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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Mallory B. Smith, MD, MS, Other

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

I aim to understand the variable behaviors and intentions families have at the bedside in the pediatric intensive care unit to decrease their child’s suffering and how these are associated with short …

Matthew V. Smith, MD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Sports medicine research aimed at injury prevention and evidence-based medicine.

Sarah K. Smith, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

I am interested in understanding the molecular state of circadian function in critical illness and defining its role in disease outcomes.

Sean E. Smith, MD, MSC

Instructor in Neurology

Translation research focused on precision medicine to improve the understanding, treatment, and prevention of ALS.

Timothy W. Smith, MD, D.Phil

Associate Professor of Medicine

Electrophysiology

Christopher D. Smyser, MD

Professor of Neurology

I am a pediatric neurologist driven to provide optimal neurological outcomes for all infants at increased risk for neurodevelopmental disability. My research efforts focus upon the application of a …

Barbara J. Snider, MD, PhD

Professor of Neurology

Main area of clinical interest is the development of biomarkers, diagnostics and therapeutics for dementing disorders. Basic science research focuses on the role or protein degradation systems and …

Katie Sniffen, MS, PhD

Director of Athletic Training Program

Katie Sniffen is the Director of Operations & Research for Saint Louis University’s AHEAD Institute. In this role, she provides logistical support to faculty, staff, and primary investigators using …

Abraham Z. Snyder, MD, PhD

Professor of Radiology

Physiology of resting state brain activity.

Jason A. Snyder, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Geriatric trauma, Surgical Critical Care, Delirium in trauma patients

Kurtis T. Sobush, MD

My research focuses on the role of endogenous bronchiolar epthelial progenitor cells in both maintenance and repair. I have been involved in developing in vivo methods to further define the size and …

Lilianna Solnica-Krezel, MS, PhD

Head of the Department of Developmental Biology

We are investigating the cellular and molecular genetic mechanisms underlying vertebrate gastrulation, a crucial period of embryogenesis during which the germ layers are formed and then shaped into …

Stephanie R. Solomon Cargill, PhD

Assistant Professor

Human subjects regulations and policy, Ethics of genetics research and biobanking, Community-based research, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Medicine, Social Epistemology.

Emily K. Somerville, OTD

Promoting the participation of older adults with functional limitations through the provision of intensive, tailored home modification interventions designed to enhance the performance of daily …

Mitchell Sommers, PhD

Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Training of individuals with impaired hearing to improve speech perception and understanding

Sheng-Kwei Song, PhD

Professor of Radiology

The development of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) biomarker of white matter injury validated using mouse models of central nervous system (CNS) disorders has been the primary research goal of Song …

Xing Song, PhD

Assistant Professor

My research interests are in biomedical informatics, machine learning and statistical learning algorithms, data mining and knowledge discovery. My long-term research goal is to develop computational …

Tammy Sonn, MD

My research interest lies primarily in Medical Education. As the student clerkship director for my department, I am involved with several various projects relating to the educational programming to …

Kento Sonoda, MD

Assistant Professor

Research Interest: Community Outreach, Transitions of Care, Preventive Medicine, Cross Culture Communication, Minority Care, Care for individuals with limited English proficiency, HIV, Addiction …

Andrea Soranno, PhD

PhD

My area of research pertains identifying the mechanisms of (dys)function of intrinsically disordered proteins. To this end we use a combination of single-molecule spectroscopy (in vitro and in cell), …

Aristeidis Sotiras, PhD

My work is at the intersection of medical image analysis, machine learning, and computational neuroscience. I focus on developing novel computational methods to extract information from imaging data …

Hani C. Soudah, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

As a physician specializing in Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine, my research focuses on the brain-gut access and how hormonal stimulation effects weight regulation. Additionally, I am …

George P. Souroullas, PhD

The overarching research interest of the Souroullas lab is the role of epigenetic mechanisms during cancer development. The identification of mutations in epigenetic and chromatin factors in cancer, …

Emily Spataro, MD

Facial plastic surgery related outcomes research, including functional and cosmetic rhinoplasty, facial trauma, facial cosmetic surgery, facial reconstructive surgery, and facial nerve surgery. …

Andrej Spec, MD, MSCI

Associate Director of Infectious Disease Clinical Research Unit

Dr. Spec’s research is in fungal infections, particularly in immunocompromised patients, including those with transplants. His research focuses on Cryptococcus, Histoplasma, Candida, Aspergillus and …

Kimberly Spence, MD

Associate professor of Pediatrics

For the past 10 years Dr. Spence is interested in clinical research as well as clinical research as it pertains to quality improvement efforts. For the past 10 years she has led quality improvement …

Abby L. Spencer, MD, MS

Vice Chair of Education; Director, Academy of Educators

GIM, primary care, women’s health, medical education, mentoring and coaching, professional development.

