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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Keith R. Lohse, PhD

Associate Professor

In my research, I statistically model the psychological processes of human learning, the physiological mechanisms of recovery, and how they interact during rehabilitation. This quantitative approach …

Daniel A. London, MD, MS

Assistant Professor

My research interests are two-fold. First, I am interested in better understanding patient report outcomes and how these scores relate to a patient’s overall health and well-being. Similarly, I am …

Justin Long, MD, PhD

Understanding the pathophysiology of Alzheimer disease, specifically as it relates to the role of cholesterol metabolism in modulating the immune response in animal models of Alzheimer disease pathology.

Jason K. Longhurst, DPT, PhD

Dr. Longhurst conducts research investigating the interaction between cognition and motor control in individuals with neurodegenerative diseases (such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease) or those …

Greg Longmore, MD, MS

Professor of Medicine

cancer metastasis

Carolina Lopez, PhD

We use a multidisciplinary approach to study the intimate relationship of a virus and the organism it infects. We focus on dissecting the early events that determine the course of infection with …

Julia D. Lopez, MPH, MSW, PhD

Instructor of Medicine

Dr. López is a public health researcher who uses her clinical practice skills to further advance the field of sexual health using public health theories and frameworks. To date, she has worked to …

Rebecca A. Lorenz, PhD, RN

Area if Clinical or Research Interest: I am a nurse scientist and Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at Saint Louis University. My research focus is treatment of chronic pain, insomnia, …

Yenisleidy Lorenzo Ceballos, PhD

Regulatory role of the A-type variant of intracellular fibroblast growth factor homologous factors (iFGF-A isoforms) in the inhibition of voltage-gated Na+ channels by local anesthetic compounds.

Monique A. Lorson, PhD

Associate Research Professor

Our laboratory has focused on the development of a large swine model of Spinal Muscular Atrophy to be used in the development and testing of therapeutics

Sunny S. Lou, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Clinical informatics, physician burnout, cardiac anesthesiology

Darlene Louis Charles, MPH

Pre doc

Darlene Louis Charles is a public health researcher with a primary focus on communicable diseases and health disparities. Her work examines the psychosocial and structural barriers that impact …

Travis M. Loux, MS, PhD

Causal inference; experimental design; missing data; observational data

Brendan P. Lovasik, MD

Clinical Fellow Associate

Transplant surgeon interested in clinical organ transplantation and transplant immunology

Lindsey Love, MS

Research Center Program Manager

Administrator

Jerry L. Lowder, MD, MSC

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

My research has focused on the impact of pelvic floor disorders, specifically pelvic organ prolapse, on a woman’s body image. I have used quantitative and qualitative methodologies to develop and …

Chenyang Lu, MS, PhD

Fullgraf Professor of Computer Science and Engineering

Wireless sensor network, mobile health, real-time embedded software, and their applications to medicine.

Esther J. Lu, MSC, PhD

My research interests include propensity score methodology, survival data analysis, study design in clinical trials and missing data methods. I am also interested in cost effective analysis and …

Ruijin Lu, PhD

Assistant Professor

My research focuses on developing and applying advanced statistical and machine learning methods to address complex clinical questions in Alzheimer disease and other conditions. I specialize in …

Ti Lu, PhD

Assistant Research Professor

My work focuses on improving how we design and test vaccines by making preclinical models more reflective of real-world conditions. I’m especially interested in how factors like aging, nutrition, the …

Xinguo Lu, PhD

Post-Doc

My research explores how neurosteroids modulate GABA_A receptors to regulate neuronal excitability and network activity, employing electrophysiological techniques such as in vitro patch-clamp …

Zhijian Luan, MS

PhD student

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging analysis and information classification.

Joan Luby, MD

Professor of Psychiatry (Child Psychiatry)

My primary research interest is in the nosology of mood disorders in preschool children. I and members of my lab (the Early Emotional Development Program; EEDP) aim to advance scientific …

Brendan P. Lucey, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurology

My area of research interest is the relationship between sleep and Alzheimer’s disease pathology.

