Mentor Requirements

Faculty serve as mentors, role models and teachers to develop future leaders of clinical and translational research.

Programs with Assigned Mentorship

Mentorship selection works differently for each training program. The CRTC will match scholars with their mentors for the following programs:

  • ASPIRE Program
    • Mentors must meet all of the following requirements in order to be considered for approval:
      • Current WU faculty
      • Time to dedicate to mentee: mentees will be undergraduate students exploring clinical research for 8 weeks in the summer (between June 1-July 31)
      • Desire to be a mentor and willingness to write a letter of support.
      • Must have active and ongoing research for mentee to be able to complete a key aspect of a research project that will lead to potential co-authorship on abstracts and papers.
  • STEP-UP Program (R25)
    • Mentors must meet all of the following requirements in order to be considered for approval:
      • Time to dedicate to mentee: mentees will be undergraduate students exploring clinical research for 10 weeks in the summer (full-time), and potentially during the academic year (part-time).
      • Must have active and ongoing research for mentee to be able to complete a key aspect of a research project.
      • Must be faculty at a U.S. institution.
      • Must be willing to attend virtual mentor training, and complete a mentor/mentee agreement.

All Other Programs

The following programs require applicants to establish a relationship with a mentor before applying:

  • K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
    • Mentors must meet all of the following requirements in order to be considered for approval:
      • A long-standing track record of successful, independent research.
      • Must have already obtained their own funding (R01-equivalent funding from NIH, AHRQ, CDC, NSF or other funding agencies).
      • Successful record of mentoring trainees in academic careers.
      • Time to dedicate to a mentee.
      • Desire to be a mentor and willingness to write a letter of support.
    • A mentor may be approved only after the program director has received and reviewed the mentor’s Biosketch, Other Support Form and Trainee Table.
  • K12 Career Development Award Program in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder
    • Mentors must meet all of the following requirements in order to be considered for approval:
      • A long-standing track record of successful, independent research.
      • Must have already obtained their own funding (R01-equivalent funding from NIH, AHRQ, CDC, NSF or other funding agencies).
      • Successful record of mentoring trainees in academic careers.
      • Time to dedicate to a mentee.
      • Desire to be a mentor and willingness to write a letter of support.
    • A mentor may be approved only after the program director has received and reviewed the mentor’s Biosketch, Other Support Form and Trainee Table.
  • KL2 Career Development Award
    • Mentors must meet all of the following requirements in order to be considered for approval:
      • A long-standing track record of successful, independent research.
      • Must have already obtained their own funding (R01-equivalent funding from NIH, AHRQ, CDC, NSF or other funding agencies).
      • Successful record of mentoring trainees in academic careers.
      • Time to dedicate to a mentee.
      • Desire to be a mentor and willingness to write a letter of support.
    • A mentor may be approved only after the program director has received and reviewed the mentor’s Biosketch, Other Support Form and Trainee Table.
  • Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
    • Mentors must meet all of the following requirements in order to be considered for approval:
      • Be an Associate or full Professor.
      • Have a track record of independent funding, preferably NIH funding.
      • Have experience mentoring students, trainees, and early career faculty.
    • A mentor may be approved only after the program director has received and reviewed the mentor’s Biosketch, Other Support Form and Trainee Table.
  • Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)
    • Mentors must meet all of the following requirements in order to be considered for approval:
      • Be an Associate or full Professor.
      • Have a track record of independent funding, preferably NIH funding.
      • Have experience mentoring students, trainees, and early career faculty.
    • A mentor may be approved only after the program director has received and reviewed the mentor’s Biosketch, Other Support Form and Trainee Table.
  • Infectious Diseases/Basic Microbial Pathogenic Mechanisms (ID T32)
    • Mentors must meet all of the following requirements in order to be considered for approval:
      • A track record of successful, independent research.
      • Must have already obtained their own funding (R01-equivalent funding from NIH, AHRQ, CDC, NSF or other funding agencies).
      • Successful record of mentoring trainees in academic careers.
      • Time to dedicate to a mentee.
      • Desire to be a mentor and willingness to write a letter of support.
    • A mentor may be approved only after the program director has received and reviewed the mentor’s Biosketch, Other Support Form and Trainee Table.
  • TL1 Predoctoral Program
    • Mentors must meet all of the following requirements in order to be considered for approval:
      • A long-standing track record of successful, independent research.
      • Must have already obtained their own funding (R01-equivalent funding from NIH, AHRQ, CDC, NSF or other funding agencies).
      • Successful record of mentoring trainees in academic careers.
      • Time to dedicate to a mentee.
      • Desire to be a mentor and willingness to write a letter of support.
    • A mentor may be approved only after the program director has received and reviewed the mentor’s Biosketch, Other Support Form and Trainee Table.
  • TL1 Postdoctoral Program
    • Mentors must meet all of the following requirements in order to be considered for approval:
      • A long-standing track record of successful, independent research.
      • Must have already obtained their own funding (R01-equivalent funding from NIH, AHRQ, CDC, NSF or other funding agencies).
      • Successful record of mentoring trainees in academic careers.
      • Time to dedicate to a mentee.
      • Desire to be a mentor and willingness to write a letter of support.
    • A mentor may be approved only after the program director has received and reviewed the mentor’s Biosketch, Other Support Form and Trainee Table.

