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Tammie Benzinger, MD, PhD
Professor
- Email: benzingert@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Novel neuroimaging approaches to study aging and Alzheimer’s disease.
Key words
MRI, PET, Alzheimer’s disease, aging, imaging biomarkers for clinical trials
Mikhail Berezin, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: berezinm@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Investigation the mechanism of peripheral neuropathies
Key words
biophysics, cancer related peripheral neuropathy, optical imaging and spectroscopy instrumentation
Carmen Bergom, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: cbergom@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Identification of new targets to improve tumor radiation effectiveness and to protect normal tissues such as the heart from radiation injury
Key words
Carlos Bernal-Mizrachi, MD
Philip E. and Carolyn E. Cryer Professor
- Email: cbernal@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Novel mechanisms of cardiovascular disease in human and mouse models with insulin resistance and type 2 DM
Key words
Matthew Bersi, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: mbersi@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Immunology
Research summary
Our research is focused on soft tissue biomechanics and mechanobiology
Key words
Stephen Beverley, PhD
Ernest St. John Simms Distinguished Professor
- Email: stephen.beverley@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Immunology
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Molecular genetics of protozoan parasites – virulence and their viruses
Key words
parasites, viruses, microbial pathogenesis, macrophage, virulence, glycobiology, vaccination
Laura Bierut, MD
Professor
- Email: laura@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Human and Statistical Genetics
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Family and genetic studies of psychiatric illnesses and substance dependence (alcoholism, smoking, and cocaine dependence)
Key words
alcoholism, genetics, substance abuse
Tarin Bigley, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: bigley@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
General
Research summary
The Bigley lab studies the role of viruses in autoimmunity
Key words
Autoimmunity, Virology, Herpes
Janine Bijsterbosch, PhD
Assistant Professor
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Computational neuroimaging using big data to study brain organization and mental health
Key words
mental health, fMRI, connectivity, big data, psychiatry, computational models
Kevin Black, MD
Professor
- Email: kevin@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
(1) Tourette syndrome neuroimaging; (2) Parkinson disease pharmacological imaging; (3) pharmacological activation neuroimaging
Key words
fMRI, neuroimaging, movement disorders, Tourette syndrome, pharmacology, PET, deep brain stimulation, DBS
Joshua Blodgett, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: jblodgett@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Research summary
Interdisciplinary questions surrounding bacterial small molecule production
Key words
Streptomyces, biosynthesis, genome mining, antibiotics, regulation & genetics
Kendall Blumer, PhD
Professor
- Email: kblumer@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Cancer Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Tumor cell biology, signal transduction, and drug development
Key words
cancer, signal transduction, molecular pharmacology, autophagy, metabolism, drug development
Ryan Bogdan, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: rbogdan@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Human and Statistical Genetics
Research summary
How genetic variation and environmental experience contribute to individual differences in brain function, behavior, and psychopathology
Key words
Irving Boime, PhD
Professor
- Email: iboime@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Placental and pituitary hormone genes
Key words
biochemistry, carbohydrate, protein structure, signal transduction, intracellular trafficking
Kelly Bolton, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: bolton@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Human and Statistical Genetics
Computational and Systems Biology
Cancer Biology
Research summary
The interplay between inherited genetic variation, environmental factors, and acquired mutations in shaping the earliest stages of carcinogenesis
Key words
cancer, genetics, computational biology, genetic epidemiology
Adrianus Boon, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: jboon@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Immunology
Research summary
Emerging viruses
Key words
Host-pathogen interactions, Influenza virus, SARS-CoV-2, Bourbon virus, Viral pathogenesis, RNA biology, Influenza Reassortment
Arpita Bose, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: abose@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Microbial metabolisms and their influence on biogeochemical cycling
Key words
Ron Bose, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: rbose@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Genomics and Cell Signaling in Breast Cancer
Key words
cancer, genomics, organoids, 3D culture, receptor tyrosine kinase, signal transduction, next-generation sequencing, targeted therapy of cancer
Alexander Bradley, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: abradley@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Research summary
Examination of modern and ancient biogeochemical cycles; the coevolution of life and the Earth.
Key words
Organic & isotope geochemistry, geobiology, microbiology
Todd Braver, PhD
Professor
- Email: tbraver@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Studies of cognitive (executive) control and prefrontal cortex function using cognitive neuroscience methods (fMRI, computational, behavioral, clinical)
Key words
aging, attention, behavior, fMRI, prefrontal cortex, systems neuroscience