Mentorship Certified
Ben Mansfeld, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: bmansfeld@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Computational and Systems Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
The Mansfeld Lab uses various non‑model species and a hypothesis driven, systems approach to examine how circadian rhythm, development, and tissue type impact plant defense.
Key words
Plant Pathology, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Disease Resistance
Laura McPherson, PT, DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: laura.mcpherson@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Identify neural mechanisms that are associated with motor dysfunction following neurological injury
Key words
Michael Meers, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: meers@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Computational and Systems Biology
Cancer Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Understanding the molecular determinants of cellular diversity
Key words
Chromatin, Transcription Factors, Epigenomics, Cell fate, Single-cell
Steven Mennerick, PhD
Professor
- Email: menneris@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Physiology of glutamate and GABA neurotransmission in the CNS
Key words
neurobiology, synapse biology, receptor, ion channel, glutamate transmission, GABA transmission
Brian Muegge, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: mueggeb@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Targeting Enteroendocrine Cell Development to Treat Metabolic Diseases
Key words
Genomics, Single-Cell, Endocrinology, Stem Cells, Gastroenterology, Intestine, Epigenetics
Arash Nazeri, MD
Assistant Professor
- Email: a.nazeri@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
My lab focuses on developing imaging methods to characterize brain fluid compartments, tissue microstructure and neurofluid dynamics in health and disease. In addition, by perturbing brain fluid compartments, we aim to develop novel therapeutic and diagnostic approaches.
Key words
Neurofluid Imaging, Translational Neuroimaging, Preclinical MRI, CSF, Computational Neuroanatomy, Focused Ultrasound, Neurodevelopment, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Drug Delivery
B. Duygu Ozpolat, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: bdozpolat@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Research summary
Mechanisms of reproductive cell regeneration and development
Key words
germline, reproduction, stem cells, regeneration, imaging, scRNAseq
Hua Pan, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: hpan@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Immunology
Research summary
https://sites.wustl.edu/panlab/
Key words
Onco-Nephrology, Cardio-Oncology, Cancer, MRI, Gene/drug delivery, Machine Learning
Yikyung Park, MS/ScD
Associate Professor
- Email: yikyungpark@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Cancer Biology
Research summary
Key words
Nutrition, Cancer, Epidemiology, Risk prediction, Population health
Gary Patti, PhD
Michael and Tana Powell Professor
- Email: gjpattij@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
To understand the metabolic crosstalk between cells and tissues in disease models such as cancer by using isotopes and metabolomics
Key words
metabolism, metabolomics, mass spectrometry, bioinformatics, imaging, cancer, tumor microenvironment, isotope tracing