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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Yi Kang, DPT

Fellow

Yi Kang is a PhD student in the Movement Science program within the Department of Physical Therapy. She earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2024 and holds a degree in Exercise Science with a …

Ivan M. Kangrga, MD, PhD

Professor of Anesthesiology

Our collaborative research group studies perioperative ishemic neuronal injury. Our model is transient cerebral ischemia associated with carotid artery clamping in patients undergoing carotid …

Thomas G. Kannampallil, PhD

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

Clinical decision support, reasoning and decision making, clinical informatics

Raghuraman Kannan, PhD

Associate Professor

The goal of my research is to develop a novel and effective personalized diagnostic and therapeutic agent for treating NSCLC in humans. My research for the past 14 years are focused on design and …

Carol M. Kao, MD

I have an interest in vaccine effectiveness particularly in special populations.

Henry J. Kaplan, MD

Director of Research – Ophthalmology

A clinician scientist in Department of Ophthalmology at SLU and Director of Research. Clinical expertise in retinal and uveitis diseases. Scientific background in immunology and molecular biology. …

Divya Kapoor, MD

I am a noninvasive cardiologist interested preventative aspect of cardiovascular disease, Currently I am collaborating with Dr. Razani’s lab on impact of dietary changes on mechanism of atherosclerosis.

Ragini Kapoor, MD

Assistant Professor Child Health

Interested in Clinical and Transitional research in Severe Asthma. Currently working on ALPACHA project at MU which is clinical study on asthma Pt’s on SMART therapy and hand held spirometry at home.

Vaishali Kapoor, PhD

Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology

My research involves development of novel drug candidates against radiation-inducible neo-antigens. Radiation treatment induces cell-surface expression of intracellular proteins. These surface …

Julie M. Kapp, MPH, PhD

Associate Professor

Julie Kapp’s formal training is in epidemiology and public health. Her research focuses on identifying effective modifiable mechanisms of chronic disease prevention. She is currently applying these …

Celeste Karch, PhD

Professor of Psychiatry

Tau dysfunction is implicated in many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal dementia, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal degeneration, and Pick’s …

Nicole R. Karcher, PhD

My research interests largely focus on conducting translational research in order to better understand the neural and genetic substrates underlying risk for and development of psychotic disorders.

Sasidhar R. Karuparti, MSCI

Medical Student

Myelomeningocele (MMC), where the spinal cord and the meninges are extruded outside of the vertebral canal into a sac filled with cerebrospinal fluid, is the most common congenital CNS abnormality …

Michael A. Kass, MD, MS

Bernard Becker Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

The safety and efficacy of ocular hypotensive medication in preventing open-angle glaucoma. Risk models to predict which ocular hypertensive individuals will develop open-angle glaucoma.

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.

Khushpreet Kaur, MSC, PhD

Postdoc Research Associate

My research focuses on inflammasome signaling and how its dysregulation drives tissue damage in autoinflammatory and inflammatory bone diseases, particularly Neonatal-Onset Multisystem Inflammatory …

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.

Kristin G. Keller, MS, PhD, RN

Assistant Professor

Dr. Keller is building a program of research about people with head and neck cancer (HNC) who receive curative treatment for their cancer. She is currently exploring the relationship between frailty …

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