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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Rebekah Dumm, PhD

Medical Director BJH Clinical Microbiology lab

My research focuses on clinical utilization of diagnostic testing in the clinical microbiology laboratory. Broadly, I am interested in advanced molecular technologies, multi-drug resistant organisms …

Alexis E. Duncan, MPH, PhD

Assistant Professor of Social Work

Dr. Duncan’s research focuses on substance use and psychiatric comorbidity in women with eating disorders and obesity. As psychiatric epidemiologist with training in behavior genetics, she uses …

James R. Duncan, MD, PhD

Professor of Radiology

Primary interest is research in process improvement strategies as they apply to image guided medical procedures. The best known example is improving system performance during central venous catheter …

Jennifer G. Duncan, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

My research focus is on the impact of obesity and diabetes on mitochondrial biogenesis and function. I have previously conducted studies using animals models of obesity and diabetes with gain and …

Ryan P. Duncan, DPT

Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy & Neurology

I’m interested in understanding the effects of exercise on gait and balance in people with Parkinson disease. I’m also interested in understanding how orthopedic problems (e.g. low back pain) affect …

Eric J. Duncavage, MD

Professor of Pathology and Immunology

My primary research interests are the development of methods to detect and monitor small clonal populations in cancer, including minimal residual disease monitoring. My clinical interests are the …

Steven R. Dunham, MD

physician

Neurosarcoidosis, cognitive outcomes and immunophenotypic markers of autoimmune encephalitis and other inflammatory CNS disorders.

Katherine Dunsky, MD

Associate Professor

Pediatric recurrent otitis media and sinusitis. Voice, swallowing and breathing problems in children.

Nedim Durakovic, MD

Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology

Ear, Hearing, and Vestibular Research

William Durante, PhD

My laboratory is exploring the regulation and function of signaling gases in the cardiovascular system. Since these gases are formed from amino acids, we are also studying how the transport and …

Michael J. Durkin, MD, MPH

Instructor in Medicine

I am interested in infection control, antimicrobial stewardship, and translational research involving the microbiome

Susan K. Dutcher, PhD

Interim Head of the Department of Genetics

In the last few years, knowledge about the role of cilia in human biology has grown exponentially. Defects in cilia are connected to developmental defects as well as adult disorders including obesity …

Alok Dwivedi, PhD

Director of the Biostatistics Unit

I apply and provide the integration of biostatistics, epidemiology, data science, and informatics tools across a wide range of health research—spanning basic science, translational research, and …

Pankaj Dwivedi, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate

The research interest includes pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic aspects of the drug. I have developed nanomaterial based targeted delivery to tissue of interest especially for …

Christopher J. Dy, MD, MPH

Associate Professor

Health services research; access to care; health care disparities; hand and upper extremity surgery; health policy.

Jonathan Dyer, MD

Chair

Genetics Epigenetics Mosaicism Inherited skin disease Telemedicine Loxoscelism Neonatal skin physiology/care

Gammon M. Earhart, PhD, PT

Professor of Physical Therapy

Our research focuses on the neural control of walking and balance. We are interested in the adaptive control of mobility and the development of new intervention strategies to address balance and …

Garrett W. Easson, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate

I am interested in investigating the role of ion channel signaling in mechanobiology, how these mechanosensitive channels contribute to disease progression, and the modulation of these channels for …

Timothy J. Eberlein, MD

Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery

Immunology, Immune Therapies, Breast Cancer

Allison R. Eberly, PhD

Clinical microbiology interests include emphasis on molecular detection of infectious diseases, antibiotic stewardship, trainee education, and optimizing laboratory test utilization. Research …

Trina G. Ebersole, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Patient Safety, Aesthetic Surgery, Breast Cancer Reconstruction

Charles S. Eby, MD

Professor of Pathology and Immunology

Pharmacogenetics of warfarin

Brian T. Edelson, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology

I am a pathologist and immunologist interested in how the innate immune system develops and functions, particularly with regard to cells of the mononuclear phagocyte lineage (moncytes, macrophages, …

Randall C. Edgell, MD

Professor

Dr. Edgell, an Early Stage Investigator, will be the Principal Investigator of this project. He was Chief Resident during his final year of neurology residency. He performed clinical fellowships in …

Tonya E. Edmond, MSW, PhD

Associate Professor of Social Work

Violence against women, with a specific interest in the testing and implementation of evidence based trauma focused interventions for survivors of childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault, and domestic …

