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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Maleewan Kitcharoensakkul, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Pediatric rheumatology, allergy and clinical immunology

Joseph W. Klaesner, MS, PhD

Associate Professor of Physical Therapy

Development of instrumentation to measure and monitor mechanical factors related to neuropathic ulcers. Also, development of software and instrumentation for many related projects including …

Michael K. Klebert, PhD, RN

Instructor in Medicine

Clinical trialist; HIV/AIDS and its complications; HIV symptom management; QOL; Health literacy

Eynav Y. Klechevsky, PhD

Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology

My research is focused on human Dendritic cells (DCs), a specialized family of antigen presenting cells that elicit immunity to infections and tolerance to self. DCs are composed of subsets endowed …

Samuel Klein, MD, MS

Danforth Professor of Medicine

Dr. Klein’s research involves the use of stable isotope tracers to study substrate metabolism in human subjects. His major research interest involves learning how obesity contributes to metabolic …

Lisa M. Klesges, MS, PhD

Professor of Surgery

Multi-level research in the design and evaluation of population health improvement including cancer prevention and control, prevention of childhood obesity, evidence-based health behavior change, and …

Eva S. Klinman, MD, PhD

Instructor in Neurology

My area of interest is understanding cellular changes associated with age that contribute to adult-onset neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. I aim to …

Kathy M. Kniepmann, MPH, OTD, EdM

Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy

I am interested in health and quality of life in family caregivers. My research examines changes in activity patterns as family members take on caregiving responsibilities and the relationship of …

Andrew P. Knight, MS, PhD, MA

Assistant Professor of Organization Behavior

My primary interest is innovation in organizations. I currently have two streams of research. In the first stream I examine innovation in small groups and teams, with a focus on how affect — moods …

Alexander Knights, PhD

Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery

I am fundamentally interested in the complex cellular and molecular interactions that take place during joint homeostasis and disease. We broadly refer to these interactions as ‘crosstalk’. My …

Renatta Knox, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurology

My lab investigates how perturbations in the gene regulation machinery lead to early onset muscle disease. Mechanistically, we are focused on a severe multi-system early onset muscular dystrophy, …

Mark M. Knuepfer, PhD

We study the role of the central nervous system (CNS) in regulating cardiovascular responses to pharmacological and physiological stressors by examining the effects of startle and cocaine …

Rohan Kodgule, MD

Dr.

My research is focused on using the multi-omics approach of single-cell sequencing to understand the molecular pathways of dysplasia in MDS.

Andrew L. Koenig, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar

My primary focus is on understanding the role of inflammatory and non-inflammatory macrophages in acute and chronic cardiac injury and disease. This includes utilizing single cells RNA sequencing to …

Joyce M. Koenig, MD

Associate Chair for Research, Dept of Pediatrics

My research program has a disease-oriented approach with a translational intent, and our investigations utilize human samples, mouse models and a combination of bench techniques. Our research program …

Patricia Kohl, MSW, PhD

Assistant Professor of Social Work

Dr. Kohl’s research, which focuses on the safety and mental health of children following entry into the child welfare system, is informed by nearly a decade of clinical experience with maltreated …

Grant R. Kolar, MD, PhD

My research program is focused on the cell biology of recently deorphanized receptors and their cognate peptides as well as structural cues for cellular function. Specifically I am focused on these …

Marin H. Kollef, MD

Professor of Medicine

My research deals with the evaluation of patient outcomes in the ICU setting in order to develop a systematic approach to the improvement of their medical care. I perform clinical studies including …

Amanda R. Kolmar, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

My proximal research goals include elucidating current trends in pediatric sedation, with respect to both drug choice, dose and duration, and their impact on adverse events, lengths of stay, and …

Nikoleta S. Kolovos, MD

Professor of Pediatrics

Patient safety and quality of care.

Jamie S. Kondis, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

My research goal is to discover ways in which we can diagnose child physical abuse earlier.

Fanwei Kong, PhD

Assistant Professor

Fanwei Kong’s research focuses on machine learning and computational methods to create digital twins of patients’ hearts and enable personalized virtual intervention planning and treatment outcome …

Nahyun Kong, BS

Predoctoral Trainee

I am analyzing whole genome sequencing data do understand genetic background of rare disease.

Jeffrey Konrad, DPT

Washington University

Human movement science.

