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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Dear IIGB Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">I kindly ask for your cooperation in respecting the designated office hours for direct access to the IIGB staff. These hours are clearly posted on
the door, and I urge everyone to take note and adhere to them.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">The staff manages a tremendous workload, which is often disrupted by frequent and unplanned interruptions. To help them stay focused and efficient,
I have instructed the office staff to refrain from opening the door outside of these designated hours.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">In the event of an emergency, please feel free to email or come upstairs to speak with Valerie or me directly.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in helping us maintain a productive work environment.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Be powerful<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Katie<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Katayoon (Katie) Dehesh</span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Director, Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, Distinguished Professor
</span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Ernst and Helen Leibacher Endowed Chair in Botany and Plant Sciences</span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">University of California, Riverside, CA 92521</span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Phone: (951) 827-6370; Fax: (951) 827-5155</span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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