The following list of experienced WashU faculty have expressed interest in, and are passionate about, supporting postbaccalaureate and/or STEP- UP 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.
Notice to STEP-Up Scholars: If you wish to conduct research closer to home or in another desired location, we will work with you upon acceptance to identify and secure a research institution and mentor that meets your research interest.
Tamara G. Hershey, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry
- Email: tammy@wustl.edu
Department: Psychiatry
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
KL2 Career Development Award
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
Miriam Jacome-Sosa, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Sciences
- Email: mjacome@wustl.edu
Research keywords: nutrition, metabolism, obesity, lifestyle interventions, and the Latino population
Devesha Kulkarni, PhD
Assistant Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology
- Phone: 314-362-2670
- Email: dkulkarn@wustl.edu
Research keywords: immunology, microbiome research, intestinal immune responses, metabolic health, and obesity
Mauricio Lisker-Melman, MD
Professor of Medicine
- Email: mlisker@dom.wustl.edu
Department: Internal Medicine
Division: Gastroenterology
Mentor for Program(s):
Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Relevant NIDDK (SPARK) (STEP UP R25)