Faculty
Brendan Lucey, MD, MSCI
Associate Professor
- Email: luceyb@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
The Lucey Lab undertakes both longitudinal studies of sleep, aging, and AD as well as clinical trial using sleep interventions to target AD pathology
Key words
Sleep, circadian rhythms, aging, Alzheimer's disease
Clifford Luke, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: cjluke@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
General
Research summary
Key words
Jose Marcio Luna, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: jose.luna@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Dr. Jose Marcio Luna’s research focuses on the development of translational tools for prediction and diagnosis of cancer from a multi-omics perspective in the era of precision medicine.
Key words
Machine Learning, Data Sciences, Data Integration, Optimization Theory and Computational Medical Imaging
Liang Ma, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: lima@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Understanding genetic pathways regulating epithelial differentiation
Key words
development, differentiation, cell signaling, gene expression, genetics
Susan Mackinnon, MD
Sydney M. Shoenberg Jr. & Robert H. Shoenberg Professor
- Email: mackinnons@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Investigation of peripheral nerve injury and regeneration
Key words
nerve regeneration, neuropathy, neurotrophins, peripheral nervous system, nerve allotransplantation, tissue engineering
Jeffrey Magee, MD, PhD
Elizabeth H. and James S. McDonnell III Professor
- Email: mageej@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Causes and new approaches to curing high-risk pediatric leukemia
Key words
Cancer biology, stem cell, hematopoiesis, leukemia, developmental biology
Kiran Mahajan, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: kiranm@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
My laboratory studies the pathogenic role of epigenetic regulators in prostate cancer development and progression, with a focus on the mechanisms by which these factors co-operate with transcription factors to drive tumor heterogeneity and resistance to various standard of care therapies
Key words
Epigenetics, prostate cancer, transcriptomics, small molecule therapeutics, radioresistance, DNA damage signaling, tumor-immune dynamics.
Nupam Mahajan, PhD
Professor
- Email: nupam@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Cancer Biology
Research summary
How tyrosine phosphorylation regulates epigenetic processes that affect cellular homeostasis and cancer cell survival
Key words
Christopher Maher, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: christophermaher@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Human and Statistical Genetics
Research summary
Translational Cancer Genomics; Noncoding RNAs
Key words
non-coding RNAs, lncRNAs, cancer genomics, transcriptome, bioinformatics, computational biology, solid tumor malignancies
Moe Mahjoub, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: mmahjoub@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
The microtubule cytoskeleton in health and disease
Key words
Cell cytoskeleton, microtubules, cilia, centrosome, cell cycle, signal transduction, kidney/lung development and disease