Farners Amargant i Riera, PhD

Farners Amargant i Riera, PhD

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

The Riera Lab uses a multidisciplinary approach to investigate how biochemical and biomechanical signaling from the ovary regulates folliculogenesis and oocyte quality, and whether these mechanisms are altered in reproductive-associated diseases such as PCOS and aging.

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Rajendra Apte, MD, PhD

Rajendra Apte, MD, PhD

Paul A. Cibis Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science

The Apte lab studies the molecular and cellular processes underlying neovascularization and cell degeneration in the retina.

 

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Ghazaleh Ashrafi

Ghazaleh Ashrafi

Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology, Genetics

The Ashrafi lab studies metabolic regulation of neurotransmission in health and in neurodegenerative diseases. To this end, the lab uses genetic, biochemical, and quantitative optical imaging techniques to probe metabolic and synaptic function in primary and stem cell-derived neurons and glial cells.

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Luis Batista, PhD

Luis Batista, PhD

Assistant Professor

Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine

The Batista lab investigates the role of telomerase in stem cell function and regulation.

 

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Mikahil Berezin, PhD

Mikahil Berezin, PhD

Associate Professor, Radiology

Research in the Berezin lab is focused on peripheral nerve imaging and understanding the mechanism of chronic pain and peripheral nerve degeneration in cancer patients. They also work to design image guided grafts for nerve restoration.

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Matthew Bersi, PhD

Matthew Bersi, PhD

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science

The Bersi Lab uses experimental and computational approaches to better understand the relationship between biomechanics and inflammation in soft tissues. His group is focused on the role of the immune system in hypertension, cardiac fibrosis and vascular injury.
Thomas Brett, PhD

Thomas Brett, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

The Brett Lab investigates the molecular mechanisms of chronic inflammatory lung disease and Alzheimer’s disease. We use structural, biophysical, model human tissues and complex cell co-culture models to investigate muco-obstructive diseases like cystic fibrosis and COPD. We also use structural, biophysical, and relevant human cellular models to investigate how microglial receptor-ligand interactions contribute to microglia function and neurodegeneration.

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David Brogan, MD

David Brogan, MD

Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Brogan’s research focuses on peripheral nerve injury and regeneration, using stem cells and 3D printed scaffolds as therapies.

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Rita Brookheart

Rita Brookheart

Assistant Professor, Medicine

The Brookheart Lab focuses on the intersection of metabolism and stress responses in the context of aging and metabolic disease. We use basic and translational tools to identify and investigate regulators of metabolism important in controlling cell differentiation and function, as well as organ size.

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W. Todd Cade, PT, PhD

W. Todd Cade, PT, PhD

Professor

Program in Physical Therapy, Department of Medicine

The Cade lab investigates how nutritional factors influence cell behavior, and how iPSCs can be used to model human muscle diseases.

 

Alexendre R. Carter, MD, PhD

Alexendre R. Carter, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Neurology

The Carter lab studies the mechanisms of neuroplasticity at the brain, spinal cord and peripheral levels.

 

 

Valeria Cavalli, PhD

Valeria Cavalli, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Neuroscience

The Cavalli lab studies the molecular mechanisms of PNS injury signaling and axon regrowth, and how this can inform CNS regeneration.

 

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Grant Challen, PhD

Grant Challen, PhD

Associate Professor, Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine

The Challen lab focuses on how epigenetic marks regulate HSC self-renewal and differentiation, and how these are altered in lymphoma and leukemia.

 

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David Chen, MD, PhD

David Chen, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology

The Chen Lab is interested in defining the genetic and epigenetic drivers of premalignant states in skin cancer.

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Shiming Chen, PhD

Shiming Chen, PhD

Dr. Bernard and Janet R. Becker Distinguished Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

The Chen Lab studies the molecular mechanisms controlling photoreceptor gene expression during photoreceptor development and maintenance in the mammalian retina, and how genetic mutations cause gene mis-regulation and defects in the function and survival of the photoreceptor neurons. They particularly focus on photoreceptor-specific transcription factors, such as CRX. Their ultimate goal is to develop therapeutic strategies for treatment.

