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Kodi Ravichandran, PhD
Robert L. Kroc Professor and BJC Investigator
- Email: kodi@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Apoptotic cell clearance mechanisms in health and disease
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Courtney Reichhardt, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: creichhardt@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Research summary
Investigating the fundamental biophysical principles of biofilm assembly
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Maria Remedi, PhD
Professor
- Email: mremedi@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Channels: diabetes, obesity and brain disorders
Key words
Diabetes, disease, channels, brain, neurons, hormones, growth, death, obesity, physiology
Susanne Renner, Dr rer nat
Honorary Professor
- Email: srenner@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Research summary
I am an evolutionary biologist and plant systematist. Of particular interest to me are plant/animal interactions, biogeography, and plant sexual systems
Key words
Evolution, plant systematics, nomenclature, biogeography, plant/animal interactions, sexual systems, sex chromosomes
Stacey Rentschler, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: stacey.rentschler@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Direct reprogramming of cells into specialized cardiac conduction tissues
Key words
conduction system, reprogramming, heart development, Notch, arrhythmia, regenerative medicine, mouse models
Felipe Ribeiro, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: dfelipe@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Neurosciences
Research summary
Understanding the neuroimmune basis of infectious and non-infectious diseases
Key words
Pain and sensory disorders; Infectious diseases; Neuroimmunology; Host-microbe interactions
Patricia Ribeiro Pereira, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: ribeiropereirap@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Research summary
Molecular imaging tools to understand tumor biology and response to therapies
Key words
cancer, imaging, therapy, antibody, membrane receptors, radiochemistry
John Rice, PhD
Professor
- Email: john@zork.wustl.edu
Program affiliation
General
Research summary
Statistical genetics; complex disease genetics; methods in statistical genetics
Key words
mathematical modeling, epidemiology, genetics
Linda Richards, AO, FAA, FAHMS, PhD
Edison Professor of Neuroscience & Head of the Department of Neuroscience
- Email: neurosciencechair@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
The Brain Development and Disorders Laboratory investigates how long-range neural circuits are established in the brain, and how neural circuit plasticity affects the function of the cerebral cortex.
Key words
cognitive and behavioral neuroscience, developmental neurobiology, molecular and cellular neuroscience, neurogenetics, cerebral cortex, corpus callosum, glial development, neuronal development, brain wiring, agenesis
Elisha Roberson, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: eroberson@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Human and Statistical Genetics
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Computational and Systems Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Using bench molecular biology, high-throughput sequencing, and bioinformatics to understand human inflammatory / autoimmune disease.
Key words
human genetics; autoimmune; inflammatory disease; biomarkers; high-throughput sequencing; precision medicine
Janice Robertson, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: janice.robertson@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Neurosciences
Research summary
To understand how and why membrane proteins fold, form stable complexes, and achieve conformational stability inside of the oil-filled cell membrane.
Key words
membrane protein; single-molecule; TIRF microscopy; protein folding; thermodynamics; lipids; oligomerization
Buck Rogers, PhD
Professor
- Email: b.rogers@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
General
Research summary
Key words
Cynthia Rogers, MD
Blanche F. Ittleson Professor
- Email: rogersc@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Investigating the relationship between neonatal brain development, early life adversity and childhood psychiatric disorders in high risk infant populations
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Jarod Roland, MD
Assistant Professor
- Email: rolandj@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
My research aims to understand of how brain networks develop and adapt to changes caused by epilepsy, tumors, stroke, and or other neurological injuries. In particular I am interested in how children’s brains reorganize after neurosurgical treatment of these conditions.
Key words
intracranial electroencephalography, ieeg, resting state functional MRI, rs-fMRI, brain networks, development, epilepsy, neurosurgery
Eduardo Rosa-Molinar, PhD
Professor
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Key words
David Rosen, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: rosend@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Immunology
Research summary
Pathogenesis and host response to Klebsiella pneumoniae infections
Key words
Klebsiella pneumoniae, Antibiotic Resistance, Pneumonia, Urinary Tract Infection, Virulence Factors, Adaptive Immunity
Ronald Rubenstein, MD, PhD
Robert C. Strunk Endowed Chair for Lung and Respiratory Research Professor
- Email: rubenstein@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Understanding the mechanisms by which a novel chaperone of the Endoplasmic Reticulum, ERp29, regulates the biogenesis of the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR), the Epithelial Sodium Channel (ENaC), and other proteins related to pediatric pulmonary diseases
Key words
Cystic Fibrosis, Chaperone, Endoplasmic Reticulum, CFTR, ENaC/Epithelial Sodium Channel, Epithelia, Insulin, Trafficking, Biogenesis
Joshua Rubin, MD, PhD
Professor
- Email: Rubin_J@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
General
Research summary
Molecular mechanisms in pediatric brain tumorigenesis
Key words
tumor biology, signal transduction, stem cells, neural development, sexual dimorphism, circadaian rhythm, chemokines, cAMP
David Rudnick, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: rudnick_d@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Molecular mechanisms of liver injury and regeneration
Key words
liver; regeneration; alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency; liver disease; aflatoxin; acute liver failure; cell cycle; mouse models; epigenetics; metabolism
Jai Rudra, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: srudra22@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Research summary
Development of nano-scale biomaterials for engaging the immune system to induce protective antibody and cell-mediated immune responses against diseases
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