Directory
Administrative Core Contacts
Bioinformatics Core Contacts
Communications Core Contacts
Mentoring Core Contact
Undergraduate Research Office Contacts
External Advisory Committee
Network Steering Committee
Incentives and Awards Committee
Administrative Core Contacts
Douglas E. (Doug) Wright, PhD
Principal Investigator
Co-Director of the Neuroscience Graduate Program and Vice Chair
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
University of Kansas Medical Center
Mail Stop 3038, 3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: 913-588-2713
Fax: 913-588-5677
dwright@kumc.edu
John A. Stanford, PhD
Program Coordinator, KUMC Campus Coordinator
Professor
Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
University of Kansas Medical Center
3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: 913-588-7416; Fax: 913-588-7430
jstanford@kumc.edu
Heiata Chapman
Assistant Director
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
University of Kansas Medical Center
Mail Stop 3051, 3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: 913-588-7170; Fax: 913-945-7760
hchapman@kumc.edu
Elizabeth D. Bulley (Bower), MBA
Coordinator
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
University of Kansas Medical Center
Mail Stop 3051, 3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: 913-588-7517; Fax: 913-945-7760
ebower@kumc.edu
Bioinformatics Core Contacts
Kansas State University
Susan J. Brown, PhD
Bioinformatics Core Director
University Distinguished Professor
Division of Biology
Kansas State University
340 Ackert Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 785-532-3935
sjbrown@ksu.edu
Teresa Shippy, PhD
Bioinformatics Specialist
Division of Biology
Kansas State University
340 Ackert Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 785-532-3935
tshippy@k-state.edu
University of Kansas
Stuart Macdonald, PhD
Satellite Director
Associate Professor
Molecular Biosciences
University of Kansas
4043 Haworth Hall
Lawrence, KS 66047
Phone: 785-864-5362
sjmac@ku.edu
Boryana S. Koseva, PhD
Bioinformatics Specialist
Molecular Biosciences
University of Kansas
3005 Haworth Hall
Lawrence, KS 66047
boryana@ku.edu
University of Kansas Medical Center
Devin C. Koestler, PhD
Satellite Director
Associate Professor
Biostatistics
University of Kansas Medical Center
3901 Rainbow Blvd
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: 785-945-4788
dkoestler@kumc.edu
Dong Pei, PhD
Bioinformatics Specialist
Biostatistics
University of Kansas Medical Center
3901 Rainbow Blvd
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: 913-588-4703
dpei@kumc.edu
Communications Core Contacts
Sarah E. Velasquez, PhD
Director
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
University of Kansas Medical Center
Mail Stop 3051, 3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: 913-588-2247; Fax: 913-945-7760
svelasquez@kumc.edu
Mentoring Core Contact
V. Gustavo Blanco, MD, PhD
Core Director
Interim Chair and Professor
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
University of Kansas Medical Center
Mail Stop 3043, 3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: 913-588-7405
