Lipid Metabolism
![Anil Cashikar, PhD](https://hopecenter.wustl.edu/files/2020/01/CashikarAnil_web.jpg)
Anil Cashikar, PhD
Associate Professor, WashU Psychiatry
- Phone: 314-273-1863
- Email: cashikar@wustl.edu
Oxysterols in Alzheimer’s disease
![Jonathan Cooper, PhD](https://hopecenter.wustl.edu/files/2020/02/CooperJonathan-280x386.jpg)
Jonathan Cooper, PhD
Professor, WashU Pediatrics
- Phone: 314-273-9066
- Email: cooperjd@wustl.edu
Pathogenesis and Experimental Therapies for Lysosomal Storage Disorders
![Carlos Cruchaga, PhD](https://hopecenter.wustl.edu/files/2019/12/CruchagaCarlos_2022-web-280x386.jpg)
Carlos Cruchaga, PhD
Barbara Burton and Reuben M. Morriss III Professor, WashU Psychiatry
- Phone: 314-286-0546
- Email: cruchagac@wustl.edu
Genetic and multi-omic approaches to identify novel variants, genes and pathways
![Albert (Gus) Davis, MD, PhD](https://hopecenter.wustl.edu/files/2020/02/DavisGus_web-280x386.jpg)
Albert (Gus) Davis, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, WashU Neurology
- Phone: 314-273-7763
- Email: albert.a.davis@wustl.edu
Understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms of protein aggregation and neurodegeneration in Parkinson disease and dementia with Lewy bodies
![Naomi Dirckx, PhD](https://hopecenter.wustl.edu/files/2024/05/DirckxNaomi_OrthopedicSurgery-280x386.jpg)
Naomi Dirckx, PhD
Assistant Professor, WashU Orthopedic Surgery
- Phone: 314-362-8597
- Email: dirckx@wustl.edu
The role of citrate transport in epilepsy
![Alex Evers, MD](https://hopecenter.wustl.edu/files/2020/02/EversAlex_web-280x386.jpg)
Alex Evers, MD
Henry E. Mallinckrodt Professor, WashU Anesthesiology
- Phone: 314-362-8557
- Email: eversa@wustl.edu
Molecular mechanisms of anesthetics in the nervous system
![Song Hu, PhD](https://hopecenter.wustl.edu/files/2021/04/HuSong-280x386.jpg)
Song Hu, PhD
Associate Professor, WashU Biomedical Engineering
- Phone: 314-935-3637
- Email: songhu@wustl.edu
Optical and photoacoustic imaging
![Joseph Ippolito, MD, PhD](https://hopecenter.wustl.edu/files/2020/02/IppolitoJoseph_2022-280x386.jpg)
Joseph Ippolito, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, WashU Radiology
- Phone: 314-362-2928
- Email: ippolitoj@wustl.edu
Sex differences in nutrient uptake and metabolism
![Celeste Karch, PhD](https://hopecenter.wustl.edu/files/2020/01/KarchCeleste_forweb.jpg)
Celeste Karch, PhD
Professor, WashU Psychiatry
- Phone: 314-747-3161
- Email: karchc@wustl.edu
Molecular mechanisms underlying tauopathies
![Erik Musiek, MD, PhD](https://hopecenter.wustl.edu/files/2020/03/MusiekErik_web.jpg)
Erik Musiek, MD, PhD
Charlotte & Paul Hagemann Professor, WashU Neurology
- Phone: 314-747-5412
- Email: musieke@wustl.edu
Aging, oxidative stress, and circadian clock genes in neurodegenerative diseases
![Grace Niziolek, MD](https://hopecenter.wustl.edu/files/2023/11/Niziolek-Grace_Surgery-280x386.png)
Grace Niziolek, MD
Assistant Professor, WashU Surgery
- Phone: 314-362-5298
- Email: gracen@wustl.edu
Exploring the mechanisms of blood brain barrier dysfunction that lead to chronic neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration
![Daniela Salvemini, PhD](https://hopecenter.wustl.edu/files/2020/03/SalveminiDaniela_web.jpg)
Daniela Salvemini, PhD
William Beaumont Professor and Chair, SLU Pharmacology and Physiology
- Phone: 314-977-6430
- Email: daniela.salvemini@health.slu.edu
A translational bench to bedside approach towards the discovery of novel analgesics
![Ikbal Sencan-Egilmez, PhD](https://hopecenter.wustl.edu/files/2022/12/Sencan-EgilmezIkbal_web-280x386.jpg)
Ikbal Sencan-Egilmez, PhD
Assistant Professor, WashU Radiology
- Phone: 314-273-5458
- Email: ikbal@wustl.edu
Development and use of advanced optical microscopy solutions for preclinical imaging studies in brain and beyond