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: crtcpostbacc@wustl.edu.
Jonathan R Brestoff, MD, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
- Phone: 314-273-1280
- Email: brestoff@wustl.edu
Department: Pathology & Immunology
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
Research keywords: Immunometabolism, mitochondria transfer, mitophagy, obesity, metabolic diseases
Rita Brookheart, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Phone: 314-273-1213
- Email: rbrookheart@wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Nutritional Science & Obesity Medicine
Leadership Role(s):
Director, The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
Research keywords: metabolism, skeletal, muscle, ER stress, mitochondria
Clair Crewe, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Phone: 314-362-3240
- Email: clair.crewe@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
Research keywords: obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, extracellular vesicles, mitochondria
Abhinav Diwan, MD, FACC, FAHA
Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-747-3457
- Email: adiwan@wustl.edu
Department: Internal Medicine
Division: Cardiovascular Division
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
Research keywords: diabetes, heart failure, lysosomes, autophagy, mitochondria