Neurosciences
Geraldine Kress, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: kress.g.j@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
circadian system influence on the limbic system during Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis and aging
Key words
Alzheimer's Disease, Circadian System, Hippocampal Physiology, Neurodegeneration
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
Terrance Kummer, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: kummert@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Understanding the mechanisms underlying neuronal trauma and neurodegeneration during and following acute brain injury
Key words
traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer disease, microsscopy, imaging, microdialysis, MRI, diffusion tensor imaging
Shinjini Kundu, PhD, MD
Assistant Professor
- Email: kundu@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Neurosciences
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
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Eric Landsness, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: landsness@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Understanding how sleep modulates stroke recovery and to discover new sleep-focused treatments
Key words
stroke, sleep torpor, plasticity, neuroprotection
Catherine Lang, PT, PhD
Professor
- Email: langc@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Movement control to advance rehabilitation outcomes
Key words
Motor control, motor learning, rehabilitation
Jin-Moo Lee, MD, PhD
Andrew B. And Gretchen P. Jones Professor and Head of the Department of Neurology
- Email: leejm@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Pathogenesis of amyloid fibrils and amyloid plaques in AD mouse models
Key words
brain ischemia, stroke recovery, Alzheimer’s disease, amyloid
Eric Leuthardt, MD
Professor
- Email: leuthardte@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
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Qingyun Li, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: qingyunli@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Microglial biology and neuro-immune interactions in development, aging and disease
Key words
microglia, neuroimmunology, development, aging, neurodegeneration, single cell
Xiaowei Li, PHD
Assistant Professor
- Email: xiaoweili@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Neurosciences
Research summary
The Li laboratory is dedicated to developing biomaterial platforms for regenerative medicine, specifically focusing on applications in angiogenesis, vascularization, stem cell engineering, and tissue regeneration.
Key words
Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine