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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Elisabeth C. DeMarco, BS

Predoctoral Trainee

Under the mentorship of Dr. Jeffrey Scherrer and Dr. Leslie Hinyard, I am pursuing my MD/PhD in Health Outcomes Research at SLU. My research interests include the mental health of people with …

Alexei V. Demchenko, PhD

Professor and Department Chair Chemistry

From the building blocks of nature to disease-battling therapeutics and vaccines, carbohydrates have had a profound impact on evolution, society, economy, and human health. Numerous applications of …

Nagehan Demirci, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Scholar

My overarching research aims to understand the organization of the human cerebral cortex and its relevance to behavior and aging. Over the past year, I have focused specifically on cortical …

David G. DeNardo, PhD

Professor of Medicine

Our research is aimed at identifying and exploiting immune targets to improve outcomes for cancer patients. 

Carl J. DeSelm, MD, PhD

The DeSelm lab studies CAR T-cell and other cellular immune therapies, in which immune cells are genetically modified to better recognize and eliminate cancer.

Ameya A. Deshmukh, DO

Resident Physician

Research interests are mainly in gastroenterology, with a particular interest within advanced endoscopy. Topics include outcomes research regarding ARMS, ERCP, EUS and ESD/EMR. Another area of focus …

George J. Despotis, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology, Immunology and Anesthesiology

My previous investigative focus has involved optimization of diagnosis, prevention and targeted management of life-threatening perioperative bleeding. Currently, my focus involves the attenuation of …

Jalpa Devi, MD

Clinical Fellow Associate

Real-world outcome studies in IBD/ consensus guidelines with ECCO.

Rajat Dhar, MD

Professor of Neurology

Physiologic effects of blood transfusion on cerebral oxidative metabolism and cerebral ischemia

Jaapna Dhillon, MS, PhD

Assistant Professor

Research interests are in cardiometabolic health, gut microbiome, and omics techniques in the context of clinical nutrition interventions, and pre-ingestive controls of nutrition. Current research …

Sandeep Dhindsa, MD

Division Director

Diabetes and Hypogonadism

Enrico Di Cera, MD

Alice A. Doisy Professor and Chair

We are interested in the structure and function of trypsin-like proteases, especially in the molecular determinants of substrate specificity and allosteric regulation. Our main focus is on thrombin, …

Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine

The research in the Diamond laboratory focuses on the interface between viral pathogenesis and the host immune response. For several years, we have been primarily focused on two globally important …

Aaron DiAntonio, MD, PhD

Professor of Developmental Biology

I investigate the molecular mechanisms that control the formation, function, and maintenance of neural circuits in development and disease. My lab combines genetic, molecular, neuroanatomical, and …

Cecilia S. Diaz-Campo, PhD

Assistant Professor of Economics

I am an applied microeconomist working at the intersection of Industrial Organization and Health Economics. My current research primarily focuses on the impact of health insurance design and public …

Patricia I. Dickson, MD

Lysosomal storage disorders and their treatment

Colin E. Diffie, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Vasculitis, vasculopathy, social determinants of health, healthcare disparities

Stephanie Diggs, MD

Clinical Fellow

I am a Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellow interested in health disparities amongst infants within the NICU with a current project focus on the Evaluation of Rates of IVH Through a Social Determinants …

Jimin Ding, PhD

Associate Professor

As a classically-trained statistician, my expertise is in longitudinal (functional) data analysis and survival analysis. Besides a strong background in mathematics and statistics, I have developed …

Siyuan Ding, PhD

enteric virus infection, innate immune response, intestinal inflammatory signaling

Lai Kuan Dionne, PhD

I am interested in the structure-function analyses of proteinous organelles (i.e. midbody, centrosome and cilia), specifically in their signaling roles in stem cell fate determination.

Luke Diorio-Toth, MS

The emergence and persistence of antibiotic resistance in the microbiome of built and natural environments

Richard DiPaolo, PhD

Professor, Chair of the Dept. of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology

Research interests include understanding how immune cells and cytokines contribute to diseases such as autoimmunity and cancer. We use this information to develop and test new strategies and …

John F. DiPersio, MD, PhD

Lewis T and Rosalind B Apple Professor of Medicine

Mouse models of stem cell transplantation and Graft vs. Host Disease; biology and genetics of AML relapse/resistance; stem cell trafficking and mobilization in mouse and man; clinical trials in …

Naomi Dirckx, PhD

Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery

My research interests revolve around the investigation of citrate and its plasma-membrane transporter, SLC13A5. Utilizing murine models, my lab will study the role of SLC13A5-mediated citrate import …

Michael N. Diringer, MD

Professor of Neurology

Physiologic responses to acute therapeutic intervention in critically ill patients with neurological or neurosurgical disease focusing on cerebral blood flow and metabolism.

