Steering Committee
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
Patricia Dickson, MD
Centennial Professor, WashU Pediatrics
- Phone: 314-454-6093
- Email: pdickson@wustl.edu
Pathogenesis and therapy development for central nervous system disease due to mucopolysaccharidosis
Christina Gurnett, MD, PhD
A. Ernest & Jane G. Stein Professor of Developmental Neurology, WashU Neurology
- Phone: 314-286-2723
- Email: gurnettc@wustl.edu
Genetic basis of epilepsy
David Holtzman, MD
Hope Center Scientific Director; Barbara Burton and Reuben M. Morriss III Distinguished Professor, WashU Neurology
- Phone: 314-747-0286
- Email: holtzman@wustl.edu
Cellular/Molecular/ Biomarker studies of Alzheimer’s Disease and neonatal brain injury
Jeffrey Milbrandt, MD, PhD
James S. McDonnell Professor, WashU Genetics
- Phone: 314-362-4652
- Email: jmilbrandt@wustl.edu
Axonal degeneration, regulation of myelination, neuronal energetics and mitochondrial function
Anneliese Schaefer, JD, PhD
Hope Center Executive Director; Professor, WashU Neurology
- Phone: 314-747-3429
- Email: amschaefer@wustl.edu
Motor neuron disease
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