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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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 …

Prabhavathi Maddineni, PhD

Assistant Professor

I am leading an independent, translational research program focused on mitochondrial mechanisms underlying retinal ganglion cell (RGC) degeneration and vision loss in glaucoma. With over nine years …

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 …

Kamala K. Madireddi, BA

Pre-doc

As a member of the Brogan Lab, I am interested in peripheral nerve injuries, nerve regeneration, and the implication of the SARM-1 gene in this process.

Ju Heon Maeng, PhD

Postdoc Research Associate

Transposable element-derived antigens in glioblastoma as an alternative targets for immunotherapy. Transposable element expression as a potential markers for disease progress in neurodevelopmental …

Abigail Magee, PhD

I study data registration techniques for optical functional neuroimaging and developing both hardware and algorithms for investigating brain function in acute care scenarios and its relationship to …

Jeffrey A. Magee, MD, PhD

Elizabeth H and James S McDonnell, III Prof of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology SLCH

We are interested in how blood forming stem cells self-renew and in how these self-renew programs are hijacked to drive leukemia cell proliferation.

Leonard B. Maggi, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

The overall goal of our research is to understand why 96% of human prostate adenocarcinomas lose ARF expression even though they are actively proliferating. We hypothesize that loss of ARF leads to …

Kiran Mahajan, MSC, PhD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

The overall goal of our research program is “Precision Medicine for Prostate Cancer: Developing novel therapeutics to prevent metastasis by targeting critical transcriptional networks”. The goal is …

Nupam P. Mahajan, PhD

Director of Urological Research

Our group explores various epigenetic processes to identify precise signaling events that takes place in the cancer cells either during oncogenesis or upon exposure to various chemotherapeutic …

Sarakshi Mahajan, MD

Instructor

To develop a predictive model that would accurately identify the risk of colon cancer in patients with IBD based on features derived from colonoscopy images and relevant patient data.

Thomas E. Mahan, PhD

Post-doctoral Research Associate

My research interests focus on the development of Alzheimer disease (AD) pathology and neurodegeneration in individuals with Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome, DS). Using newly developed cell model systems …

Christopher Maher, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Our research focuses integrative cancer biology research for the purpose of translating genome-based knowledge into novel diagnostic, prognostic, therapeutic strategies in cancer research. In order …

Moe Mahjoub, PhD

Research in my lab at Washington University focuses on the biology of centrosomes and cilia, the involvement of these essential cellular organelles in development, and their dysfunction in human …

Alireza Mahjoubnia, MSC

Predoctoral Trainee

Alireza’s research interest lies at the intersection of advanced manufacturing techniques and biomedical engineering, with a focus on developing innovative biomaterials for minimally invasive …

Amir Mahmoud, MD

Fellow

My clinical and research interests focus on classical hematology with an emphasis on thrombosis and hemostasis. I am particularly interested in antiphospholipid syndrome, cancer-associated thrombosis …

Zainab Mahmoud, MD, MSC

Assistant Professor

Dr. Zainab Mahmoud is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at Washington University in St. Louis, with secondary appointments in Obstetrics & Gynecology and the School of …

Sakib Mahmud, MSC

Pre-Doc

My research interest focuses on defining the mechanisms by which Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) leads to vascular dysfunction. I am particularly interested in understanding how chronic intestinal …

Wanda J. Mahoney, PhD, OTR/L

Professor of Occupational Therapy

As an occupational therapist, educator, and researcher, I work with adolescents and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to study and enhance their participation in …

Baijayanta Maiti, MD, PhD

Dr. Maiti’s research utilizes state of the art multimodal, non-invasive, functional imaging to enhance our understanding of the pathophysiologic bases of dementia and gait impairment in Parkinson …

Charles A. Maitz, PhD, DVH

Assistant Professor of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery

Computational dosimetry of radiation therapy, including brachytherapy, external beam radiotherapy, and radiopharmaceuticals. Also interested in the application of alternative forms of radiation …

Wilson Majee, MPH, PhD

The interdisciplinary nexus of community leadership development, community engagement, and health promotion is the center of my work. My overarching research goal is to explore, identify and …

Elaine M. Majerus, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

My work is focused on understanding the etiologies of thrombotic microangiopathies to effect a treatment. We have studied the structure function relationship of von Willebrand Factor and ADAMTS13. …

Michael B. Major, PhD

Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology

My lab studies how perturbation of specific signal transduction pathways contributes to the initiation and progression of cancer. We employ a “systems level” integrative discovery platform to …

Susruta Majumdar, PhD

Professor, Medicinal Chemistry

Research in the laboratory is aimed at attaining functional selectivity of opioid agonist action from its own target adverse effects while integrating chemical synthesis with biochemical, genetic and …

Grigory Maksaev, PhD

Mechanosensitive channels, patch-clamp, electrophysiology.

Taylor Malachowski, BS

DBBS Pre Doc Trainee

Chemotherapy is a mainstay of cancer therapy. Unfortunately, while chemotherapy can profoundly impact disease free survival, it is often accompanied with devastating side effects. While many side …

Pias Malaker, MS

Predoctoral Student

My research interests lie at the intersection of addiction neuroscience, pain biology, and perioperative medicine. I am particularly interested in how chronic substance use alters brain function, …

Elizabeth K. Mallott, PhD

Assistant Professor

Dr. Mallott’s research examines how the environment shapes host-associated microbial communities both within and across species. Her work currently focuses on 1) interactions between social and …

Elizabeth Malm-Buatsi, MD

My current focus in research is twofold, clinical outcomes and being an expert in the urinary microbiome in the world of pediatric urology. I am currently studying the urinary microbiome in children …

Theodore K. Malmstrom, MS, PhD

Dr. Malmstrom completed his doctorate in experimental psychology at Saint Louis University. He joined the faculty of the Department Psychiatry in 2004 and is currently a (tenure-track) assistant …

Christopher D. Malone, MD

I am interested in novel methods of endovascular drug and embolic delivery in the context of oncology and vascular disease. I have a particular interest in both the diagnostic and therapeutic …

Jay R. Malone, MD, MS

Associate Professor

My areas of clinical interest are in pediatric critical care ethics, specifically issues of surrogate decision making and end-of-life care in pediatrics.