Below is a list of currently approved CRTC mentors. Faculty who are interested in mentoring summer students in the ASPIRE program should contact the CRTC via email crtc@wustl.edu. You may also select an unlisted mentor, pending approval from your program.

To find a mentor, select a program from the Mentors by Program dropdown below.

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Nada Abumrad, PhD

Robert C. Atkins Professor of Obesity Research in Medicine

Department: Internal Medicine

Division: Nutritional Science

Mentor for Program(s):

Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Relevant NIDDK (SPARK) (STEP UP R25)
KL2 Career Development Award

Opeolu Adeoye, MD, MS

BJC HealthCare Distinguished Professor and Chair of Emergency Medicine

Department: Emergency Medicine

Mentor(s) for Program(s):

KL2 Career Development Award
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program

Arpana Agrawal, PhD

Professor of Psychiatry

Department: Psychiatry

Division: Biology and Biomedical Sciences

Mentor for Program(s):

K12 Career Development Program in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder

 

Fahd A. Ahmad, MD, MSc

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Department:  Pediatrics

Division:  Emergency Medicine

Mentor for Program(s):

KL2 Career Development Award

Gaya K Amarasinghe, PhD

Alumni Endowed Professor of Pathology and Immunology Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics

Department: Pathology & Immunology

Division: Biology and Biomedical Sciences

Mentor for Program(s):

T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases

Beau M. Ances, MD, PhD

Daniel J. Brennan, MD Professor, WashU Neurology

Research keywords: Alzheimer disease, HIV, neuroimaging, biomarkers

Mentor for Program(s):

KL2 Career Development Award
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
STEP-UP (Short-Term Research Experience Program to Unlock Potential)

Andrey P Anokhin, PhD

Professor of Psychiatry

Department: Psychiatry

Division: Biology and Biomedical Sciences

Mentor for Program(s):

K12 Career Development Program in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder

Rajendra Apte, MD, PhD

Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Department: Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Mentor for Program(s):

TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program

Ana Maria Arbelaez Perez, MD, MSCI

Professor of Pediatrics

Leadership, Alumni

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

Washington University Physicians

John Atkinson, MD

Samuel B. Grant Professor of Medicine

Department: Internal Medicine

Division: Rheumatology

Mentor for Program(s):

Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)

Michael Avidan, MBBCh

Dr. Rose T. Brown Professor and Head of Anesthesiology

Department: Anesthesiology

Division: Anesthesiology and Surgery

Mentor for Program(s):

KL2 Career Development Award
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)

