Member Directory

Facilitating Team Science through Collaboration

To advance translational research from a basic discovery to an actionable improvement in public health typically requires a team science approach involving a variety of stakeholders.

The ICTS facilitates team science by providing access to collaboration opportunities among our members at Washington University and our regional partner institutions. We encourage this partnership development with the ICTS member directory, a resource to find other investigators with similar research interests.

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Joseph Culver, PhD

Associate Professor of Radiology

My research laboratory explores ways of leveraging non-invasive optical measurements for both functional- and molecular- biological imaging.

Robert C. Culverhouse, PhD

My primary research interest is analytical issues related to complex phenotypes, with a particular interest in how statistical interactions among genes or between genes and environmental factors may …

Rachel Cundiff-O’Sullivan, MA, PhD

Postdoc Research Scholar

I am interested in exploring neurobiological mechanisms underlying the onset and persistence of chronic pain across the lifespan with a focus on the transition from adolescents to adulthood. As part …

David T. Curiel, MD, PhD

Distinguished Professor of Radiation Oncology

Our interest is in the development of virus-based therapeutics for inherited and acquired disorders. In this regard, both gene therapy and virotherapy approaches have been applied principally for the …

Kelly Currie, MD

My research interests include patient reported outcomes and their interrelationship with clinical outcome metrics, patient safety/quality improvement, and health equity.

Mary P. Curtis, MSN, PhD, RN, ANP-C

Accident and injury prevention in vulnerable populations.

Megan R. Curtis, MD, Other, MS

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Dr. Megan Rose Curtis is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Washington University in St. Louis. As a clinician-scientist, her research focuses on improving maternal and …

Amy E. Cyr, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery)

Breast surgical oncology, benign breast disease, women at high risk of developing breast cancer.

Ricardo D’Oliveira Albanus, PhD

I have a background in biochemistry and bioinformatics, and I am interested in applying functional genomics tools (bulk and single-cell ATAC-seq, RNA-seq, etc.) to understand how disease …

Debbie Dada, MSC

Olin-Chancellor’s Fellow

Debbie “Dada” Dada’s research focuses on reducing structural barriers that limit engagement with HIV prevention and treatment services among underserved populations in Sub-Saharan Africa. Through …

Sonika Dahiya, MBBS, MD

Professor of Pathology and Immunology

Discovery of novel diagnostic, prognostic and predictive markers in brain tumors.

Gucan Dai, PhD

Professor

We combine biophysical and biochemical techniques, including patch-clamp fluorometry, spectroscopic FRET, protein engineering, and single-cell biophysics to understand how neuronal and cardiac ion …

Zhiyu Dai, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

My research aims to understand the lung vascular homeostasis and the pathogenesis of cardiopulmonary diseases using novel animal models, integrated pharmacological approaches, genome editing and …

Nada A. Dalloul, MA

A&S University Fellow

My research is focused on psychotic and mood disorders, specifically investigating the neurobiological etiology of negative symptoms and the extent to which they are transdiagnostic. I aim to employ …

Michelle R. Dalton, PhD

My research area primarily focuses on social determinants of health for transgender and nonbinary adults with a focus on alcohol use. My secondary interests are in HIV and autoimmune disorders.

Ralph Damiano, MD

Chief, Cardiac Surgery

Surgical treatment of arrhythmias, myocardial protection, atrial fibrillation

Dima Dandachi, MD

Assistant Professor

I am interested in research about HIV disease and prevention. Recently, I have been involved in many COVID-19 related research including COVID-19 in patients with HIV.

Mai T. Dang, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Pediatric brain tumor is the leading cause of oncologic deaths in children. Those who do survive after intensive treatment are often confronted with neurologic complications that significantly lowers …

Gautam Dantas, PhD

Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology

Dr. Dantas’s research interests and training lie at the interface of microbial genomics, synthetic biology, systems biology, and computational biology. His current research focuses on understanding …

Arash Darafsheh, PhD

Dr. Darafsheh’s research interests include optical methods in medical physics, such as fiber optic dosimetry, radioluminescence, Cherenkov radiation, photodynamic therapy, and super-resolution microscopy.

Reza Dastvan, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Conformational dynamics studies to understand the mechanistic principles of membrane transport and kinase release in neoplastic and neurodegenerative diseases: Our research focuses on the molecular …

Manoj K. Datta, MD

Dr.

