Molecular Cell Biology
Qian Wang, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: w.qian@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
We use mouse genetics to study signaling networks that control eye development and homeostasis
Key words
lens, lacrimal gland, signaling, FGF, mTOR
Jason Weber, PhD
Professor
- Email: jweber@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Tumor suppressor and oncogene networks in cancer biology
Key words
Breast cancer, lung cancer, tumor suppressors, oncogenes, microfluidics, RNA editing, metastasis
Conrad Weihl, MD, PhD
Gabe Weil Professor
- Email: weihlc@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
The interplay between the ubiquitin-proteasome and autophagy pathways in skeletal muscle and neurodegenerative disorders
Key words
protein production and clearance, proteasome, skeletal muscle, inclusion body, autophagy
Katherine Weilbaecher, MD
Professor
- Email: kweilbae@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Molecular mechanisms through which tumor cells metastasize to bone
Key words
cancer, bone biology, integrin biology, metastasis
Sean Whelan, PhD
Marvin A. Brennecke Distinguished Professor and Head of the Department of Molecular Microbiology
- Email: spjwhelan@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
The Whelan laboratory studies the biology of negative-strand (NS) RNA viruses, divided between two major areas of focus: viral gene expression and viral-host cell interactions.
Key words
Michael White, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: mawhite@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
My lab seeks to understand how DNA sequence determines its regulatory function. We combine functional genomic technologies with deep learning models to answer this question.
Key words
computational biology, gene regulation, genomics, deep learning, technology development
Matthew Wood, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: woodmd@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Neurosciences
Research summary
Repair and regeneration following nerve injury and soft tissue injury
Key words
Plastic Surgery, Peripheral nerve, Regeneration, Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials
Jinbin Xu, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: jinbinxu@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Cancer Biology
Research summary
Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson's disease, central nervous disorders, postmortem biomarker validation and characterization, in vivo positron emission tomography, in vitro quantitative autoradiography
Key words
Imaging, biomarkers, cancer, neuroscience, PET, quantitative autoradiography, pharmaceuticals, biological assays, human brain function and disease
Hiroko Yano, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: yanoh@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Molecular pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases
Key words
Huntington's disease, neurodegeneration, molecular mechanisms, epigenetic regulation, gene expression, primary neuron culture, animal models of disease
Jason Yi, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: jasonyi@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Understanding the mechanisms of nervous system construction and dysfunction.
Key words