John C. Edwards, MD, PhD

I am interested in ion channels, particularly the CLIC family of chloride channels, and their roles in normal and disease physiology. One aspect of CLIC biology of particulary interest is their roles …

Takeshi Egawa, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology

The major theme of my laboratory is the study of lineage commitment programs during lymphocyte differentiation. Our laboratory is interested in understanding the regulatory mechanisms controlling the …

Adam T. Eggebrecht, PhD

Associate Professor

My lab develops novel hardware, analysis pipelines, and algorithms to extend beyond the limitations of traditional tools for investigating brain function and its relationship to outcomes (behavioral …

Pirooz Eghtesady, MD, PhD, MS

Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery)

Congenital Heart Diseases

David L. Eisenberg, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

My research interests are primarily clinical in nature in the areas of reproductive health, family planning and contraception. I hope to produce research with findings that have direct application to …

Mohamed Elbanan, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology and Medical Director of Imaging Informatics

My research interest includes imaging informatics, and application of machine learning algorithms for improvement of imaging workflows and patient safety.

Bahaa Elgendy, PhD

Associate Professor

The main focus of Dr. Elgendy’s research group is drug design and organic synthesis. He designs and synthesize novel small organic molecules as modulators of nuclear hormone receptors for the …

Matthew S. Elitt, MD, PhD

Resident

Therapeutic development for inherited retinal disease

Ali H. Ellebedy, PhD

The ability of B cells to expand and differentiate into memory and plasma cells in response to antigenic stimulation underlies the success of most – if not all – vaccines currently in use. Despite …

Michael B. Elliott, MS, PhD

I am interested in the interplay of the environment and the individual in relationship to health behaviors. Specific areas of research focus include diabetes, obesity, physical activity, and …

Alysa G. Ellis, MD, MSC

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

While I clinically see patients across all areas of allergy and immunology, my research is based in asthma and allergy. I am the Medical Director of the Healthy Kids Express Asthma Van Program, …

Matthew S. Ellis, PhD, MPE

Research interests include addiction medicine and the intersection of co-morbid conditions such as mental health, chronic pain, infections and associated behaviors. In addition, research interests …

Hilary A. Elom, MD, MPH

Interest in cancer immunotherapy, cardiopulmonary outcomes, and cancer survivorship.

Ahmed A. Eltahir, MD

Research Fellow

Colorectal surgery, an intricate and specialized branch of medicine, presents a complex interplay between anatomical intricacies, physiological systems, and surgical techniques. It is used to treat …

Alexis Elward, MD, MPH

Professor of Pediatrics

Areas of research interest include central-line associated bloodstream infection prevention, ventilator-associated pneumonia and hand hygiene; she has been the recipient of NIH and CDC awards to …

Mildred C. Emegha

Predoctoral student

My research focuses on the development of a wearable electrochemical sensor for ammonia detection with potential applications in monitoring metabolic imbalances and exposure-related health …

Amanda Emke, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Medical education curriculum changes are frequently made based on popular opinion, anecdotal evidence or based on expectations of governing bodies. A commitment must be made to evaluating the impact …

Kimberly R. Enard, PhD, MBA, MSHA

Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy

My overarching research goal is to address health inequities using community-engaged, patient-centered approaches that recognize complex, multilevel social determinants of health that influence each …

Sarah K. England, PhD

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

My research addresses mechanisms that regulate smooth muscle cell excitability and relaxation. Ion flux in myometrial cells results in changes in membrane excitability. For example, potassium efflux …

Maithe Enriquez, MSN, PhD, RN, APRN, FAAN

Professor

Maithe Enriquez is an infectious disease nurse practitioner with a research program focused on preventing and managing chronic health conditions. She has successfully utilized participatory research …

Laurie Erb, PhD

Associate Research Professor

The general mission of our laboratory is to understand how tissue damage or disease causes the body to mount an inflammatory response. The current prevailing hypothesis is that an inflammatory …

Baris C. Ercal, MD, PhD

Instructor in Psychiatry

I am a clinician primarily interested in interventional psychiatric treatment modalities for treatment resistant depression and other related disorders.

Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD

Assistant Professor

My research is focused on host-associated microbiomes and the influence of the maternal microbiome during pregnancy on developmental outcomes in the offspring, and long-term consequences on offspring …

Magda Esebua, MD

Professor of Clinical Pathology

Pathology of cancer; thyroid; pancreas; carcinosarcoma; lung

Vidya N. Eswaran, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

My research interest lies in topics related to social determinants of health and health equity, with a specific focus on addressing the behavioral health needs (mental health and addiction medicine) …