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<p class="MsoNormal">Good afternoon, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please be advised that Benjamin Terao will be leaving IIGB. He has accepted an opportunity with UCR’s School of Medicine. His last day with us will be Friday, December 13<sup>th</sup>. Ben has been an exceptional member of the IIGB Team
 for many years.  His hard work and dedication have contributed to our fiscal and administrative success. Before he embarks on his new journey, please take the time to congratulate him and wish him well in his future endeavors. 
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please know that the following IIGB team members will continue to assist as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><u>Aaliyah Kelley</u> – Administrative Duties and Travel Coordinator<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><u>Chantti Compay</u> – IIGB Core Facilities Financials (Genomics, Metabolomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";mso-ligatures:none">Valerie Arce, MPA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">IIGB Administrative Officer III<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">(951) 827-9081<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Valerie.arce@ucr.edu"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Valerie.arce@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">University of California, Riverside<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Institute for Integrative Genome Biology (IIGB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">1206 Genomics Building</span><span style="font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://iigb.ucr.edu/"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="154" height="36" style="width:1.6041in;height:.375in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.png@01DB4642.13A18560"></span></a><a href="https://cepceb.ucr.edu/"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="92" height="39" style="width:.9583in;height:.4062in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01DB4642.13A18560"></span></a><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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