CORE Staff
CORE Leadership
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Megan Tardif
Director
megan.tardif@maine.edu
(207) 581-1225
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Michael Call
CORE Facilities Manager and Research Engineer
michael.call@maine.edu
(207) 581-3382
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Jennifer Baker
Associate Vice President for Research Finance and Administration
jennifer.l.archer@maine.edu
(207) 581-1559
Advanced Research Computing, Security, and Information Management (ARCSIM)
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Animal Care
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Mark Nilan
Zebrafish Laboratory Manager
mark.nilan@maine.edu
(207) 581-3391
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Alexis Rutherford
Small Animal Research Facility Manager
alexis.rutherford@maine.edu
(207) 581-4128
Electron Microscopy Laboratory (EML)
![Dr. Emma Perry](https://umaine.edu/core/wp-content/uploads/sites/479/2020/11/Emma-Perry-portrait-146x97-1-e1733515453375.jpg)
Genetics Facilities and Freezer Program
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Michael Kinnison
eDNA Program Lead
mkinnison@maine.edu
(207) 581-2575
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Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center
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Ali Abedi
Director
Associate Vice President for Research
ali.abedi@maine.edu
(207) 581-2231
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Vacant
Research Engineer
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Vacant
Administrative and Outreach Coordinator
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James LeBlanc
Graduate Assistant
james.leblanc1@maine.edu
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Samantha Grimwood
Graduate Assistant
samantha.grimwood@maine.edu
Micro- and Nanofabrication Cleanroom
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Henry Carfagno
Research Facilities Operational Specialist
henry.carfagno@maine.edu
(207) 581.3381
Microscopy Imaging and Analysis Core (MIAC)
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Technical and Administrative Services Central (TASC)
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Michael Call
CORE Facilities Manager and Research Engineer
michael.call@maine.edu
(207) 581-3382