Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

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

Beau Ances, MD, PhD
Daniel J. Brennan Professor
- Email: bances@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Characterization of Dementia (HIV associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) and Alzheimer`s Disease (AD) using functional magnetic resonance imaging
Key words
Alzheimers disease, blood flow, brain mapping, dementia, HIV, MRI

Dustin Baldridge, MD,PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: dbaldri@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Utilizing the power of genetics to elucidate the molecular pathogenesis of disease and transform patient care
Key words
Genetics, genomics, transcription factors, rare disease

Dennis Barbour, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: dbarbour@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Sensation, perception and cognitive processing of sounds and speech
Key words
perception and cognition, behavioral assessment, medical informatics, computational audiology, machine learning, clinical decision support

Randall Bateman, MD
Charles F and Joanne Knight Distinguished Professor
- Email: batemanr@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Alzheimer disease pathophysiology
Key words
amyloid, apolipoprotein E, Alzheimers disease, drug treatment, mass spectrometry, protein production and clearance

Yehuda Ben-Shahar, PhD
Professor
- Email: benshahary@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Molecular, cellular, genetic and evolutionary mechanisms of behavior
Key words
Behavioral genetics, Evolutionary neurogenetics, Drosophila, Ion channels, Molecular genetics, Neurobiology, Neuroethology, Sensory systems

Tammie Benzinger, MD, PhD
Professor
- Email: benzingert@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Novel neuroimaging approaches to study aging and Alzheimer's disease.
Key words
MRI, PET, Alzheimers disease, aging, imaging biomarkers for clinical trials

Mikhail Berezin, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: berezinm@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Investigation the mechanism of peripheral neuropathies
Key words
biophysics, cancer related peripheral neuropathy, optical imaging and spectroscopy instrumentation

Laura Bierut, MD
Professor
- Email: laura@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Human and Statistical Genetics
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Family and genetic studies of psychiatric illnesses and substance dependence (alcoholism, smoking, and cocaine dependence)
Key words
alcoholism, genetics, substance abuse

Janine Bijsterbosch, PhD
Assistant Professor
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Computational neuroimaging using big data to study brain organization and mental health
Key words
mental health, fMRI, connectivity, big data, psychiatry, computational models