LISA
C. FREEMAN
Associate vice president for innovation, K-State Olathe Innovation Campus
Professor of pharmacology
Lisa Freeman is the associate vice president for innovation at the K-State Olathe Innovation Campus and a professor of pharmacology in the department of anatomy and physiology at K-State's College of Veterinary Medicine. She is responsible for building public and private partnerships to benefit the K-State Olathe Innovation Campus, and act as a liaison between the Olathe campus and programs on the Manhattan campus impacted by new relationships.
Freeman joined K-State in 1994, teaching courses in pharmacology and in how to responsibly conduct research. She also has served as a research mentor and role model for numerous postdoctoral students, clinical residents and young faculty members. In 2001, she became the director of mentored training; in 2005, she became the associate dean for research and graduate programs for the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Freeman retained some of her prior responsibilities as associate dean, including supporting independent and collaborative research efforts of faculty and trainees in the College of Veterinary Medicine, and advancing the research capabilities and reputation of the college through interactions with industry, government and commodity groups.
She also coordinates the Veterinary Research Scholars Program. Each year, this summer training program provides 10-15 veterinary students from the U.S. and abroad with biomedical research experience. Freeman has been instrumental in attaining funding for the program from the National Institutes of Health, Merck-Merial and the Morris Animal Foundation.
In addition, Freeman is on the leadership team for the Collaborative for Outreach, Recruitment and Engagement in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, also known as CORES in STEM. The program encourages women, first-generation college students and members of historically underrepresented groups to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Freeman's research interests include the role of ion channels in the development of diseases such as gastrointestinal ulcers and ovarian cancer. She has written more than 50 peer-reviewed publications, invited reviews and book chapters, and has been an invited guest presenter at research venues around the world.
Freeman was named the Outstanding Woman Veterinarian of the Year in 2002 by the Association for Women Veterinarians, an award that recognizes special effort and achievement by a woman veterinarian in any area of veterinary medicine. She participated in the 2004 American Council on Education Fellows Program, the most comprehensive leadership development program in American higher education today.
She is involved in numerous professional organizations, include the American Physiological Society; Phi Zeta, a veterinary honorary; the American Veterinary Medical Association; Association for Women Veterinarians Foundation; and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges. She is an ad-hoc reviewer for several journals, including the American Journal of Veterinary Research, American Journal of Physiology, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, and Molecular Pharmacology. She also is a member of the National Institutes of Health, National Center for Research Resources Comparative Medicine Review Committee.
Freeman earned a bachelor's degree, a master's degree and doctorate of veterinary medicine, all from Cornell University. She went on to earn a doctorate in pharmacology at Ohio State University while working as a part-time staff veterinarian at an animal clinic. Prior to coming to K-State, she worked as a postdoctoral fellow and research scientist at the University of Rochester School of Medicine.
Freeman can be reached at 785-532-4542 or via e-mail at freeman@vet.ksu.edu.