Patrick H. Luckett, PhD

Instructor in Neurological Surgery

My research focuses on using large multimodal datasets, including MRI, genetics, and sociodemographic factors, to design AI models that predict disease outcomes across conditions such as brain …

Daniel R. Ludwig, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

I am an Assistant Professor of Radiology in the Abdominal Imaging Section. My research interests include quantitative liver imaging, hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatic fibrosis, MR elastography, and …

Scott J. Luhmann, MD

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Treatment of spinal deformities (idiopathic adolescent scoliosis, congenital scoliosis and spondylolisthesis); Traumatic spinal pathology of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine; Neuromuscular …

Stephanie Lukas, MPH, PharmD

Interim Director, Global Health and Equity Education; Associate Professor, Pharmacy Administration

My research focuses on the important and emerging areas of global health and public health, especially as related to pharmacy. My research focuses primarily on vitally important areas such as: 1) …

Cliff J. Luke, PhD

Using different model organisms to study cellular responses to stress and mechanisms of lysosomal mediated necrosis

Douglas A. Luke, PhD, MA

Professor of Social Work

Professor Luke is a leading researcher in the areas of health behavior, organizations, policy, and tobacco control. A top biostatistician and social science methodologist, Professor Luke has made …

Jose M. Luna, MS, PhD

Instructor in Radiology

Dr. José Marcio Luna’s research focuses on the development of translational tools for prediction and diagnosis of cancer from a multi-omics perspective in the era of precision medicine. His research …

Chongliang Luo, PhD

Assistant Professor

Dr. Luo’s research interests focus on statistical methodology on data integration, including multi-view data integration, meta-analysis and privacy-preserving distributed learning. The developed …

Jingqin Luo, PhD

Associate Professor of Surgery (Public Health Sciences)

My research interests span over many areas with a focus on development and application of sophisticated statistical methods to medical research. I am particularly interested in feature …

Hannah Lupton, MS

Previously, the Sverdrup lab discovered a link between the p38 MAPK protein and the DUX4 gene, the regulator of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). Inhibition of p38 led to a significant …

Patrick J. Lustman, PhD

Professor of Psychiatry

Dr. Lustman’s research focuses on the interaction of psychiatric and medical illness. His studies have established the importance of depression in diabetes—not only are the odds of depression doubled …

Cindy V. Ly, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

ALS biomarker development

Kyanh Ly, BS

Medical Student

Internal Medicine / Gastroenterology

Eileen M. Lynch, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate

I study TDP-43 aggregation in myopathy and neurodegeneration. I am interested in the mechanisms behind TDP-43 prion-like aggregate seeding, and whether there are aggregate “strains” with specific …

Leslie A. Lyons, MS, PhD

Gilbreath McLorn Endowed Professor of Comparative Medicine

Research focuses on genetic aspects of domestic cats, including discovery of variants for inherited diseases and traits and the analyses of cat population dynamics. The Lyons laboratory maintains a …

Changqing Ma, MD, PhD

Dr. Ma’s diagnostic expertise includes both neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases of the gastrointestinal system, biliary tract, and pancreas. She has conducted clinical and translational research …

Cynthia X. Ma, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

My research is focused on pre-clinical studies and early phase clinical trials evaluating molecular therapeutic agents, including IGF-IR antibody and Chk1 inhibitors, for the treatment of breast …

Liang Ma, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine (Dermatology)

There are two major research areas in my lab. One is to study the molecular mechanism of alopecia and the other the development of the female reproductive tract. Specifically we are interested in …

Lixin Ma, PhD

Early detection and therapy of human cancers; molecular imaging; targeted delivery of therapeutics

Heather Macarthur, PhD

Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Neurodegeneration.

Luigi Maccotta, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurology

I am interested in understanding the role of brain functional networks in the diagnosis and characterization of epilepsy. I am also interested in the application of machine learning to the analysis …

Robert M. MacGregor, MD

Clinical and research interests include the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation and other adult cardiac diseases.

Samantha Mackin, MD, PhD

DBBS Pre Doc Trainee

Investigating antibody Fc-mediated mechanisms of protection against SARS-CoV-2.

Susan E. Mackinnon, MD

Sydney M., Jr. and Robert H. Shoenberg Professor of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)

My clinical/research interest includes over 30 years of experience in the investigation of peripheral nerve injury and regeneration. My clinical practice is solely devoted to the treatment of …

Chelsea E. Macpherson, DPT, PhD

Postdoc Research Associate

Dr. Macpherson’s research focuses on the investigation of methods of exercise and physical activity behavior change across neurodegenerative conditions, their impact on disease specific measures, and …

Thomas Maddox, MD, MSC

Clinicial interests include general cardiology, coronary artery disease, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, cardiac imaging, and cardiac prevention. Research interests include health services …