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Shiming Chen, PhD
Dr. Bernard and Janet R. Becker Distinguished Professor
- Email: chenshiming@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Neurosciences
Research summary
Molecular mechanisms regulating photoreceptor gene expression in healthy and diseased retinas
Key words
Gene expression regulation, transcription factors, epigenetic regulators, photoreceptor development and degeneration, mouse models, gene therapy
Yao Chen, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: yaochen@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Understanding the function of neuromodulators and sleep through the spatiotemporal dynamics of molecular signals
Key words
neuromodulator, sleep, dynamics, sensors, actuators, signaling, G protein coupled receptors, imaging, microscopy, learning, plasticity, engineering
Ying Chen, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: ychen32@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Understanding the molecular mechanisms of primary nephrotic syndrome (NS)
Key words
Wayland Cheng, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: wayland.cheng@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
I am interested in the structure and function of neuronal ligand-gated ion channels, and the mechanism of channel modulation by endogenous lipids or exogenous drugs such as general anesthetics.
Key words
Milan Chheda, MD
Associate Professor
- Email: mchheda@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Cancer Biology
Immunology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Cancer stem cells, oncolytic viruses, and functional genomics of brain tumors
Key words
Cancer stem cells, oncolytic viruses, and functional genomics of brain tumors
ShiNung Ching, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: shinung@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
The interface between systems and control engineering, neuroscience and neural medicine
Key words
Control of neural dynamics; Biophysical modeling of multiscale brain networks;
Jaehyung Cho, PhD
Professor
- Email: jaehyung.cho@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Immunology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Understanding the mechanism mediating intravascular cell-cell interactions and vascular occlusion under thromboinflammatory conditions, including thrombosis, ischemia/reperfusion injury, and sickle cell disease
Key words
Platelet, Neutrophil, Thrombosis, Inflammation, Sickle Cell Disease, Intravital microscopy
Jaebok Choi, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: jchoi25@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology
Cancer Biology
Research summary
Understanding T cells and immunoregulatory networks in GvHD and GvL for the treatment of hematopoietic malignancies.
Key words
graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), graft-versus-leukemia (GvL), JAK-STAT, immune cell trafficking, transplant immunology, CRISPR/Cas9
Kyunghee Choi, PhD
Professor
- Email: kchoi@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Angioimmune interface in development, tissue regeneration, and cancer
Key words
Cell fate, transcription factors, hematopoiesis, vascular, development, regeneration, stem cells, tumor angiogenesis, tumor immunity
Malay Choudhury, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: malay@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Our current research focuses on delineating the cellular, molecular, and metabolic processes involved in the development of fibrotic disorders such as Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and how these metabolic adaptations may in turn be targeted therapeutically for IPF.
Key words
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), metabolic networks, targetable mechanisms driving fibroblast function and fibrosis
Matthew Christopher, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: christopherm@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Improve outcomes for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and other hematopoietic malignancies utilizing genomic and molecular biology techniques
Key words
Matthew Ciorba, MD
Associate Professor
- Email: mciorba@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Immunology
Research summary
Tryptophan metabolism and probiotic bacteria as modifiers of intestinal cancer and inflammation
Key words
tryptophan metabolism, intestinal inflammation, colitis associated cancer, colon cancer, mucositis, tryptophan, crohn, colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, radiation enteritis
John Cirrito, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: cirritoj@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Relationship between synaptic activtity and amyloid-beta metabolism in Alzheimer`s disease
Key words
Alzheimer’s disease, drug and target discovery, endocytosis, in vivo microdialysis, synaptic transmission
Roberto Civitelli, MD
Professor
- Email: civitellir@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Cancer Biology
Research summary
Connexins, cadherins in bone cell interactions with cancer and energy metabolism
Key words
bone biology, cell adhesion, signal transduction, gap junctions, cadherin
Regina Clemens, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: clemensra@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
The mechanisms regulating calcium-dependent neutrophil activation
Key words
Barak Cohen, PhD
Alvin Goldfarb Distinguished Professor of Computational Biology
- Email: cohen@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Genomic analyses of regulatory networks, Non-coding disease variants
Key words
Genomics, Genetic Variation, High-Throughput Technologies, Single-Cell Regulatory Genomics, Computational Biology
Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH
Niess-Gain Professor
- Email: colditzg@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Cancer Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Causes and prevention of breast cancer, premalignant lesions, risk stratification
Key words
breast cancer, cancer, genetic epidemiology, hormones, obesity, obesity and malnutrition
F. Sessions Cole, MD
Park J. White Professor
- Email: fcole@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Human and Statistical Genetics
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Genetic lung disease, Surfactant protein B, and rare diseases in infants
Key words
functional genomics, bioinformatics, pulmonary surfactant, lung development
Marco Colonna, MD
Robert Rock Belliveau MD Professor
- Email: mcolonna@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Neurosciences
Research summary
Innate immune responses in infections, autoimmunity and tumors
Key words
immunology, inflammation, dendritic cells, lymphocytes, receptors, virus, gut, mucosa