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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Joshua Little, PhD,

To develop the skills and collaborative relationships needed to perform meaningful translational pain research.

Marina Litvin, MD

Cystic fibrosis related diabetes, oncology related endocrine disorders

Chang Liu, MD, PhD

Transfusion medicine and blood banking, histocompatibility and immunogenetics.

Guang Hao M. Liu, MD, PhD

Research fellow

My research focuses on understanding how sleep and circadian dysfunction reflect and contribute to neurodegenerative disease. I am particularly interested in 4R tauopathies, including frontotemporal …

James C. Liu, MD

Assistant Professor

My research focuses on using AI and machine learning to improve glaucoma care. I apply modern modeling techniques to large datasets like the OHTS, integrating clinical data and imaging to refine risk …

Jianguo Liu, MD, PhD

We are currently focusing on studying the roles of cytokines and chemokines in human diseases, with particular interest in exploring the effects of innate immunity on autoimmunity, infectious …

Lei Liu, PhD

Professor of Biostatistics

Dr. Liu has broad interests in biostatistical methodology research, including survival analysis, longitudinal analysis, spline regression methods, with applications to clinical and health services …

Qin Liu, PhD

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

To identify endogenous itch mediators and related signaling pathways, and develop new drugs for itch management in humans.

Ta-Chiang Liu, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology

Gastrointestinal pathology, in particular the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease.

Xiaoyu Liu, PhD, MBA

Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy

My research lies at the intersection of health informatics and human-computer interaction, specifically targeting the needs of underserved patient populations. I aim to identify these groups’ unique …

Ying Liu, PhD, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

My research primarily focuses on cancer health disparities. Specifically, my current projects examine the contributions of the factors across the patient, healthcare provider, system, and …

Yizhou (Alexander) Liu, BA

DBBS Graduate Student

Neurodegeneration.

Yongjian Liu, PhD

Professor of Radiology

Nanomedicine/Molecular Imaging/Cancer Imaging: Construction and evaluation of nanostructures/small molecules as targeted imaging probes for diagnosis of cancer, infectious disease, cardiovascular …

Zhuoming Liu, PhD

Assistant Professor of Molecular Microbiology

I have studied vesicular stomatitis virus platform for development of countermeasures against emerging enveloped viruses. The experience gained in the field has been recently and successfully …

Tewodros W. Liyew, MD, MPH

Pre-doc

My work focuses on hypertension control, non-communicable diseases, and immigrant health, with a vision of translating evidence into scalable interventions.

Jorge J. Llibre-Guerra, MD, MS

I am passionate about research on cognition and dementia, with a particular focus on epidemiology, early biomarkers, and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). My primary research interest is to …

Tabitha N. Lobo, MD

Clinical Fellow Associate

Cardiovascular disease

Irfan J. Lodhi, PhD

Our laboratory is focused on the role of lipid metabolism pathways in the regulation of energy homeostasis. We are particularly interested in how the multifunctional organelles called peroxisomes …

Timothy M. Lohman, PhD

Brennecke Professor of Biological Chemistry

Mechanism and regulation of helicases and single strand binding proteins involved in DNA metabolism

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 …