Administration

Thomas P. Burris, Ph.D.

Professor and Director, UF Genetics Institute | Pharmacodynamics

352-273-8290 | burris.thomas@ufl.edu

Serves as Professor in the Department of Pharmacodynamics and as the Director of the University of Florida Genetics Institute.

Cindy Heesacker

AST DIR, Administrative Services

352-273-5033 | capgap@ufl.edu

Provides support and tracking of initiatives and ongoing reporting and spending in the Institute.
In absence of Director, has full responsibility for all daily administrative and fiscal operations.

Cornelia Frazier

Administrative Support AST III

352-273-8290 | frazict@ufl.edu

Administrative Assistant to UFGI Director.
Maintains UFGI Director’s calendar.
Processes HR and Fiscal transactions.
Provides assistance with Seminar series and annual Florida Genetics Symposium.

Brittany M. Hollister, Ph.D.

AST DIR, Academic Support Services & Graduate Coordinator

352-273-8124 | b.hollister@ufl.edu

Administration for the Genetics & Genomics Graduate Program.

Thaddeus Suggs

IT Support

ufgi-help@health.ufl.edu

Patrick Sherry

Marketing & Communications Coordinator

patrick.sherry@ufl.edu

Manages the UFGI website and social media accounts as well as documents the accomplishments of the UFGI faculty and students in outreach articles and archives.