Faculty
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
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
Joseph Ackerman, PhD
William Greenleaf Eliot Professor
- Email: ackerman@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
General
Research summary
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging of intact functioning biological systems
Key words
biophysics, cancer, imaging, mathematical modeling, neurobiology
Sarah Ackerman, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: sarah.ackerman@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Understanding how glia shape developmental and pathological plasticity
Key words
astrocytes, plasticity, circuits, development, myelination
Hema Adhikari, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: hema.adhikari@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Cancer Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Key words
Ramesh Agarwal, PhD
William Palm Professor
- Email: rka@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
General
Research summary
Modeling and simulations of systems and devices involving fluid flow
Key words
Computational Fluid Dynamics, fluid flow, stenosis, cardiovascular modeling, fluid mechanical modeling
Arpana Agrawal, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: arpana@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Human and Statistical Genetics
Research summary
Genetic and environment studies of addictions
Key words
Gustav Akk, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: akk@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Function and modulation of transmitter-gated ion channels
Key words
GABA, ion channel, neurophysiology, nicotinic receptor, pharmacology, structure-function relations
Ream Al-Hasani, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: al-hasanir@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Understanding the endogenous opioid systems to defeat addiction, ameliorate affective disorders, and relieve chronic pain.
Key words