BIOGEN Administrative Center

Our mission is to provide quality services to our departments, the Medical School, the College of Biological Sciences, and the University of Minnesota.

The BIOGEN Administrative Center provides administrative services to the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics and the Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development. Finance, human resources and grant pre-award staff members work in teams to support faculty, staff and students in these areas.

BIOGEN + Procurement Center Staff

Organization chart

Administration
  • Ann Swanson | Assistant to the Head of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics | 612-626-2127 | swans143@umn.edu 
  • Courtney Topp | Principal Office and Administrative Specialist | 612-625-6100 | topp0047@umn.edu
Education
Finance 
  • Barbara Royce (supervisor) | 612-301-1652 | royc0005@umn.edu
  • Diane Arney | 612-624-1200 | dmarney@umn.edu
  • Laura Diedrich | 612-624-0947 | kenne005@umn.edu
  • Pam Hyser | 612-625-1131 | hyser013@umn.edu
  • Otto Palmer | 612-626-9976 | palme041@umn.edu
  • Karen Swyter | 612-626-0136 | swyte004@umn.edu
  • Nicole Schaub | 612-626-1918 | nmschaub@umn.edu
Human Resources 
  • Denetra Cade | 612-624-9262 | cade0016@umn.edu
  • Laurie O'Neill | 612-625-8471 | oneil032@umn.edu
Pre-Award
  • Jeff Schaub (supervisor) | 612-625-1166 | j-scha1@umn.edu
  • Paulie Garcia | 612-626-6224 | garc0027@umn.edu
  • Michelle Lewis | 612-625-8470 | lewis088@umn.edu
  • David Okita | 612-624-7107 | okita001@umn.edu
  • Medical School AP Cluster
Cluster Director
  • Wade Schaap | 612-626-2367 | schaa011@umn.edu

Procurement Specialists
  • April Wolters | 612-625-7115 | aruud@umn.edu

Voucher Specialists
  • Rick McAtee | 612-625-6479 | rjmcatee@umn.edu
  • Wennie Li-Chan | 612-625-6479 | licha003@umn.edu
Send invoices for the Medical School AP Cluster to:

mdschoolcluster@umn.edu

420 Delaware Street SE
Phillips Wangensteen Bldg (PWB) 13-107
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Campus mail code: MMC391 (8391)
Fax: 612-625-6156