Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Jennifer Foltz, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: jennifer.a.foltz@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
My research interests lie in integrating and applying novel computational biology techniques with mechanistic experimental immunology to understand drivers of response and resistance to NK cell therapies for cancer
Key words
natural killer cells, computational biology, single-cell sequencing, immunotherapy, nk cells
Harrison W. Gabel, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: gabelh@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Exploration of functions for neuron-specific regulators of gene expression, leveraging genes and mechanisms implicated in human neurologic disease to point us toward critical pathways in the brain.
Key words
Epigenetics, Neurodevelopment, Rett syndrome, non-CpG DNA methylation, Transcription, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Neurodevelopmental disease
Felicia Gomez, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: fgomez@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Cancer Biology
Research summary
Key words
Matthew L. Goodwin, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: matthewlgoodwin@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Cancer Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Metabolism of cancer, targeting tumor metabolism by blocking metabolic pathways
Key words
Abby M. Green, MD
Associate Professor
- Email: abby.green@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Our lab works on endogenous etiologies of mutagenesis and genome instability in pediatric cancers
Key words
leukemia, pediatric cancer, DNA damage, DNA replication, hematopoiesis
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
Malachi Griffith, PhD
Professor
- Email: mgriffit@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Cancer Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Improving our understanding of human disease biology and the development of personalized medicine strategies using genomics and informatics technologies
Key words
genomics, bioinformatics, data mining, immunogenomics, precision medicine, personalized medicine, cancer vaccines, and cancer research
Andy Groves, PhD
Stuart A. Kornfeld Distinguished Professor and Head of the Department of Developmental Biology
- Email: groves.a@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Neurosciences
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
We work on what induces the inner ear in the first place, how the sensory organs of the ear acquire their exquisite pattern, and whether it will ever be possible to regenerate the sensory hair cells of the inner ear in the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Key words
inner ear, development, regeneration, sensory neuroscience, balance, deafness, embryo, transcription factors, epigenetics, tunicates, squid
David H. 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
The Gutmann laboratory is dedicated to understanding why brain tumors develop in children and young adults. Specifically, we focus on neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a genetic condition in which affected children and adults develop brain tumors, attention deficit, and autism.
Key words
neurogenetics, , hiPSC engineering (organoids), genetically engineered mice, pediatric brain cancer, cancer immunology, cancer neuroscience