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Xiang-Ping Chu, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Tenured
Department(s) of Biomedical Sciences
Section: Neurosciences
UMKC School of Medicine

Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
Maria Cole, Ph.D., M.Ed.L.
Associate Teaching Professor
Department(s) of Biomedical Sciences
Section: Anatomy
UMKC School of Medicine
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Theodore Cole, III, Ph.D.
Teaching Professor
Department(s) of Biomedical Sciences
Section: Anatomy
UMKC School of Medicine
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Mingui Fu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department(s) of Biomedical Sciences
UMKC School of Medicine
Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Pathology, Regulatory mechanisms of septic shock, Signal transduction in macrophage activation, RNA metabolism in immune regulation, Negative regulation of Toll-like receptor signaling, Molecular signaling of vascular endothelial inflammation, injury and repair, Novel therapeutic targets for human inflammatory diseases including atherosclerosis, sepsis and viral infection
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Wail M. Hassan, Ph.D, M(ASCP)CM
Associate Teaching Professor
Department(s) of Biomedical Sciences
Section: Microbiology
UMKC School of Medicine
Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
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Karl Kador, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department(s) of Biomedical Sciences, Ophthalmology
UMKC School of Medicine

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Steven Seungk-Suk Kang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department(s) of Biomedical Sciences
UMKC School of Medicine
Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
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Peter Koulen, Ph.D., FARVO
Professor, Felix and Carmen Sabates / Missouri Endowed Chair in Vision Research, Director of Basic Research, Vision Research Center
Department(s) of Biomedical Sciences, Ophthalmology
Section: Neurosciences
Vision Research Center

Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
Biomedical Informatics, Community and Family Medicine, Medical Humanities and Social Sciences, Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oncology - Adult, Orthopaedic Surgery, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Science, Ophthalmology
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Limin Mao, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Professor
Department(s) of Biomedical Sciences
Section: Pharmacology
UMKC School of Medicine
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Darla McCarthy, Ph.D.
Associate Teaching Professor, Assistant Dean - Curriculum
Department(s) of Biomedical Sciences
Section: Biochemistry
UMKC School of Medicine
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Paula Monaghan-Nichols, Ph.D.
Professor, Associate Dean - Research Administration, Chair - Biomedical Sciences
Department(s) of Biomedical Sciences
UMKC School of Medicine

Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
Community and Family Medicine, Neurology, Pediatric Oncology
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Willard Morrow, V.M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Teaching Professor
Department(s) of Biomedical Sciences
Section: Physiology, Histology, Pathology
UMKC School of Medicine
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Mark Nichols, Ph.D.
Chair, Associate Professor - Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics, Director of Research Development, School of Medicine,
Department(s) of Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical and Health Informatics
UMKC School of Medicine
Christopher Papasian, Ph.D., D(ABMM)
Professor Emeritus
Department(s) of Biomedical Sciences
Section: Microbiology/Immunology
UMKC School of Medicine
Bart Patenaude, M.D.
Assistant Teaching Professor, Interim Medical Director - Physician Assistant Program
Department(s) of Biomedical Sciences
UMKC School of Medicine
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Nilofer Qureshi, Ph.D.
Professor, Director – Shock/Trauma Research Center, Director, Molecular & Cellular Immunology
Department(s) of Biomedical Sciences
Section: Microbiology
UMKC School of Medicine

Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
Biochemistry, Biomedical Informatics, Health Informatics, Cell Biology, Emergency Medicine
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Chad D. Touchberry, Ph.D., M.S.
Assistant Teaching Professor
Department(s) of Biomedical Sciences
UMKC School of Medicine
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Michael Wacker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Associate Dean - Academic Affairs, Vice-chair - Biomedical Science
Department(s) of Biomedical Sciences
Section: Physiology
UMKC School of Medicine

Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
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John Q. Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Westport Anesthesia / Missouri Endowed Chair for Research
Department(s) of Anesthesiology, Biomedical Sciences
UMKC School of Medicine

Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
Biochemistry, Cardiology, Anesthesiology, Pediatric Prenatal, Neurology
Kristin Wright, Ph.D.
Associate Teaching Professor
Department(s) of Biomedical Sciences
UMKC School of Medicine