People

Ladan Abbasi
Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Current advisor: Harrison W. Gabel, PhD
Undergraduate university: Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, 2017

Nada Abdalla
Program: Immunology
Current advisor: Brian T. Edelson, MD, PhD
Undergraduate university: German University Cairo, 2012

Nora Abduljawad
Program: Neurosciences
Current advisor: Jonathan Kipnis, PhD
Undergraduate university: University of California-Los Angeles, 2016

Ethan Abercrombie
Program: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Current advisor: Jonathan A. Myers, PhD
Undergraduate university: Humboldt State University, 2020

Omar Abousaway
Program: Immunology
Current advisor: Chyi-Song Hsieh, MD, PhD
Undergraduate university: University of Houston, 2019

Joanna Abraham, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: joannaa@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Improving collaborative practices in healthcare using principles and techniques from informatics to promote patient safety, quality and care continuity
Key words
Communication, Decision support, mental health, telemedicine

Douglas Abrams
Program: Computational and Systems Biology
Current advisor: Samantha A. Morris, PhD
Undergraduate university: Colby College, 2019

Yousef Abu-Amer, PhD
J. Albert Key Professor
- Email: abuamery@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Investigating molecular mechanisms underlying inflammation-induced degenerative skeletal diseases including joint degeneration, inflammatory arthritis and osteolysis
Key words
Musculoskeletal, inflammatory osteolysis, degenerative, bone biology, Signal transduction, NF-kB, Osteoclast, Bone Metabolism, Joint

Nada Abumrad, PhD
Robert C. Atkins Professor of Obesity Research in Medicine
- Email: nabumrad@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Fatty acids regulate energy balance and tissue renewal. Dysfunction of this regulation causes disease
Key words
fatty acid, transport, disease risk

Jesus Acevedo Cintron
MSTP in PhD Training
Program: Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Current advisor: Susan Mackinnon, MD
Undergraduate university: University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, 2015