Institutional Advisory Committee

The Institutional Advisory Committee is a group of scientific leaders from our stakeholder institutions who collaborate to provide the region with research opportunities.

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Simon Atkinson, PhD

Vice Chancellor for Research ,
University of Kansas
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Mario Castro, MD, MPH

Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Vice Chair for Clinical and Translational Research, Director, Frontiers: University of Kansas Clinical and Translational Science Institute,
University of Kansas School of Medicine
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Donna Buchanan, PhD

Director of Research,
Saint Luke's Health System
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Tom Curran, PhD, FRS

Senior Vice President, Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer,
Children’s Research Institute, Children’s Mercy Kansas City
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Sheila Grant, PhD

Associate Vice Chancellor of Research & Strategic Initiatives, Professor in the Department of Biomedical, Biological and Chemical Engineering,
University of Missouri
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Mark Hecker, PharmD, MBA

Director of Research Administration,
University Health
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Yusheng (Chris) Liu, PhD

Vice Chancellor for Research,
University of Missouri Kansas City
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Edward O’Connor, PhD

Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic, Research and Student Affairs,
Kansas City University
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Timothy Pluard, MD

Medical Director of Saint Luke’s Cancer Center and Director of Saint Luke’s Koontz Center for Advanced Breast Cancer,
Saint Luke's Cancer Institute
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David Rosowsky, PhD

Vice President for Research,
Kansas State University
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Matthias Salathe, MD

Interim Vice Chancellor for Research,
University of Kansas Medical Center