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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Rawan Tarawneh, MD

Associate Professor

My NIH-funded research focuses on the use of advanced proteomics, genomics, and transcriptomics to identify novel biomarkers and small molecule drug targets for Alzheimer disease and related …

Phillip I. Tarr, MD

Melvin E Carnahan Professor of Pediatrics

Our work is focused on the intensive study of the host, most particularly the child, and the host’s intestinal microbiota in health and disease. We study diverse aspects of this interaction, …

Patrick Tassone, MD, MS

Assistant Professor

Dr. Tassone has an interest in clinical outcomes of surgical, radiation, and chemotherapy treatments for head and neck cancer. In particular, risk factors for delay or failure to receive adjuvant …

John E. Tavis, PhD

Professor of Molecular Virology

My research focuses on the biochemistry and cell biology of the reverse transcriptase from the Hepatitis B Virus and on the effect of Hepatitis C Virus’ very high genetic diversity on its response to …

Alexandra Taylor, MD

Resident

My clinical and research interests center on clinical, SDOH, and health services research. I am interested in identifying barriers to maintaining optimal care. Ultimately, my goal is to use …

Beth E. Taylor, MS, Doctorate of Clinical Nutrition

Research Scientist, Sr Clinical Research Coord

After nearly 20 in the intensive care setting where I was involved in mentoring critical care fellows and advanced practice nurses, and serving as the PI on bedside multidisciplinary research …

Ryan M. Teague, PhD

Professor

My area of research interest is in Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy. The work in my lab strives to identify and manipulate the mechanisms of immune tolerance that undermine cancer immunotherapy. We …

Jeffrey Teckman, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatris and Biochemisty and Molecular Biology

Dr. Teckman studies the cell biology of liver injury using the model disease, alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency. He is also involved in clinical studies of other pediatric liver diseases including …

Emma Teixeiro, PhD

Associate Professor

My research interest is in determining the mechanisms that drive the generation of long-lived efficient protective T cell immunity or memory.

Tibebe Antonios Teklemariam, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate

The study of DNA replication and damage repair proteins recruited to the replication fork upon replication stress.

Marissa M. Tenenbaum, MD

Professor of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)

Plastic and Reconstructive surgery including cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the face, breast and body.

Besu Teshome, MSC, PharmD

Areas of specialty include information mastery, internal medicine, and infectious diseases outcomes research.

Lindsay Tessmer, RN

Predoctoral Trainee

Culture and violence among healthcare workers, including both physical violence and incivility.

Ruth Tevlin, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Dr. Ruth Tevlin is a Plastic Surgeon Scientist specializing in Craniofacial Surgery, with a strong research focus on tissue regeneration, bone repair, and advanced surgical techniques. Her work …

Premal H. Thaker, MD, MSC

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

I am interested in looking at biobehavioral influences on ovarian cancer progression and treatment. Also I am a clinical principal investigator in the Endometrial SPORE project at Washington …

Mahesh M. Thakkar, PhD

Our research is focused on understanding the role of casual and consequential role of sleep and sleep disturbances in neuropsychiatric disorders including addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder, …

Daniel L. Theodoro, MD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine in Medicine

Our central hypothesis is that what patients experience in the Emergency Department when they are acutely ill shapes the outcome of their hospitalization. Currently we are examining whether employing …

Hilary Thibodeau, MSW

Predoctoral Trainee

My area of research interest is the intersection of housing and substance use on long term well-being.

Suzanne Thibodeaux, MD, PhD

Assistant Medical Director, Transfusion and Blood Banking Medicine

Cellular therapy, improvements in therapeutic apheresis, and transfusion medicine education

Kwee L. Thio, MD, PhD

Professor of Neurology

My clinical interests are in pediatric neurology, pediatric epilepsy, and epilepsy in children with cerebral palsy. My research interests are in pediatric epilepsy and cellular neuroscience. I am …

Elizabeth Thoenen, PhD

Postdoc Research Scholar

My research investigates oncogenic gain-of-function (GOF) mutations in cancer, focusing specifically on the transcription factor Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2-Related Factor 2 (NRF2). NRF2 is frequently …

Brian Thomas, BS

Using oligonucleotides to better understand and improve immunomodulation of cancer.

