Faculty
Steven Petersen, PhD
Professor Emeritus
- Email: sep@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
General
Research summary
Behavioral and fMRI studies of attention and cognitive development
Key words
attention, language, development, behavior, imaging
Christine Pham, MD
G & EM Magness Professor
- Email: cpham@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Immunity and autoimmunity in inflammatory diseases; nanotherapy in the treatment of inflammatory diseases
Key words
autoimmunity, inflammation, innate immunity, nanotechnology, protease
Benjamin Philip, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: bphilip@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
The interaction between hand dominance, brain lateralization, and rehabilitation following unilateral impairment such as stroke, amputation, or nerve injury
Key words
Jennifer Philips, MD, PhD
Theodore and Bertha Bryan Professor
- Email: philips.j.a@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Immune Evasion by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Key words
tuberculosis, host-pathogen interactions, innate immunity, autophagy, lipid metabolism, phagosome maturation, antigen presentation, macrophage
Jennifer Phillips-Cremins, PhD
BJC Investigator and James S. McDonnell Professor
- Email: jennifer.cremins@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Neurosciences
Computational and Systems Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
The Cremins lab integrates molecular and computational biology to elucidate how the genome’s structure-function relationship influences synaptic plasticity and neurophysiology during memory encoding and consolidation and how this goes awry in intractable neurological disorders.
Key words
chromatin, neuroepigenetics, 3D genome, synaptic plasticity, Alzheimer's, repeat expansion disorders, chromatin-synapse communication, neural connectome, organoids
Marco Pignatelli, MD
Assistant Professor
- Email: marco.pignatelli@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Understanding the synaptic mechanisms by which emotional experiences lead to maladaptive plasticity and the impact of neurotherapeutic drugs on those maladaptive synaptic neuroadaptations
Key words
synaptic plasticity, Optogenetics, cell-type specific pharmacology, patch clamp electrophysiology, rapid-acting antidepressants, motivated behavior, drug addiction and affective disorders
Linda Pike, PhD
Professor
- Email: pike@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
EGF receptor-mediated cell signaling and the control of cell growth
Key words
signal transduction, cell signaling, cancer, EGF receptor
David Piston, PhD
Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Professor and Head of the Department of Cell Biology & Physiology
- Email: piston@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Studies of the Molecular Pathways of Islet Hormone Secretion
Key words
Diabetes, Biophysics, Systems Biology, Computational Biology, Hyperspectral Imaging, Glucagon
Anya Plutynski, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: aplutyns@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
General
Research summary
History and philosophy of biology & medicine, general philosophy of science, biomedical ethics
Key words
cancer, genetics, evolution, risk, modeling
Mary Politi, PhD
Professor
- Email: mpoliti@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Human and Statistical Genetics
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Develop and implement effective health communication and decision making interventions in community and clinical settings
Key words