{"id":1060,"date":"2015-08-03T14:10:35","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T21:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/osteopathic\/?page_id=1060"},"modified":"2026-05-26T14:07:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:07:37","slug":"research-faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/osteopathic\/research\/research-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Faculty Directory"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/osteopathic\/images\/students-in-group-around-unseen-body-dsc01410.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"COMP students in ISAC inspect and disect the back of a donor in Gross Anatomy Lab Thursday, June 17, 2021.\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div class=\"mb-20\">\n              <div class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-14 text-white leading-130\">\n  <span class=\"inline-block\">\n    <a href=\"\/\" class=\"block hover:underline\">WesternU<\/a>\n  <\/span>\n      <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/osteopathic\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP) and WesternU HCOM<\/a>\n          <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/osteopathic\/research\/\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">Research<\/a>\n    <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"inline-block\"><\/span>\n  <\/div>            <\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\"><\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"tertiary-nav\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        <nav class=\"relative mx-24 py-10 px-20 rounded-b-5 md:rounded-b-8 bg-gray shadow-md mb-40\">\n      <ul class=\"grid lg:grid-cols-[1fr_auto_1fr_auto_1fr_auto_1fr] lg:gap-x-16 lg:justify-items-center lg:text-center\"> <!-- 4 columns layout, 1 column in mobile -->\n                            <li class=\"my-8\">\n            <a class=\"text-16 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-black hover:text-red hover:underline transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/osteopathic\/research\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Research<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                                              <div class=\"vertical-line hidden lg:block w-1 invisible bg-red mt-8\"><\/div>\n                                      <li class=\"my-8\">\n            <a class=\"text-16 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-black hover:text-red hover:underline transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/osteopathic\/research\/interests\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Interests<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                                              <div class=\"vertical-line hidden lg:block w-1 invisible bg-red mt-8 mb-8\"><\/div>\n                                      <li class=\"my-8\">\n            <a class=\"text-16 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-black hover:text-red hover:underline transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/osteopathic\/research\/research-opportunities\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Funding<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                                              <div class=\"vertical-line hidden lg:block w-1 invisible bg-red mt-8 mb-8\"><\/div>\n                                      <li class=\"my-8\">\n            <a class=\"text-16 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-black hover:text-red hover:underline transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/osteopathic\/research\/resources\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Resources<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                                      <li class=\"my-8\">\n            <a class=\"text-16 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-black hover:text-red hover:underline transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/osteopathic\/research\/research-symposium\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Student Research Symposium<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                                              <div class=\"vertical-line hidden lg:block w-1 invisible bg-red mb-8\"><\/div>\n                        <\/ul>\n    <\/nav>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <h2>Click on faculty\u00a0 links below to view their bios which include their research interests<\/h2>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        <app-accordion class=\"px-24 lg:w-4\/5 mx-auto\">\n              <app-accordion-item class=\"accordion-group block leading-1 opt-1\" content-class=\"accordion-group__panel wysiwyg-content\">\n          <template #accordion-trigger=\"{ href, visible, setRef, clickHandler }\">\n            <a :href=\"'#' + href\" \n              :ref=\"setRef\"\n              :class=\"['accordion-group__button scroll-mt-160', {'accordion__trigger_active': visible}]\"\n              @click.stop.prevent=\"clickHandler\"\n            >\n            <span class=\"block py-10\">\n              Basic Medical Sciences\n            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"accordion-group-icon relative flex w-56 h-56 ml-20 justify-center items-center bg-black rounded-full flex-shrink-0\">\n          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Darmani, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/bios\/?bio=rkandpal\">Raj