Mentorship Certified
Jessica Silva-Fisher, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: silvajm@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Long non-coding RNAs and RNA modifications in cancer metastasis and aggressive disease
Key words
Cancer metastasis, multiple myeloma, breast cancer, long non-coding RNAs, RNA modifications, genomics, advanced sequencing, epitranscriptomics
James Skeath, PhD
Professor
- Email: jskeath@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Neurosciences
Research summary
Genetic analysis of neural and muscular development in the Drosophila embryo
Key words
development, neurobiology, cell signaling
Stephen Stone, MD
Assistant Professor
- Email: sstone@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Work in our lab focuses on the role of insulin resistance in human metabolic diseases. To accomplish this, we focus our efforts on patients with severe insulin resistance syndromes.
Key words
Insulin Resistance, Atypical Diabetes, Pediatric Endocrinology, FGF21, Fibroblast Growth factors
Amber Stratman, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: a.stratman@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
The Stratman lab is broadly interested in how blood vessels form and stabilize during development, and how changes in these processes affect tissue homeostasis and disease.
Key words
mechanobiology, vascular, endothelial cell, blood flow
Siobhan Sutcliffe, PhD, ScM, MHS
Associate Professor
- Email: sutcliffes@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Infectious causes of cancer and chronic diseases
Key words
Paul Taghert, PhD
Professor
- Email: taghertp@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Circadian physiology and behavior
Key words
circadian rhythm, neuropeptide, GPCR, 2nd messengers, Drosophila
Mikhail Tikhonov, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: tikhonov@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Research summary
Theoretical physics of ecology and evolution; quantitative modeling; analysis of sequencing data
Key words
Theoretical biophysics; Evolution; Microbiome; High-diversity ecology
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
Jessica Wagenseil, DSc
Professor
- Email: jessica.wagenseil@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Cardiovascular mechanics, how the heart and blood vessels respond to mechanical forces
Key words
biomechanics, artery, elastin, matrix
Jennifer Wang, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: wjennifer@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Cancer Biology
Neurosciences
Research summary
We study how the major microtubule organizing center of animal cells, the centrosome, is formed and regulated to enable cell division and signaling
Key words
Centrosomes, cilia, microtubules, cytoskeleton, organelles, subcellular organization, cell dynamics, mitosis, cell cycle, cell biology, biochemistry