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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Mariella J. Valdivia </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Administrative Officer, Botany & Plant Sciences</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">2118 Batchelor Hall </span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">University of California </span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Riverside, CA 92521-0124</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Phone: (951)827-4619</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#4472C4;background:silver;mso-highlight:silver">In-person office hours: Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday from 8am-4pm</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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