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Gregory Wu, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: gfwu@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Neurosciences
Research summary
Inflammation and autoimmunity of the central nervous system
Key words
antigen presentation, dendritic cells, B cells, immunology, intravital microscopy, multiple sclerosis, neurobiology
Meng Wu, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: mengwu@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Immunology
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
We investigate the interplay among the microbiota, stromal cells, and the immune system through the integration of microbiology and immunology with systems biology.
Key words
Microbiota, Microbiome, Immune system, Stromal cells, Vaccines, Germinal Centers
Kristine Wylie, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: kwylie@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Immunology
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Host-microbe dynamics during pregnancy
Key words
virome, microbiome, pregnancy, papillomavirus, herpesvirus
Jinbin Xu, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: jinbinxu@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Cancer Biology
Research summary
Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, central nervous disorders, postmortem biomarker validation and characterization, in vivo positron emission tomography, in vitro quantitative autoradiography
Key words
Imaging, biomarkers, cancer, neuroscience, PET, quantitative autoradiography, pharmaceuticals, biological assays, human brain function and disease
Dmitriy Yablonskiy, PhD
Professor
- Email: yablonskiyd@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Development and applications of quantitative MRI-based methods and Machine Learning tools for in vivo studying of humans and animals in health and disease
Key words
brain structure and function, Alzheimer`s disease, Multiple Sclerosis, MRI, fMRI, GEPCI, hyperpolarized gas, biophysics, mathematical modeling, Machine Learning
Tatyana Yakusheva, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: yakushevat@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Understanding the role of the cerebellar nodulus and uvula (NU) in motion perception and spatial navigation
Key words
Lan Yang, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: lyang25@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
We develop various light-wave based technologies, such as novel sensors, spectroscopy and imaging systems, for biological and medical applications.
Key words
nanotechnology, photonics, material physics, biosensing, spectroscopy, imaging
Elizabeth Yanik, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: yanike@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Human and Statistical Genetics
Research summary
My research is focused on investigating the genetic determinants of under-studied musculoskeletal phenotypes, determining the impact of occupational burdens on musculoskeletal disease, and understanding interactions between genetic and non-genetic risk factors for musculoskeletal disease.
Key words
Hiroko Yano, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: yanoh@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Molecular pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases
Key words
Huntington’s disease, neurodegeneration, molecular mechanisms, epigenetic regulation, gene expression, primary neuron culture, animal models of disease
Po-Yin Yen, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: yenp@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Focused on applied clinical informatics research to support clinicians adapting to health information technology
Key words
Jason Yi, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: jasonyi@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Understanding the mechanisms of nervous system construction and dysfunction.
Key words
Wayne Yokoyama, MD
Sam J. Levin and Audrey Loew Levin Professor
- Email: yokoyama@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Research summary
Host innate immune responses to tumors and pathogens
Key words
cancer, immunology, innate immunity, NK cells, tumor biology, virology
Andrew Yoo, PhD
Professor
- Email: yooa@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Neurosciences
Research summary
Generation of human neurons by direct cell fate reprogramming and modeling late-onset neurodegenerative disorders
Key words
neurodegeneration, neurogenesis, microRNA, cellular reprogramming, disease modeling, chromatin, regenerative medicine
Takeshi Yoshimatsu, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: takeshi@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Development and function of the visual system in vertebrates
Key words
Vision, Retina, Development, Zebrafish, Lizard
Andrew Young, MD,PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: alyoung@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Key words
Cancer, Clonal Hematopoiesis, Leukemia, Aging, Stem Cell Biology, Genomics
Jeffrey Zacks, PhD
Professor and Associate Chair
- Email: jzacks@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Human behavioral and fMRI studies of perception, attention and memory
Key words
aging, attention, cognition, fMRI, modeling, perception
Hani Zaher, PhD
Professor
- Email: hzaher@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Mechanism of translational fidelity and its impact on cellular fitness and codon evolution
Key words
Translation, Ribosome, RNA, Fidelity, peptide-bond formation, pre-steady state kinetics, translational regulation
Mohamed Zayed, MD,PhD
Professor
- Email: zayedm@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Cancer Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
The mechanisms that influence arterial collateral formation and peripheral arterial atheroprogression in the setting of diabetes
Key words
Jennifer Zellers, PT, DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: jzellers@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
General
Research summary
Key words
Shen Zeng, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: s.zeng@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
General
Research summary
The broad area of systems and control theory
Key words