    • Order lab supplies and manage related logistics
    • Facilitate onboarding and offboarding processes for lab members
    • Post job openings and arrange interview schedules
    • Update and maintain website content

     

    thi.nguyen@biochem.utah.edu

    Academic and Faculty Programs

    Grant Management

    Cassie

    Cassie Connell

    Grant/Contract Officer IV

    • Provides financial support for the department by monitoring spending at a detailed level to ensure financial and grant compliance.
    • Assists faculty with Post-Award reporting requirements.
    • Advises on account spending plans
    • Reconciles final financial reports 
    • Post-award reporting
    • Grant management, budgeting and contracts
    • General funding and compliance inquiries
    • Provides an assortment of other financial assistance to Department Faculty and Staff as needed.

    Alternative Contact: Ryan T. Green 

    cassie.connell@biochem.utah.edu

    801-583-3218

    Ryan Green

    Ryan T. Green

    Grant/Contract Officer II

    • Provides financial support for the department by monitoring spending at a detailed level to ensure financial and grant compliance.
    • Assists faculty with Post-Award reporting requirements.
    • Advises on account spending plans
    • Reconciles final financial reports 
    • Post-award reporting
    • Grant management, budgeting and contracts
    • General funding and compliance inquiries
    • Provides an assortment of other financial assistance to Department Faculty and Staff as needed.

    Alternative Contact: Cassie Connell

    ryan.green@biochem.utah.edu

    801-649-7579

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