Neurosciences
Douglas Covey, PhD
Professor
- Email: dcovey@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Neurosciences
Research summary
Medicinal chemistry of steroids
Key words
cholesterol, ion channel, medicinal chemistry, neurobiology, pharmacology, steroids
Meaghan Creed, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: meaghan.creed@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Leveraging synaptic physiology to treat addiction and affective symptoms of pain
Key words
electrophysiology, deep brain stimulation, dopamine, basal ganglia, reward and aversion, addiction, genetics, pharmacology, optogenetics, pain
Carlos Cruchaga, PhD
Barbara Burton & Reuben Morriss III Professor
- Email: cruchagac@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Human and Statistical Genetics
Neurosciences
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
The goal of my lab is to understand the biology of neurodegeneration by using high-dimensional omic data and functional genomic approaches.
Key words
Neurodegeneration, Alzheimer, genetics, genomics, proteomics, system biology, molecular phenotyping, functional genomics
Jianmin Cui, PhD
Professor on the Spencer T. Olin Endowment
- Email: jcui@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Neurosciences
Research summary
Molecular basis of bioelectricity and related diseases in nervous and cardiovascular systems; ion channel function and modulation; discovery of drugs that target ion channels
Key words
allosteric regulation, calcium, drug mechanisms, epilepsy, ion channel, structure-function analysis
Joseph Culver, PhD
Sherwood Moore Professor
- Email: culverj@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Non-invasive optical measurements for both functional- and molecular- biological imaging
Key words
Yifan Dai, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: dyifan@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Neurosciences
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
My lab aims to establish the fundamental principles of intracellular physical chemistry and electrochemical functions of macromolecular complexes, and design synthetic proteins as therapeutics for condensate-dependent diseases.
Key words
molecular biology; physical chemistry; biochemistry; biophysics; synthetic biology; electrochemistry; phase transition; condensates
Mai Dang, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: mai@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Cancer Biology
Immunology
Research summary
Key words
Albert Davis, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: albert.a.davis@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Immunology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms of protein aggregation and neurodegeneration in Parkinson disease and dementia with Lewy bodies
Key words
Aaron DiAntonio, MD, PhD
Professor
- Email: diantonio@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Neural circuits in development and disease
Key words
axon regeneration, axon degeneration, neurodegeneration, glia, neuronal development and differentiation, neuroinflammation, neuroimmunology, synapse biology, drug screens, metabolism
Patricia Dickson, MD
Centennial Professor
- Email: pdickson@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Neurosciences
Research summary
Developing therapies and studying the impact of lysosomal storage disorders in animal models and in trials
Key words
