The Department of Basic Medical Sciences is chaired by Dr. Nissar A. Darmani. COMP faculty and staff responsible for the Basic Medical Science portion of WesternU's Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine curriculum are listed here with their contact information. For additional background information on selected faculty and staff, click on the name.
Nissar A. Darmani, PhD
Associate Dean for Basic Sciences and Research
Chair, Basic Medical Sciences
ndarmani@westernu.edu
Office#: (909) 469-5654
Lab#: (909) 469-5218
Phillip Brownell, PhD
Vice Chair, Basic Medical Sciences
Professor of Physiology
*COMP-Northwest
pbrownell@westernu.edu
Office#: (541) 259-0228
Gerald R. Thrush, PhD
Assistant Dean of Pre-Clinical Education
Interim Assistent Chair of BMS
Professor of Immunology
gthrush@westernu.edu
Office#: (909) 469-5374
Xiaoning Bi, PhD
Professor of Physiology
xbi@westernu.edu
Office#: (909) 469-5487
Lab#: (909) 469-5471
Rajivinder S. Brar, PhD, DO
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
rbrar@westernu.edu
Office#: (909) 469-5479
Mihai Covasa, PhD
Associate Professor of Physiology
mcovasa@westernu.edu
Office#: (909) 469-8215
Lab#: (909) 469-8291
Douglas W. Ethell, PhD
Associate Professor of Molecular and Neurobiology
dethell@westernu.edu
Office#: (909) 469-3491
Lab#: (909) 706-3496
Jeffrey Felton, PhD
Professor of Microbiology
jfelton@westernu.edu
Office#: (909) 469-5226
Duane Foley, PhD
Professor of Physiology
dfoley@westernu.edu
Office#: (909) 469-5221
Steven J. Henriksen, Ph.D
Professor of Pharmacology
shenriksen@westernu.edu
(909) 469-5299
Jin-Shan Hu, PhD
Associate Professor of Biochemistry
jshu@westernu.edu
Office#: (909) 469-5447
Lab#: (909) 706-3733
Manish Issar, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
missar@westernu.edu
Office#: (909) 706-3752
Raj P. Kandpal, PhD
Associate Professor of Biochemistry
rkandpal@westernu.edu
Office#: (909) 706-3520
Lab#: (909) 706-3533
Glen Kisby, PhD
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
*COMP-Northwest
gkisby@westernu.edu
Office#: (541) 259-0217
James Martin, Dr.rer.nat.
Professor of Physiology and Behavioral Sciences
jmartin@westernu.edu
Office#: (909) 469-5229
John Mata, PhD
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
*COMP-Northwest
jmata@westernu.edu
Office#: (541) 259-0231
Katherine Mitsouras, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
kmitsouras@westernu.edu
Office#: (909) 706-3484
Robert N. Pechnick, PhD
Professor of Pharmacology
rpechnick@westernu.edu
Office#: (909) 469-8669
Lab#: TBA
Beatrice Saviola, PhD
Associate Professor of Microbiology
bsaviola@westernu.edu
Office#: (909) 469-5373
Lab#: 469-5436
Michelle Steinauer, PhD
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
*COMP-Northwest
msteinauer@westernu.edu
Colleen Talbot, PhD
Professor of Physiology
ctalbot@westernu.edu
Office#: (909) 469-8221
Vishwanath Venketaraman, PhD
Assistant Professor of Microbiology/Immunology
vvenketaraman@westernu.edu
Office#: (909) 706-3736
Lab#: (909) 469-6621
Edward Wagner, PhD
Associate Professor of Physiology
ewagner@westernu.edu
Office/Lab#: (909) 469-5239
Donald Walters, PhD
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
dewalters@westernu.edu
Office#: (909) 469-5592
Stanley Wong, PhD
Professor of Pharmacology
swong@westernu.edu
Office#: (909) 469-5232
Li Zhong, PhD
Associate Professor of Physiology
lzhong@westernu.edu
Office#: (909) 469-8220
Lab#: (909) 469-8236
Support Staff
Nona Williamson
Administrative Associate for the Assistant Dean and Basic Medical Sciences
(909) 469-5595
nwilliamson@westernu.edu
Fax: (909) 469-5698
Kristine King
Administrative Assistant for BMS
(909) 706-3483
kking@westernu.edu
Amber Mathieu
Administrative Assistant for BMS
(909) 469-8668
amathieu@westernu.edu
Shaylyn Potter
Administrative Assistant II
*COMP-Northwest
(541)259-0288
spotter@westernu.edu
Katie Stiglbauer
Research Assistant
*COMP-Northwest
kstiglbauer@westernu.edu