Faculty
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
chromatin structure, development, DNA, genome rearrangements, RNA interference, cellular patterning, cell biology
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
Baron Chanda, PhD
Professor
- Email: bchanda@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Mechanisms and Design Principles of Ion Channel Function and Gating
Key words
Aisling Chaney, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: achaney@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
My research focuses on investigating system biological immune responses in neurodegenerative disease. Using various PET radiotracers, the lab works to detect brain and whole-body inflammation and links these imaging biomarkers to underlying blood and tissue cellular and molecular readouts using appropriate techniques.
Key words
Molecular imaging, neuroimmune interactions, translational research, myeloid cell responses, neurological and neurodegenerative diseases
Su-Hsin Chang, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: chang.su-hsin@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Health and economic burden of obesity and surgical treatments of obesity, transplant outcomes, multiple myeloma prevention and control, and health disparities.
Key words
Tao Che, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: taoche@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Neurosciences
Research summary
Characterizing and dissecting the molecular mechanisms of opioid receptor signaling
Key words
GPCRs, Analgesics, Side effects, opioid receptors, opioids, opioid alternatives
Chun-Kan Chen, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: chun-kan@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
The Chen lab utilizes multi-omic and high-throughput screening approaches to investigate the regulation and function of circRNA and uncover the molecular mechanisms of circRNA-mediated disease.
Key words
Circular RNA, Oxidative Stress, RNA Translation, Cancer Vaccine
David Chen, MD,PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: davidchen@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Defining drivers of premalignant states in skin
Key words
epigenetics, aging, cancer, premalignancy, dermatology, melanoma, nevi, squamous cell carcinoma
Feng Chen, PhD
Professor
- Email: fchen@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Cancer Biology
Research summary
Molecular genetic studies of kidney diseases and cancer
Key words
Molecular genetics, kidney diseases, cancer, single cell omics, spatial omics