Mentorship Certified
Timothy Holy, PhD
Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor
- Email: holy@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Sensory processing and plasticity (olfaction), large-population calcium imaging, computation, social communication
Key words
calcium imaging, physiology, mathematical modeling, behavior, neurobiology, smell, olfaction, pheromones, neuroendocrine, circuits
Ashley Housten, OTD, OTR/L, MSCI, MPA
Assistant Professor
- Email: ahousten@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Key words
Aimee James, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
- Email: aimeejames@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Human and Statistical Genetics
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Cancer prevention and control, health disparities and community-based research
Key words
Sheng Chih (Peter) Jin, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: jin810@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Human and Statistical Genetics
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Neurosciences
Research summary
We use human genetic, functional genomic, and bioinformatic approaches to understand the consequence of genetic variants underlying diseases
Key words
Functional genomics, bioinformatics, human genetics, data science, rare diseases, pain
Yoon A Kang, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: yoonakang@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Immunology
Research summary
Decoding cell fate decision mechanisms to modulate lineage output for therapeutic purpose
Key words
Hematopoietic stem cells, Multipotent progenitors, Cell fate decision, Lineage specification, Stem cell biology, Cancer (myeloid leukemia), Aging
Vaishali Kapoor, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: vkapoor@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Immunology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
A major component of my research program is to (1) develop strategies for improving the therapeutic ratio of radiation therapy by increasing tumor sensitivity to radiation and limiting normal tissue toxicity and (2) understand the biological mechanisms of treatment resistance.
Key words
Cancer targeting, antibodies, Translational research, Radiation, Lung Cancer, Glioblastoma, Signaling mechanisms
Geraldine Kress, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: kress.g.j@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
circadian system influence on the limbic system during Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis and aging
Key words
Alzheimer's Disease, Circadian System, Hippocampal Physiology, Neurodegeneration
Hrishikesh Kulkarni, MD, MSCI
Assistant Professor
- Email: hkulkarn@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Modulating the complement system to mitigate pneumonia and acute lung injury
Key words
complement, pneumonia, lung injury, transplant, ICU, translational
Brian Laidlaw, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: brian.laidlaw@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Research summary
Investigating the development of immunological memory in disease states
Key words
B cells, immunological memory, germinal center, virus, allergy
Petra Levin, PhD
George William and Irene Koechig Freiberg Professor
- Email: plevin@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Bacterial growth and antibiotic susceptibility
Key words
Bacterial, growth size, antibiotics, tolerance, antibiotic resistance, systems biology, cytoskeleton, biochemistry, microbiology, microscopy