Leonard Bacharier, MD

Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine

Department: Pediatrics

Division: Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonary Medicine

Mentor for Program(s):

Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)

Megan Baldridge, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Department: Internal Medicine

Division: Infectious Diseases

Mentor for Program(s):

Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)
T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases

Thomas J Baranski, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine and Developmental Biology

Leadership Role(s): Office of Training Grants

Department: Internal Medicine

Division: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Mentor for Program(s):

KL2 Career Development Award

Deanna Barch, PhD

Chair and Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences

Professor of Radiology

Department: Psychological & Brain Sciences

Mentor for Program(s):

KL2 Career Development Award
K12 Career Development Program in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder

Robert Barrack, MD

C & J Knight Distinguished Professor of Ortho Surg

Department: Orthopaedic Surgery

Mentor for Program(s):

Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)

Randall Bateman, MD

Charles F and Joanne Knight Distinguished Professor of Neurology

Director of the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network Trials Unit (DIAN-TU)

Department: Neurology

Mentor for Program(s):

KL2 Career Development Award
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)

John Beals, PhD

Instructor in Medicine, Department of Geriatrics and Nutritional Sciences

Research keywords: metabolism, exercise, muscle, sleep, liver

Jeffrey J Bednarski, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology Co-Director, Pediatric Translational Immunology Program Researcher, Developmental Biology

Department:  Pediatrics

Division:  Hematology and Oncology

Mentor for Program(s):

Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)

Kevin M Bennett, PhD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Research keywords: imaging, MRI, kidney, physiology, and metabolism

Bennett Lab

Tammie Benzinger, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine

Department: Internal Medicine

Division: Radiology

Mentor for Program(s):

K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program

Carlos Bernal-Mizrachi, MD

Philip E. & Carolyn E. Cryer Professor of Medicine

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

Bernal-Mizrachi Lab

Stephen M Beverly, PhD

Ernest St John Simms Distinguished Professor of Molecular Microbiology

Department: Molecular Microbiology

Division: Biology & Biomedical Sciences

Mentor for Program(s):

T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases

Laura J. Bierut, MD

Alumni Endowed Professor of Psychiatry

Leadership

Leadership Role(s):
Director, K12 Career Development Program in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder

Department: Psychiatry

Mentor for Program(s):

KL2 Career Development Award
K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
K12 Career Development Program in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program

Ryan H Bogdan, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences

Department: Psychological & Brain Sciences

Mentor for Program(s):

K12 Career Development Program in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder

Jacco (Adrianus) C Boon, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Molecular Microbiology and Pathology and Immunology

Department: Internal Medicine

Division: Infectious Diseases

Mentor for Program(s):

T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases

Jonathan R Brestoff, MD, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor

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

Brestoff Lab Website

David L Brody, MD, PhD

Norman J. Stupp Professor of Neurology

Department:  Medicine

Division:  Neuroscience

Mentor for Program(s):

Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)

Rita Brookheart, PhD

Assistant Professor

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

Brookheart Lab

Robert Brophy, MD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Department: Orthopaedic Surgery

Mentor for Program(s):

Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)

Ross Brownson, PhD

Bernard Becker Professor of Public Health

Leadership

Leadership Role(s):
Co-Director, K12 Mentored Training in Implementation Science

Department: Public Health

Division: Social Work

Mentor for Program(s):

Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Relevant NIDDK (SPARK) (STEP UP R25)
K12 Career Development Program in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder
K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
KL2 Career Development Award
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program

Juliane Bubeck-Wardenburg, MD, PhD

Donald B Strominger Professor of Pediatrics, Division Chief – Division of Critical Care Medicine

Department: Pediatrics

Division: Critical Care Medicine

Mentor for Program(s):

T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases
KL2 Career Development Award
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)

Craig Buchman, MD, FACS

Professor of Otolaryngology

Department: Otolaryngology

Mentor for Program(s):

Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)

Philip J Budge, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Department:  Internal Medicine

