K-INBRE Contacts

Network Steering Committee and Campus Coordinators

Joan Hunt, PhD, DSc, Chair (KUMC Coordinator)
University Distinguished Professor
Vice Chancellor for Biomedical Research Infrastructure
University of Kansas Medical Center
Mail Stop 3050, 3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: 913-588-7270; Fax: 913-588-7180
jhunt@kumc.edu

K.J. Abraham, PhD (Langston Coordinator)
Associate Professor
Langston University
Department of Biology
219 HAMH, Hwy 33 P.O. Box 1500
Langston, OK 73050
405-466-3310
kjabraham@lunet.edu

Janice Barton, PhD (Washburn Coordinator)
Professor
Washburn University
Chemistry
1700 SW College Ave.,
Topeka, KS 66621
785-231-1010, ext. 1269
janice.barton@washburn.edu

Susan J. Brown, PhD (KSU Satellite Bioinformatics Core Director)
Assistant Professor
Kansas State University
Division of Biology
340 Ackert Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-3935
sjbrown@ksu.edu

Tim Burnett, PhD (ESU Coordinator)
Assistant Professor
Emporia State University
Dept. of Biological Sciences
1200 Commercial St., Campus Box 4050
Emporia, KS 66801
620-341-5910
burnettt@emporia.edu

S. Keith Chapes, PhD, MPH
(KSU Coordinator and Undergraduate Core Director)
Professor
Kansas State University
Division of Biology
231 Ackert Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-3935
skcbiol@ksu.edu

Bridgett Chapin, PhD (Haskell Coordinator)
Haskell Indian Nations University
155 Indian Avenue, Box 5029
Lawrence, KS 66046
785-832-6609
bchapin@haskell.edu

William Hendry, PhD (WSU Coordinator and Satellite Bioinformatics Core Director)
Professor and Chair
Wichita State University
Dept. of Biological Sciences
529 Hubbard Hall
1845 Fairmount
Wichita, KS 67260-0026
Phone: 316-978-6086; Fax: 316-978-3772
william.hendry@wichita.edu

Gregory S. (Greg) Kopf, PhD (KUMC Administrative Representative)
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Administration
Executive Director, KUMC Research Institute
University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute
6002 Wescoe Pavilion, Mail Stop 1039
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, KS 66160
(913) 945-6636
gkopf@kumc.edu

Gerald Lushington, PhD (Bioinformatics Core Director)
Director of Laboratories, Courtesy Assistant Professor
University of Kansas
Dept. of Medicinal Chemistry
Malott Hall, Room 3021
1251 Wescoe Hall Dr.
Lawrence, KS 66045-7582
785-864-1140
glushington@ku.edu

Michael Madden, PhD (FHSU Coordinator)
Associate Professor
Fort Hays State University
Department of Allied Health
130 Cunningham Hall, 600 Park St.
Hays, KS 67601-4099
785-628-5678
mmadden@fhsu.edu

Sherry Miller (Student Representative)
Graduate Student
Kansas State University
Division of Biology
232 Ackert Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-3937
srhoades@ksu.edu

Jim Orr, PhD (KU-L Coordinator)
Professor
University of Kansas
Division of Biological Sciences
5061 Haworth Hall
1200 Sunnyside Ave.
Lawrence, KS 66045
785-864-3859
jorr@ku.edu

Virginia Rider, PhD (PSU Coordinator)
Associate Professor
Pittsburg State University
Biology, 1706 South Joplin
213 Heckert-Wells
Pittsburg, KS 66762-7552
620-235-4739
vrider@pittstate.edu

Peter Smith, PhD (KUMC Satellite Bioinformatics Core Director)
Professor, Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Director, Kansas Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center
University of Kansas Medical Center
Mail Stop 3051, 3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: 913-588-7409; Fax: 913-588-5677
psmith@kumc.edu