Maria A. Thomas, MD, PhD

My research interests include development of clinical trials for breast cancer and lymphoma patients. In particular, I have an active interest in studying the risk of cardiac toxicity in patients who …

Theodore S. Thomas, MD

My research interests are in oncology outcomes research utilizing databases, in particular Veterans Health Administration data. Additionally, I am involved in clinical research at the Saint Louis VA …

Jeremy M. Thompson, MD, PhD

Clinical Fellow

Identification of chronic pain-related maladaptive plasticity in mesolimbic circuits contributing to pain-associated emotional-affective disorders, anhedonia, and amotivation with a focus on …

Keniesha O. Thompson, MD

Research interests include health care disparities, health outcomes research, chronic disease management, medical education tools, patent safety and health care communication.

Michael D. Thompson, MD, PhD

I am interested in understanding the mechanisms of disease progression to fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. My current focus is on developmental programming and how maternal dietary …

Renee J. Thompson, PhD

My research centers on understanding the everyday emotional experience in individuals with depressive psychopathology. I use multi-method approaches, including ecological momentary assessment, to …

Robert W. Thompson, MD

Professor of Surgery (General Surgery)

Our research efforts are focused on abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), a potentially life-threatening form of vascular disease. AAAs are characterized by chronic inflammation and destructive matrix …

Vetta L. Thompson, PhD

Professor of Social Work

Professor Sanders Thompson is a leading researcher in the areas of racial identity, psychosocial implications of race and ethnicity in health communications, access to health services, and …

Wade L. Thorstad, MD

Professor of Radiation Oncology

Constant improvement of Head and Neck radiation therapy using intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) via study of associated patterns of failure. Development and modification of treatment …

Stefani S. Tica, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

My long-term career goal is to be a physician-scientist, caring for children with complex digestive disorders and conducting novel translational epidemiologic research to illuminate the …

Amy M. Tiemeier, PharmD

Director, Community Partnerships & Associate Director, Experiential Education & Associate Professor

Geriatrics

Mikhail Tikhonov, PhD

Associate Professor of Physics

My interests are in theoretical microbial ecology and coarse-graining complex microbial ecosystems to identify simpler predictive descriptions.

Joshua M. Tobin

Predoctoral Trainee

I am interested in the discovery and molecular characterization of rare inborn errors of immunity

Tomi Toler, MS, CGC, DrPH

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

I am a Certified Genetic Counselor and the Associate Director of the Program in Genetic Counseling. I am interested in research related to the process of genetic counseling, the return of research …

Niraj H. Tolia, PhD

Associate Professor of Molecular Microbiology

Malaria causes an estimated 300-500 million cases and 1-3 million deaths annually, 80% of which are in children under the age of five. The clinical symptoms of malaria culminate upon red blood cell …

Stuart R. Tomko, MD

Currently working to establish a national pediatric epilepsy surgery database focusing on the use of stereo-EEG in epilepsy surgery. Also conducting research on the link between epilepsy and other …

Chau Tong, PhD

Assistant Professor

Health informatics, information surveillance, computational social science.

Ursula A. Tooley, PhD

Postdoc Research Scholar

My research examines the functional brain network development in neonates and toddlers, with a focus on the pace of brain maturation and how neuroplasticity changes across development. I am also …

Adetunji T. Toriola, MD, MPH, PhD

Associate Professor of Surgery (General Surgery)

I am interested in elucidating risk factors for cancer and factors that can impact survival among cancer patients, with the aim of improving cancer prevention at the population level and translating …

Karoly Toth, DVM

I have been studying the pathogenesis of human adenoviruses. To this effect, I have developed and characterized a permissive animal model, based on the Syrian hamster. We demonstrated that the Type …

Reid R. Townsend, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine

Dr. Townsend’s primary research interest is the discovery and validation of biomakers in tissues and biological fluids using proteomics and metabolomics. His research program focuses on the …

Eunjin Tracy, PhD

Assistant Professor

My overarching research and theoretical interests take a life-course perspective on the ways in which health-related stress and sleep and circadian rhythms in the context of couple and family …

Jennifer Tran, PhD

Elucidating the molecular mechanisms of cytokine-induced memory-like NK cells

Jean-Francois Trani, MA, PhD

Inclusive education in low income and crisis settings.

Dorian E. Traube, MSW, PhD

Dean, School of Social Work

Technological adaptations for early childhood interventions

Barbara W. Trautner, MD, PhD

Gerald and Judith Medoff Professor of Infectious Diseases

I am an infectious diseases physician with a sense of urgency about saving antibiotics for the future. My frustration with seeing my patients’ bladder flora become more resistant after courses of …

Anna M. Trier, MD/PhD Student

Sensory neurons play an integral role in host defense by both rapidly alerting the host to danger through eliciting protective behavioral responses and modulating inflammation. However, the specific …

Nikolaos Trikalinos, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Medicine

My primary research interest is neuroendocrine tumors and tumors of the gastrointestinal system.