Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Dineo Khabele, MD
Mitchell & Elaine Yanow Professor & Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Email: khabeled@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
clinical and translational research in gynecologic oncology, with a focus on ovarian cancer
Key words
Jinkyung Kim, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: jinkyung@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
We study auditory coding and processing using in vivo methods such as two-photon imaging, optogenetics, inner ear drug/gene delivery, and hearing physiology recording.
Key words
Sensory research, Auditory research, Auditory circuit, In vivo two-photon imaging, Optogenetics, Electrophysiology, Drug delivery, Hearing loss, Ototoxicity, Ear
Stephen Kerry Kornfeld, MD, PhD
Professor
- Email: kornfeld@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
organismal aging; zinc homeostasis and roles of zinc during cell differentiation.
Key words
aging, metals, zinc, development, sperm activation, signal transduction, homeostasis
Sándor Kovács, PhD, MD
Professor
- Email: sjk@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Quantitative cardiovascular physiology, mathematical modeling of systems physiology, imaging
Key words
biophysics, cardiology, cardiovascular physiology, echocardiography, imaging, mathematical modeling
Sebla Kutluay, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: kutluay@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Human immunodeficiency virus-host interactions
Key words
Albert Lai, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: amlai@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Computational and Systems Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
My research is in clinical research informatics, but I also have strong interest in other areas of clinical informatics, including usability of clinical and consumer-facing systems and mobile health
Key words
Gregory Lanza, MD, PhD
Professor
- Email: gmlanza@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Noninvasive molecular imaging and drug delivery research
Key words
imaging, molecular imaging, ultrasound, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, drug delivery
Michele LeRoux, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: mleroux@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
We study how bacterial defend themselves from their viral predators, bacteriophage.
Key words
bacteria, phage, bacteriophage, virus
Daisy Leung, PhD
Professor
- Email: dwleung@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Defining molecular mechanisms at the host-pathogen interface
Key words
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