Faculty
Malay Choudhury, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: malay@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Our current research focuses on delineating the cellular, molecular, and metabolic processes involved in the development of fibrotic disorders such as Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and how these metabolic adaptations may in turn be targeted therapeutically for IPF.
Key words
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), metabolic networks, targetable mechanisms driving fibroblast function and fibrosis
Matthew Christopher, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: christopherm@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Improve outcomes for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and other hematopoietic malignancies utilizing genomic and molecular biology techniques
Key words
Matthew Ciorba, MD
Associate Professor
- Email: mciorba@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Immunology
Research summary
Tryptophan metabolism and probiotic bacteria as modifiers of intestinal cancer and inflammation
Key words
tryptophan metabolism, intestinal inflammation, colitis associated cancer, colon cancer, mucositis, tryptophan, crohn, colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, radiation enteritis
John Cirrito, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: cirritoj@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Relationship between synaptic activtity and amyloid-beta metabolism in Alzheimer`s disease
Key words
Alzheimer’s disease, drug and target discovery, endocytosis, in vivo microdialysis, synaptic transmission
Roberto Civitelli, MD
Professor
- Email: civitellir@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Cancer Biology
Research summary
Connexins, cadherins in bone cell interactions with cancer and energy metabolism
Key words
bone biology, cell adhesion, signal transduction, gap junctions, cadherin
Brian Clark, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: brian.s.clark@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Neurosciences
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Analysis of the temporally regulated program of retinal cell type specification.
Key words
Regina Clemens, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: clemensra@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
The mechanisms regulating calcium-dependent neutrophil activation
Key words
Barak Cohen, PhD
Alvin Goldfarb Distinguished Professor of Computational Biology
- Email: cohen@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Genomic analyses of regulatory networks, Non-coding disease variants
Key words
Genomics, Genetic Variation, High-Throughput Technologies, Single-Cell Regulatory Genomics, Computational Biology
Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH
Niess-Gain Professor
- Email: colditzg@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Cancer Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Causes and prevention of breast cancer, premalignant lesions, risk stratification
Key words
breast cancer, cancer, genetic epidemiology, hormones, obesity, obesity and malnutrition
F. Sessions Cole, MD
Park J. White Professor
- Email: fcole@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Human and Statistical Genetics
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Genetic lung disease, Surfactant protein B, and rare diseases in infants
Key words
functional genomics, bioinformatics, pulmonary surfactant, lung development