Molecular Cell Biology
Daniel Kreisel, MD, PhD
Professor
- Email: kreiseld@WUSTL.EDU
Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
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Kristen Kroll, PhD
Professor
- Email: kkroll@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Neurosciences
Research summary
Transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of neural development and its dysregulation to cause neurodevelopmental disorders
Key words
human pluripotent stem cell, autism, neuron, neurodevelopmental disorders, cerebral organoid, epigenetic regulation, transcriptional regulation, neurobiology, embryonic stem cell, neural stem cell, transcription, gene regulatory network, chromatin, embryo
Kory Lavine, MD, PhD
Professor
- Email: klavine@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Identify signaling pathways that mediate cardiac tissue repair/regeneration and heart failure pathogenesis.
Key words
heart failure, heart development, macrophages, innate immunity
Michele LeRoux, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: mleroux@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
We study how bacterial defend themselves from their viral predators, bacteriophage.
Key words
bacteria, phage, bacteriophage, virus
Petra Levin, PhD
George William and Irene Koechig Freiberg Professor
- Email: plevin@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Bacterial growth and antibiotic susceptibility
Key words
Bacterial, growth size, antibiotics, tolerance, antibiotic resistance, systems biology, cytoskeleton, biochemistry, microbiology, microscopy
Kian Lim, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: kian-huat.lim@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Understanding the role of inflammation in gastrointestinal cancers
Key words
NF-kB, Toll-like receptors, IRAK4, TAK1, KRAS, ERK, MK2
Susan Lin, MD
Assistant Professor
- Email: susanlin@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
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Daniel Link, MD
Alan and Edith Wolff Professor of Medicine
- Email: dlink@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Immunology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Regulation of normal and malignant hematopoiesis
Key words
Leukemia, clonal hematopoiesis, stem cells, niche, ribosome, cancer metabolism, neutrophils, genomics
Polina Lishko, PhD
Professor and BJC Investigator
- Email: lishko@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
The role of bioactive lipid signaling and bioelectricity in the physiology of the inverted epithelia of the brain and retina. Physiology and pathophysiology of steroid signaling in reproduction, aging and neurodegeneration.
Key words
Qin Liu, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: qinliu@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
The biology of itch
Key words
somatosensation, itch, primary sensory neurons, G protein-coupled receptors