Faculty
David Holtzman, MD
Andrew B. and Gretchen P. Jones Professor
- Email: holtzman@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Cellular and Molecular studies of Alzheimer’s disease
Key words
amyloid, tau, antibodies, apolipoprotein E, Alzheimer’s disease, neurodegeneration, neurobiology
Michael Holtzman, MD
Selma and Herman Seldin Professor
- Email: mjholtzman@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Pathogenesis and new therapeutics for viral infection and post-viral disease
Key words
innate immunity, macrophages, innate lymphocytes, dendritic cells, epithelial cells, interferon signal transduction, paramyxoviruses, picornaviruses, asthma, drug discovery
Timothy Holy, PhD
Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor
- Email: holy@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Sensory processing and plasticity (olfaction), large-population calcium imaging, computation, social communication
Key words
calcium imaging, physiology, mathematical modeling, behavior, neurobiology, smell, olfaction, pheromones, neuroendocrine, circuits
Amjad Horani, MD
Associate Professor
- Email: horani_a@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Our lab studies airway and motile cilia biology and investigates the effects of mutations on cilia function
Key words
cilia, PCD, airway, lung
Ashley Housten, OTD, OTR/L, MSCI, MPA
Assistant Professor
- Email: ahousten@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Key words
shared decision making, health equity, implementation science
Paul Hruz, PhD, MD
Associate Professor
- Email: hruz_p@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Structural Biology and Regulation of Glucose Transport; Molecular Mechanisms Leading to Insulin Resistance
Key words
protein structure, glucose transport, diabetes, AIDS, HIV therapy, membrane protein, structural biology, heart, affinity labeling, drug design
Chyi-Song Hsieh, MD, PhD
Professor
- Email: chsieh@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Immunology
Research summary
Understanding T cell tolerance to self and non-self
Key words
autoimmunity, immunology, lymphocyte, regulatory T cell, tolerance, mucosal immunology
Feng Sheng Hu, PhD
Richard G. Engelsmann Dean of Arts & Sciences and Lucille P. Markey Distinguished Professor
- Email: deanhu@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Research summary
Understanding patterns and mechanisms of long-term ecosystem dynamics under changing climatic conditions
Key words
ecosystem ecology, quaternary paleoecology, climatic change and biotic response, soil and sediment biogeochemistry
Andrew Huang, MD, MPH
Professor
- Email: huangandrew@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
General
Research summary
Corneal epithelial wound healing, neovascularization and stromal dystrophies
Key words
amyloid, epithelial cells, protein folding, siRNA, stem cells, vision
Cheng Huang, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: huang.cheng@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Our lab deciphers how fruit flies learn, memorize, and make decisions using state-of-the-art optical imaging techniques
Key words
Voltage imaging, computational modeling, learning system, memory processing, Drosophila melanogaster