Faculty
Brian Muegge, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: mueggeb@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Targeting Enteroendocrine Cell Development to Treat Metabolic Diseases
Key words
Genomics, Single-Cell, Endocrinology, Stem Cells, Gastroenterology, Intestine, Epigenetics
Shankar Mukherji, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: smukherji@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Systems and synthetic cell biology: quantitative analysis of cellular organization
Key words
Mary Mullen, MD
Assistant Professor
- Email: marymullen@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Targeting the DNA damage response in order to overcome chemotherapy resistance
Key words
Naoka Murakami, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: naoka@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Research summary
Mechanisms of immunotherapy-associated kidney injury and kidney transplant rejection
Key words
Immunology, transplant, oncology, immunotherapy
Kenneth Murphy, MD, PhD
Eugene Opie First Centennial Professor
- Email: kmurphy@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Dendritic cell development and diversification
Key words
Dendritic cell and T cell differentiation, gene expression, transcription, inflammation
Erik Musiek, MD, PhD
Charlotte and Paul Hagemann Professor
- Email: musieke@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration, with interest in circadian clock genes, glial function, and neuroinflammation
Key words
circadian, clock genes, astrocytes, microglia, neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, Bmal1, Alzheimer`s Disease
Jonathan Myers, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: jamyers@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Research summary
Community ecology, biodiversity, and biogeography of temperate and tropical ecosystems
Key words
biodiversity; biogeography; community assembly; environmental change; forest dynamics; plant community ecology; plant functional ecology; species diversity; species interactions; tropical ecology
Hadas Nahman-Averbuch
Assistant Professor
- Email: hadas@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Understanding mechanisms contributing to individual differences in pain sensitivity and chronic pain
Key words
Pain, migraine, endometriosis, pelvic pain, sex differences, hormones, opioids, puberty, sensory testing, fMRI, pediatric pain
Robert Naismith, MD
Assistant Professor
- Email: naismithr@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
General
Research summary
Imaging and clinical outcomes in multiple sclerosis.
Key words
multiple sclerosis, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), optic nerve, spinal cord
Arash Nazeri, MD
Assistant Professor
- Email: a.nazeri@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
My lab focuses on developing imaging methods to characterize brain fluid compartments, tissue microstructure and neurofluid dynamics in health and disease. In addition, by perturbing brain fluid compartments, we aim to develop novel therapeutic and diagnostic approaches.
Key words
Neurofluid Imaging, Translational Neuroimaging, Preclinical MRI, CSF, Computational Neuroanatomy, Focused Ultrasound, Neurodevelopment, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Drug Delivery