Peter G. Ruminski, MS

Executive Director; Center for World Health & Medicine

Background is in medicinal chemistry and molecular biology, with 32 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry in discovering and advancing promising drug therapies into human clinical trials ...

Gretchen B. Salsich, PhD

Associate Professor

My research focuses on identifying biomechanical factors that contribute to the development of lower extremity musculoskeletal pain conditions (e.g. patellofemoral pain), and testing the effects of ...

Daniela Salvemini, PhD

Academic Department Chair

Chronic pain, including pain caused by chemotherapeutics for cancer, is a devastating global health problem, a major unresolved healthcare issue, with tremendous socio-economic implications, ...

Willis K. Samson, PhD

Professor and Director of Graduate Programs

My lab studies how neuropeptides control hypothalamic and brain stem function with particular interest in the integration metabolic and cardiovascular function. We conduct bioinformatic and molecular ...

J.S. Onesimo Sandoval, PhD

Associate Professor

I work at the intersection of Computational Spatial Statistics and Urban Inequality. My work generally falls under the terms: Demography, Spatial Statistics, Urban Inequality, and GISc

Jeffrey F. Scherrer, MS, PhD

My primary focus is study of the physical correlates and consequences of major depression and anxiety disorders using Veteran Administration electronic medical records. A second area includes twin ...

Maximilian Schmidt-Bailey, BS

Medical Student

My research projects focuses on improving anesthesia performance metrics, patient care outcomes, procedures within my hospital, and literacy within the specialty for my fellow medical students.

Martin W. Schoen, MD, MPH

Hematologist/Oncologist and Hospitalist, John Cochran VA Medical Center

Dr. Martin Schoen is a hematologist/oncologist at St. Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Saint Louis University. He conducts research into health outcomes in ...

Tyler Schwartz, MD

Assistant Professor

I am a pediatric otolaryngologist with a patient population that includes a high percentage of minority patients and rural patients with lower access to care. I am interested in healthcare ...

Lauren Schwarz, PhD

Dr. Schwarz has a wide variety of research interests including cognitive functioning in patients with dementia, cerebrovascular disease, and those requiring hepatic transplant.