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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Jill B. Firszt, MS, PhD

Professor of Otolaryngology

Current clinical research includes longitudinal studies with adults and children who receive bilateral cochlear implants. For individuals who receive sequential implants, we study the impact of the …

Anthony Fischer, PhD

Use of massively parallel reporter assays to assess non-coding variant contribution to disease risk.

Laura A. Fischer, PhD

Director, hCTO Core

Training and collaboration for human pluripotent stem cell culture and differentiation.

Maureen M. Fischer, MS

Audiology Cordinator

I am interested in the intersection of hearing loss, cognition and healthy aging

Peter U. Fischer, MS, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

My research interest is medical parasitology, especially helminthology. This includes applied field research in endemic countries as well as basic research on diagnosis, genomics and biochemistry of …

Robert Fitzgerald, MPH, PhD

Epidemiology of Autism Spectrum Disorder and other developmental disabilities.

Ellen E. Fitzsimmons-Craft, PhD

Assistant Professor

Dr. Fitzsimmons-Craft has established a programmatic line of research centering on the use of the Internet and technology for eating disorder prevention and treatment, screening for eating disorders …

Kathryn Flaharty, MD

Resident

My clinical research focuses on the intersection of ophthalmology, social determinants of health, and population-level drivers of eye disease. I am particularly interested in how neighborhood-level …

James M. Fleckenstein, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

My research focuses on the molecular pathogenesis of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), a major cause of diarrheal mortality in developing countries. ETEC constitute a diverse E. coli …

Robert E. Fleming, MD

Professor of Pediatrics and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Abnormalities of iron homeostasis are common and consequential. In addition to conditions associated with iron deficiency or overload, profound changes in iron distribution occur during conditions of …

Shaney Flores, MS

Instructor in Radiology

My research focuses on leveraging in-vivo human positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), alongside advanced image processing and computational techniques, to delve …

Colin Florian, PhD

gene regulation by cis regulatory elements

Leslie A. Fogel, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

My current research focuses on characterizing the T cell response to Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) infection in children. My long term goal is to identify biomarkers of maladaptive immune …

William Folk, PhD

We study botanicals used for health and disease prevention, with special focus upon musculoskeletal, metabolic and neurodegenerative conditions.

Jennifer A. Foltz, PhD, MS

Assistant Professor

My research interests lie in integrating and applying novel computational biology techniques with mechanistic experimental immunology to understand drivers of response and resistance to NK cell …

Emily Fondahn, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Chief Quality Officer

My research interests focus on patient safety and quality improvement. Primarily, I am working on learning why patients are readmitted to the hospital and possible improvements to reduce …

Randi Foraker, MA, PhD

Chair and Professor of Biomedical Informatics

Dr. Foraker specializes in the design of population-based studies and the integration of electronic health record data with socioeconomic indicators, and is well recognized in the field of …

Andria L. Ford, MD

Associate Professor of Neurology

Diagnosis and Management of Acute Stroke, Acute Stroke Imaging

David A. Ford, PhD

Professor of Biochemistry and Mol. Biol., Director, Center for Cardiovascular Research

My lab’s interests focus on biochemical mechanisms that mediate disease with an emphasis on cardiovascular disease. In particular, we are interested in the role of lipids as mediators and biomarkers …

Alicia B. Forinash, PharmD

Professor, Pharmacy Practice

My primary interest area for research and clinical practice is women’s health.

Erin R. Foster, OTD

Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy

My research interests reside at the intersection of clinical and cognitive neuroscience and occupational therapy. My goal is to understand how higher order cognitive abilities interact with disease …

Marcus Foston, PhD

Associate Professor

Development and engineering of recombinant protein-based polymers synthesized from a DNA-templates with engineering monomer sequences that can be used to tailor not only mechanical properties but …

Thomas J. Foutz, MD, PhD

Instructor in Neurology

Treatment of refractory epilepsies using neurostimulation methods, including deep brain and responsive neural stimulation devices

Ronald Fowle-Grider, PhD

Postdoc Research Associate

I study the metabolic niche of colorectal cancer and associated liver metastases with the goal of developing novel metabolic therapies for colorectal cancer.

Patrick J. Fowler, PhD, MA

Associate Professor of Social Work

Dr. Fowler’s research aims to inform developmentally sensitive public and programmatic policy that supports socioeconomically marginalized families. This work applies rigorous methodology to …

Amelia Fox, PhD

My research project is focused on investigating the p38 regulatory components involved in differentiation-dependent DUX4 activation in Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.

