Programs
Ben Garcia, PhD
Professor and Head of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
- Email: bagarcia@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Quantitative proteomics for understanding protein and proteome modifications
Key words
Aimilia Gastounioti, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: a.gastounioti@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Cancer Biology
Research summary
Translational research in the intersection of computational breast imaging, artificial intelligence, and informatics towards improving breast cancer screening
Key words
breast cancer, computational imaging analytics, machine learning, deep learning, artificial intelligence, big data, data science, precision medicine
Malia Gehan, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor
- Email: g.malia@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Research summary
Key words
Stefanie Geisler, MD
Associate Professor
- Email: geislers@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Elucidating and understanding molecular mechanisms of axonal degeneration and regeneration in neuropathies
Key words
Guy M. Genin, PhD
Harold & Kathleen Faught Professor
- Email: genin@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Research summary
Interfaces and adhesions in physiology and nature
Key words
mechanics, physics, interfaces, adhesion, mechanobiology, strain mapping, viscoelasticity
Robert W. Gereau, PhD
Professor
- Email: gereaur@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of chronic pain, preclinical and translational research
Key words
pain, optogenetics, ion channel, synaptic transmission, signal transduction, electrophysiology, in vivo imaging, genetics
Leslie Gewin, MD
Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Renal Diseases Professor
- Email: gewin@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Our lab uses a combination of genetically altered mouse models, metabolic assays, and molecular biology techniques to explore how altered tubular metabolism affects responses to injury (e.g. fibrosis, recovery).
Key words
kidney injury, kidney tubular metabolism, acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease
Aliereza Ghanbarpour, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: alirezag@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Cancer Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Our research focuses on unraveling the molecular mechanisms underlying substrate specificity and degradation by AAA proteolytic machines and their associated adaptor proteins, utilizing structural biology, biochemistry, and cellular assays in both bacteria and human mitochondria.
Key words
AAA proteases, cryo-EM, biochemistry, mass spectrometry, structural biology, microbiology, mitochondria
Nicole Gilbert, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: gilbert@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Computational and Systems Biology
Cancer Biology
Research summary
We study host-microbe and microbe-microbe interactions in the female reproductive and urinary tracts, with a focus on the vaginal microbiome, UTI, and adverse pregnancy outcomess
Key words
bacteria, bacterial pathogenesis, urinary tract infection, vaginal microbiome, women's health, host-pathogen interactions, mucosal immunology, epithelium
William E. Gillanders, MD
Professor
- Email: gillandersw@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Research summary
Development of a breast cancer vaccine
Key words
antigen presentation, breast cancer, translational research, T cells, vaccine