Jenna Ditto, MS, PhD

Assistant Professor

Investigates the chemistry and impacts of urban indoor air pollution

Abhinav Diwan, MD, FACC

Assistant Professor of Medicine

My research focuses on the mechanisms of programmed cell death in the heart, which plays a central role in causing heart failure in response to ischemic injury and pressure overload hypertrophy. We …

Deepti Diwan, MS, PhD

Instructor in Neurosurgery

My work focuses on understanding the molecular pathways underlying vascular and neuronal protection to combat the neurovascular dysfunction associated with SAH.

Ian G. Dobbins, MS, PhD

Professor of Psychology

My research focuses on episodic memory retrieval and the decision processes that support memory judgments. Our lab uses a combination of behavioral research, decision modeling and functional magnetic …

Beth A. Dodson, MPH, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Dr. Elizabeth Dodson has academic and professional interests that involve utilizing evidence-based policy to facilitate healthy decision making, thereby decreasing risk factors for chronic diseases. …

Tamara L. Doering, MD, PhD

Professor of Molecular Microbiology

Cryptococcus neoformans is a pathogenic fungus responsible for serious opportunistic infections in immunocompromised individuals. My lab studies unique aspects of cryptococcal biology that are of …

Christina M. Doherty, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Breast Imaging.

Meghan Doherty, OTD

Associate Professor

Neurorehabilitation; cognitive strategy training; cognitive assessment; occupational performance.

Leili J. Dolatshahi, MD

Associate Professor

Dr. Dolatshahi specializes in the care of pediatric patients with hemoglobin disorders, anemia, sickle cell anemia, and neutropenia. In her practice, she treats children who have been diagnosed with …

Roland E. Dolle, PhD

Director, Center for Drug Discovery

Design and synthesis novel molecular probes and small molecule ligands to aid in the understanding of the mechanistic pathophysiology of human diseases. Identification of drug leads via …

Steven Don, MD

Professor of Pediatric Radiology

My research focus has been in translational imaging, working with imaging scientists to develop new imaging devices or novel computer methodology applied to clinical problems in radiology. Most of …

Fanghond Dong, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Dr. Dong’s research is anchored in a stress-vulnerability-resilience framework, concentrating on identifying and mitigating traumatic stressors and environmental factors influencing …

Maureen J. Donlin, PhD

Research Professor, Director of Masters Program in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

The human fungal pathogen, Cryptococcus neoformans, is the focus of research in our laboratory. One arm of our research is to understand how C. neoformans regulates and remodels its cell wall in …

Meghan R. Donohue, PhD

The role of moral emotions and behaviors in the development of depression in early childhood

Ian G. Dorward, MD

Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery

My research interests involve the use of administrative databases to assess the real-world effectiveness and costs associated with various neurosurgical procedures, particularly those related to the …

Nico U. Dosenbach, MD, PhD

Professor of Neurology

I am interested in finding out more about how the cortical networks that support cognition develop and how they are affected by brain injury in children. Thus far my research has relied on various …

Joseph Dougherty, PhD

Assistant Professor

We develop and employ mouse models of psychiatric disorder, particularly those that mimic genetic variations we’ve identified from human patient populations, with the goal of trying to understand the …

Brian P. Downes, PhD

Many diseases arise when proteins are not accurately modified with the small protein tag ubiquitin (Ub). The mechanistic catalog of Ub driven cell biology and physiology continues to grow in …

Maria B. Doyle, MD

Surgical Director, Professor of Surgery

Dr. Majella Doyle leads clinical and translational research focused on liver and biliary cancer, liver transplantation, and organ preservation. Her work aims to improve transplant outcomes through …

Bettina F. Drake, MPH, PhD

Associate Professor of Surgery (General Surgery)

Identifying the modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors for cancer as well as the at-risk groups for these factors; utilizing epidemiologic methods to understand the interactions between behavioral …

Anne M. Drewry, MD

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

My primary interest includes clinical and translational research in critically ill patients. Specific areas of interest include sepsis, shock, and early warning systems.

Erik R. Dubberke, MD

Professor of Medicine

Dr. Dubberke’s research focuses on the prevention, risk factors, and outcomes of Clostridium difficile-associated disease in the general hospitalized patient population as well as stem cell …

James M. DuBois, MS, PhD, ScD

Professor of Medicine

Research ethics; educational assessment; mental health research; ethics in organ transplantation; psychology of ethical behavior

Nicolas L. Dumaire

Predoctoral Trainee

I am interested in deciphering neuropathic pain by studying clinical symptoms such as paraneoplastic syndromes to understand the role of the involved proteins in pain.