People
Valeria Cavalli, PhD
Robert E. and Louise F. Dunn Professor of Biomedical Research
- Email: cavalli@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Cellular, Molecular and Epigenetic control of axon regeneration
Key words
axon regeneration, nerve injury, epigenetic, transcription, glia biology, neuroimmune mechanisms, spinal cord injury, optic nerve injury
Kendra Cawley
Program: Molecular Biology
Graduation Year: 1983
Thesis Advisor: Luis L. Glaser
Thesis Title: "Control of Growth and Differentiation in BC3H1 Cells"
Judith Cebra-Thomas
Program: Cellular Developmental & Systemic Biology
Graduation Year: 1986
Thesis Advisor: Joseph J. Davie
Thesis Title: "Characterization of Surface Proteins of Activated Pymphocytes"
Cecilia Ceci, MD
Jane Hardesty Poole Endowed Professor
- Email: cslee@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Neurosciences
Research summary
Key words
Ankita Chadda
Program: Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Graduation Year: 2023
Thesis Advisor: Eric A. Galburt
Thesis Title: UvrD1 helicase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is activated by multiple unique mechanisms
Jiani Chai
Program: Immunology
Graduation Year: 2018
Thesis Advisor: Chyi-Song Hsieh
Thesis Title: CD4 T cell interaction with intestinal microbes under homeostasis and inflammation
Shantanu Chakrabartty, PhD
Professor
- Email: shantanu@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Exploring neuromorphic architectures using silicon and biological neurons; Novel self-powered neural recording systems
Key words
Douglas Chalker, PhD
Professor
- Email: dchalker@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Genetic and epigenetic regulation of developmentally programmed DNA rearrangements of Tetrahymena, control of intercellular patterning
Key words
cellular patterning, cell biology, basal bodies and cilia, chromatin structure, development, DNA, genome rearrangements, RNA interference,
Grant Challen, PhD
Professor
- Email: grantchallen@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Understanding the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms that regulate normal and leukemic stem cells
Key words
Hematopoietic stem cells, Leukemia stem cells, Epigenetic modifications
Ariya Chaloemtoem
Program: Human and Statistical Genetics
Current advisor: Laura J. Bierut, MD
Undergraduate university: New York Univeristy Abu Dhabi, 2021