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Jeanne Nerbonne, PhD
Alumni Endowed Professor of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology
- Email: jnerbonne@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Molecular determinants of ion channel expression, distribution and functioning
Key words
cardiovascular physiology, cell physiology, electrical remodeling, ion channels, neurophysiology
Rodney Newberry, MD
Professor
- Email: rnewberry@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Research summary
Mucosal Immunology
Key words
Immunology, Gastrointestinal Tract, Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Colin Nichols, PhD
Carl Cori Professor
- Email: cnichols@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Neurosciences
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Ion channel biology in health and disease
Key words
ion channel, neurobiology, functional genomics, cell signaling, kinetics
Natalie Niemi, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: niemi@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Understanding how mitochondria are built, regulated, and maintained
Key words
mitochondria, phosphorylation, metabolism, signaling, kinase, phosphatase
Michael Nonet, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: nonetm@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Molecular genetic analysis of synaptic development and function
Key words
synapse biology, genetics, Zebrafish, C. elegans, exocytosis
Aaron Norris, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: norrisa@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Neurobiology at the intersections of stress, sleep, metaboslim, and sedation
Key words
Dmitri Nusinow, PhD
Assistant Member
- Email: dnusinow@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Circadian clock regulation of physiology and development in plants.
Key words
Plant Biology, circadian rhythms, biochemistry, genetics, Arabidopsis, mass spectrometry, chronobiology
Regis O`Keefe, MD, PhD
Fred C Reynolds Professor and Head of the Department of
- Email: rokeefe@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Cartilage research, bone repair, skeletal development, cancer and inflammatory diseases of bone
Key words
Cartilage research, bone repair, skeletal development, cancer and inflammatory diseases of bone
Karen O`Malley, PhD
Professor
- Email: omalleyk@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Mechanisms underlying the specification, regulation, and neurodegeneration of dopaminergic and glutamatergic systems
Key words
apoptosis, bioinformatics, gene expression, neurobiology, signal transduction, transgenic
Stephen Oh, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: stoh@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Immunology
Research summary
Mechanisms of dysregulated signaling in blood cancers
Key words
cancer biology, signal transduction, JAK2, leukemia, hematopoiesis, stem cells, mass cytometry, CyTOF, genomics
Yusuke Okuno, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: okuno@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Okuno Lab investigates how water molecules interact with protein surfaces and explores the underlying mechanisms of protein folding and aggregation through NMR spectroscopy.
Key words
Biophysics, NMR, solvent, protein hydration, aggregation, reverse micelles
Kenneth Olsen, PhD
George William and Irene Koechig Freiberg Professor
- Email: kolsen@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Research summary
Plant evolutionary biology, molecular population genetics, genetics of adaptation, phylogeography
Key words
evolution, genetics, plant biology, population genetics, molecular evolution
John Olson Jr., MD, PhD
William K. Bixby Professor and Head of the Department of Surgery
- Email: jaolson@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Understanding endocrine tumor formation
Key words
David Ornitz, MD, PhD
Alumni Endowed Professor
- Email: dornitz@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Neurosciences
Research summary
Regulation of lung, skeletal, and cardiovascular development, injury response, and regeneration by Fibroblast Growth Factors
Key words
cell signaling; development; fibroblast growth factors; mouse models; stem cells, regeneration; pulmonary hypertension; alveologenesis; endocrine signaling
Anthony Orvedahl, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: aorvedahl@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Research summary
Understanding factors that regulate host immune responses to infectious and sterile triggers of severe inflammation
Key words
Philip Osdoby, PhD
Professor
- Email: osdoby@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Bone remodeling cell and molecular events of osteoclast activity and development
Key words
extracellular matrix, bone biology, development, aging, osteoclast
Hysell Oviedo, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: hysell@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
My research program aims to understand the neural circuits that underlie vocal communication processing and investigate how these circuits are disrupted in neuropsychiatric disorders.
Key words
Auditory System, Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Mouse Models, Communication Processing, Development
B. Duygu Ozpolat, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: bdozpolat@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Research summary
Mechanisms of reproductive cell regeneration and development
Key words
germline, reproduction, stem cells, regeneration, imaging, scRNAseq
Russell Pachynski, MD
Associate Professor
- Email: rkpachynski@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Key words
Camillo Padoa-Schioppa, PhD
Professor
- Email: camillo@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Neurobiology of economic decisions
Key words
decision making, neuroeconomics, neurophysiology, computational neuroscience, prefrontal cortex