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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Melissa R. Kroll, MD

Clinical Instructor

Clinical research targeted at improving prehospital care and delivery of medicine in this low resource environment.

Ronald J. Krone, MD

Professor of Medicine

I am currently interested in clinical research involving the effects on the heart of various neoplastic diseases and their treatments. I have previously participated in studies of treatment of …

Kayla O. Krueger, DPT

My research focuses on understanding how spinal movement impairments contribute to the development and course of non-specific low back pain.

Samantha J. Krysa, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Scholar

Neutrophil biology, non-infectious roles of neutrophils, immunometabolism, intercellular mitochondria transfer, signaling, basic cell & molecular biology.

Kilannin Krysiak, PhD

My research focuses on the improvement of patient treatment by advancing our understanding of the impact of genetic alterations on cancer prognosis and treatment response. I am involved in analysis …

Yuan-Hung Kuan, BS

McDonnell Scholar

I’m intrigued by exploring how clinical health data can be leveraged to develop a learning model aimed at enhancing medical decision-making.

Jan Kubanek, MS, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

My research has developed and deployed systems for precision noninvasive brain stimulation in patients. The treatments are based on focused ultrasonic waves. The developed devices have been used in …

Sakil Kulkarni, MD

Asst Prof of Pediatrics

Clinical Interests: Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Research Interests: Liver regeneration, Acute Liver Failure, Pediatric Liver transplantation

Parvesh Kumar, MD

Associate Dean of Clinical and Translational Research

I have engaged in clinical research related to prostate cancer, head and neck cancer and lung cancer, having served as Principal Investigator and / or Co-PI for NCI sponsored (CALGB and RTOG) …

Senthil R. Kumar, PhD

My interest is in cell signaling, epigenetics and small molecule drug development in solid tumors (pancreatic and lung tumors) including hematological malignancies. My research focus is also in …

Suresh Kumar, MSC, PhD

ß2-Glycoprotein I (ß2GPI) is an abundant plasma protein having phospholipid-binding properties. It is known to be the major target antigen of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) in antiphospholipid …

Terrance T. Kummer, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurology

My research program is focused on understanding the mechanisms underlying neuronal trauma and degeneration during and following acute brain injury.  I am particularly interested in intracerebral …

Bornali Kundu, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Brain stimulation using implanted devices has revolutionized the treatment of functional disorders including movement disorders and epilepsy. However, the precise mechanisms by which neurostimulation …

Che-Pei Kung, PhD

Pathogenesis of breast cancer, with focus on tumor suppressors’ roles in triple-negative breast cancer.

Paul V. Kunnath, MD, MS

My interest is in expanding the evidence base for the clinical utility of routinely used radiology, laboratory and other diagnostic testing.

Ranju Kunwor, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Outcome research, database research, meta-analysis, clinical trials

Wen-Hsi Kuo, PhD

Graduate Fellow

Plant science, Genomics, Population genetics, Evolution

Lindsay M. Kuroki, MD

HPV vaccination for prevention of CIN2+ disease in women younger than age 30 years.

Howard I. Kurz, MD, MSE

Professor of Medicine

My research is clinical and is in the field of interventional cardiology. It involves the investigation of new techniques and devices utilized in coronary interventions and their outcomes. My …

Vladimir Kushnir, MD

Assistant professor of medicine

Endoscopy, obesity

Sebla B. Kutluay, PhD

We have recently discovered that HIV-1 Integrase protein regulates particle maturation, a role completely independent of its catalytic activity. This involves the binding of integrase to viral RNA …

Kristin Kwakwa, PhD

Postdoc Research Scholar

Breast cancer; bone metastasis; chemoresistance; integrin signaling

Jennie H. Kwon, DO

Assistant Professor of Medicine

My research interest is in the promotion of quality care and patient safety through the prevention and control of infections, with a special interest in Clostridium difficile infection.

George B. Kyei, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Molecular Microbiology

My research interests are in HIV latency and reservoir maintenance. An important obstacle to the cure of HIV is viral replication in long lived, quiescent immune cells such as macrophages, dendritic …

Helen W. Lach, PhD, RN

Falls, Fear of Falling, Injury, Prevention

Jack H. Ladenson, PhD

Oree M Carroll and Lillian B Ladenson Professor of Clinical Chemistry in Pathology and Immunology

Research interests have mainly involved the development of improved diagnostic procedures and research tools. My laboratory developed the antibodies used for the immunoassay for CK-MB, the first …

Kimberly Laffey, PhD

I am primarily interested in studying aberrant immune interactions leading to leukemogenesis.

