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.
Michael Province, PhD
Professor of Genetics
- Email: mprovince@wustl.edu
Department: Genetics
Division: Statistics Genomics
Mentor for Program(s):
K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
John R. Pruett Jr., MD, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry (Child)
- Email: pruettj@wustl.edu
Department: Psychiatry
Division: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Mentor for Program(s):
KL2 Career Development Award
Sidharth V Puram, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology
- Email: sidpuram@wustl.edu
Department: Otolaryngology
Division: Head & Neck Surgery
Mentor for Program(s):
K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
Brad A. Racette, MD
Professor of Neurology
- Email: racetteb@wustl.edu
Department: Neurology
Mentor for Program(s):
KL2 Career Development Award
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
Rithwick Rajagopal, MD, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Phone: 314-362-3937
- Fax: 866-505-8818
- Email: rajagopalr@wustl.edu
Department: Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
Research keywords: Diabetic retinopathy: photoreceptors: lipid metabolism: neurovascular coupling: cellular energy sensing
Gwendalyn J Randolph, PhD
Emil R. Unanue Professor, Pathology & Immunology, Professor, Medicine
- Email: gjrandolph@wustl.edu
Department: Pathology and Immunology
Division: Immunobiology
Mentor for Program(s):
K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
Lee Ratner, MD, PhD
Alan A and Edith L Wolff Professor of Oncology
Professor of Medicine
- Email: lratner@wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Oncology
Mentor for Program(s):
K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
Wilson Z Ray, MD
Henry G. & Edith R. Schwartz Professor Professor of Neurosurgery, Orthopedic Surgery, and Biomedical Engineering Vice Chair, Department of Neurosurgery Chief, Division of Spine Surgery Director, Peripheral Nerve Fellowship Castle Connolly Top Doctor
- Phone: (314) 362-7733
- Email: RayZ@wudosis.wustl.edu
Leadership Role(s): Chief, Division of Spine Surgery, Director, Peripheral Nerve Fellowship, Castle Connolly Top Doctor
Department: Neurosurgery
Mentor for Program(s):
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)
Dominic Reeds, MD
Professor of Medicine
Leadership- Phone: 314-362-8430
- Fax: 314-362-8230
- Email: dreeds22@wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Nutritional Science
Leadership Role(s):
Director, KL2 Career Development Program
Director, The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
Associate Director, Postdoctoral Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)
Associate Director, Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
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.
John P Rice, PhD
Professor of Mathematics in Psychiatry, Professor of Biostatistics, Professor of Genetics
- Email: ricejp@wustl.edu
Leadership Role(s): Co-Director, HSG program in DBBS
Department: Psychiatry
Division: Biology and Biomedical Sciences
Mentor for Program(s):
K12 Career Development Program in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder
Clifford G Robinson, MD
Professor of Radiation Oncology Chief, Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) Associate Director, Clinical Programs Phone:
- Phone: 314-362-8567
- Email: clifford.robinson@wustl.edu
Department: Radiation Oncology
Division: Cancer (Oncology)
Mentor for Program(s):
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)
Cynthia Rogers, MD
Professor of Psychiatry
- Email: rogersc@wustl.edu
Department: Psychiatry
Mentor for Program(s):
KL2 Career Development Award
K12 Career Development Program in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
Joshua Rubin, MD, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics
- Email: rubin_j@wustl.edu
Department: Pediatrics
Division: Hematology and Oncology
Mentor for Program(s):
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)
Rajan Sah, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-273-7748
- Email: rajan.sah@wustl.edu
Department: Internal Medicine
Division: Cardiovascular
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
Research keywords: cardiometabolic, ion channel, therapeutic
Kristen Sanfilippo, MD, MPHS
Associate Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-362-0233
- Email: ksanfilippo@wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Hematology
Mentor for Program(s):
KL2 Career Development Award
Gregory S Sayuk, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
- Email: gsayuk@wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Gastroenterology
Mentor for Program(s):
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)
Robert D. Schreiber, PhD
Professor
- Email: rdschreiber@wustl.edu
Department: Pathology & Immunology
Division: Immunobiology
Mentor for Program(s):
K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
Laura Schuettpelz, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology
- Email: schuettpelz_l@wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Hematology and Oncology
Mentor for Program(s):
K12 Career Development Program in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder
Julie K Schwarz, MD, PhD
Professor of Radiation Oncology, Vice-Chair, Research, Cancer Biology Division Director
- Email: jschwarz@wustl.edu
Department: Radiation Oncology
Mentor for Program(s):
K12 Career Development Program in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder
Clay F. Semenkovich, MD
Irene E. and Michael M. Karl Professor of Medicine
Professor of Endocrine and Metabolism
- Email: csemenko@wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research
Mentor for Program(s):
KL2 Career Development Award
Liang Shan, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Email: liang.shan@wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Infectious Diseases
Mentor for Program(s):
KL2 Career Development Award
Shalini Shenoy, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
- Phone: 314-454-6018
- Email: shalinishenoy@wustl.edu
Department: Pediatrics
Division: Hematology and Oncology
Mentor for Program(s):
K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
Joshua S Shimony, MD, PhD
Professor of Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiolgoy, Washington University School of Medicine
- Email: shimonyj@wustl.edu
Department: Neuroradiology
Division: Biology and Biomedical Sciences
Mentor for Program(s):
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
Haina Shin, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Email: haina.shin@wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Infectious Diseases
Mentor for Program(s):
T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases
L. David Sibley, PhD
Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of Molecular Microbiology, School of Medicine
- Email: sibley@wustl.edu
Department: Molecular Microbiology
Division: Medicine
Mentor for Program(s):
T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases
Gary Silverman, MD, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics
- Email: gsilverman@wustl.edu
Department: Pediatrics
Division: Pediatrics Department Administration
Mentor for Program(s):
K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
Andrej Spec, MD, MSCI
Associate Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-454-8354
- Email: aspec@wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Infectious Diseases
Mentor for Program(s):
KL2 Career Development Award
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)
Fred Ssewamala, PhD
William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor
- Email: fms1@wustl.edu
Department: Brown School of Administration
Mentor for Program(s):
KL2 Career Development Award
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
Christina L Stallings, PhD
Professor of Molecular Microbiology, School of Medicine
- Email: stallings@wustl.edu
Department: Molecular Microbiology
Division: Medicine
Mentor for Program(s):
T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases
Susan Stark, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
Leadership, Alumni
- Email: sstark@wustl.edu
Leadership Role(s):
Co-Director, TL1 Predoctoral Program
Department: Occupational Therapy
Mentor for Program(s):
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
Nathan Stitziel, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
- Email: nstitziel@wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Cardiovascular
Mentor for Program(s):
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)
Stephen Stone , MD
Assistant Professor
- Phone: 314-454-6051
- Email: sstone@wustl.edu
Department: Pediatrics
Division: Endocrinology and Diabetes
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
Research keywords: Insulin resistance, Atypical Diabetes, Metabolic diseases, CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, Transgenic models
Molly Stout, MD
- Email: mollystout@wustl.edu
Department: OBGYN
Mentor for Program(s):
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)
Siobhan Sutcliffe, PhD, ScM, MHS
Professor of Surgery
- Email: sutcliffes@wustl.edu
Department: Surgery
Division: Public Health Sciences
Mentor for Program(s):
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)
Rachel Tabak, PhD
Research Associate Professor
- Email: rtabak@wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Diabetes Research Center
Mentor for Program(s):
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
Phillip Tarr, MD
Melvin E Carnahan Professor of Pediatrics
- Email: tarr@wustl.edu
Department: Pediatrics
Division: Gastroenterology
Mentor for Program(s):
T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases
KL2 Career Development Award
Daniel LJ Thorek, PhD
Associate Professor of Radiology
- Phone: 314-747-5624
- Email: thorekd@wustl.edu
Department: Radiology
Division: Radiological Sciences-Precision
Mentor for Program(s):
K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
Fumihiko Urano, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
