Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Andrew Heath, DPhil
Spencer T. Olin Professor of Psychology
- Email: aheath@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Human and Statistical Genetics
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Genetic studies of alcoholism, smoking and drug dependence, depression, suicidality and anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and methodological research in genetic epidemiology
Key words
substance abuse, development, modeling, psychiatry, quantitative genetics
Jason Held, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: jheld@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Cancer Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Redox biochemistry in cell signaling and disease, Proteomics
Key words
proteomics, post-translational modification, cysteine, redox, mass spectrometry, oxidation
Erik Herzog, PhD
Viktor Hamburger Distinguished Professor
- Email: herzog@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Molecular, cellular and circuit analysis of circadian rhythms in mammals
Key words
neurobiology, behavior, imaging, circadian rhythm, glia, brain cancer, potassium channels, neuropeptides, astrocytes, glioblastoma, cancer, developmental biology, computational modeling
Naoki Hiratani, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: hiratani@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Computational and Systems Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Understanding the learning mechanisms of the brain from theoretical and computational perspectives
Key words
Computational neuroscience, Synaptic plasticity, Olfaction, Deep learning
Sanjay Jain, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: sjain22@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Interactions between the nervous and genitourinary systems during development, molecular basis for heterogeneity in progenitors and their lineage commitments in the GU tract, injury and regeneration using animal models, mechanisms of malformations using organoids from iPSCs
Key words
cell fate, gene expression, genomics, disease models, growth factor signaling, kidney, bladder, innervation, stem cells, organogenesis, nervous system development, birth defects
Shu (Joy) Jiang, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: jiang.shu@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Cancer Biology
Research summary
Development of novel statistical methods for precision medicine
Key words
Biostatistics; Image analysis; Dynamic risk prediction; Multistate models
Sheng Chih Jin, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: jin810@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Human and Statistical Genetics
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, structural variation
Thomas Kannampallil, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: thomas.k@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Integrating cognitive, behavioral, and computational informatics techniques for developing health information technology solutions in the areas of clinical decision support, clinical reasoning, and clinical workflow
Key words
Hrishikesh Kulkarni, MD, MSCI
Associate 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