Barbara N Timmermann

Dr. Timmermann joined the School of Pharmacy in 2005, where she also has served as Chair of the Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Interim Dean of the School of Pharmacy. 

Dr. Timmermann is a trained biologist and a natural products chemist, and her research and scholarly activities have made important contributions to numerous interdisciplinary programs and centers supported by the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies. Her research interests include safety and efficacy studies of botanical dietary supplements, with ingredients such as ginger, turmeric and green tea. Her research has been funded by the National Institute of Health, the Kansas Bioscience Authority, Heartland Plant Innovations, Inc., and others. 

She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the American Society of Pharmacognosy (ASP). In 2019, she was selected by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services to serve as a National Institutes of Health (NIH/NCCIH) National Advisory Council Member.

Read more about Barbara Timmermann on the Department of Medicinal Chemistry website.