Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Li Ding, PhD
David English Smith Distinguished Professor
- Email: lding@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Cancer Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Cancer Proteogenomics and Cancer Models
Key words
Naomi Dirckx, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: dirckx@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Key words
Takeshi Egawa, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: egawat@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Gene regulation for lymphocyte development and adaptive immune responses
Key words
lymphocyte development, adaptive immunity, transcription factors, cytokines, oncogenesis
Guy Genin, PhD
Harold & Kathleen Faught Professor
- Email: genin@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Research summary
Interfaces and adhesions in physiology and nature
Key words
mechanics, physics, interfaces, adhesion, mechanobiology, strain mapping, viscoelasticity
Matthew Goldsmith, MD
Assistant Professor
- Email: goldsmith_m@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Skeletal growth and regeneration in zebrafish
Key words
development, genetics, growth, regeneration, skeleton, bone, zebrafish
Geoffrey Goodhill, PhD
Professor
- Email: g.goodhill@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Understanding the computational principles that underly brain development, using a combination of experimental and theoretical approaches
Key words
Michael Greenberg, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: greenberg@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
The Greenberg lab seeks to understand the molecular and cellular biophysics of heart disease, with the goal of engineering disease models and precision therapeutics
Key words
heart disease, single molecule, optical trapping, cardiac muscle, stem cells, tissue engineering, cytoskeletal molecular motors, mechanobiology, computational modeling, precision medicine
Eric Greer, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: ericg@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Cancer Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Deciphering the molecular mechanisms of epigenetics and how when this goes awry diseases arise
Key words
Epigenetics, Transgenerational, Imprinting, Evolution, Multicellularity, Cancer, Tumorigenesis, Epitranscriptomics
Farshid Guilak, PhD
Mildred B. Simon Research Professor
- Email: guilak@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Immunology
Research summary
Application of stem cells and mechanobiology in the onset, progression, and treatment of osteoarthritis and other joint diseases.
Key words
cartilage, obesity, osteoarthritis, mechanobiology, bioengineering, stem cells, iPSCs
David Gutmann, MD, PhD
Donald O. Schnuck Family Professor
- Email: gutmannd@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Cancer Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Leveraging neurogenetic disorders to study normal brain development, cancer, and autism
Key words
pediatric brain cancer, brain development, neuroimmunology, cancer neuroscience, autism, hiPSC engineering, genetically engineered mice