Programs

Joanna Abraham, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: joannaa@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Improving collaborative practices in healthcare using principles and techniques from informatics to promote patient safety, quality and care continuity
Key words
Communication, Decision support, mental health, telemedicine

Yousef Abu-Amer, PhD
J. Albert Key Professor
- Email: abuamery@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Investigating molecular mechanisms underlying inflammation-induced degenerative skeletal diseases including joint degeneration, inflammatory arthritis and osteolysis
Key words
Musculoskeletal, inflammatory osteolysis, degenerative, bone biology, Signal transduction, NF-kB, Osteoclast, Bone Metabolism, Joint

Nada Abumrad, PhD
Robert C. Atkins Professor of Obesity Research in Medicine
- Email: nabumrad@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Fatty acids regulate energy balance and tissue renewal. Dysfunction of this regulation causes disease
Key words
fatty acid, transport, disease risk

Joseph Ackerman, PhD
William Greenleaf Eliot Professor
- Email: ackerman@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
General
Research summary
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging of intact functioning biological systems
Key words
biophysics, cancer, imaging, mathematical modeling, neurobiology


Hema Adhikari, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: hema.adhikari@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Cancer Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Key words

Ramesh Agarwal, PhD
William Palm Professor
- Email: rka@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
General
Research summary
Modeling and simulations of systems and devices involving fluid flow
Key words
Computational Fluid Dynamics, fluid flow, stenosis, cardiovascular modeling, fluid mechanical modeling

Arpana Agrawal, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: arpana@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Human and Statistical Genetics
Research summary
Genetic and environment studies of addictions
Key words

Gustav Akk, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: akk@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Function and modulation of transmitter-gated ion channels
Key words
GABA, ion channel, neurophysiology, nicotinic receptor, pharmacology, structure-function relations

Ream Al-Hasani, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: al-hasanir@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Understanding the endogenous opioid systems to defeat addiction, ameliorate affective disorders, and relieve chronic pain.
Key words