Faculty


Christopher Topp, PhD
Assistant Member
- Email: ctopp@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Computational and Systems Biology
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Understanding the genetic basis of root growth and environmental plasticity using phenomics
Key words
imaging; plant; genetics; computation; phenotyping; roots; plant x environment

Adetunji Toriola, MD, PhD
Professor
- Email: a.toriola@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Human and Statistical Genetics
Immunology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Genomics of breast cancer etiology to identify targetable pathways
Key words
Genomics, biomarkers, metabolic imbalance, mammographic density, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, prevention,

Sandeep Tripathy, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: stripathy@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Research summary
Receptor-mediated modulation of NK cell responses in vivo
Key words
innate immunity, NK cells, receptors, signal transduction, tolerance

Heather True-Krob, PhD
David English Smith Professor
- Email: heather.true@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Epigenetic regulation of phenotypes by propagation of prions in yeast
Key words
amyloid, chaperones, epigenetics, neurodegeneration, prion, yeast

Tony Tsai, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: tonytsai@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Systems-biology approach to study how cells build tissues with precise patterns and shapes in embryo development
Key words

Tychele Turner, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: tychele@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Human and Statistical Genetics
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Neurosciences
Research summary
Discovery and characterization of genetic etiological factors involved in neurodevelopmental disorders
Key words
genomics, genetics, autism, neurodevelopmental disorders, complex disease, noncoding, enhancers, whole-genome sequencing, whole-exome sequencing, single-nucleotide variation, insertions/deletions, copy number variation, structural variation

Aayushi Uberoi, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: uberoi@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Research summary
We want to understand how microbes interact with humans so that we can identify new strategies to improve health. Our research integrates 'skinomics', metagenomics and host-microbial genetics to address how microbes influence skin physiology.
Key words
microbiome, skin, dermatology, skin diseases, infection, skin cancer, wound healing, environmental exposures

James Umen, PhD
Associate Member
- Email: jumen@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Cell growth, size control and evolution of sex in Volvocine algae
Key words
evolution, cell biology, developmental biology, size control, cell division, sexual dimorphism

Fumihiko Urano, MD, PhD
Samuel E. Schechter Professor
- Email: urano@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Regenerative and Gene Therapy for Wolfram Syndrome, a Prototype Endoplasmic Reticulum Disorder
Key words
Wolfram syndrome, Diabetes, Vision Loss, Hearing Loss, Neurodegeneration, Gene Therapy, Genetics, Endoplasmic Reticulum