Neurodegeneration/HPAN
John Morris, MD
Harvey A & Dorismae Hacker Friedman Distinguished Professor, WashU Neurology
- Phone: 314-286-2881
- Email: jcmorris@wustl.edu
Establishing phenotypes for inherited forms of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
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
Arash Nazeri, MD
Assistant Professor, WashU Radiology
- Email: a.nazeri@wustl.edu
Neuroimaging biomarkers of brain fluid compartments and tools for enhanced drug delivery
Andrew Nguyen, PhD
Assistant Professor, SLU Medicine
- Phone: 314-977-5308
- Email: andy.d.nguyen@health.slu.edu
Strategies for increasing progranulin levels as potential therapies for progranulin-deficient FTD
Susan Nielsen, PhD
Associate Professor, WashU Neurology
- Phone: 314-747-2211
- Email: snielsen@wustl.edu
Understanding etiology and identifying approaches for prevention and treatment of Parkinson disease and ALS
Kevin Noguchi, PhD
Associate Professor, WashU Psychiatry
- Phone: 314-362-7007
- Email: noguchik@wustl.edu
Neuropathology in the developing brain
David Ornitz, MD, PhD
Alumni Endowed Professor, WashU Developmental Biology
- Phone: 314-362-5074
- Email: dornitz@wustl.edu
Neuronal development, regeneration, physiology
Rohit Pappu, PhD
Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor, WashU Biomedical Engineering
- Phone: 314-935-5416
- Email: pappu@wustl.edu
Mechanisms of aggregation and neurodegeneration in polyglutamine expansion disorders, specifically Huntington’s disease
Steven Paul, MD
Professor, WashU Psychiatry
- Phone: 314-273-1863
- Email: smpaul@wustl.edu
Understanding how apoE contributes to the clearance and metabolism of Aβ in Alzheimer’s disease
David Perlmutter, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Executive Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs and Dean, WashU School of Medicine
- Phone: 314-286-2249
- Email: perlmutterd@wustl.edu
Cellular mechanisms to clear misfolded proteins, and therapies to minimize toxicity by stimulating degradation of misfolded proteins
Joel Perlmutter, MD
Elliot Stein Professor, WashU Neurology
- Phone: 314-362-6909
- Email: perlmutterjoel@wustl.edu
Pharmacology, physiology and pathophysiology of basal ganglia and movement disorders
Richard Perrin, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, WashU Pathology & Immunology
- Phone: 314-747-5713
- Email: rperrin@wustl.edu
Novel cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers for early diagnosis, prognosis, and staging of neurodegenerative diseases
Alan Pestronk, MD
Professor, WashU Neurology
- Phone: 314-362-6981
- Email: pestronka@wustl.edu
Diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment of immune, hereditary and degenerative neuromuscular disorders
Steve Petersen, PhD
Professor Emeritus, WashU Neurology
- Phone: 314-362-3317
- Email: sep@wustl.edu
Behavioral and fMRI studies of attention and cognitive development
Nicola Pozzi, PhD
Assistant Professor, SLU Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Phone: 314-977-9257
- Email: npozzi@slu.edu
Molecular mechanisms of thrombosis and immunothrombosis
Marcus Raichle, MD
Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of Medicine, WashU Radiology
- Phone: 314-362-6907
- Email: mraichle@wustl.edu
Functional brain imaging with positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance
Naresha Saligrama, PhD
Assistant Professor, WashU Neurology
- Phone: 314-273-8540
- Email: nareshas@wustl.edu
Neuroimmune interactions in health and neurological disorders
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
Mark Sands, PhD
Professor, WashU Medicine
- Phone: 314-362-5496
- Email: msands@wustl.edu
Pathophysiology and novel therapies for lysosomal storage diseases
Anneliese Schaefer, JD, PhD
Hope Center Executive Director; Professor, WashU Neurology
- Phone: 314-747-3429
- Email: amschaefer@wustl.edu
Motor neuron disease
Suzanne Schindler, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, WashU Neurology
- Phone: 314-273-1655
- Email: schindler.s.e@wustl.edu
Fluid biomarkers of Alzheimer disease
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
Lori Setton, PhD
Lucy & Stanley Lopata Distinguished Professor and Chair, WashU Biomedical Engineering
- Phone: 314-935-8612
- Email: setton@wustl.edu
Combines methods of engineering & biology to regulate disc and cartilage health and healing
B. Joy Snider, MD, PhD
Professor, WashU Neurology
- Phone: 314-362-4872
- Email: sniderj@wustl.edu
Alzheimer disease and other dementias, including diagnosis, treatment, clinical trials and biomarkers and medical education in dementia
Amber Stratman, PhD
Assistant Professor, WashU Cell Biology & Physiology
- Phone: 314-273-7927
- Email: a.stratman@wustl.edu
Mechanisms regulating blood vessel formation, stabilization, and blood flow sensing during development and disease
Heather True, PhD
Professor, WashU Cell Biology & Physiology
- Phone: 314-362-3927
- Email: heather.true@wustl.edu
Protein misfolding and aggregation of prion proteins
Fumihiko Urano, MD, PhD
Samuel E. Schechter Professor, WashU Medicine
- Phone: 314-362-8683
- Email: urano@wustl.edu
Therapies for Wolfram syndrome; role of endoplasmic reticulum in neurodegeneration
Andrei Vlassenko, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, WashU Radiology
- Phone: 314-362-3301
- Email: andreigvlassenko@wustl.edu
Advanced neuroimaging techniques in aging and neurodegenerative disorders
Yong Wang, PhD
Associate Professor, WashU Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Phone: 314-286-2408
- Email: wangyong@wustl.edu
Research Interests:
Developing and applying MRI methods for quantification of pathological changes in neurodegeneration diseases
Conrad (Chris) Weihl, MD, PhD
Professor, WashU Neurology
- Phone: 314-747-6394
- Email: weihlc@wustl.edu
Protein degradation pathways in relation to aging, muscle weakness and neurodegeneration
Hiroko Yano, PhD
Associate Professor, WashU Neurosurgery
- Phone: 314-747-6012
- Email: yanoh@wustl.edu
Molecular pathogenesis of neurodegeneration; Epigenetic regulation in Huntington’s disease
Andrew Yoo, PhD
Professor, WashU Developmental Biology
- Phone: 314-362-1814
- Email: yooa@wustl.edu
MicroRNA-mediated neuronal reprogramming and chromatin remodeling
Gregory Zipfel, MD
Ralph G. Dacey Distinguished Professor and Chair, WashU Neurosurgery
- Phone: 314-747-8871
- Email: zipfelg@wustl.edu
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy; Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage