Programs
Bruce D. Levy, MD
Professor, George and Carol Bauer Dean of WashU Medicine
- Email: brucelevy@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Key words
Asthma, Inflammation, Airway, Lung, Pulmonary Inflammation
Matthew D. Lew, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: mdlew@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Developing novel optical imaging technologies for studying biomolecular activities at the nanoscale
Key words
super-resolution microscopy, single-molecule spectroscopy, optimal imaging system design, nanoscale sensing
Timothy J. Ley, MD
Lewis T. and Rosalind B. Apple Chair in Oncology
- Email: timley@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Research summary
Study of normal versus leukemic blood cell development and immunology
Key words
cancer genomics, leukemia, oncogene
Fuhai Li, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: fuhai.li@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Computational and Systems Biology
Cancer Biology
Research summary
Integrative large-scale pharmaco genomics analysis for target, signaling network, drug and drug combination discovery. Genomics data driven tumor-stromal communication discovery and modeling.
Key words
Jr-Shin Li, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: jsli@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Control and optimization of large-scale complex systems with applications ranging from quantum mechanics and neuroscience to bioinformatics
Key words
computational mathematics, control theory, optimization, dynamical systems, MRI, NMR, neuroscience
Tristan 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
Weikai Li, PhD
Roy and Diana Vagelos Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
- Email: weikai@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Membrane protein structure and function
Key words
structure biology, enzymology, membrane proteins, molecular medicine, mass spectrometry, cardiovascular biology, immunology, hematology
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
Yang Li, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: yeli@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Cancer Biology
Neurosciences
Research summary
Our research interests include developing innovative computational tools/methods and utilizing single-cell (epi)genomic techniques to gain a comprehensive understanding of gene regulation in mammalian models and human diseases, particularly in brain tumors and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Key words
Bioinformatics, Gene Regulation, Single-cell Epigenetics, Brain Tumors, Neurological Disorders
Kian Lim, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: kian-huat.lim@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Understanding the role of inflammation in gastrointestinal cancers
Key words
NF-kB, Toll-like receptors, IRAK4, TAK1, KRAS, ERK, MK2