People
Sadaf Amin, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: amins@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Immunology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Our research investigates the role of the innate immune system in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases and the processes of brain aging, employing stem cell-based platforms and transgenic mouse models to study mechanisms of neuroimmune interactions in the brain.
Key words
Neurodegeneration, Innate Immunity, Aging
Jacob Amme
Program: Neurosciences
Current advisor: Keith B. Hengen, PhD
Undergraduate university: Washington University, 2020
Aaron Ammerman
Program: Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Current advisor: Weikai Li , PhD
Undergraduate university: Brandeis University, 2017
Jessica Amrozowicz-Kerins
Program: Genetics
Graduation Year: 2006
Thesis Advisor: Tim B. Schedl
Thesis Title: PRP-17 and the pre-mRNA splicing pathway are preferentially required for the proliferation versus meiotic development decision and germline sex determination in Caenorhabditis elegans
Hongyu An, DSc
Associate Professor
- Email: hongyuan@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Develop novel imaging methods to deepen our understanding on pathophysiology and improve clinical diagnosis and patient management
Key words
Sungwon An
Program: Neurosciences
Graduation Year: 2011
Thesis Advisor: Erik D. Herzog
Thesis Title: The Roles of Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide in Circadian Entrainment of Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
Tae-Hwi An
Program: Human and Statistical Genetics
Graduation Year: 2013
Thesis Advisor: Nancy L. Saccone
Thesis Title: Enhancing biological insights through statistical inferences
Aparna Anand
Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Current advisor: Ting Wang, PhD
Undergraduate university: Rutgers University-New Brunswick, 2020
Beau Ances, MD, PhD
Daniel J. Brennan Professor
- Email: bances@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Characterization of Dementia (HIV associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) and Alzheimer`s Disease (AD) using functional magnetic resonance imaging
Key words
Alzheimer’s disease, blood flow, brain mapping, dementia, HIV, MRI
Aaron Anderson
Program: Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Current advisor: S. Kerry Kornfeld, MD, PhD
Undergraduate university: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2018