Computational and Systems Biology
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
Michael Landis, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: michael.landis@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Modeling the evolution of species with stochastic processes [Recruiting PhD Students for Fall 2024]
Key words
phylogenetics, evolution, ecology, epidemiology, statistical models, stochastic processes, computational inference, deep learning
Heather Lawson, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: lawson@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Human and Statistical Genetics
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Research summary
Integration of whole-genome sequence with phenotypic data to understand parent-of-origin genetic effects and gene-by-environment interactions
Key words
Epigenetics, gene regulation, parent-of-origin effects, gene-by-environment interactions, pleiotropy, systems biology, metabolism, evolution
Fuhai Li, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: fuhai.li@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Computational and Systems Biology
Cancer Biology
Research summary
Integrative large-scale pharmaco genomics analysis for target, signaling network, drug and drug combination discovery. Genomics data driven tumor-stromal communication discovery and modeling.
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Jr-Shin Li, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: jsli@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Control and optimization of large-scale complex systems with applications ranging from quantum mechanics and neuroscience to bioinformatics
Key words
computational mathematics, control theory, optimization, dynamical systems, MRI, NMR, neuroscience
Yang Li, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: yeli@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Cancer Biology
Neurosciences
Research summary
Our research interests include developing innovative computational tools/methods and utilizing single-cell (epi)genomic techniques to gain a comprehensive understanding of gene regulation in mammalian models and human diseases, particularly in brain tumors and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Key words
Bioinformatics, Gene Regulation, Single-cell Epigenetics, Brain Tumors, Neurological Disorders
Fangqiong Ling, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: fangqiong@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Research summary
A computational and experimental lab studying bacterial colonization and transmission at the boundary of built and natural environments and exploring microbiomes as environmental sensors and public health sentinels
Key words
Christopher Maher, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: christophermaher@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Human and Statistical Genetics
Research summary
Translational Cancer Genomics; Noncoding RNAs
Key words
non-coding RNAs, lncRNAs, cancer genomics, transcriptome, bioinformatics, computational biology, solid tumor malignancies
Michael Major, PhD
Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor
- Email: bmajor@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Studying how perturbation of specific signal transduction pathways contributes to the initiation, progression and dissemination of cancer
Key words
proteomics, functional genomics, lung cancer, signal transduction, WNT, oxidative stress