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Jennifer Heemstra, PhD
Charles Allen Thomas Professor and Chair
- Email: heemstra@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Utilization of nucleic acid molecular recognition and self-assembly to generate functional architectures for biosensing and bioimaging
Key words
Chemical Biology, Molecular Recognition, Biomolecular Assembly, Nucleic Acids, Biosensors, Cellular Imaging, RNA Editing, Biomaterials
Jason Held, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: jheld@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Cancer Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Redox biochemistry in cell signaling and disease, Proteomics
Key words
proteomics, post-translational modification, cysteine, redox, mass spectrometry, oxidation
Jeffrey Henderson, MD, PhD
Professor
- Email: hendersonj@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Research summary
Biochemical interactions between humans and bacteria in health and disease
Key words
bacterial pathogenesis, host-pathogen interactions, iron, mass spectrometry, medicinal chemistry, metabolomics
Keith Hengen, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: khengen@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
We take a “big data” approach to understanding the self-organization of neurons and networks in behaving animals.
Key words
Homeostatic plasticity, behavior, neurodegeneration, self-organization, emergence, learning, computational, computation, modeling
Andreas Herrlich, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: aherrlich@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
We aim to identify cellular and molecular mechanisms in the novel and rapidly expanding field of interorgan crosstalk in health and disease.
Key words
Tamara Hershey, PhD
Professor
- Email: tammy@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Clinical neuroscience of diabetes and related diseases
Key words
neuroimaging, diabetes, hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, Wolfram Syndrome, Parkinson disease, cognition, mood
Brett Herzog, MD,PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: bherzog@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Immunology
Research summary
Key words
Erik Herzog, PhD
Viktor Hamburger Distinguished Professor
- Email: herzog@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Molecular, cellular and circuit analysis of circadian rhythms in mammals
Key words
neurobiology, behavior, imaging, circadian rhythm, glia, brain cancer, potassium channels, neuropeptides, astrocytes, glioblastoma, cancer, developmental biology, computational modeling
John Heuser, MD
Professor
- Email: jheuser@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
General
Research summary
Electron microscopy of cells and molecules
Key words
cell membrane, cytoskeleton, endocytosis, electron microscopy, extracellular matrix
Naoki Hiratani, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: hiratani@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Computational and Systems Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Understanding the learning mechanisms of the brain from theoretical and computational perspectives
Key words
Computational neuroscience, Synaptic plasticity, Olfaction, Deep learning
Angela Hirbe, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: hirbea@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Utilization of genomic information from sarcomas to better understand the pathogenesis of these tumors and to identify biomarkers and therapeutic targets for these aggressive cancers.
Key words
sarcoma, metastasis, genomics, cell signalling, NF1, MPNST
Keiko Hirose, MD
Associate Professor
- Email: hirosek@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Innate immunity in the inner ear
Key words
inflammation, inner ear, cochlear injury, monocytes, macrophages, blood labyrinth barrier
Alex Holehouse, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: alex.holehouse@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Research summary
Understand how function is encoded into disordered sequences using a combination of computational and experimental approaches
Key words
David Holtzman, MD
Andrew B. and Gretchen P. Jones Professor
- Email: holtzman@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Cellular and Molecular studies of Alzheimer’s disease
Key words
amyloid, tau, antibodies, apolipoprotein E, Alzheimer’s disease, neurodegeneration, neurobiology
Michael Holtzman, MD
Selma and Herman Seldin Professor
- Email: mjholtzman@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
New drugs for post-viral and related types of disease
Key words
drug discovery, innate immunity, epithelial stem cells, viruses, respiratory airway disease
Timothy Holy, PhD
Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor
- Email: holy@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Sensory processing and plasticity (olfaction), large-population calcium imaging, computation, social communication
Key words
calcium imaging, physiology, mathematical modeling, behavior, neurobiology, smell, olfaction, pheromones, neuroendocrine, circuits
Amjad Horani, MD
Associate Professor
- Email: horani_a@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Our lab studies airway and motile cilia biology and investigates the effects of mutations on cilia function
Key words
cilia, PCD, airway, lung
Ashley Housten, OTD, OTR/L, MSCI, MPA
Assistant Professor
- Email: ahousten@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Key words
shared decision making, health equity, implementation science
Paul Hruz, PhD, MD
Associate Professor
- Email: hruz_p@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Structural Biology and Regulation of Glucose Transport; Molecular Mechanisms Leading to Insulin Resistance
Key words
protein structure, glucose transport, diabetes, AIDS, HIV therapy, membrane protein, structural biology, heart, affinity labeling, drug design
Chyi-Song Hsieh, MD, PhD
Professor
- Email: chsieh@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Immunology
Research summary
Understanding T cell tolerance to self and non-self
Key words
autoimmunity, immunology, lymphocyte, regulatory T cell, tolerance, mucosal immunology