Wouter Kool, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences

My research explores the interaction between cognitive control, decision making, and reinforcement learning. In the Control and Decision-Making Lab, we approach these issues by combining insights …

Kevin M. Korenblat, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Dr. Korenblat performs patient based research in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, portal hypertension and liver transplantation. His clinical practice is directed to the management of all forms of …

Jacki Kornbluth, PhD

My laboratory is working on the further characterization of natural killer lytic-associated molecule (NKLAM) and its role in immune function. NKLAM is a gene first cloned and identified in this …

Stephen K. Kornfeld, MD, PhD

My research is focused on two issues: animal aging and zinc biology. We use the model organism C. elegans to identify drugs and genes that influence longevity. We are particularly interested in the …

Sergey Korolev, PhD

Mechanism and inhibition of tumor suppressors, DNA repair and recombination proteins, and proteins involved in neurodegeneration.

Ali D. Kosydor, MHA

Director, Healthcare Innovation Lab

Innovation Lab focuses on designing and testing new clinical care products and models.

Paul T. Kotzbauer, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurology

Dr. Kotzbauer’s research is focused on Parkinson’s disease and a group of hereditary disorders called Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation. The laboratory uses biochemical analysis, cell …

Srinivas Koutarapu, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Investigation of biochemical heterogeneity in the amyloid-beta plaques found in the Alzheimer’s disease using advanced imaging modalities and mass spectrometry techniques.

Attila Kovacs, MD

Professor of Medicine

Research interest: phenotypic evaluation of cardiovascular pathophysiology in genetically manipulated mice and surgically induced mouse models of cardiovascular diseases with particular emphasis on …

Sandor J. Kovacs, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine

cardiovascular disease

Benjamin D. Kozower, MD, MPH

I am a thoracic surgeon and clinical/health services researcher. my research areas have focused on quality assessment in healthcare and incorporating patient reported outcomes into clinical use

Bryan D. Kraft, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Dr. Bryan D. Kraft joined the Department of Medicine and Division of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine in September 2021. He is also the Director of the Medical Intensive Care Units (MICU) for …

John Krais, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

DNA damage response pathways are often altered in cancer and are attractive targets for therapeutic intervention, particularly in settings where chemotherapy resistance has emerged. My laboratory …

Michael A. Kramer, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Investigation of clinical interventions impacting the management and outcomes of critically ill children.

Michael H. Kramer, MD, PhD

Instructor in Medicine

Dr. Kramer is a physician-scientist studying blood cancers, particularly acute myeloid leukemia (AML). He has studied the proteomics of AML, identifying examples of posttranscriptionally regulated …

Jeffrey A. Krampf, MS, PhD

Lecturer

Applying engineering approaches to biomedical problems. Focus on using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to analyze flow behavior in arteriovenous fistula for end stage renal disease (ESRD) …

Lindsay M. Kranker, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Social Determinants of Injury, Harm Reduction in Opioid Prescribing, Violence Intervention, Management of Traumatic/Burn Wounds, and Quality Improvement in Acute Care Surgery

Brian T. Kraus, MA, PhD

Postdoc Research Scholar

Using precision neuroimaging combined with precision behavior to identify valid and reliable biomarkers of psychiatric illnesses in the brain.

Bridget G. Kraus, PhD, MOT, BHS, Other

Assistant Professor

Dr. Kraus’s primary focus is on neurological recovery and enhancing health outcomes for individuals with acquired neurological conditions, such as spinal cord injury. The overarching goal is to …

Alexxai Kravitz, PhD

Dr. Kravitz is interested in the study of basal ganglia circuits and how their function changes in disease states such as obesity, addiction, and anxiety disorders. Under normal conditions, the basal …

Geraldine J. Kress, PhD

My research interests focus on understanding interactions between cognitive function and the circadian system during the aging process and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) progression in order to identify …

Matthew W. Kreuter, MPH, PhD

Professor of Social Work

Dr. Kreuter explores strategies to increase the reach and effectiveness of health information in low-income and minority populations to help eliminate health disparities.

Samuel R. Krimmel, PhD

I work on individual variability in subcortical structures in humans. This research can contribute to personalized medicine.

James G. Krings, MD, MS

MD

Asthma, Clinical Outcomes

Kristen L. Kroll, PhD

Associate Professor of Developmental Biology

We are interested in understanding how embryonic and embryonic stem (ES) cells regulate self-renewal, lineage commitment, and differentiation and are studying these questions in the context of …