An eight member committee, representing University of Kansas established
investigators, administrators, and mentors, has been established. Each
of the participating schools of the University of Kansas (Allied Health,
Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy) are represented on the Internal Advisory
Committee, as is each of the disciplines of women’s health research
targeted in this program:
- Women’s Reproductive Health;
- Maternal Health;
- Pathogenesis of Diseases Prevalent in Women;
- Drug Synthesis, Drug Delivery, and Pharmacogenomics;
- Prevention, Intervention, and Health Disparities.
Composition of the Internal Advisory Committee:
Michael J. Soares, Ph.D., Chair
Program Director, KUMC BIRCWH K12 Program
Director, Institute of Maternal-Fetal Biology
Professor and Director, Division of Cancer & Developmental Biology, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine
Research Expertise: Women’s Reproductive Health
Kenneth L. Audus, Ph.D.
Professor and Dean, School of Pharmacy
The University of Kansas
Research Expertise: Drug transport across the placenta
Susan E. Carlson, Ph.D.
Midwest Dairy Association Professor of Nutrition, Department of Dietetics and Nutrition
University of Kansas School of Allied Health
Research Expertise: Maternal Health
Edward Ellerbeck, M.D., MPH
Interim Chair & Associate Professor, Prevention, Intervention, and Health Disparities
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Research Expertise: Preventive Medicine
Roy A. Jensen, M.D.
Director, Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute and William R. Jewell Distinguished
Kansas Masonic Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Research Expertise: Pathogenesis of Diseases Prevalent in Women
Carol E. Smith, RN, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Nursing and Adjunct Professor of Preventative Medicine
The University of Kansas Medical Center
Research Expertise: women caregivers and chronic illnesses prevalent in women
Yu-Jui Yvonne Wan, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, & Therapeutics
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Research Expertise: Drug Design, Drug Delivery, and Pharmacogenomics
Carl P. Weiner, M.D., M.B.A.
The Kermit Krantz Professor and Chair
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Professor, Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Member, Institute of Maternal-Fetal Biology
Research Expertise: Perinatal/Maternal-Fetal Biology
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