Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Eva-Maria Strauch, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: evas@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Key words
protein design, protein engineering, influenza, RSV, machine learning , vaccines, antivirals


Joshua Swamidass, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: swamidass@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
We computationally model drug metabolism to predict drug toxicity and to assist pathologists in assessing histology images.
Key words
deep learning, metabolism, pathology, image analysis, machine learning, bioinformatics, biostatistics, chemical informatics, drug and target discovery, drug design

Laneshia Tague, MD, MSCI
Assistant Professor
- Email: ltague@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Our research focuses on employing multi-omics strategies to elucidate mechanisms of immune tolerance, identify novel targets for immunosuppression and develop precision approaches to immunosuppression management in advanced lung disease and lung transplantation.
Key words
immunology, genetics, T cell, neutrophil, transplant, pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenomics, immunogenetics, immunogenomics, clonal hematopoiesis, senescence, immune aging

Gaia Tavoni, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: gaia.tavoni@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Computational and Systems Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Applying concepts and methods from statistical physics and mathematics to the study of the brain
Key words
theoretical and computational neuroscience, statistical physics

Christopher Topp, PhD
Assistant Member
- Email: ctopp@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Computational and Systems Biology
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Understanding the genetic basis of root growth and environmental plasticity using phenomics
Key words
imaging; plant; genetics; computation; phenotyping; roots; plant x environment

Muriah Wheelock, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: mdwheelock@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Computational and Systems Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Elucidating the biological pathways underlying cognition, emotion, and behavior, determining developmental deviations and degenerative processes in these pathways
Key words

Adam Wilcox, PhD
Professor
- Email: a.wilcox@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
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Elizabeth Yanik, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: yanike@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Human and Statistical Genetics
Research summary
My research is focused on investigating the genetic determinants of under-studied musculoskeletal phenotypes, determining the impact of occupational burdens on musculoskeletal disease, and understanding interactions between genetic and non-genetic risk factors for musculoskeletal disease.
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Po-Yin Yen, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: yenp@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Focused on applied clinical informatics research to support clinicians adapting to health information technology
Key words