Kandpal, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"fsbio\" title=\"Bio for Xiaoning Bi\" href=\"\/bios\/?bio=xbi\">Xiaoning Bi, MD, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"fsbio\" title=\"Bio for Mihai Covasa\" href=\"\/bios\/?bio=mcovasa\">Mihai Covasa, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"fsbio\" title=\"Bio for Sebastien Fuchs\" href=\"\/bios\/?bio=sfuchs\">Sebastien Fuchs, MD, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"fsbio\" title=\"Bio for Manish Issar\" href=\"\/bios\/?bio=missar\">Manish Issar, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"fsbio\" title=\"Bio for Glen Kisby\" href=\"\/bios\/?bio=gkisby\">Glen Kisby, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/bios\/?bio=bmccully\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Belinda McCully, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"fsbio\" title=\"Bio for Robert N. Pechnick\" href=\"\/bios\/?bio=rpechnick\">Robert N. Pechnick, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"fsbio\" title=\"Bio for Miklos Peterfy\" href=\"\/bios\/?bio=mpeterfy\">Miklos Peterfy, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"fsbio\" title=\"Bio for Beatrice Saviola\" href=\"\/bios\/?bio=bsaviola\">Beatrice Saviola, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"fsbio\" title=\"Bio for Michelle Steinauer\" href=\"\/bios\/?bio=msteinauer\">Michelle Steinauer, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"fsbio\" title=\"Bio for Hendrik Szurmant\" href=\"\/bios\/?bio=hszurmant\">Hendrik Szurmant, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/bios\/?bio=rtiwari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rakesh Tiwari, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"fsbio\" title=\"Bio for Vishwanath Venketaraman\" href=\"\/bios\/?bio=vvenketaraman\">Vishwanath Venketaraman, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"fsbio\" title=\"Bio for Edward Wagner\" href=\"\/bios\/?bio=ewagner\">Edward Wagner, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Brian Wasko, PhD<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"fsbio\" title=\"Bio for Li Zhong\" href=\"\/bios\/?bio=lzhong\">Li Zhong, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n          <\/template>\n        <\/app-accordion-item>\n              <app-accordion-item class=\"accordion-group block leading-1 opt-1\" content-class=\"accordion-group__panel wysiwyg-content\">\n          <template #accordion-trigger=\"{ href, visible, setRef, clickHandler }\">\n            <a :href=\"'#' + href\" \n              :ref=\"setRef\"\n              :class=\"['accordion-group__button scroll-mt-160', {'accordion__trigger_active': visible}]\"\n              @click.stop.prevent=\"clickHandler\"\n            >\n            <span class=\"block py-10\">\n              Clinical Sciences\n            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"accordion-group-icon relative flex w-56 h-56 ml-20 justify-center items-center bg-black rounded-full flex-shrink-0\">\n                            <span class=\"w-16 icon-chevron-down\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font 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      <ul>\n<li><a class=\"fsbio\" title=\"Bio for Marcel Fraix\" href=\"\/bios\/?bio=mfraix\">Marcel Fraix, DO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"fsbio\" title=\"Bio for Jin Guo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/bios\/?bio=jguo\">Jin Guo, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"fsbio\" title=\"Bio for Emmanuel Katsaros\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/bios\/?bio=ekatsaros\">Emmanuel Katsaros, DO, FACR<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/bios\/?bio=vmesa\">Vincent Mesa, DO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"fsbio\" title=\"Bio for Cyrus Parsa\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/bios\/?bio=cparsa\">Cyrus Parsa, DO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"fsbio\" title=\"Bio for Lisa Warren\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/bios\/?bio=lwarren\">Lisa Warren, DO<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n          <\/template>\n        <\/app-accordion-item>\n              <app-accordion-item class=\"accordion-group block leading-1 opt-1\" content-class=\"accordion-group__panel wysiwyg-content\">\n          <template 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href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/bios\/?bio=acundari\">Alan Cundari, DO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"fsbio\" title=\"Bio for Stephanie White\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/bios\/?bio=swhite\">Stephanie White, DO<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n          <\/template>\n        <\/app-accordion-item>\n              <app-accordion-item class=\"accordion-group block leading-1 opt-1\" content-class=\"accordion-group__panel wysiwyg-content\">\n          <template #accordion-trigger=\"{ href, visible, setRef, clickHandler }\">\n            <a :href=\"'#' + href\" \n              :ref=\"setRef\"\n              :class=\"['accordion-group__button scroll-mt-160', {'accordion__trigger_active': visible}]\"\n              @click.stop.prevent=\"clickHandler\"\n            >\n            <span class=\"block py-10\">\n              NMM\/OMM\n            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"accordion-group-icon relative flex w-56 h-56 ml-20 justify-center items-center bg-black rounded-full flex-shrink-0\">\n  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