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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David J. Kast, PhD

Assistant Professor of Cell Biology/Physiology

The Kast lab is investigating how cells remodel their metabolism in response to nutritional and environmental challenges. We are specifically interested in understanding the mechanisms cells employ …

Farhan Katchi, MD

Director of Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Associate Professor

I am currently funded as a principal investigator of a prospective imaging trial, the PHOTON study, which explores the use of photon-counting CT angiography in coronary plaque characterization. My …

Bhushan Katira, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Mechanical Ventilation, Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury Dynamic Pulmonary Imaging

Michael Katsnelson, MD, PhD

Clinical Fellow

Elucidating the role of the innate and adaptive immune system in the progression of ischemic cardiomyopathy.

Martin L. Katz, PhD

My laboratory in engaged in developing therapies for inherited neurodegenerative and retinal degenerative disorders. Using canine models, we conduct preclinical therapeutic studies that serve as the …

Andrew L. Kau, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

I am interested in the role of the human microbiota (the communities of microbes that colonize our bodies) in the pathogenesis of atopic diseases, including asthma, food allergy and eczema.

Nathan S. Kau, BA

Predoctoral Trainee

Interested in colon and rectal surgery, malignant colon cancers, and oncology.

Charles K. Kaufman, MD, PhD

My goal as a physician-scientist is to interface between medicine and basic science to confront challenging fundamental questions in cancer biology. In particular, I study the molecular regulation of …

David S. Kaufman, MS, PhD

Associate Professor

I am a clinical neuropsychologist with interests in the cognitive effects of healthy aging, neurodegenerative disease, and neuropsychological outcomes research.

Benjamin P. Kay, DVM, MD, PhD

Pediatric neuroimaging and EEG

Grace C. Keane, BA

Resident

My area of clinical research interest crosses the fields of plastic and reconstructive surgery and ophthalmology. Specifically, I am interested in studying the prevalence of a condition known as …

Natalia Kecala, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Scholar

I’m interested in examining psychophysiological responses to pain, particularly cardioautonomic reactivity. My research approaches stress reactivity through an evolutionary framework to examine how …

Jay D. Keener, MD, PT

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Clinical Interests: Shoulder and elbow arthroscopic surgery; shoulder instability; throwing shoulder injuries; labral tears and biceps tendon injuries; rotator cuff disease and tears; frozen …

James A. Keeney, MD

Chief, Adult Hip and Knee Reconstruction; Department Vice Chairman GME

Clinical Outcomes Research Cost Effectiveness Research Enhancing Outcomes in Hip and Knee Reconstruction

Eirini Kefalogianni, PhD

I am interested in the role of cytokines and growth factors that regulate kidney injury, repair and fibrosis.

Abigail L. Kehrer-Dunlap, MS

Predoctoral Trainee

Alzheimer disease, older adults, aging in place, fall prevention

Jesse W. Keller, MD, MPH

Investigation of Immunotherapy in Oncology patients, focusing on toxicities and real world outcomes data.

Jeannie Kelly, MD, MS

Maternal opioid use disorder, maternal morbidity and mortality, COVID-19 during pregnancy, high-risk pregnancy

Peggy L. Kendall, MD

Professor of Medicine

The Kendall Lab works on Allergic and Autoimmune Diseases, with a focus on B lymphocytes and antibodies. Diseases studied include Type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis with …

Jessica M. Kersey, PhD

Instructor in Occupational Therapy

Social and community participation after brain injury, behavioral intervention approaches, community-based participatory research, role of environment and social determinants of health in social, …

Alan R. Ketring, MA, PhD

Adjunt Professor of Chemistry, Research Professor of Radiology

Development of therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals and radioisotopes for medical application.

Melanie Key, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher Scholar

My research focuses on the parasite, Cryptosporidium parvum, a major cause of diarrheal disease in resource limited communities. Through evolution, C. parvum has lost many typical components of its …

Adeel Khan, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Surgery

As a Transplant and Hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgeon, my goal is to provide comprehensive and compassionate surgical care for my patients across the full spectrum of cancers of the liver, pancreas …

Ibrahim Khan

Student

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

Saira Khan, MPH, PhD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Dr. Khan is a cancer epidemiologist, and broadly her research focuses on improving outcomes and reducing disparities among cancer survivors. Specifically, her primary research focus is on improving …

Teka Khan, MS, MSC, PhD

Postdoc

I am interetsed in the transcriptomic analysis of human trophoblast development using in vitro model.