Ida K. Fox, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)

I am interested in investigating the use of peripheral nerve transfers to improve upper extremity function in patients with spinal cord injury. As a reconstructive plastic surgeon at a major …

Benjamin D. Francisco, MSN, PhD

Adjunct Teaching Professor, Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine

Improving outcomes for children with asthma across settings of care.

Liberty Francois-Moutal, PhD

My research focuses on studying synaptic delivery of mRNA in neurodegeneration and painful neuropathies. With my expertise in biochemistry, biophysical characterization of protein interactions with …

Victoria J. Fraser, MD

Head of the Department of Medicine

My main research focus is healthcare epididemiology specifically risk factors, outcomes and costs of nosocomial infections and adverse events in hospitalized patients.I also do health services …

Frederick W. Fraunfelder, MD

Professor and Chair of Opthalmology

Research interests include ocular toxicology, cornea transplantation, corneal ectasia and keratoconus, refractive LASIK surgery.

Eli Fredman, MD

Resident

Pediatric Cardiology

Kenneth E. Freedland, PhD

Professor of Psychiatry

Depression in patients with coronary heart disease, congestive heart failure, or diabetes; stress and other psychosocial and behavioral factors in heart disease; clinical trials targeting …

Bradley D. Freeman, MD

Professor of Surgery (General Surgery)

Interested in ethical aspects of collection of genetic data in the context of critical illness.

Daved H. Fremont, PhD

Professor of Pathology & Immunology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, and Molecular Microbiology

My research group is focused on understanding surveillance processes of the immune system, and the sabotage mechanisms used by viruses to evade detection and host-mediated elimination.

Carl Frieden, PhD

Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics

We work on apoE proteins. ApoE4 is the major risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer’s Disease A second project involves proteins of the bacterial system called curli that lead to biofilm formation in vivo

Karl Friedrichsen, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Scholar

I’m interested in how neuroimaging, specifically PET and MRI, can improve our detection and treatment of disease. As our understanding of the mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative diseases …

Stuart H. Friess, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

I am interested in utilizing animal models of traumatic brain injury to study secondary injury mechanisms following traumatic brain injury in hopes of developing novel therapeutics to reduce or …

Bradley A. Fritz, MD

Asst Prof of Anesthesiology

Interests include analysis of perioperative and intraoperative electroencephalogram waveforms and exploring potential uses of these waveforms, such as monitoring depth of anesthesia, predicting …

Stephanie A. Fritz, MD

Professor of Pediatrics

I am a Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist with a research interest in antibiotic-resistant organisms, specifically community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA). My …

Brett Froeliger, PhD

Professor

Dr. Froeliger’s program or research is organized around using cognitive neuroscience methods to evaluate the potential benefit of novel pharmacotherapies, behavioral interventions and non-invasive …

Antonina Frolova, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Ob/Gyn

My interests are in elucidating the mechanisms responsible for labor dystocia and abnormal myometrial contractility, as well as, mechanisms of oxytocin desensitization and intracellular trafficking.

Ziao Fu, PhD

Assistant Professor

My research focuses on understanding the structure, function, and regulation of SPFH family proteins, including podocin, flotillin, and prohibitin, in the context of membrane organization and …

Christopher L. Fulcher, PhD

Assistant Rsrch Professor Rural Sociology, Dir. Center for Applied Research & Enviromental Systems

Chris Fulcher serves as Director for the Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems (CARES) at the University of Missouri Extension and Engagement. Dr. Fulcher’s geospatial sciences approach …

Brian Fuller, MD

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine in Medicine

My area of research interest is in the criticall ill patient in the Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Department. Specific areas of interest include hemodynamics, preload responsiveness, sepsis, and …

Steven D. Funk, PhD

Instructor in Medicine

Extracellular matrices serve as a structural and signaling platform to direct the form and function of cell biology in many tissues. The extracellular matrix of the glomerular basement membrane (GBM) …

Ayman Gaballah, MD

Liver imaging, Prostate imaging, Oncology imaging, AI

Harrison W. Gabel, PhD

Associate Professor of Neuroscience

My laboratory builds on insights from human disease genetics to uncover basic molecular mechanisms of gene expression in the nervous system and understand how disruption of these processes can lead …

Samkon K. Gado, MD

Our area of interest includes using CRISPR to upregulate the coxackie-adenovirus receptor concentration found on squamous cancer cells to increase the uptake of gene therapy vector adenoviruses. …

Brian F. Gage, MD, MS, MSC

Professor of Medicine

My collaborators and I have studied adverse events in the atrial fibrillation population. We developed clinical prediction rules for stroke (“CHADS2”) and for bleeding (“HEMORR2HAGES”) in the atrial …