Programs
Shuo Wang, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: shuowang@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Research summary
Understanding the neural mechanisms and neural computations underlying cognition and social behavior
Key words
Ting Wang, PhD
Sanford C. and Karen P. Loewentheil Distinguished Professor and Head of the Department of Genetics
- Email: twang@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Human and Statistical Genetics
Research summary
Epigenome evolution and epigenetic determinants of cell fate
Key words
DNA methylation, transposable elements, epigenomics, evolution, genomics, systems biology
Mark Warchol, PhD
Professor
- Email: mwarchol@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Mechanisms of development, injury and repair in the vertebrate auditory system
Key words
hearing, vestibular, sensory, development, regeneration, macrophage, microglia
Jeffrey Ward, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: jward2@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
General
Research summary
Identification of tumor specific mutant antigens recognized by the immune system as foreign that serve as the target of a T-cell response against tumors
Key words
Erika Waters, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: waterse@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Human and Statistical Genetics
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Understand how people think about health risks and how those thoughts influence their health-related decisions and behavior
Key words
Mark Watson, MD, PhD
Professor
- Email: watsonm@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Cancer Biology
Human and Statistical Genetics
Research summary
Detection and molecular classification of rare tumor cells to predict and mitigate cancer metastases
Key words
cancer, functional genomics, gene expression, pathogenesis, breast cancer
Max Wattenberg, MD
Assistant Professor
- Email: wattenberg@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Immunology
Research summary
We are focused on exploiting features of the tumor microenvironment for cancer therapy. Specifically, we study stromal - tumor cell interactions in pancreatic cancer with the goal of defining clinically relevant cancer biology.
Key words
pancreatic cancer, immunotherapy, myeloid cells, tumor microenvironment, CRISPR screening
Jason Weber, PhD
Professor
- Email: jweber@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Tumor suppressor and oncogene networks in cancer biology
Key words
Breast cancer, lung cancer, tumor suppressors, oncogenes, microfluidics, RNA editing, metastasis
Conrad Weihl, MD, PhD
Gabe Weil Professor
- Email: weihlc@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
The interplay between the ubiquitin-proteasome and autophagy pathways in skeletal muscle and neurodegenerative disorders
Key words
protein production and clearance, proteasome, skeletal muscle, inclusion body, autophagy
Katherine Weilbaecher, MD
Professor
- Email: kweilbae@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Molecular mechanisms through which tumor cells metastasize to bone
Key words
cancer, bone biology, integrin biology, metastasis