Faculty
Francesca Ferraro, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: ferrarof@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Immunology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
We use both mouse models and patient samples of acute myloid leukemia to understand leukemogenesis and to identify novel therapeutic targets.
Key words
David Fike, PhD
Glassberg/Greensfelder Distinguished Professor and Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences Department Chair
- Email: dfike@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Research summary
Microbial biogeochemistry and metabolic stable isotopic (C/N/S) fractionation
Key words
microbial biogeochemistry, stable isotope geochemistry, microbial mats, carbon cycling, sulfur cycling, Earth history
Brian Finck, PhD
Professor
- Email: bfinck@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Identify novel target pathways for therapeutic treatment of obesity-related diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and fatty liver disease
Key words
diabetes, fatty acid, insulin, cardiovascular disease, fatty liver disease, mitochondria
Peter Fischer, PhD
Professor
- Email: pufischer@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Research summary
Medical helminthology, especially filariasis and other neglected tropical diseases caused by parasitic worms.
Key words
helminths, parasitology, tropical medicine,
James Fleckenstein, MD
Professor
- Email: jfleckenstein@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Research summary
Molecular investigation of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC)
Key words
enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli; microbial pathogenesis; vaccine development; diarrheal disease
Jennifer Foltz, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: jennifer.a.foltz@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
My research interests lie in integrating and applying novel computational biology techniques with mechanistic experimental immunology to understand drivers of response and resistance to NK cell therapies for cancer
Key words
natural killer cells, computational biology, single-cell sequencing, immunotherapy, nk cells
Tom Foutz, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: tfoutz@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
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Tom Franken, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: ftom@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Understanding how the primate brain processes sensory information to perceive the world as an organized collection of objects
Key words
primate, macaque, visual, auditory, cortex, electrophysiology, multiphoton imaging, optogenetics, perception, figure-ground, foreground, background, image segmentation, laminar circuit, cortical column, neuropixels, binocular disparity, depth, 3D
Doug Frantz, PhD
Professor
- Email: dougf@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Cancer Biology
Neurosciences
Immunology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Small molecule drug discovery inspired research across multiple therapeutic areas including chronic pain, oncology, and neurodegeneration.
Key words
drug discovery, medicinal chemistry, chemical biology, synthetic methods
Victoria Fraser, MD
Adolphus Busch Professor and Head of the Department of Medicine
- Email: vfraser@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Research summary
Healthcare epidemiology, including the study of nosocomial infections, specifically surgical site infections, blood stream infections and ventilator-associated pneumonia
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