Complement mediated kidney disorders Glomerular Disease Thrombotic microangiopathies involving the complement system Biomarkers for diagnosis & prognosis of acute kidney injury Diagnostic …

Antara Dattagupta, MD

Resident

Social Determinants of Health, Global health and Rheumatic disease

Ria Dave, BA, Biology

Predoctoral Trainee

Breast Radiology

Veronica A. Davé, MS, PhD

Postdoc Research Associate

My research at Washington University focuses on the immune response to viral infections of the central nervous system. I aim to study responses mediated by both brain-infiltrating immune cells (T …

Lisa S. Davidson, MS, PhD

Associate Professor of Otolaryngology

My overall research goals are to specify how perceptual and cognitive abilities interact to determine relative benefits of sensory devices for children with moderate to profound sensorineural hearing …

Nicholas O. Davidson, MD

Professor of Medicine

I am interested in the genetic regulation of intestinal and hepatic lipid metabolism, including the pathogenesis of obesity, gallstone disease and fatty liver.  I am also interested in the genetics …

Victor G. Davila-Roman, MD

Professor of Medicine

Research interests include the study of hypertension (HTN), a disease that affects over 65 million Americans and one of the most common chronic diseases in the world. Hypertensive heart disease …

Albert A. Davis, MD, PhD

My laboratory studies the molecular and cell biological mechanisms of Parkinson disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). There are no approved treatments to slow disease progression and …

Andrew Davis, MD

I treat patients with all stages and types of breast cancer with a particular interest caring for patients with advanced or metastatic disease. My research interests include biomarker development …

Daniel J. Davis, PhD

My research interests include genetic engineering, molecular genetics, CRISPR-Cas technology, and creating animal models to study human diseases. Expansion of genetic engineering methods will not …

Jesse Davis, MD, MBA

I am primarily interested in utilizing methodologies focused on the intersection of implementation science, health economics & policy, and social entrepreneurship to maximize social impact. Currently …

John W. Davis, MD, PhD

Resident

I use patient-centered approaches to identify novel ways of predicting and preventing cardiovascular disease, particularly methods that would be cost-effective at scale. This involves epidemiology, …

Kia L. Davis, MPH, ScD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

The relationships between socioeconomic status, stress, and cancer risk factors (obesity, short sleep duration, smoking) in communities of color.

Trevor A. Davis, MD

Clinical Fellow

My clinical expertise and research interest resides within the field of pediatric neurogastroenterology and motility. I am interested in designing innovative management approaches, related to …

Genevieve Davison, MA, MPH

Clinical psychology with a focus on behavioral medicine, family-based treatment for pediatric obesity, and social determinants of health.

E. Warwick Daw, PhD

Research Associate Professor of Genetics

My current research focuses on the development and application of mathematical and statistical methods that help to illuminate the genetic mechanisms of complex human traits. I am particularly …

Brian K. Day, MD, PhD

Instructor in Neurology

I am currently interested in the pathophysiology and long term effects of epilepsy. I am broadly interested in this topic from a molecular and cellular level, including changes in neurotransmitters …

Lisa de las Fuentes, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Dr. de las Fuentes’ ongoing clinical and translational research projects investigate the role played by common genetic variants in myocardial metabolism genes in modulating the hypertensive …

Victoria C. de Leon, MD

postdoc research scholar, instructor in psychiatry

suicide across the lifespan, treatment resistant depression

Ian Mitchelle S. de Vera, PhD

My research lab is focused on drug discovery targeting nuclear receptors. Using a combination of high-throughput biophysical screening, LC-MS, and structural elucidation techniques, our goal is to …

Eli N. Deal, PharmD

Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor

Medical use and dosing among morbidly obese patients; reduction in hospital re-admission; inpatient care; improved inpatient quality of care; internal medicine; pharmacy.

Joshua Dearborn, MA, PhD

Instructor of Medicine

I am a behavioral neuroscientist with training in molecular biology. My research interests revolve around the neurobiology and etiology of neurodevelopmental disorders. I have a strong background in …

Jerell DeCaille, MS

My research interest is centered around the health and social development of Black boys and men. I am interested in exploring how masculine norms and race impacts coping behaviors among Black men and …

Parakkal Deepak, MS, MBBS

My clinical expertise is in the diagnosis and management of complex IBD with the overarching focus on improving the precision of medical therapy in IBD, focusing on the right patient, the right drug …

Farrokh Dehdashti, MD

B & M Siegel Professor of Radiology

My research interest is in the application of positron emission tomography (PET) in the field of oncology. PET images reflect biochemical processes of normal and abnormal tissues and is complementary …

Alex Delano, BS, BA

Postbaccalaureate Researcher

Neuroplasticity, learning, and memory.

Nathaniel A. Dell, MSW, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Research interests include psychiatric epidemiology of hidden or hard-to-reach populations such as persons experiencing homelessness, data science approaches to advance psychiatric research, and …

Rowena Delos Santos, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

My clinical focus and research interests are in kidney transplantation, with the goal of improving the longevity of both kidney recipients and their allografts. A long term project I have been …