Leadership and Staff

The COE’s core group is comprised of scientists whose combined skills, in clinical case management, clinical trials oversight, statistics and epidemiology, animal safety, FDA and USDA licensure, cancer cell biology, and pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, can be leveraged towards the group’s overriding mission and objectives.

Dr. Raelene Wouda

Raelene M. Wouda, BVSc DACVIM (Oncology) MANZCVS (Small Anim Med) BA

Associate Professor, Oncology
College of Veterinary Medicine
O206 Mosier Hall
785-532-5690
785-532-4900 fax
rwouda@vet.k-state.edu

Dr. Mary Lynn Higginbotham

Mary Lynn Higginbotham, DVM MS DACVIM (Oncology)

Associate Professor, Oncology
College of Veterinary Medicine
Q-216 Mosier Hall
785-532-5690
785-532-4900 fax
mhigginb@vet.k-state.edu

Dr. Chieko Azuma

Chieko Azuma, DVM PhD, DACVR

Clinical Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology
College of Veterinary Medicine
Mosier Hall
785-532-5690
785-532-4309 fax
chieko@vet.k-state.edu

Caronda MooreCaronda Moore, PhD

Licensing Associate
Institute for Commercialization
2005 Research Park Circle
785-532-1366
785-532-3909 fax
caronda@ksu.edu

Christopher Vahl

Christopher Vahl, PhD (Statistics) MA (Mathematical Sciences) BA (Mathematics)

Associate Professor, Statistics

College of Arts and Sciences
104 Dickens Hall
785-532-0520
785-532-7736 fax
vahl@k-state.edu

Dr. Mike Apley

Mike Apley, DVM PhD DACVCP (Pharmacology)

Professor, Production Medicine / Clinical Pharmacology

College of Veterinary Medicine
Q-218 Mosier Hall
785-532-4167
785-532-2252 fax
mapley@vet.k-state.edu

Kris RichardsonKris Richardson

Clinical Trials Coordinator

College of Veterinary Medicine
A-117 Mosier Hall
785-532-3046
785-532-4900 fax
krichardson@vet.k-state.edu