Faculty
John Atkinson, MD
Professor
- Email: j.p.atkinson@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Human and Statistical Genetics
Research summary
Complement activation and regulation in innate and adaptive immunity
Key words
immunology, inflammation, autoimmunity, complement system, innate immunity
Michael Avidan, MBBCh
Dr. Seymour and Rose T. Brown Professor and Head of the Department of Anesthesiology
- Email: avidanm@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
His research interests include intraoperative awareness, postoperative cognitive alteration, brain monitoring during surgery, and postoperative outcomes.
Key words
Martha Bagnall, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: bagnall@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Microcircuitry of sensory-motor transformations in the zebrafish
Key words
Dustin Baldridge, MD,PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: dbaldri@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Utilizing the power of genetics to elucidate the molecular pathogenesis of disease and transform patient care
Key words
Genetics, genomics, transcription factors, rare disease
Megan Baldridge, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: mbaldridge@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Immunology
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Defining the mechanisms behind and effects of the interactions between commensal bacteria, pathogens and innate immunity
Key words
microbiota, infection, pathogen, microbiome, virus, interferon, immunity
Monika Bambouskova, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: monika.bambouskova@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Immunometabolism - metabolic regulation of immune cell activation
Key words
Thomas Baranski, MD, PhD
Professor
- Email: baranski@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Signal transduction by G proteins and pathogenesis of diabetes
Key words
diabetes, Drosophila, G protein, hormones, protein structure, signal transduction
Dennis Barbour, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: dbarbour@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Sensation, perception and cognitive processing of sounds and speech
Key words
perception and cognition, behavioral assessment, medical informatics, computational audiology, machine learning, clinical decision support
Deanna Barch, PhD
Professor and Chair
- Email: dbarch@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Neurobiological and Psychological Mechanisms of Cognitive and Emotional Control: Normative Function and Abnormalities in Psychiatric Disorders
Key words
cognition, neuroimaging, prefrontal cortex, psychiatry, schizophrenia, depression
David Bark, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: bark@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Applying biomechanics and mechanobiology (the interaction and response of cells and tissue to mechanical forces) to diagnose, study, and treat various forms of cardiovascular disease.
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