 

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Yao Chen, PhD

Yao Chen, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience

The Chen lab aims to understand how the dynamics of neuromodulators and intracellular signals contribute to the function of neuromodulators, to learning, and to the function of sleep. They hope to use organoids and stem cell models of probe these mechanisms.
Kyunghee Choi, PhD

Kyunghee Choi, PhD

Professor, Department of Pathology & Immunology

The Choi lab studies hematopoietic and endothelial development and the interplay between angiogenesis and immunity in cancer

 

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Brian Clark, PhD

Brian Clark, PhD

Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Using a suite of both moderate to high-throughput techniques in both mouse and zebrafish, the Clark Lab aims to identify the evolutionarily conserved and divergent pathways that regulate the temporally controlled specification of retinal cell fates.

 

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F. Sessions Cole, MD

F. Sessions Cole, MD

Park J. White M.D. Professor of Pediatrics

The Cole lab investigates the genetic mechanisms that underlie neonatal respiratory distress syndrome.

 

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Joseph Corbo, MD, PhD

Joseph Corbo, MD, PhD

Professor

Department of Pathology and Immunology

The Corbo lab studies the transcriptional regulatory networks that underlie the development, evolution, and diseases of photoreceptors.

 

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David Curiel, MD, PhD

David Curiel, MD, PhD

Professor

Department of Radiation Oncology

The Curiel lab studies how to engineer adenoviruses for cancer gene therapy.

 

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Yifan Dai, PhD

Yifan Dai, PhD

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

The Dai Lab focuses on exploring the physical chemistry of biology to understand how chemical functions are encoded in biological soft matter. Their goal is to use fundamental capabilities of synthetic biology to design smart medicine capable of sensing and responding to cellular states for the improvement of human well-being.

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Zhiyu Dai

Zhiyu Dai

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

My research aims to understand the lung vascular homeostasis and the pathogenesis of cardiopulmonary diseases and regeneration and repair from lung injury.

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Nicholas Davidson, MD, Dsc

Nicholas Davidson, MD, Dsc

John E. and Adaline Simon Professor of Medicine and Division Chief of Gastroenterology

The Davidson Lab studies the role of gatekeeper genes that regulate intestinal and hepatic lipoprotein assembly and secretion, including apoB and microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (Mttp).

 

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Aaron DiAntonio, MD, PhD

Aaron DiAntonio, MD, PhD

Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor, Department of Developmental Biology

The DiAntonio lab studies the molecular mechanism that control axon generation, degeneration, and regeneration during development and disease.

 

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Naomi Dirckx

Naomi Dirckx

Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

My lab studies the role of the citrate transporter SLC13A5 in bone mineralization throughout growth and aging, as well as the systemic implications of altered citrate partitioning in skeletal tissues by targeting osteogenic citrate metabolism.

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Abhinav Diwan, MD

Abhinav Diwan, MD

Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine

The Diwan lab studies regulation of lysosome machinery in cardiometabolic diseases.

 

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Nardhy Gomez-Lopez, PhD

Nardhy Gomez-Lopez, PhD

Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

The Gomez-Lopez Lab studies how disruption of immune pathways in pregnancy can lead to changes in fetal deveopment, the maternal fetal interface, and neonatal life.

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Farshid Guilak, PhD

Farshid Guilak, PhD

Co-Director, Center of Regenerative Medicine; Mildred B. Simon Professor of Orthopedic Surgery; Director of Research, Shriner's Hospitals - St. Louis

The Guilak Lab is pursuing a multidisciplinary approach to investigate the etiology and pathogenesis of osteoarthritis, as a basis for the development of new pharmacologic and stem cell therapies.

 

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David Gutmann, MD, PhD

David Gutmann, MD, PhD

Donald O. Schnuck Family Professor & Vice Chair for Research Affairs

Department of Neurology

The Gutmann lab studies the cellular and molecular basis underlying nervous system dysfunction in neurofibromatosis using mouse and iPSC models.

 

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Claudia Han

Claudia Han

Assistant Professor, Pathology and Immunology

We are interested in understanding the epigenetic mechanisms underlying the immune system’s contribution and response in neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases. We utilize both mouse and stem cell derived models.

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James Huettner, PhD

James Huettner, PhD

Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology

The Huettner lab studies how glutamate gated ion channels influence synapses and the differentiation of neurons from ES cells.

 

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Jing Hughes

Jing Hughes

Assistant Professor, Endocrinology

We study how the primary cilium, sensory antenna of the cell, regulates signaling and secretory functions in the pancreatic islet.

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Benjamin Humphreys, MD, PhD

Benjamin Humphreys, MD, PhD

Joseph Friedman Professor of Renal Diseases in Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine

The Humphreys Lab develops new and innovative treatments to help patients with kidney disease. They are using human stem cells to generate kidney organoids in a dish, with a goal of one day transplanting them into patients with kidney failure. They also study the kidney’s ability to regenerate itself so that they can harness this ability for therapeutic uses.

