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Alex Evers, MD
Henry Mallinckrodt Professor and Head
- Email: eversa@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Molecular mechanisms of anesthetic action – Proteomics of GABAA receptors
Key words
Anesthetics, photolabeling, mass spectrometry, proteomics
Roberta Faccio, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: faccior@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Research summary
interactions between bone and immune cells in inflammation and cancer
Key words
arthritis, inflammation, cancer, bone metastases, osteoclasts
Todd Fehniger, MD, PhD
Professor
- Email: tfehnige@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Research summary
My laboratory is focused on the molecular mechanisms regulating natural killer cell activation, novel methods to use NK cells as immunotherapy for cancer, and lymphoma genomics.
Key words
cancer, cytokine, immunology, innate immunity, NK cells, small noncoding RNAs, immunotherapy, lymphoma, genomics
Mario Feldman, PhD
Professor
- Email: mariofeldman@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Research summary
Pathogenesis of multidrug resistant bacteria and biogenesis of bacterial vesicles in the human gut
Key words
Thomas Ferguson, PhD
Professor
- Email: ferguson@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Research summary
We are examining the role of the autophagy pathway in the function of the retina and its role in diseases of the eye
Key words
angiogenesis, apoptosis, autophagy, immunology, lymphocyte, tolerance, photoreceptors, vision,
Victoria Fernandez, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: fernandezv@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
General
Research summary
Understanding the genetic and molecular causes of Alzheimer Disease and related dementias so as to provide palliative treatments to the affected population
Key words
Francesca Ferraro, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: ferrarof@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Immunology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
We use both mouse models and patient samples of acute myloid leukemia to understand leukemogenesis and to identify novel therapeutic targets.
Key words
David Fike, PhD
Glassberg/Greensfelder Distinguished Professor and Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences Department Chair
- Email: dfike@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Research summary
Microbial biogeochemistry and metabolic stable isotopic (C/N/S) fractionation
Key words
microbial biogeochemistry, stable isotope geochemistry, microbial mats, carbon cycling, sulfur cycling, Earth history
Brian Finck, PhD
Professor
- Email: bfinck@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Identify novel target pathways for therapeutic treatment of obesity-related diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and fatty liver disease
Key words
diabetes, fatty acid, insulin, cardiovascular disease, fatty liver disease, mitochondria
Peter Fischer, PhD
Professor
- Email: pufischer@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Research summary
Medical helminthology, especially filariasis and other neglected tropical diseases caused by parasitic worms.
Key words
helminths, parasitology, tropical medicine,
James Fleckenstein, MD
Professor
- Email: jfleckenstein@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Research summary
Molecular investigation of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC)
Key words
enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli; microbial pathogenesis; vaccine development; diarrheal disease
Jennifer Foltz, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: jennifer.a.foltz@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
My research interests lie in integrating and applying novel computational biology techniques with mechanistic experimental immunology to understand drivers of response and resistance to NK cell therapies for cancer
Key words
natural killer cells, computational biology, single-cell sequencing, immunotherapy, nk cells
Tom Foutz, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: tfoutz@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Key words
Tom Franken, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: ftom@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Understanding how the primate brain processes sensory information to perceive the world as an organized collection of objects
Key words
primate, macaque, visual, auditory, cortex, electrophysiology, multiphoton imaging, optogenetics, perception, figure-ground, foreground, background, image segmentation, laminar circuit, cortical column, neuropixels, binocular disparity, depth, 3D
Victoria Fraser, MD
Adolphus Busch Professor and Head of the Department of Medicine
- Email: vfraser@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Research summary
Healthcare epidemiology, including the study of nosocomial infections, specifically surgical site infections, blood stream infections and ventilator-associated pneumonia
Key words
Daved Fremont, PhD
Professor
- Email: fremont@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Immunology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Research summary
Mechanisms of host immunity and viral evasion
Key words
immunology, virology, structural biology, viral immune evasion, cytokine receptors, signaling, protein trafficking
Anthony French, PhD, MD
Alan L. Schwartz, PhD, MD, Professor
- Email: french_a@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Research summary
In vivo NK cell responses during viral infections
Key words
immunology, virology, NK cells
Carl Frieden, PhD
Professor
- Email: friedenc@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
General
Research summary
Protein structure/function relationships
Key words
apoE lipoproteins,, intrinsically disordered proteins, amyloid-beta, Alzheimer’s Disease, bacterial infection, curli proteins
Stephanie Fritz, MD, MSCI
Associate Professor
- Email: fritz.s@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Human and Statistical Genetics
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Research summary
Asking and answering critical questions to guide clinical practice and ameliorate childhood suffering due to staphylococcal disease
Key words
Staphylococcus aureus; antibiotic resistance; epidemiology; infection treatment and prevention; genomic determinants of disease; host immune response
Antonina Frolova, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: frolovaa@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Improve obstetric outcomes for women and their neonates by understanding and targeting mechanisms of dysfunctional uterine contractility
Key words