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.
Jeffrey Millman , PhD
Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering
- Phone: 314-362-3268
- Fax: 314-362-7641
- Email: jmillman@wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
Research keywords: stem cells, diabetes, regenerative medicine, disease modeling, biomedical engineering
Natalie Niemi, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Fax: 314-362-7183
- Email: niemi@wustl.edu
Department: Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
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@wustl.edu
Department: Biology and Biomedical Sciences
Division: Cell Biology & Physiology
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
Research keywords: Pancreatic islets, glucagon, hypoglycemia
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