- Email: urano@wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research
Mentor for Program(s):
KL2 Career Development Award
Linda R. Van Dillen, PT, PhD
Professor of Physical Therapy
- Email: vandillenl@wustl.edu
Departments: Physical Therapy
Mentor for Program(s):
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)
Brian Van Tine, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
- Email: bvantine@wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Oncology
Mentor for Program(s):
KL2 Career Development Award
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation
Zachary A Vesoulis, MD, MSCI
Instructor in Pediatrics, Newborn Medicine Researcher, Patient Oriented Research Unit
- Phone: 314-286-1524
- Email: vesoulis_z@wustl.edu
Department: Pediatrics
Division: Newborn Medicine
Mentor for Program(s):
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)
Alessandro Vindigni, PhD
Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-273-8612
- Email: avindigni@wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Oncology
Mentor for Program(s):
K12 Career Development Program in Clinical Oncology
Arpita K. Vyas, MD, DCH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
- Phone: 314-273-6694
- Email: vyas@wustl.edu
Department: Pediatrics
Division: Endocrinology and Diabetes
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
Matthew Walter, MD
Professor of Myelodysplastic syndrome
- Email: mjwalter@wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Oncology
Mentor for Program(s):
K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
David Wang, PhD
Professor of Pathology and Immunology
- Email: davewang@wustl.edu
Department: Pathology & Immunology
Mentor for Program(s):
T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation
Ting Wang, PhD
Professor of Genetics, Professor of Biostatistics, Sanford and Karen Loewentheil Distinguished Professor of Medicine
- Email: twang@wustl.edu
Department: Genetics
Division: Biology and Biomedical Sciences
Mentor for Program(s):
K12 Career Development Program in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder
Erika A Waters, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine
- Email: waterse@wustl.edu
Department: Surgery
Division: Public Health Sciences
Mentor for Program(s):
K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
Mark A. Watson, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology and Immunology
- Email: watsonm@wustl.edu
Department: Pathology & Immunology
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine
Mentor for Program(s):
K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
Jason Weber, PhD
Professor of Medicine
- Email: jweber@wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Oncology
Mentor for Program(s):
K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
Gary J. Weil, MD
Professor of Medicine
- Email: gary.j.weil@wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Infectious Diseases
Mentor for Program(s):
KL2 Career Development Award
Katherine Weilbaecher, MD
Professor of Medicine
- Email: kweilbae@wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Oncology
Mentor for Program(s):
K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
Peter Westervelt, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
- Email: pwestervelt@wustl.edu
Department: Internal Medicine
Division: Bone Marrow Transplant
Mentor for Program(s):
K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
Sean P Whelan, PhD
Marvin A. Brennecke Distinguished Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Department Head
- Email: spjwhelan@wustl.edu
Department: Molecular Microbiology
Division: Medicine
Mentor for Program(s):
T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases
Denise Wilfley, PhD
Scott Rudolph University Professor of Psychiatry
- Email: wilfleyd@wustl.edu
Department: Psychiatry
Mentor for Program(s):
KL2 Career Development Award
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
Pamela Woodard, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology
- Email: woodardp@wustl.edu
Department: Radiology
Division: Radiological Sciences
Mentor for Program(s):
KL2 Career Development Award
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
Rick Wright, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Email: rwright@wustl.edu
Department: Orthopaedic Surgery
Mentor for Program(s):
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)
Wayne Yokoyama, MD
Professor of Medicine
- Email: yokoyama@wustl.edu
Department: Internal Medicine
Division: Rheumatology
Mentor for Program(s):
KL2 Career Development Award
K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology
T32 Training Program in Infectious Diseases
Jose Zevallos, MD, MPH, FACS
Chair, Department of Otolaryngology
- Email: jpzevallos@wustl.edu
Department: Otolaryngology
Mentor for Program(s):
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)
Gregory Zipfel, MD
Professor of Neurological Surgery
- Email: zipfelg@wustl.edu
Department: Neurosurgery
Mentor for Program(s):
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)