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Nardhy Gomez-Lopez, PhD
Professor
- Email: nardhy@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Our research is dedicated to investigating the immunobiological pathways that underlie such pregnancy complications, with a special emphasis on preterm birth.
Key words
Immunology of Pregnancy, Maternal-fetal Immunology, In utero Inflammation, Preterm Birth
Vivian Gonzalez-Perez, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: gonzalez-perez.v@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Neurosciences
Research summary
Key words
Geoffrey Goodhill, PhD
Professor
- Email: g.goodhill@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Understanding the computational principles that underly brain development, using a combination of experimental and theoretical approaches
Key words
Matthew Goodwin, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: matthewlgoodwin@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Cancer Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Metabolism of cancer, targeting tumor metabolism by blocking metabolic pathways
Key words
Brian Gordon, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: bagordon@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Neuroimaging to better understand the brain in vivo
Key words
aging, neuroimaging, Alzheimer, brain, fMRI, cognitive neuroscience, psychology, cognition, PET
Evan Gordon, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: egordon@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
I use MRI in humans to understand the network organization of the brain in health and disease
Key words
Jeffrey Gordon, MD
Dr. Robert J. Glaser Distinguished University Professor
- Email: jgordon@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Research summary
Role of the human gut microbiome in health and disease, notably childhood undernutrition and obesity
Key words
Gut microbiome; systems biology; postnatal development; childhood malnutrition; global health; gnotobiotic animal models; metabolic regulation; food webs; gut-brain axis; gut barrier/immune function; microbiome-targeted therapeutics
Manu Goyal, MD, MSc
Associate Professor
- Email: goyalm@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Integrated advanced imaging approach to studying human brain aging
Key words
Gary Grajales, MD,PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: ggary@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Neurosciences
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Key words
Gregory Grant, PhD
Professor
- Email: ggrant@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Relationship of structure to function in allosteric control mechanisms
Key words
protein structure, protein function, allosteric regulation, enzymology, biochemistry
Abby Green, MD
Assistant Professor
- Email: abby.green@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
The etiology of mutagenesis and genome instability in pediatric cancers
Key words
Michael Greenberg, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: greenberg@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
The Greenberg lab seeks to understand the molecular and cellular biophysics of heart disease, with the goal of engineering disease models and precision therapeutics
Key words
heart disease, single molecule, optical trapping, cardiac muscle, stem cells, tissue engineering, cytoskeletal molecular motors, mechanobiology, computational modeling, precision medicine
Eric Greer, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: ericg@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Cancer Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Deciphering the molecular mechanisms of epigenetics and how when this goes awry diseases arise
Key words
Epigenetics, Transgenerational, Imprinting, Evolution, Multicellularity, Cancer, Tumorigenesis, Epitranscriptomics
Malachi Griffith, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: mgriffit@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Cancer Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Improving our understanding of human disease biology and the development of personalized medicine strategies using genomics and informatics technologies
Key words
genomics, bioinformatics, data mining, immunogenomics, precision medicine, personalized medicine, cancer vaccines, and cancer research
Obi Griffith, PhD
Professor
- Email: obigriffith@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Immunology
Research summary
Development of personalized medicine strategies for cancer using genomic technologies
Key words
bioinformatics, machine learning, cancer, genomics, immunogenomics, precision oncology
Michael Gross, PhD
Professor
- Email: mgross@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Development and application of mass spectrometry in biophysics, biochemistry, and medicine
Key words
amyloid beta biophysics, biochemistry, biophysics, mass spectrometry, protein-protein interaction, protein structure,
Richard Gross, MD, PhD
Professor
- Email: rgross@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
The molecular mechanisms through which biologic membranes participate in cellular activation processes
Key words
phospholipase A2, diabetes, obesity, receptor, myocardial ischemia, lipid metabolism
C. Charles Gu, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: gc@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Human and Statistical Genetics
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Statistical genetics and bioinformatics, high-dimensional data analysis and complex systems modeling, developing novel methodologies for detecting complex disease genes and characterizing their function
Key words
genetic epidemiology, statistical genetics
Caroline Guglielmetti, PhD
Assistant Professor
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Immunology
Research summary
We develop innovative magnetic resonance (MR) and position emission tomography (PET) imaging approaches to monitor neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration and repair mechanisms in neurological disorders
Key words
Metabolic imaging, hyperpolarized 13C MRI, positron tomography emission (PET) imaging, neurological disorders, cell tracking, multiple sclerosis, microglia, myelin, immune cells
Farshid Guilak, PhD
Mildred B. Simon Research Professor
- Email: guilak@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Immunology
Research summary
Application of stem cells and mechanobiology in the onset, progression, and treatment of osteoarthritis and other joint diseases.
Key words
cartilage, obesity, osteoarthritis, mechanobiology, bioengineering, stem cells, iPSCs