BioMed RAP Faculty

BioMed RAP Faculty BioMedRAP/CD-BioRAP faculty mentors are carefully selected to ensure that they offer a supportive environment and a research project that will allow participants to develop the skills necessary to become an independent investigator. The faculty who participate in the program are affiliated with the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences (DBBS) at Washington University in St. Louis. Below is a list of the DBBS faculty who mentored a 2009 BioMedRAP/CD-BioRAP student: Complete list coming soon..... Jianxin Bao, Ph.D. - Stem cell therapies for age-related diseases Phyllis I. Hanson, M.D., Ph.D. - Regulation of membrane trafficking Robyn S. Klein, M.D., Ph.D. - Molecular basis of inflammation-associated dysfunction in viral and autoimmune encephalitides Kenneth M. Murphy, M.D., Ph.D. - T cell development, lineage commitment. David M. Ornitz, Ph.D., M.D. - Growth factor signaling in lung, skeletal, cardiovascular and CNS development and physiology; Otopetrin in vestibular mechanosensory development Karen L. O`Malley, Ph.D. - Mechanisms underlying the specification, regulation, and neurodegeneration of dopaminergic and glutamatergic systems. Joel S. Perlmutter, M.D. - Pharmacology, physiology and pathophysiology of basal ganglia and movement disorders. John H. Russell, Ph.D. - CNS/lymphocyte interactions regulating inflammation and pathogenesis in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert, Ph.D. - My research focuses on the delivery of protein growth factors to promote tissue regeneration. Tim B. Schedl, Ph.D. - Control of germline stem cells and meiotic development in C. elegans. Paul Schlesinger, M.D., Ph.D. - Intracellular ion transport, chloride, protons, mitochondrial channels, phagosome, parasites. James B. Skeath, Ph.D. - Genetic analysis of neural and muscular development in the Drosophila embryo. Sheila A. Stewart, Ph.D. - Telomere biology in human cancer and aging. Jason D. Weber, Ph.D. - Role of tumor suppressors and oncogenes in growth control.