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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Aaron Neiman, PhD

Postdoctral Research Scholar

I am a medical anthropologist using qualitative research methods to better understand how new self-guided e-mental health interventions sidestep political and economic questions.

Christopher Nelson, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Gun violence; Necrotizing soft-tissue infections, pneumonia, shock and trauma, severe traumatic brain injury

Elliot C. Nelson, MD

Substance dependence including heroin, other illicit drugs and alcohol; childhood trauma and PTSD. Research has primarily involving behavior genetic and genetic studies including gene-environment interactions.

Jeffrey J. Nepple, MD

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Special interest in pediatric sports medicine including knee injuries to young athletes – including osteochondritis dissecans, anterior cruciate ligament tear (ACL tear), meniscal tear, patellar …

Jeanne M. Nerbonne, PhD

Alumni Endowed Professor of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology

The research program in this laboratory is focused on defining the mechanisms involved in the physiological regulation of membrane excitability in cardiac and neuronal cells and the derangements in …

Brent Neuschwander-Tetri, MD

Professor

I have a longstanding interest in the pathogenesis of metabolic dysfunction associated steatohepatitis (MASH, previously known as NASH). I am specifically interested in determining the role of lipid …

Rodney D. Newberry, MD

Professor of Medicine

My research interest revolves around understanding the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract including inflammatory bowel disease.

Kenneth F. Newcomer, MD

Resident, Research Fellow

Primarily interested in cancer biology, surgical oncology, and improving outcomes for patients with surgically treatable cancers.

Thoi H. Ngo, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Critical care outcomes for surgical specialties, namely Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. Prehospital trauma care.

Andrew D. Nguyen, PhD

Assistant Professor

Our lab does neuroscience research focused on a lysosomal protein called progranulin. While progranulin’s precise molecular function is currently unclear, mutations that result in reduced progranulin …

Nathaniel Nguyen

Medical Student

Medical student interested in patient safety, health outcomes research, and healthcare disparities.

Colin G. Nichols, PhD

Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology

The broad context of our research is the molecular basis, and functional role, of potassium channels. The early cloning of channel genes led to understanding the molecular basis of function by …

Thomas L. Nickolas, MD, MS

Chief, Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases

The focus of my work is on the metabolic effects of kidney diseases, focusing specifying on the skeleton, parathryoid glands, and vitamin D metabolism.

Ginger E. Nicol, MD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry (Child)

Dr. Nicol’s research program broadly aims to better understand the association between obesity and psychiatric illnesses, specifically focusing on deciphering underlying mechanisms that lead to …

Ashley N. Nielsen, PhD

Instructor

My long-term goal as an independent researcher is to apply a developmental neuroscience approach to investigate how features of the early caregiver-child relationship shape the developing brain and …

Susan S. Nielsen, MS, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurology

Most of Dr. Nielsen’s research is on environmental, pharmacologic, and occupational neuroepidemiology. She has a particular interest in Parkinson disease and ALS, with a special emphasis on …

Natalie Niemi, PhD

Asst Prof of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophys

The Niemi lab studies how mitochondria are made and coordinated across physiological contexts. Projects in the lab include understanding the mechanisms and regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis, …

Chad Nieri, MD

Post Doc

My clinical and research interests focus on surgical management of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), including hypoglossal nerve stimulation, multi-level upper airway sleep surgery, and patient …

Ravi Nistala, MD, MS

Associate Professor

CKD and rodent models of CKD, renal cell carcinoma

Dolores B. Njoku, MD

Wise Endowed Chair in Pediatric Anesthesiology, Vice chair department of Anesthesiology

My laboratory investigates the basis of sex differences in drug-induced, immune-mediated, liver disease as well as metabolic liver diseases in humans and mice using a novel model of drug-induced …

Christopher H. Noda, MD

Research Fellow

I am interested in improving the flourishing of pediatric surgical patients and their families, and further investigating the impact of life challenges on well-being.

Kevin K. Noguchi, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

I study developmental neuropathology. This includes research examining the safety of drugs in the developing brain and the ability of the Zika virus to produced neurotoxicity in the fetal brain. …

Nathanial S. Nolan, MD, MPH

Instructor in Medicine

I am an infectious disease physician working at the intersection of infectious diseases, addiction, and housing instability.

