Programs
David A. Fike, PhD
Glassberg/Greensfelder Distinguished Professor and Department Chair of Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences
- Email: dfike@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Research summary
Microbial biogeochemistry and metabolic stable isotopic (C/N/S) fractionation
Key words
microbial biogeochemistry, stable isotope geochemistry, microbial mats, carbon cycling, sulfur cycling, Earth history
Brian N. Finck, PhD
Professor
- Email: bfinck@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
General
Research summary
Identify novel target pathways for therapeutic treatment of obesity-related diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and fatty liver disease
Key words
diabetes, fatty acid, insulin, cardiovascular disease, fatty liver disease, mitochondria
Peter U. Fischer, PhD
Professor
- Email: pufischer@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Research summary
Medical helminthology, especially filariasis and other neglected tropical diseases caused by parasitic worms.
Key words
helminths, parasitology, tropical medicine,
James Fleckenstein, MD
Professor
- Email: jfleckenstein@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Research summary
Molecular investigation of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC)
Key words
enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli; microbial pathogenesis; vaccine development; diarrheal disease
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
Tom Foutz, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: tfoutz@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Key words
Tom P. Franken, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: ftom@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Understanding how the primate brain processes sensory information to perceive the world as an organized collection of objects
Key words
primate, macaque, visual, auditory, cortex, electrophysiology, multiphoton imaging, optogenetics, perception, figure-ground, foreground, background, image segmentation, laminar circuit, cortical column, neuropixels, binocular disparity, depth, 3D
Doug E. Frantz, PhD
Professor
- Email: dougf@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Cancer Biology
Neurosciences
Immunology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Small molecule drug discovery inspired research across multiple therapeutic areas including chronic pain, oncology, and neurodegeneration.
Key words
drug discovery, medicinal chemistry, chemical biology, synthetic methods
Victoria J. Fraser, MD
Adolphus Busch Professor and Head of the Department of Medicine
- Email: vfraser@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
General
Research summary
Healthcare epidemiology, including the study of nosocomial infections, specifically surgical site infections, blood stream infections and ventilator-associated pneumonia
Key words
Daved H. Fremont, PhD
Professor
- Email: fremont@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Immunology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Research summary
Mechanisms of host immunity and viral evasion
Key words
immunology, virology, structural biology, viral immune evasion, cytokine receptors, signaling, protein trafficking