David H. Spencer, MD, PhD

Medical Director, McDonnell Genome Institute Clinical Sequencing Lab

My lab studies the genomics and epigenomics of AML, with an emphasis on how AML mutations alter the epigenome and gene expression. I am also interested in developing genomic methods for diagnosis and …

Susan Spencer, PhD

Regulation of EGFR localization and signaling, using developing Drosophila as a model system.

Thomas E. Spencer, PhD

Professor and Distinguished Scholar

Long-term goals are to understand the key hormonal, cellular, and molecular mechanisms regulating development and function of the uterus and placenta and to translate these findings to improve human …

Jennifer E. Sprague, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

I am currently working on improving diabetes self-management education for adolescents with type 2 diabetes.

Randy S. Sprague, MD

Professor – Director of Clinical Pharmacology

We have shown that erythrocytes released ATP in response to physiological stimuli and that this ATP regulates perfusion distribution in skeletal muscle and stimulates pulmonary vasodilation. We have …

Andrea L. Spray (Bulungu), MPH, PhD

Visiting Faculty

Dr. Andrea L S Bulungu is a public health nutrition researcher based in Uganda, and Research Assistant Professor with the E3 Nutrition Lab at the Brown School of Washington University in St Louis. …

Marguerite W. Spruce, MD

Assistant Professor

My primary clinical interest is in the care of patients with traumatic injuries and emergency general surgical problems. My research interests focus on injury prevention, social determinants of …

Anja I. Srienc, MD, PhD

Clinical Fellow

I am interested in applying optical imaging methods to understand neurovascular function and disease.

Sharan Srinivas, MS, PhD

Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering

Sharan Srinivas is an assistant professor with a joint appointment in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering and the Department of Marketing at the University of Missouri …

Mythili Srinivasan, MD, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics

My area of clinical and research interest is in the area of analgesia and procedural sedation for children for radiological and painful procedures. My research is centered on improving the safety of …

Akhil Srivastava, PhD

Dr. Srivastava leads projects studying the molecular basis of cancer pathophysiology and developing novel anti-cancer therapeutic strategies focusing on Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) or ‘exosomes.’ …

Fred M. Ssewamala, MSW, PhD

Adolescent Health and Economic Strengthening

Christina Stallings, PhD

Assistant Professor of Molecular Microbiology

Our laboratory focuses on the adaptation of Mycobacteria to host-inflicted stresses and persistent infection. At least 30% of the world’s population is infected with latent Mycobacterium …

Devita T. Stallings, MSN, PhD, RN

PhD, RN

I am interested in self-management behaviors (diet, exercise, and medication adherence) of hypertension and other chronic diseases in African Americans. I am also interested in how sleep affects health.

Lindsay Stark, DrPH, MPH

Associate Professor Public Health & Social Work

Lindsay Stark is an internationally recognized expert on the protection and we­­ll-being of women and children in situations of extreme adversity. She has more than a decade of experience leading …

Susan L. Stark, PhD, MSOT

Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy, Neurology and Social Work

Dr. Stark investigates the role of the environment in supporting the performance of older adults with disability. The focus of this research is on the contribution that the environment can make …

Ashley L. Steed, MD, PhD

I investigate the role of microbial metabolites in antiviral immunity.

Sara Steele, PhD

My clinical background is provision of speech and language intervention to school-age children with various communication disorders. My research focuses on language impairment, with a particular …

Richard I. Stein, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Treatment of obesity across the age-spectrum. Alternative deliveries (e.g., work-based, community-based, home-based, practice-based) treatment of obesity and related comorbidities.

Brittani Steinberg, MD

Resident

Obstetrics and gynecology

Allie E. Steinberger, MD, MPH

Resident

Intestinal adaptation after massive small bowel resection, bile acid dysmetabolism

Jacob T. Steinle, MD

Adult Psychiatry Resident

I am interested in utilizing large scale data-sets to examine trends in the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric conditions including substance use disorders. Furthermore, I aim to investigate …

Elisabeth A. Stelson, MPH, MSW, PhD

Assistant Professor

Utilizing quantitative, qualitative, and community-engaged methods, Dr. Stelson’s research examines how working conditions — especially exposure to trauma — affect the health and well-being of the …