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.
Samantha Adamson DiGruccio, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: sadamson@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: Islet biology, primary cilia, calcium, ketosis
Ana Maria Arbelaez, MD, MSCI
Professor of Pediatrics
Leadership, Alumni
- Email: aarbelaez@wustl.edu
Department: Pediatrics
Division: Pediatric Endocrinology
Leadership Role(s):
Co-Director, TL1 Predoctoral Program
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
KL2 Career Development Award
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
Research keywords: complications, metabolic regulation, and obesity
Monika Bambouskova, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Phone: 314-273-3343
- Email: monika.bambouskova@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: immunometabolism, metabolites, inflammation, autoimmunity, immune cells
Carlos Bernal-Mizrachi, MD
Philip E. & Carolyn E. Cryer Professor of Medicine
- Email: cbernal@wustl.edu
Department: Internal Medicine
Division: Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
KL2 Career Development Award
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
Research keywords: Metabolic syndrome, atherosclerosis, cell innate immunity, vitamin D, insulin resistance