Programs
Mark A. Anastasio
R. Gilbert Jost Distinguished Professor of Imaging Sciences and Artificial Intelligence
- Email: anastasio@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Computational and Systems Biology
Neurosciences
Research summary
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Beau Ances, MD, PhD
Daniel J. Brennan Professor
- Email: bances@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Characterization of Dementia (HIV associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) and Alzheimer`s Disease (AD) using functional magnetic resonance imaging
Key words
Alzheimer’s disease, blood flow, brain mapping, dementia, HIV, MRI
Alison Antes, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: aantes@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
General
Research summary
Study of ethical, social, and professional issues that affect patients, researchers, and health care providers
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Rajendra S. Apte, MD, PhD
Paul A. Cibis Distinguished Professor
- Email: apte@vision.wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Neurosciences
Research summary
Innate immunity and immune effector mechanisms in the retina; oxidative stress and cell death; models of developmental angiogenesis and neovascularization; inflammation and photoreceptor survival; macular degeneration
Key words
aging, Angiogenesis, macular degeneration, diabetes, innate immunity, macrophage, retinal degeneration, vascular biology
Frederick Arnold, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: arnoldf@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
The Arnold Lab studies the molecular mechanisms underlying neuronal loss in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and other TDP-43 proteinopathies, as well as identifying new biomarkers and therapeutic targets for these disorders.
Key words
neurodegeneration, ALS, neuromuscular, RNA, transcriptomics, biomarker
Maxim Artyomov, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: martyomov@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Computational and Systems Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Systems immunology using high-throughput next-generation sequencing in conjunction with mathematical and statistical modeling approaches rooted in statistical physics
Key words
systems immunology, systems biology, computational biology, RNA-seq
Ghazaleh Ashrafi, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: ghazaleh@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Metabolic regulation of neuronal and astrocyte function in healthy brain and in neurodegeneration
Key words
mitochondria, synapse, neuron, astrocyte, metabolism, glycolysis, neurodegeneration
John P. Atkinson, MD
Samuel B. Grant Professor Emeritus of Medicine
- Email: j.p.atkinson@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
General
Research summary
Complement activation and regulation in innate and adaptive immunity
Key words
immunology, inflammation, autoimmunity, complement system, innate immunity
Michael Simon Avidan, MBBCh
Dr. Seymour and Rose T. Brown Professor of Anesthesiology
- Email: avidanm@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
His research interests include intraoperative awareness, postoperative cognitive alteration, brain monitoring during surgery, and postoperative outcomes.
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Martha W. Bagnall, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: bagnall@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Spinal circuits, balance, and motor control in zebrafish
Key words
spinal, movement, vestibular