gblanco@kumc.edu
Undergraduate Coordinator Office Contacts
Tim Burnett, PhD
Under Grad Office Director and ESU Campus Coordinator
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Biological Sciences
Emporia State University
1200 Commercial St., Campus Box 4050
Emporia, KS 66801
Phone: 620-341-5910
tburnett@emporia.edu
K. J. Abraham, PhD
LU Campus Coordinator
Professor
Department of Biology
Langston University
219 HAMH, HWY 33 P.O. Box 1500
Langston, OK 73050
Phone: 405-466-3310
kjabraham@lunet.edu
Brian Ackley, PhD
KU CAMPUS COORDINATOR
Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular Bioscience
University of Kansas
Haworth Hall, 1200 Sunnyside Ave
Lawrence, KS 66045-7566
Phone: 785-864-5821
bdackley@ku.edu
James Balthazor, PhD
FHSU Campus Coordinator
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Fort Hays State University
Tomanek Hall 322
Hays, KS 67601-4099
Phone: 785-628-4638
jrbalthazor@fhsu.edu
Christine Brodsky, PhD
PSU Campus Coordinator
Assistant Professor
Biology Department
Pittsburg State University
1701 S Broadway
Pittsburg, KS 66762
Phone: 620-235-4947
cbrodsky@pittstate.edu
Bridgett Chapin, PhD
HINU Campus Coordinator
Instructor
Environmental Science Department
Haskell Indian Nations University
155 Indian Avenue, Box 5029
Lawrence, KS 66046
Phone: 785-832-6609
bchapin@haskell.edu
Sherry Fleming, PhD
KSU Campus Coordinator
Professor
Division of Biology
Kansas State University
18A Ackert Hall
Manhattan, KS 66502
Phone: 785-532-6130
sdflemin@ksu.edu
William Hendry, III, PhD
WSU Campus Coordinator
Professor and Chair
Department of Biological Sciences
Wichita State University
529 Hubbard Hall, 1845 Fairmount Dr.
Wichita, KS 67260-0026
Phone: 316-978-6086; Fax: 316-978-3772
william.hendry@wichita.edu
Sam Leung, PhD
WU Campus Coordinator
Professor
Chemistry Department
Washburn University
1700 SW College Ave.
Topeka, KS 66621
Phone: 785-670-2375
sam.leung@washburn.edu
John A. Stanford, PhD
Program Coordinator, KUMC Campus Coordinator
Professor
Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
University of Kansas Medical Center
3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: 913-588-7416; Fax: 913-588-7430
jstanford@kumc.edu
External Advisory Committee
Sally A. Camper, PhD
Chair
Chair, Department of Human Genetics
University of Michigan Medical School
1500 West Medical Center Drive, 4301 MSRB III
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0638
Phone: 734-763-0682; Fax: 734-763-7672
scamper@umich.edu
Carolyn J Hovde Bohach, PhD
University Distinguished Professor
School of Food Science
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 2312
Moscow, ID 83833-2312
Phone: 208-596-1747
cbohach@uidaho.edu
Stephen A. Krawetz, PhD
Charlotte B. Failing Professor
Wayne State University
253 C.S. Mott, 275 East Hancock
Detroit, MI 48201
Phone: 313-577-6770, Fax: 313-577-8554
steve@compbio.med.wayne.edu
Barbara N. Timmermann, PhD
Distinguished Professor
School of Pharmacy-Medicinal Chemistry
University of Kansas
4004 Malott Hall, 1251 Wescoe Hall Dr.
Lawrence, KS 66045-7582
Phone: 785-864-4495, Fax: 785-864-5326
btimmer@ku.edu
Network Steering Committee
Douglas E. Wright, PhD
Chair, Principal Investigator
Co-Director of the Neuroscience Graduate Program and Vice Chair
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
University of Kansas Medical Center
Mail Stop 3038, 3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: 913-588-2713; Fax: 913-588-5677
dwright@kumc.edu
K. J. Abraham, PhD
LU Campus Coordinator
Professor
Department of Biology
Langston University
219 HAMH, HWY 33 P.O. Box 1500
Langston, OK 73050
Phone: 405-466-3310
kjabraham@lunet.edu
Dale Abrahamson, PhD
Incentives & Awards Committee Chair
University Distinguished Professor and Chair
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
University of Kansas Medical Center
Mail Stop 3038, 3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: 913-588-7000; Fax: 913-588-2710
dabrahamson@kumc.edu
Brian Ackley, PhD
KU CAMPUS COORDINATOR
Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular Bioscience
University of Kansas
Haworth Hall, 1200 Sunnyside Ave
Lawrence, KS 66045-7566
Phone: 785-864-5821
bdackley@ku.edu
V. Gustavo Blanco, MD, PhD
DRP Core Director
Professor and Kathleen M. Osborn Chair
Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
