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Jennifer Duncan, MD
Professor
- Email: duncan_j@wustl.edu
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Research summary
My research focus is on the impact of obesity and diabetes on mitochondrial biogenesis and function.
Key words
obesity, diabetes, mitochondrial metabolism, nutrition
Elliot Elson, PhD
Professor Emeritus
- Email: elson@wustl.edu
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Research summary
Mechanical properties of reconstituted tissues; fluctuation spectroscopy of protein interactions
Key words
cytoskeleton, signal transduction, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, tissue engineering, cell/tissue mechanics
Thomas Ferguson, PhD
Professor
- Email: ferguson@wustl.edu
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We are examining the role of the autophagy pathway in the function of the retina and its role in diseases of the eye
Key words
angiogenesis, apoptosis, autophagy, immunology, lymphocyte, tolerance, photoreceptors, vision,
Brian Finck, PhD
Professor
- Email: bfinck@wustl.edu
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Identify novel target pathways for therapeutic treatment of obesity-related diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and fatty liver disease
Key words
diabetes, fatty acid, insulin, cardiovascular disease, fatty liver disease, mitochondria
Victoria Fraser, MD
Adolphus Busch Professor and Head of the Department of Medicine
- Email: vfraser@wustl.edu
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Healthcare epidemiology, including the study of nosocomial infections, specifically surgical site infections, blood stream infections and ventilator-associated pneumonia
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Carl Frieden, PhD
Professor
- Email: friedenc@wustl.edu
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Protein structure/function relationships
Key words
apoE lipoproteins,, intrinsically disordered proteins, amyloid-beta, Alzheimer’s Disease, bacterial infection, curli proteins
Mathieu Garand, PhD
Instructor
- Email: garand@wustl.edu
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My research investigates neonatal immune responses after surgery and their connection to congenital heart disease. Clinical trial to study immune responses in pediatric pulmonary valve transplant recipients, both living and cryopreserved.
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congenital heart disease, viral infection, immune responses, transcriptomic, biomarkers, immunophenotyping
Matthew Goldsmith, MD
Professor
- Email: goldsmith_m@wustl.edu
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Skeletal growth and regeneration in zebrafish
Key words
development, genetics, growth, regeneration, skeleton, bone, zebrafish
Young Ah Goo, PhD
Professor
- Email: ygoo@wustl.edu
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Richard Gross, MD, PhD
Professor
- Email: rgross@wustl.edu
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The molecular mechanisms through which biologic membranes participate in cellular activation processes
Key words
phospholipase A2, diabetes, obesity, receptor, myocardial ischemia, lipid metabolism