Uzma Z. Khan, MD

My research interest areas include diabetes education and e-health applications, and evaluation of glycemic variations. I am also interested in thyroid cancer, especially long term follow up.

Aayush Khanal, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Pediatrics

Leila Kheirandish-Gozal, MD, MSC

Director, Child Health Research Institute and Vice-Chair for Research Department of Child Health

My research focus is both on mechanisms and biomarkers which mediate the strong correlation between sleep apnea and vascular dysfunction aiming to investigate the presence of divergent phenotypes of …

Alexandra B. Khodadadi, MD, MSPH

Clinical Fellow

Implementation science, public health, pulmonary disease

Anastasia Khokhlova, MS, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Anastasia Khokhlova’s research is focused on the electromechanical coupling in the heart. Her goal is to understand how pathological conditions and therapeutic molecules affect cardiomyocyte …

Charbel C. Khoury, MD

Clinical Track Attending

I am interested in the interplay between metabolism/nutrition and chronic kidney disease in its advancing stages

Moh’d M. Khushman, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Molecular profiling of GI malignancies, Developmental therapeutics, Pharmacogenomics.

Kun-Eek Kil, PhD

Assistant Research Professor of Radiochemistry and Radiopharmaceutical chemistry

Organic Chemistry/Medicinal Chemistry/Radiochemistry Molecular Imaging of Brain, Oncology, and Cardiovascular Research

Mick Kilkelly, DO

Division Chief of Adult Anesthesiology

My clinical and research interests focus on liver transplant anesthesia, where I am involved in optimizing perioperative care for patients undergoing complex hepatobiliary procedures. I am also …

Albert H. Kim, MD, MS, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Dev Biology

Despite advances in multimodal therapies, malignant brain tumors continue to be devastating neurological diseases. The proliferation of recent genome-wide surveys of genetic and epigenetic …

Alfred H. Kim, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

My research has four major themes of interest: 1) Understand how B cells contribute to renal injury, primarily through the action of cytokines. 2) Advanced imaging of the kidney using two-photon …

Ayoung Kim, MS, PhD

Postdoc Research Scholar

My project focuses on leukocyte trafficking and its link to nutritional status. My ongoing work reveals that leukocytes (lymphocytes and myeloid cells alike) have the capacity to roll along the …

Jae-Sung Kim, PhD

Professor of Surgery

The ultimate goal of my research is to develop novel therapeutic strategies to improve liver function after ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) that occurs during transplantation, hemorrhagic shock and liver …

Jinkyung Kim, PhD

Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology

The ability to obtain multicellular functional images in vivo has transformed neuroscience research, especially the field of sensory physiology. However, advancement of our understanding of inner ear …

Min S. Kim, PhD

Health Information Technology Evaluation (Usability, Functionality), Human Factors Engineering, Human Computer Interaction, Information needs analysis by stakeholders in health care, HIT Education …

Moon Young Kim, MS

Predoctoral Trainee

Occupational Therapy, Cognition, Executive Function, Occupational Performance, Participation, Elderly, AD, PD.

Taeho Kim, PhD

Chief SRS Physicist & Lead Gamma Knife AMP

Dr. Kim has contributed to multiple medical physics research endeavors, such as the utilization of MRI-guided audiovisual biofeedback for respiratory motion management. Additionally, he has been …

Mary C. Kimmel, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Dr. Kimmel’s research focus is better characterization of stress in pregnancy and postpartum including understanding the interaction between obstetrical complications and stress, depression and …

Allison King, MD, MPH, PhD

Associate Professor

Dr. King is a pediatric hematologist and oncologist. She focuses her research on educational outcomes of two populations of children with chronic diseases: children with sickle cell disease and …

Christopher R. King, MD, PhD

Instructor

I design and implement studies on the application of machine learning to anesthesiology. I focus on designing prediction models that are “self explaining” to find actionable data without trying to …

Hannah Kinzer, MPH

Predoctoral Trainee

My work focuses on equity and communication for disease prevention. My research interests include health communication, infection prevention, and community-based participatory approaches. I am …

John P. Kirby, MD, MS

Associate Professor of Surgery (General Surgery)

My primary area of clinical research is wound healing. We arecurrently investigating processes such as multi-disciplinary care, informatics, and digital photography to improve diagnosis and …

Brenda Kirchhoff, MA, PhD

Research focuses on investigating episodic memory formation across the lifespan in healthy individuals and clinical populations and the effects of type 1 diabetes on cognitive function.

Oleg G. Kisselev, PhD

Associate Dean for Clinical Research

Regulation of retinal rod transducin.