University of Kansas Medical Center
Mail Stop 3043, 3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: 913-588-7405
gblanco@kumc.edu
Susan J. Brown, PhD
Bioinformatics Core Director
University Distinguished Professor
Division of Biology
Kansas State University
340 Ackert Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 785-532-3935
sjbrown@ksu.edu
James Balthazor, PhD
FHSU Campus Coordinator
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Fort Hays State University
Tomanek Hall 322
Hays, KS 67601-4099
Phone: 785-628-4638
jrbalthazor@fhsu.edu
Christine Brodsky, PhD
PSU Campus Coordinator
Assistant Professor
Biology Department
Pittsburg State University
1701 S Broadway
Pittsburg, KS 66762
Phone: 620-235-4947
cbrodsky@pittstate.edu
Tim Burnett, PhD
Undergraduate Office Director and ESU Campus Coordinator
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Biological Sciences
Emporia State University
1200 Commercial St., Campus Box 4050
Emporia, KS 66801
Phone: 620-341-5910
tburnett@emporia.edu
Bridgett Chapin, PhD
HINU Campus Coordinator
Instructor
Department of Environmental Science
Haskell Indian Nations University
155 Indian Avenue, Box 5029
Lawrence, KS 66046
Phone: 785-832-6609
bchapin@haskell.edu
Sherry Fleming, PhD
KSU Campus Coordinator
Professor
Division of Biology
Kansas State University
18A Ackert Hall
Manhattan, KS 66502
Phone: 785-532-6130
sdflemin@ksu.edu
William Hendry, III, PhD
WSU Campus Coordinator
Professor and Chair
Department of Biological Sciences
Wichita State University
529 Hubbard Hall, 1845 Fairmount Dr.
Wichita, KS 67260-0026
Phone: 316-978-6086; Fax: 316-978-3772
william.hendry@wichita.edu
Sam Leung, PhD
WU Campus Coordinator
Professor
Department of Chemistry
Washburn University
1700 SW College Ave.
Topeka, KS 66621
Phone: 785-670-2375
sam.leung@washburn.edu
Stuart J. Macdonald, PhD
KU Bioinformatics Satellite Director
Associate Professor
Department of Molecular Biosciences
University of Kansas
4043 Haworth Hall
Lawrence, KS 66047
Phone: 785-864-5362
sjmac@ku.edu
John A. Stanford, PhD
Program Coordinator, KUMC Campus Coordinator
Professor
Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
University of Kansas Medical Center
3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: 913-588-7416; Fax: 913-588-7430
jstanford@kumc.edu
Sarah E. Velasquez, MAB, MS, MLS, PhD Candidate
Communications Core Director
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
University of Kansas Medical Center
Mail Stop 3051, 3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: 913-588-2247; Fax: 913-945-7760
svelasquez@kumc.edu
Incentives and Awards Committee
Dale Abrahamson, PhD
Incentives & Awards Committee Chair
University Distinguished Professor and Chair
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
University of Kansas Medical Center
Mail Stop 3038, 3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: 913-588-7000; Fax: 913-588-2710
dabrahamson@kumc.edu
Justin Blumenstiel, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular Bioscience
University of Kansas
7026 Haworth Hall, 1200 Sunnyside Ave
Lawrence, KS 66045-7566
Phone: 785-864-3915
jblumen@ku.edu
George Bousfield, PhD
Dr. Lawrence M. Jones Distinguished Professor
Protein Core Laboratory Director
Wichita State University
431 Hubbard Hall, Box 26
Wichita, KS 67260
Phone: 316-978-6088; Fax: 316-978-3772
George.bousfield@wichita.edu
John A. Stanford, PhD
Program Coordinator, KUMC Campus Coordinator
Professor
Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
University of Kansas Medical Center
3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: 913-588-7416; Fax: 913-588-7430
jstanford@kumc.edu
John Tomich, PhD
Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Kansas State University
206 Burt Hall
Manhattan, KS 66502
Phone: 785-532-5956; Fax: 785-532-6297
jtomich@ksu.edu
Leanne Wiedemann, PhD
Staff Scientist
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
1000 East 50th Street
Kansas City, MO 64110
Phone: 816-926-4052
lmw@stowers-Institute.org
Douglas E. (Doug) Wright, PhD
Principal Investigator
Co-Director of the Neuroscience Graduate Program and Vice Chair
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
University of Kansas Medical Center
Mail Stop 3038, 3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: 913-588-2713; Fax: 913-588-5677
dwright@kumc.edu