The following list of experienced WashU faculty have expressed interest in, and are passionate about, supporting postbaccalaureate scholars in their labs. This is not an exhaustive list, and does not guarantee that the mentor is currently available to accept scholars into their lab.
If you have identified a WashU mentor that is not on this list, please contact us to seek final approval.
Ana Maria Arbelaez Perez, MD, MSCI
Professor of Pediatrics
Leadership, Alumni
- Email: aarbelaez@nospam.wustl.edu
Department: Pediatrics
Division: Pediatric Endocrinology
Leadership Role(s):
Co-Director, TL1 Predoctoral Program
Director, Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Relevant NIDDK (SPARK) (STEP UP R25)
Director, The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
Mentor for Program(s):
Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Relevant NIDDK (SPARK) (STEP UP R25)
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
KL2 Career Development Award
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
Research keywords: complications, metabolic regulation, and obesity
Carlos Bernal-Mizrachi, MD
Philip E. & Carolyn E. Cryer Professor of Medicine
- Email: cbernal@nospam.wustl.edu
Department: Internal Medicine
Division: Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research
Mentor for Program(s):
Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Relevant NIDDK (SPARK) (STEP UP R25)
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
KL2 Career Development Award
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
Research keywords: Metabolic syndrome, atherosclerosis, cell innate immunity, vitamin D, insulin resistance
Jonathan R Brestoff, MD, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
- Phone: 314-273-1280
- Email: brestoff@nospam.wustl.edu
Department: Internal Medicine
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
Research keywords: Immunometabolism, mitochondria transfer, mitophagy, obesity, metabolic diseases
Rita Brookheart, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Phone: 314-273-1213
- Email: rbrookheart@nospam.wustl.edu
Department: Internal Medicine
Division: Nutritional Science & Obesity Medicine
Leadership Role(s):
Director, Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Relevant NIDDK (SPARK) (STEP UP R25)
Director, The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
Mentor for Program(s):
Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Relevant NIDDK (SPARK) (STEP UP R25)
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
Research keywords: metabolism, skeletal, muscle, ER stress, mitochondria
Clair Crewe, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Phone: 314-362-3240
- Email: clair.crewe@nospam.wustl.edu
Department: Internal Medicine
Division: Cell Biology and Physiology
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
Research keywords: obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, extracellular vesicles, mitochondria
Abhinav Diwan, MD, FACC, FAHA
Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-747-3457
- Email: adiwan@nospam.wustl.edu
Department: Internal Medicine
Division: Cardiovascular Division
Mentor for Program(s):
Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Relevant NIDDK (SPARK) (STEP UP R25)
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
Research keywords: diabetes, heart failure, lysosomes, autophagy, mitochondria
Brian Finck, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-362-8963
- Fax: 314-362-8230
- Email: bfinck@nospam.wustl.edu
Department: Internal Medicine
Division: Nutritional Science
Mentor for Program(s):
Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Relevant NIDDK (SPARK) (STEP UP R25)
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
KL2 Career Development Award
Research keywords: mitochondria, liver, diabetes, amino acids
Antonina Frolova, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Phone: 314-454-8181
- Fax: 314-747-1637
- Email: frolovaa@nospam.wustl.edu
Department: Obstetrics & Gynecology
Division: Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
Research keywords: High-risk obstetrics, maternal medical conditions complicating pregnancy, preterm birth, abnormal labor
Benjamin Garcia, PhD
Raymond H. Wittcoff Distinguished Professor and Head
- Phone: 314-362-3075
- Email: bagarcia@nospam.wustl.edu
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Division: Biology & Biomedical Sciences
Leadership Role(s):
Head of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
Research Keywords: mass spectrometry, proteomics, post-translational modifications, epigenetics
Valene Garr Barry, PhD
Instructor
- Phone: 314-362-7135
- Email: valene@nospam.wustl.edu
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Division: Center for Reproductive Health Sciences
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
Research keywords: disparities, pregnancy, fetal growth, preeclampsia, wearable technology, remote monitoring
Irfan Lodhi, PhD
Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-747-6766
- Fax: 314-362-7641
- Email: ilodhi@nospam.wustl.edu
Department: Department of Medicine
Division: Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
Research keywords: Obesity, diabetes, adipose tissue, thermogenesis, lipid metabolism
Gretchen Meyer, PhD
Associate Professor
- Phone: 314-286-1456
- Email: meyerg@nospam.wustl.edu
Department: Physical Therapy
Division: Physical Therapy, Neurology, and Orthopaedical Surgery
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
Research keywords: Muscle Physiology, Regeneration, Tissue Cross-talk
Jeffrey Millman , PhD
Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering
- Phone: 314-362-3268
- Fax: 314-362-7641
- Email: jmillman@nospam.wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
Research keywords: stem cells, diabetes, regenerative medicine, disease modeling, biomedical engineering
Natalie Niemi, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Fax: 314-362-7183
- Email: niemi@nospam.wustl.edu
Department: School of Medicine
Division: Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
Mentor for Program(s):
Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Relevant NIDDK (SPARK) (STEP UP R25)
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
Research keywords: mitochondria, metabolism, phosphorylation, signaling, and mitophagy
David W Piston, PhD
Edward J. Mallinckrodt, Jr. Professor and Head of Cell Biology & Physiology
- Phone: 314-362-9121
- Email: piston@nospam.wustl.edu
Department: Biology and Biomedical Sciences
Division: Cell Biology & Physiology
Mentor for Program(s):
Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Relevant NIDDK (SPARK) (STEP UP R25)
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
Research keywords: Pancreatic islets, glucagon, hypoglycemia
Rithwick Rajagopal, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor; Director of Clinical COVID Preparedness
- Phone: 314-362-3937
- Fax: 866-505-8818
- Email: rajagopalr@nospam.wustl.edu
Department: Internal Medicine
Division: Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research
Leadership Role(s): Director of Clinical COVID Preparedness
Mentor for Program(s):
Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Relevant NIDDK (SPARK) (STEP UP R25)
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
Research keywords: Diabetic retinopathy: photoreceptors: lipid metabolism: neurovascular coupling: cellular energy sensing
Dominic Reeds, MD
Professor of Medicine
Leadership- Phone: 314-362-8430
- Fax: 314-362-8230
- Email: dreeds22@nospam.wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Nutritional Science
Leadership Role(s):
Director, KL2 Career Development Program
Director, Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Relevant NIDDK (SPARK) (STEP UP R25)
Director, The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
Associate Director, Postdoctoral Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)
Associate Director, Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentor for Program(s):
Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Relevant NIDDK (SPARK) (STEP UP R25)
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
Research keywords: Use of stable isotope tracers to study the regulation of substrate metabolism in humans. Metabolic abnormalities present in patients with HIV infection, and changes in glucose and lipid metabolism during weight gain or loss.
Rajan Sah, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-273-7748
- Email: rajan.sah@nospam.wustl.edu
Department: Internal Medicine
Division: Cardiovascular
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
Research keywords: cardiometabolic, ion channel, therapeutic
Stephen Stone , MD
Assistant Professor
- Phone: 314-454-6051
- Email: sstone@nospam.wustl.edu
Department: Pediatrics
Division: Endocrinology and Diabetes
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
Research keywords: Insulin resistance, Atypical Diabetes, Metabolic diseases, CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, Transgenic models