People
Lynn King
Program: Evolutionary and Population Biology
Graduation Year: 1989
Thesis Advisor: Barbara A. Schaal
Thesis Title: "Genotypic Variation in Taraxacum: An Analysis of Ribosomal and Chloroplast DNA"
Melvin King
Program: Neurosciences
Graduation Year: 2025
Thesis Advisor: Erik S. Musiek
Thesis Title: Examining Light-Circadian Interactions in Regulation of Amyloid Plaque Pathology
Stefanie King
Program: Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Current advisor: Dmitri A. Nusinow, PhD
Undergraduate university: Rice University, 2021
Jonathan Kipnis, PhD
BJC Investigator & Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor
- Email: kipnis@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Neurosciences
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
We study complex interactions between the immune and nervous systems in health and disease
Key words
Neuroimmunology; neuroscience; immunology; lymphatics; behavior; Alzheimer’s disease; neurodegeneration; glia; microglia; blood-brain barrier (BBB); meninges
Paige Kirschner
Program: Molecular Cell Biology
Current advisor: Timothy M. Miller, MD, PhD
Undergraduate university: Washington University, 2024
Marina Kisseleva
Program: Molecular Cell Biology
Graduation Year: 2001
Thesis Advisor: Philip W. Majerus
Thesis Title: Phosphatidylinositol Polyphosphate 5-phosphataseIV: Cloning, Biochemical Characterization and Cellular Function
Vivian Kitainda
Program: Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Graduation Year: 2024
Thesis Advisor: Joseph M. Jez
Thesis Title: Molecular Mechanisms Behind Methionine-Derived Glucosinolate Diversity in Brassica Plants
Richard Kitchen
Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Current advisor: Brian Muegge, MD, PhD
Undergraduate university: Brigham Young University, 2024
David Kittlesen
Program: Immunology
Graduation Year: 1993
Thesis Advisor: Thomas T. Braciale
Thesis Title: The Characterization of an Intracellular Pathway for the Presentation of an Endogeously Synthesized Viral Glycoprotein to Class II MHC Restricted T Lymphocytes Short:Class II MHC Antigen Presentation
Eynav Klechevsky, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: eklechevsky@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
understand the biology of different human dendritic cells and other myeloid cells as a key for manipulating immune responses in various disease conditions
Key words
Human Immunology, Dendritic Cells, Tumor Immunology, immune dysfunctions, Vaccines