 

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Shin-Ichiro Imai, MD, PhD

Shin-Ichiro Imai, MD, PhD

Professor, Developmental Biology

The Imai lab investigates the tissues, factors, and molecular mechanisms control mammalian aging.

 

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Sanjay Jain, MD, PhD

Sanjay Jain, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine

The Jain lab studies the molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate maintenance, differentiation and function of kidney progenitors in normal development and disease states.

 

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Sheng Chih (Peter) Jin, PhD

Sheng Chih (Peter) Jin, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics

Research in the Jin lab is devoted to identifying the genes and elucidating the molecular, cellular, and developmental mechanisms that drive the development of specific neurodevelopmental disorders, including congenital hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy, and Moyamoya disease.

 

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Aaron Johnson, PhD

Aaron Johnson, PhD

Assistant Professor, Developmental Biology

The Johnson lab studies the development and regeneration of muscle in fly and human.

 

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Yoon-A Kang, PhD

Yoon-A Kang, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology

The research interests of the Kang lab are understanding the mechanisms underlying cell fate decision and lineage specification in hematopoietic stem cells and multipotent progenitors to modulate lineage output in disease and aging contexts.

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Celeste Karch, PhD

Celeste Karch, PhD

Associate Professor, Psychiatry

The Karch lab studies the molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative tauopathies.

 

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Charles Kaufman, MD, PhD

Charles Kaufman, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine

The goal of the Kaufman lab is to understand how cells change their gene expression programs during normal development and cancer formation.

 

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Albert Kim, MD, PhD

Albert Kim, MD, PhD

Professor, Neurosurgery

The Kim Lab studies the cell-intrinsic molecular mechanisms governing brain cancer stem cell function, normal nervous system development, and the development of clinical surgical protocols to deliver cell-based and drug therapies for a variety of nervous system disorders.

 

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Jinkyung Kim

Jinkyung Kim

Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology

The Kim Lab is dedicated to understanding cochlear function at the cellular level and improving our ability to prevent hearing loss.

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Miriam Kim

Miriam Kim

Assistant Professor, Oncology

Focused research on rational manipulation of human hematopoietic cells for the treatment of disease by combining genetically engineered hematopoietic stem cells and chimeric antigen receptor T cells for therapy of acute myeloid leukemia.

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Eynav Klechevsky

Eynav Klechevsky

Associate Professor, Immunology

The Klechevsky Lab investigates the role of dendritic cell subsets in both healthy and diseased tissues, as well as the environmental cues that regulate their development, with the goal of developing novel immunotherapy approaches to combat cancer and autoimmune diseases.

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Kristen Kroll, PhD

Kristen Kroll, PhD

Professor, Developmental Biology

The Kroll lab studies the epigenetic and transcriptional regulators that control fate decisions from embryonic stem cells into the neural lineage.

 

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Kory Lavine, MD, PhD

Kory Lavine, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine

The Lavine lab studies heart development and the role of macrophages in cardiac recovery and reprogramming.

 

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Jin-Moo Lee, MD, PhD

Jin-Moo Lee, MD, PhD

Andrew B & Gretchen P Jones Professor. Chairman, Department of Neurology

The Lee Lab is engaged in translational research to investigate cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in acute and chronic brain injury, with a focus on ischemic stroke and Alzheimer’s disease.  An additional focus of the lab is neuroplasticity and brain repair after stroke.  A major motivation of the lab is to identify strategies and targets for mitigating brain injury and enhancing brain repair after injury. 

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Tristan Qingyun Li, PhD

Tristan Qingyun Li, PhD

Assistant Professor, Departments of Neuroscience and Genetics

The Li lab is broadly interested in neuroimmunology with a focus on microglial biology. They combine cutting-edge single-cell genomic technologies with in vitro and in vivo genetic, molecular, and cellular tools to address these fundamental questions, which also have tremendous translational potential. The overarching goal is to gain a better understanding of microglial functions in the establishment of the nervous system, as well as how changes in these functions contribute to aging and neurological diseases.

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Susan Mackinnon, MD

Susan Mackinnon, MD

Sydney M. Jr. and Robert H. Shoenberg Professor and Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery

The Mackinnon lab studies peripheral nerve allotransplantation and the effect of GDNF on nerve regeneration.

 

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