Mentorship Certified
John Edwards, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: jredwards@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Human and Statistical Genetics
Research summary
We develop new computational and experimental approaches to understand the roles of DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation in neurodevelopment and cancer
Key words
bioinformatics, cancer, cancer genomics, epigenetics, epigenomics, neurodevelopment, transcriptional regulation
Gabor Egervari, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: gabor@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
We aim to understand how metabolism influences epigenetics, gene expression and behavior, particularly in the context of substance use disorders and neurodegeneration
Key words
Metabolism, epigenetics, alcohol, addiction, neurodegeneration, Alzheimer’s
Jennifer Foltz, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: jennifer.a.foltz@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
My research interests lie in integrating and applying novel computational biology techniques with mechanistic experimental immunology to understand drivers of response and resistance to NK cell therapies for cancer
Key words
natural killer cells, computational biology, single-cell sequencing, immunotherapy, nk cells
Mathieu Garand, PhD
Instructor
- Email: garand@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
General
Research summary
My research investigates neonatal immune responses after surgery and their connection to congenital heart disease. Clinical trial to study immune responses in pediatric pulmonary valve transplant recipients, both living and cryopreserved.
Key words
congenital heart disease, viral infection, immune responses, transcriptomic, biomarkers, immunophenotyping
Aimilia Gastounioti, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: a.gastounioti@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Cancer Biology
Research summary
Translational research in the intersection of computational breast imaging, artificial intelligence, and informatics towards improving breast cancer screening
Key words
breast cancer, computational imaging analytics, machine learning, deep learning, artificial intelligence, big data, precision medicine