Division:  Infectious Diseases

Mentor by Program(s):

Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation

Ryan Calfee, MD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Alumni

Department: Orthopaedic Surgery

Mentor for Program(s):

Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)

 

Meghan Campbell, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurology

Department:  Neurology

Mentor for Program(s):

KL2 Career Development Award

Charles Canter, MD

Professor of Pediatrics

Department: Pediatrics

Division: Pediatrics Cardiology

Mentor for Program(s):

Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)

Yin Cao, ScD, MPH

Associate Professor of Surgery, Associate Professor of Medicine

Department: Surgery

Division: Public Health Sciences

Mentor for Program(s):

K12 Career Development Program in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder

Michael Caparon, PhD

Professor of Molecular Microbiology

Department: Biology and Biomedical Sciences

Division: Molecular Microbiology

Mentor for Program(s):

T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases

Ebony Carter, MD,MPH

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Department: Obstetrics & Gynecology

Division: Clinical Research

Mentor for Program(s):

Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Relevant NIDDK (SPARK) (STEP UP R25)
KL2 Career Development Award
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)

Amanda F Cashen, MD

Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Section of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Washington University School of Medicine

Department: Internal Medicine

Division: Bone Marrow Transplant

Mentor for Program(s):

K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology

Daneil Castro, PhD

Assistant Professor, WashU Radiology

Research keywords: opioid, obesity, diabetes, molecular biology

Castro Lab

Patricia Cavazos-Rehg, PhD

Professor of Psychiatry

Leadership, Coursemaster, Alumni

Leadership Role(s):
Director, Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)
Co-Director, K12 Career Development Program in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder
Associate Director, KL2 Career Development Award Program

Department: Psychiatry

Mentor for Program(s):

TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
KL2 Career Development Award
K12 Career Development Program in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder

Grant Challen, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Department: Internal Medicine

Division: Bone Marrow Transplant

Mentor for Program(s):

K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology

 

Li-Shiun Chen, MD, ScD, MPH

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine

Department: Psychiatry

Division: Public Health

Mentor for Program(s):

K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
K12 Career Development Program in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder

Kyunghee Choi, PhD

Professor of Pathology and Immunology

Department: Pathology & Immunology

Division: Immunology

Mentor for Program(s):

K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
Mentored Training Programs in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)

Matthew Ciorba, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Department: Internal Medicine

Division: Gastroenterology

Mentor for Program(s):

TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
KL2 Career Development Award
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)

John Clohisy, MD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Department: Orthopaedic Surgery

Mentor for Program(s):

Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)

Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH, FAFPHM

Niess-Gain Professor of Surgery

Leadership

Leadership Role(s):
Division Chief, Public Health Sciences

Department: Surgery

Division: Public Health Sciences

Mentor for Program(s):

KL2 Career Development Award
K12 Career Development Program in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder
K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)

Marco Colonna, MD

Robert Rock Belliveau M.D. Endowed Professor of Pathology & Immunology

Department: Pathology & Immunology

Division: Immunobiology

Mentor for Program(s):

Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Relevant NIDDK (SPARK) (STEP UP R25)
K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases

 

Megan A Cooper, MD, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics, Rheumatology and Immunology

Department:  Rheumatology and Immunology

Division:  Pediatrics

Mentor for Program(s):

K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology

Sharon Cresci, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Department: Internal Medicine

Division: Cardiovascular

Mentor for Program(s):

TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program

Clair Crewe, PhD

Assistant Professor

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

Crewe Lab

Anne H. Cross, MD

Professor of Neurology

Department: Neurology

Mentor for Program(s):

Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)

Carlos Cruchaga, PhD

Professor of Psychiatry

Department: Psychiatry

Mentor for Program(s):

KL2 Career Development Award

Renee M Cunningham-Williams, PhD, MSW, MPE

Associate Professor, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis

Department:  Social Work

Mentor for Program(s):

K12 Career Development Program in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder

