Personnel

More than 200 people work within the McArdle Laboratory, including 20 faculty, and approximately 90 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, 60 Academic Staff, 15 Classified Staff, and many undergraduates.

Faculty

Currently, there are 20 faculty with primary appointments in the Department of Oncology (3 Assistant Professors, 3 Associate Professors, and 14 full Professors).  In addition, 5 faculty are active as Professors Emeritus.  For additional information, see Faculty Research Interests.

Administrative/Business Personnel

There are approximately 60 full-time academic staff employees in the department.  These individuals include three departmental administrators (listed below), scientists, researchers, research specialists, and laboratory managers.  Approximately fifty of the academic staff work in specific research groups and the remainder perform duties in administrative or shared services.  The McArdle Laboratory also employs approximately 15 classified employees, all of whom work in the departmental shared service facilities.

Randy Martinson, Administrative Officer, is responsible for business and fiscal services.
Karen Schwarz, Senior Administrative Program Specialist, serves as the director of human resources.
Bette Sheehan, Senior Administrative Program Specialist, is responsible for grants and training programs.

None of the faculty in the Department of Oncology have personal secretaries or other administrative personnel. Faculty rely on the services provided by three University Services Associates - Mary Jo Markham, Kristen Adler, and Gaye Stantis.  One Financial Specialist, Patty Swan, performs the bookkeeping for all of the department's grants and assists with the posting and processing of purchase requisitions and in vendor relations. One Pay & Benefits Specialist, Chris Carollo-Zeuner, assists Karen Schwarz in the human resources office.