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Xinkun Wang, Ph.D.
Director, Genomics Facility

Office: Rm 164, Smissman Laboratories Building
KU West Campus
Phone: (785) 864-4589
Fax: (785) 864-3578

Dr. Wang has years of research experience with both oligonucleotide and cDNA microarrays. His areas of expertise include microarray fabrication, microarray data quality control, multiple levels of data mining (i.e., individual genes, gene ontology, biological pathway, gene interaction network), as well as laser capture microdissection (LCM) and microarray data generation from nano-scale RNA samples. His research interests include improvement of current genomics technologies, development of data mining tools for biological knowledge extraction from high-throughput microarray data, and integration of genomics and proteomics data for systems biology research.


Elias K. Michaelis, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Higuchi Biosciences Center
University Distinguished Professor



Phone: (785) 864-7339

Dr. Michaelis is the project leader for the establishment of this facility. He envisioned and has enthusiastically promoted the introduction of the then-emerging high-throughput genomics technologies to the KU life science community. Dr. Michaelis is also the Chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at KU.


Investigators Affiliated with the Facility




Xue-wen Chen, Ph.D.


Assistant professor, Computer Science

Research interests: Bioinformatics algorithm development, biostatistics, machine learning




J. Steven Leeder, Pharm.D., Ph.D.


The Marion Merrell Dow Endowed Chair in Pediatric Pharmacogenomics
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics (Kansas City)

Research interests: Pediatric clinical pharmacology, pediatric pharmacogenetics, developmental pharmacogenomics


Mary L. Michaelis, Ph.D.


Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Research interests: Neurobiology of calcium signaling, Alzheimer's disease




Jackob Moskovitz, Ph.D.


Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Research interests: Aging and oxidative stress, age related diseases