Richard Laforest, MSC, PhD

Associate Professor of Radiology

My research interest involves developing and optimizing data acquisitiona ndimage reconstruction techniques as well as algorithms for the improvement of image quality in Nuclear Medice imaging.

Soumendra Lahiri, PhD

Stanley A. Sawyer Professor in Mathematics and Statistics

My research spans over different areas of Statistics and Data Science. For over three decades, I have done methodological research on a suite of nonparametric statistical methods, called Resampling …

Albert M. Lai, PhD

Chief Research Information Officer

Dr. Lai specializes in the development of research informatics infrastructure and is well recognized in the fields of clinical research informatics and consumer health informatics. A Chief Research …

H Henry Lai, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery (Urologic Surgery)

Neurourology, voiding dysfunction, benign bladder diseases, incontinence, female urology, chronic pelvic pain, interstitial cystitis, urodynamics

Brian Laidlaw, PhD

The Laidlaw lab investigates the development of immunological memory in disease states. Specifically, we are focused on understanding the transcriptional networks regulating the development and …

Spencer P. Lake, PhD

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science

Research focuses on orthopedic biomechanics, with particular emphasis on soft tissues such as tendons and ligaments.  Interested in understanding structure-function relationships in healthy tissues …

Peter M. Lambert, BS

DBBS Pre Doc Trainee

I am interested in neurosteroid effects on GABA-A receptor function, including changes to cellular, circuit, and network level activities.

Tuo Lan, MS, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate,

Dr. Lan’s areas of interest are diet and environmental exposure throughout the life course, and how they influence health and disease. Some examples of her work include how adolescent diet relates to …

Eric Landsness, MD, PhD

Sleep, brain plasticity, disorders of consciousness, neurological disorders

Farrell K. Landwehr, MSCI

Predoctoral Trainee

Several common pediatric neurosurgical conditions are related to the dysregulation of CSF circulation contributing to devastating clinical manifestations and poor quality of life. Emerging evidence …

Catherine E. Lang, PhD, PT

Professor of Physical Therapy

We are interested in better understanding how the central nervous system learns and controls skilled, voluntary movements, how movement recovers after nervous system damage, and how the mechanics of …

Margaret Lange, PhD

Viruses cause debilitating and life-threatening infections, as well as a variety of human cancers. They also reveal the beauty of biology and illuminate the delicate balance that exists at the …

Erin L. Langton, MD

Chief Resident

A chief resident in pediatric neurology at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, I provide clinical care to children with neurologic diseases and am pursuing a fellowship in …

Gregory M. Lanza, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine

Dr. Lanza is a Director of CTRAIN, which is installing a clinical MRI as part of a WU-United Imaging in Healthcare collaboration. The program will be IAC accredited and heavily focused on …

Virginia C. Lanzotti, MSN, PMHNP-BC, BSN

Nurse Practitioner, Brain Gene Registry Program Coordinator

Virginia is a nurse practitioner whose clinical expertise is in child and adolescent psychiatry. She works in collaboration with St. Louis Children’s Hospital providing outpatient psychiatry services …

John M. Lasala, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine

Cardiac Catheterizations, coronary artery disease, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), myocardial infarction, coronary-artery stenting, structural heart disease. The treatment of …

Carolyn M. Lasch, PhD

Postdoc Research Scholar

Broadly, I am interested in early brain development and how trajectories of development vary in neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) such as autism spectrum disorder and Down Syndrome. I am interested …

Guido Lastra Gonzalez, MD

I am interested in the pathophysiology of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus, mechanisms of insulin resistance and beta cell dysfunction

Husain A. Lateef, PhD

Associate Professor

Dr. Lateef’s research utilizes culturally responsive approaches to inform preventions and interventions with youth populations of African descent. His scholarship explores the relationship between …

Olubodun Lateef, MSC

Predoctoral Student

My research interests are centered on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of arterial stiffening and remodeling in obesity and diabetes, as well as identifying novel therapeutic strategies to treat …

Osvaldo J. Laurido-Soto, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurology

-Neuroepidemiology and Health Care Utilization patters. -Acute interventions for Acute Ischemic Strokes. -Neuromodulation with VNS for Acute Ischemic Strokes.

Kory J. Lavine, MD, PhD

Professor in Medicine

Heart failure is the leading cause of mortality in the industrial world. Current therapies aim to minimize the extent of maladaptive remodeling. A wealth of basic and clinical studies implicate that …

Rebekah Lawrence, DPT, PhD

Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy

Our work focuses on understanding the modifiable biomechanical factors underlying shoulder pain and pathology leading to the development of evidence-based rehabilitation strategies.