Leadership
View the Kansas Center for Metabolism and Obesity Research leadership by group:
John P. Thyfault, Ph.D., FACSM, FTOS
Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology
Professor, Endocrinology, Metabolism & Genetics
Director, KU Diabetes Institute
Scientific Director, Children's Mercy Hospital, Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyle and Nutrition
Scientist, Kansas City VA Medical Center-Research Service
jthyfault@kumc.edu
Steven A. Weinman, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Professor, Kansas City Veterans Administration Medical Center, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Motility
Professor, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Motility
Professor, Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology
Vice Chair for Research, Internal Medicine, KU Medical Center
University Director, Liver Center Director
sweinman@kumc.edu
Udayan M. Apte, Ph.D. DABT
Director, KC-MORE COBRE Cells, Tissues, Bioanalysis and Bioinformatics Core
Associate Director, Liver Center
Professor, Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics
uapte@kumc.edu
Joseph E. Donnelly Jr, Ed.D.
Director, KC-MORE COBRE Human Energy Balance Core
KC-MORE COBRE Steering Committee Chair, and Mentor;
Division Director, Physical Activity & Weight Management;
Professor, Physical Activity & Weight Management
jdonnelly2@kumc.edu
John P. Thyfault, Ph.D., FACSM, FTOS
Co-Director, KC-MORE COBRE Metabolism Core
Principal Investigator, KC-MORE COBRE
Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology
Professor, Endocrinology, Metabolism & Genetics
Director, KU Diabetes Institute
Scientific Director, Children's Mercy Hospital, Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyle and Nutrition
Scientist, Kansas City VA Medical Center-Research Service
jthyfault@kumc.edu
Paige C. Geiger, Ph.D.
Co-Director, KC-MORE COBRE Metabolism Core
Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology
pgeiger@kumc.edu
Udayan M. Apte, Ph.D. DABT
Director, KC-MORE COBRE Cells, Tissues, Bioanalysis and Bioinformatics Core
Associate Director, Liver Center
Professor, Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics
uapte@kumc.edu
Yanming Li, P.h.D.
Assistant Professor, Biostatistics & Data Science
yli8@kumc.edu
Dong Pei, Ph.D.
Research Instructor, Biostatistics & Data Science
dpei@kumc.edu
Isabel Aranzazu Pulido Ruiz
Research Assistant
ipulidoruiz@kumc.edu
Steven A. Weinman, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Professor, Kansas City Veterans Administration Medical Center, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Motility
Professor, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Motility
Professor, Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology
Vice Chair for Research, Internal Medicine, KU Medical Center
University Director, Liver Center Director
sweinman@kumc.edu
Susan Carlson, Ph.D.
Advisor, KC-MORE COBRE
Distinguished Professor, Dietetics and Nutrition
scarlson@kumc.edu
Joseph E. Donnelly Jr, Ed.D.
Director, KC-MORE COBRE Human Energy Balance Core
KC-MORE COBRE Steering Committee Chair, and Mentor;
Division Director, Physical Activity & Weight Management;
Professor, Physical Activity & Weight Management
jdonnelly2@kumc.edu
Jeffrey Honas, M.S., M.P.H.
Lab Director, Energy Balance Laboratory
jhonas2@kumc.edu
Holly Hull, Ph.D.
Advisor, KC-MORE COBRE Dietetics & Nutition
Associate Professor, School of Health Professions, Dietetics and Nutrition
hhull@kumc.edu
Kimberly Johnson
Operations Manager, Center for Physical Activity & Weight Management
kjohnson18@kumc.edu
Lauren T. Ptomey, Ph.D., RD, LD
Associate Professor, Physical Activity & Weight Management
lptomey@kumc.edu
Anna Rice
Clinical Research Coordinator
arice7@kumc.edu
Joseph Sherman
Clinical Research Coordinator
jsherman7@kumc.edu
Kendra Spaeth, M.S., R.D., L.D.
Senior Research Associate, Dietetics and Nutrition
kspaeth@kumc.edu
Sarah Stolte, M.D.
Advisor, KC-MORE COBRE
Assistant Professor, General and Hospital Medicine
sstolte@kumc.edu
Debra K. Sullivan, Ph.D., RD
Department Chair, Dietetics and Nutrition
dsulliva@kumc.edu
Richard Washburn, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Center for Physical Activity & Weight Management
rwashburn@kumc.edu
Paige C. Geiger, Ph.D.
Co-Director, KC-MORE Metabolism Core
Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology
pgeiger@kumc.edu
Colin S. McCoin, Ph.D
Research Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology
cmccoin@kumc.edu
John M. Miles, M.D.
Professor, Endocrinology, Metabolism & Genetics
jmiles3@kumc.edu
John P. Thyfault, Ph.D., FACSM, FTOS
Co-Director, KC-MORE COBRE Metabolism Core
Principal Investigator, KC-MORE COBRE
Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology
Professor, Endocrinology, Metabolism & Genetics
Director, KU Diabetes Institute
Scientific Director, Children's Mercy Hospital, Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyle and Nutrition
Scientist, Kansas City VA Medical Center-Research Service
jthyfault@kumc.edu
Madi Rickabaugh, BS
Research Assistant
mrickabaugh@kumc.edu
Debbie Bixler, M.B.A.
Administrator, KC-MORE COBRE
Administrative Officer, Liver Center
dbixler@kumc.edu
Ann M. Davis, Ph.D., MPH, ABPP
Professor, Pediatrics
Ralph L Smith Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Director, Director, Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition
adavis6@kumc.edu
John M. Miles, M.D.
Professor, Endocrinology, Metabolism & Genetics
jmiles3@kumc.edu
Joseph E. Donnelly Jr, Ed.D.
Director, KC-MORE COBRE Human Energy Balance Core
KC-MORE COBRE Steering Committee Chair, and Mentor;
Division Director, Physical Activity & Weight Management;
Professor, Physical Activity & Weight Management
jdonnelly2@kumc.edu
Tammy C. Ojo, M.D.
Associate Professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Department Chair, Vice Chair Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Department Chair, GMEC sub-committee Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Disparities, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
tojo@kumc.edu
John P. Thyfault, Ph.D., FACSM, FTOS
Co-Director, KC-MORE COBRE Metabolism Core
Principal Investigator, KC-MORE COBRE
Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology
Professor, Endocrinology, Metabolism & Genetics
Director, KU Diabetes Institute
Scientific Director, Children's Mercy Hospital, Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyle and Nutrition
Scientist, Kansas City VA Medical Center-Research Service
jthyfault@kumc.edu
Steven A. Weinman, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Professor, Kansas City Veterans Administration Medical Center, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Motility
Professor, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Motility
Professor, Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology
Vice Chair for Research, Internal Medicine, KU Medical Center
University Director, Liver Center Director
sweinman@kumc.edu
E. Matthew Morris, Ph.D.
KC-MORE COBRE Research Project Leader
Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology
emorris2@kumc.edu
John Prom
Research Assistant
jprom@kumc.edu
Anna M. Gorczyca, Ph.D.
Research Project Leader, KC-MORE COBRE
Research Assistant Professor, Physical Activity & Weight Management
agorczyca@kumc.edu
Joseph Sherman
Clinical Research Coordinator
jsherman7@kumc.edu
Gerit Wagner, M.P.H., R.D.N.
Dietician Specialist - Academic
gwagner4@kumc.edu
Hongmin Ni, M.D.
KC-MORE COBRE Research Project Leader
Associate Professor, Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics
Technical Director The Liver Cell Isolation Core, Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics
hni@kumc.edu
Jack Dunfield
Research Assistant
jdunfield3@kumc.edu