David T. Curiel, MD, PhD

Distinguished Professor of Radiation Oncology

Department: Radiation Oncology

Division: Biologic Therapeutics Center

Mentor for Program(s):

T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases
KL2 Career Development Award
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program

Gautam Dantas, PhD

Professor of Pathology and Immunology

Department: Pathology & Immunology

Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Mentor for Program(s):

T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases
KL2 Career Development Award
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program

Nicholas O. Davidson, MD, DSc

John E. and Adeline Simon Professor of Medicine and Developmental Biology

Department: Internal Medicine

Division: Gastroenterology

Mentor for Program(s):

Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Relevant NIDDK (SPARK) (STEP UP R25)
KL2 Career Development Award
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program

Victor G. Davila-Roman, MD, FACC, FASE

Professor of Medicine

Leadership

Leadership Role(s):
Director, K12 Mentored Training in Implementation Science

Department: Internal Medicine

Division: Cardiovascular

Mentor for Program(s):

Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Relevant NIDDK (SPARK) (STEP UP R25)
KL2 Career Development Award
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program

David DeNardo, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Department: Internal Medicine

Division: Oncology

Mentor for Program(s):

K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology

 

Vikas Dharnidharka, MD, MPH

Professor of Pediatrics

Department: Pediatrics

Division: Pediatrics Nephrology

Mentor for Program(s):

Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)

 

Jorge Di Paola, MD

Professor of Pediatrics

Department: Pediatrics

Division: Hematology & Oncology

Mentor for Program(s):

KL2 Career Development Award
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program

Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD

Herbert S Gasser Professor of Medicine

Department: Internal Medicine

Division: Infectious Diseases

Mentor for Program(s):

T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases
KL2 Career Development Award

Mary C Dinauer, MD, PhD

Pathology & Immunology

Leadership Role(s):  Fred M. Saigh Distinguished Chair in Pediatric Research, Washington University School of Medicine, Scientific Director, Children’s Discovery Institute, Washington University School of Medicine

Department:  Pediatrics

Division:  Hematology and Oncology

Mentor for Program(s):

T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases

Li Ding, PhD

Professor of Medicine

Department: Internal Medicine

Division: Oncology

Mentor for Program(s):

K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology

 

Siyuan Ding, PhD

Assistant Professor of Molecular Microbiology

Department:  Molecular Microbiology

Mentor for Program(s):

T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases

John DiPersio, MD, PhD

Virginia E & Sam J Golman Professor of Medicine

Leadership Role(s):
Co-Director, Paul Calabresi K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology

Department: Internal Medicine

Division: Bone Marrow Transplant

Mentor for Program(s):

KL2 Career Development Award
K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)

Abhinav Diwan, MD, FACC, FAHA

Professor of Medicine

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

Diwan Lab

Tamara Doering, MD, PhD

Alumni Endowed Professor of Molecular Microbiology

Department: Molecular Microbiology

Mentor for Program(s):

T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases

Gerald Dorn II, MD

Philip and Sima K Needleman Professor of Medicine

Department: Internal Medicine

Division: Pharmacogenomics

Mentor for Program(s):

KL2 Career Development Award

Nico Dosenbach, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurology

Department:  Neurology

Division:  Pediatric Neurology

Mentor for Program(s):

KL2 Career Development Award

Joseph D Dougherty, PhD

Professor of Genetics

Department:  Genetics

Mentor for Program(s):

KL2 Career Development Award

Bettina F Drake, PhD, MPH

Professor of Surgery

Department:  Surgery

Mentor for Program(s):

K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology

Erik Dubberke, MD, MSPH

Professor of Medicine

Alumni

Department: Internal Medicine

Division: Infectious Diseases

Mentor for Program(s):

Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)
KL2 Career Development Award

James M. DuBois, DSc, PhD

Steven J. Bander Professor of Medical Ethics & Professionalism

Department: Internal Medicine

Division: General Medical Sciences

Mentor for Program(s):

TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)

Gammon M. Earhart, PT, PhD

Professor of Physical Therapy

Departments: Physical Therapy

Mentor for Program(s):

KL2 Career Development Award

Seth Eisen, MD, MS

Professor of Medicine

Department: Internal Medicine

Division: Rheumatology

Mentor for Program(s):

Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)

 

Ali Ellebedy, PhD

Associate Professor, Pathology & Immunology

Department:  Pathology and Immunology

Mentor for Program(s):

T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases

Sarah England, PhD

Professor

Department: Obstetrics & Gynecology

Mentor for Program(s):

KL2 Career Development Award
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)

Bradley Evanoff, MD, MPH

Richard A. & Elizabeth Henby Sutter Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Leadership

Department: Internal Medicine

Division: General Medical Sciences

Mentor for Program(s):

KL2 Career Development Award
K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program

Roberta Faccio, PhD

Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology

Department:  Orthopaedics

Division:  Biology and Biomedical Sciences

Mentor for Program(s):

K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology

 

 

Todd Fehniger, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine

Department: Internal Medicine

Division: Bone Marrow Transplant

Mentor for Program(s):

K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology

Mario F Feldman, PhD

Professor of Molecular Microbiology

Department:  Molecular Microbiology

Mentor for Program(s):

T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases

Daniel Ferguson, PhD

Instructor of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Sciences

Research keywords: metabolism, obesity, diabetes, and the liver

Melanie Fields, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Department: Pediatrics

Division: Hematology and Oncology

Mentor for Program(s):

TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program

Ryan Fields, MD

Professor of Surgery

Department: Surgery

Division: General Surgery

Mentor for Program(s):

K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program

Brian Finck, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

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

Finck Lab Website

Peter U Fischer, PhD, MSc

Professor of Medicine

Department:  Internal Medicine

Division:  Infectious Diseases

Mentor for Program(s):

KL2 Career Development Award

James Fleckstein, MD

Professor of Medicine

Department: Internal Medicine

Division: Molecular Microbiology

Mentor for Program(s):

T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)

Randi Foraker, PhD, MA, FAHA, FAMIA

Leadership Role(s):  Director- Center for Population Health Informatics (CPHI)

Department:  Medicine

Division:  General Medical Sciences

Mentor for Program(s):

KL2 Career Development Award

Andria L Ford, MD, MSCI

Professor of Neurology, Professor of Radiology

Department:  Neurology

Division:  Stroke Center

Mentor for Program(s):

Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)

Victoria J. Fraser, MD

Adolphus Busch Professor of Medicine and Department Chair

Leadership Role(s):
Chair, Department of Medicine
Co-Director, CRTC
Co-Director, KL2 Career Development Award
Director, Doris Duke Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists (DDFRCS)

Department: Medicine

Division: Infectious Diseases

Mentor for Program(s):

KL2 Career Development Award
T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases

Stephanie (Lutter) Fritz, MD, MSCI

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Alumni

Department: Pediatrics

Division: Pediatrics Infectious Diseases

Mentor for Program(s):

T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases
KL2 Career Development Award
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)

Antonina Frolova, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

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

Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Ultrasound

Katherine Fuh, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Ob/Gyn

Department:  Obstetrics & Gynecology

Division:  Gynecologic Oncology

Mentor for Program(s):

K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology

Brian M. Fuller, MD, MSCI

Professor of Anesthesiology

Department:  Anesthesiology

Division:  Critical Care Medicine

Mentor for Program(s):

KL2 Career Development Award

Brian F. Gage, MD, MSc

Professor of Medicine

Coursemaster

Department: Internal Medicine

Division: General Medical Sciences

Mentor for Program(s):

TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)

Eric A Galburt, PhD

Associate Professor

Department:  Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics

Mentor for Program(s):

T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases

Benjamin Garcia, PhD

Raymond H. Wittcoff Distinguished Professor and Head

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

Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics