Mentorship Certified
Sarah Ackerman, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: sarah.ackerman@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Understanding how glia shape developmental and pathological plasticity
Key words
astrocytes, plasticity, circuits, development, myelination
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
Steven Bassnett, PhD
Professor
- Email: bassnett@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Ocular cell biology
Key words
ophthalmology, cataract, glaucoma, myopia, microfibrils, imaging, stem cells, Marfan syndrome, fibrillin, modeling, AFM
Matthew Bersi, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: mbersi@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Immunology
Research summary
Our research is focused on soft tissue biomechanics and mechanobiology
Key words
Janine Bijsterbosch, PhD
Assistant Professor
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Computational neuroimaging using big data to study brain organization and mental health
Key words
mental health, fMRI, connectivity, big data, psychiatry, computational models
Meghan Campbell, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: meghanc@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Focusing on the Neuropsychology of Movement Disorders, particularly Parkinson disease, by combining the principles and methods of cognitive and clinical neuroscience, neuropsychology, and neuroimaging
Key words
Daniel Castro, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: castro.d@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Understanding the role of endogenous opioids in affective neuroscience and metabolic homeostasis
Key words
reward, valence, opioid, motivation, metabolism, diabetes
Aisling Chaney, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: achaney@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Key words