Aaron J. Norris, MD, PhD

My research focuses on the neural circuits that regulate stress and arousal.

Scott A. Norris, MD

Research interests focus on the pathophysiology, etiology and treatment of movement disorders including but not limited to Parkinson disease, dystonia, and essential tremor.

Lauren M. Nowakowski, BS

Medical Student

My area of clinical and research interest primarily focuses on biomarkers for assessing recovery from mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). I am particularly interested in understanding the …

Kerri P. Nowell, MA, PhD

I aim to better understand the heterogeneity within the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) phenotype and, as a result, improve diagnostic processes and identify targeted intervention for ASD and …

Ryan M. Nunley, MD

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Total joint replacement surgery (hip and knee), total hip resurfacing, minimally invasive hip replacement, osteotomies about the hip, hip joint debridement, hip osteoplasty procedures and arthroscopy …

Curtis A. Nutter, PhD

Assistant Professor

Co/post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression by alternative RNA processing is a highly regulated and complex process that exponentially increases the repertoire and dynamic control of gene …

Ucheoma Nwaozuru, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Ucheoma Nwaozuru is postdoctoral fellow at Saint Louis University’s College for Public Health and Social Justice.Her research interest centers around implementation science, and the intersection of …

Eberechi Nwogu-Onyemkpa, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Dr. Nwogu-Onyemkpa’s clinical interests include the integration of palliative care in the management of advanced heart failure and sickle cell disease. Her current research explores the impact of …

Taylor Nye, MS, PhD

Postdoc Research Scholar

Research interests include the development of new antibiotics, antibiotic stewardship, polymicrobial infections, metagenomic sequencing, and third-generation sequencing.

Christine M. O’Brien, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

I am interested in developing optical spectroscopy and imaging tools to solve global problems in maternal-fetal health and reproductive diseases. The goal of my work is to build point of care …

Frank O’Brien, MD

Hemodialysis, uremic solutes and urea kinetics. Use of wearable technology to improve treatments and quality of life for out patient dialysis patients.

Kevin S. O’Bryan, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Clinical informatics

John L. O’Donnell, PhD

My research focuses on the role of neuromodulators including dopamine, norepinephrine, acetylcholine, and serotonin in the function of the nervous system, with a particular emphasis on their role in …

Regis O’Keefe, MD, PhD

Fred C Reynolds Prof of Orthopaedic Surgery

Cartilage research, bone repair, skeletal development, cancer and inflammatory diseases of bone. Clinical interests include the management of benign and malignant bone and soft (connective) tissue …

Karen O’Malley, MS, PhD

Professor

My laboratory is interested in the molecular and cellular bases of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. For example, metabotropic glutamate receptors play important roles modulating neuronal …

Julie O’Neal, PHD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

The focus of my research is immunotherapy for multiple myeloma. We are developing new CAR-T constructs targeting FCRL5, a protein expressed on most myeloma cells with the goal to test a lead …

Mitchel Obey, MD

Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery

My area of clinical interest includes the treatment of fractures and their sequelae. My research interests include clinical research on the optimal management of patients with fractures, including …

Olumayowa A. Odemuyiwa, MSN, PhD, RN

With a background in Nursing, Health Education and Applied Statistics, my research is focused on understanding the epidemiology of chronic diseases that are disproportionately prevalent in minority …

Beryne Odeny, MD, MPH, PhD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

I investigate disparities in global health research and seek strategies to address inequities in access to cancer prevention and other primary care, with a strong focus on combining lung cancer …

Thomas Odeny, MD, MPH, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Global oncology Clinical trials in resource-limited settings Cancer in people living with HIV Immunotherapy and targeted therapy for virus-associated cancers Implementation science

Elizabeth B. Odom, MD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

My primary focus is disparity and access to care in breast cancer treatment and post-mastectomy breast reconstruction. I have narrowed my research to improving access to care through education of …

Oluseye Oduyale, MD

Resident Physician

My interests lie in colorectal surgical and oncological outcomes as well as the epidemiology of early-onset colorectal cancer and chemopreventive strategies.

Sarah E. Oerther, PhD, RN

Assistant Professor

Dr. Oerther is a nurse researcher committed to improving children’s health, particularly among families living in rural communities. Her research interests include addressing the impact of extreme …

Arin K. Oestreich, MD

Endometrial energy metabolism during embryo implantation