Department
Basic Sciences
The Basic Sciences department oversees central disciplines such as biochemistry, microbiology/pharmacology, pathology and physiology.
Adefuye, Anthonio

Anthonio Adefuye

MD, MSc, PhD

Associate Professor of Microbiology
Departments: Basic Sciences, Dental Medicine, Microbiology
Agbas, Abdulbaki

Abdulbaki Agbas

MSc, PhD

Professor of Biosciences
Departments: Basic Sciences, Biochemistry, Biosciences
Bowden, Rebecca

Rebecca Bowden

PhD

Senior Director Simulation
Professor of Immunology
Departments: Basic Sciences, Center for Clinical Competence, Immunology
Creamer, Bradley A

Bradley Creamer

MS, PhD

Chair of Basic Sciences
Professor of Physiology
Departments: Basic Sciences, Physiology
Elliott, Catherine

Catherine Elliott

MS

Research Associate
Department: Basic Sciences
Hopper, Mari

Mari Hopper

MS, PhD

Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Research/Associate Professor of Physiology
Associate Professor of Physiology
Departments: Basic Sciences, Physiology
Iszard, Marcus

Marcus Iszard

MS, PhD

Professor of Pharmacology
Departments: Basic Sciences, Pharmacology
Konorev, Eugene

Eugene Konorev

MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Departments: Basic Sciences, Pharmacology
Lopez-Hernandez, Gretchen

Gretchen Lopez-Hernandez

PhD

Associate Professor of Physiology
Departments: Basic Sciences, Physiology
Rogers, Robert

Robert Rogers

MA, PhD

Assistant Dean of Curriculum/Associate Professor of Physiology
Associate Professor of Physiology
Departments: Basic Sciences, Physiology
Sarsour, Ehab

Ehab Sarsour

MS, MSc, PhD

Associate Professor of Cellular & Molecular Biology/Biochemistry
Departments: Basic Sciences, Cellular & Molecular Biology/Biochemistry
Schmidtke, Amber

Amber Schmidtke

PhD

Assistant Dean of Student Success/Associate Professor
Associate Professor of Microbiology
Departments: Basic Sciences, Microbiology
Segars, Larry

Larry Segars

DrPH, PharmD, BCPS, FACE, FCCP, RPh

Chair of Basic Sciences/Associate Professor - Kansas City
Associate Professor of Biosciences
Departments: Basic Sciences, Biosciences, Pharmacology
Sethi, Purva

Purva Sethi

PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher
Department: Basic Sciences
Shnyra, Alex

Alex Shnyra

MD, PhD

Professor of Immunology
Departments: Basic Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology, Pharmacology
Staudinger, Jeff

Jeff Staudinger

PhD

Professor of Pharmacology
Departments: Basic Sciences, Pharmacology
White, Robert

Robert White

PhD

Dean, College of Biosciences (COB)/Professor of Biochemistry
Professor of Biochemistry
Departments: Basic Sciences, Biochemistry
Wolff, Dennis

Dennis Wolff

PhD

Professor of Pharmacology
Departments: Basic Sciences, Pharmacology
Zaidi, Asma

Asma Zaidi

PhD

Professor of Biochemistry
Departments: Basic Sciences, Biochemistry