Members
Below is the list of the DDRCC’s current Full Members. Each of our members fall under one or more of the Three Themes of the Center. These themes are:
THEME 1: Host-microbial interactions, inflammation & mucosal immunity
THEME 2: Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis & cancer
THEME 3: Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport & enterohepatic signaling
Nada A. Abumrad, PhD
Dr. Robert C. Atkins Professor of Medicine and Obesity Research
Div of Geriatrics & Nutritional Science
Research Theme:
(3) Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport and enterohepatic signaling
Megan Baldridge, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Div of Infectious Disease
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
Luis F. Z. Batista, PhD
Associate Professor
Div of Hematology
Research Theme:
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
Jeffrey Brown, MD, PhD
Instructor in Medicine
Div of Gastroenterology
Research Theme:
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
Juliane Bubeck Wardenburg, MD, PhD
Division Chief, Critical Care Medicine
Donald B. Strominger Professor
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
Yin Cao, ScD, MPH
Associate Professor of Surgery
Public Health Sciences Div
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(3) Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport and enterohepatic signaling
Matthew A. Ciorba, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Co-Director, PAMOC Core
Div of Gastroenterology
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
Gautam Dantas, PhD
Professor of Pathology & Immunology,
Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Microbiology
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
Nicholas O. Davidson, MD, DSc
John E. and Adaline Simon Professor of Medicine & of Developmental Biology
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology
Director, DDRCC
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
(3) Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport and enterohepatic signaling
Brian DeBosch, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Div of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Research Theme:
(3) Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport and enterohepatic signaling
Parakkal Deepak, MBBS, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Div of Gastroenterology
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(3) Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport and enterohepatic signaling
David G. DeNardo, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Depts of Medicine and Pathology & Immunology
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
Michael Diamond, MD, PhD
The Herbert S. Gasser Professor, Departments of Medicine, Molecular Microbiology, Pathology & Immunology
Div of Infectious Diseases
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
Brian K. Dieckgraefe, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Chief of Gastroenterology, St. Louis VA Medical Centers
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
Siyuan Ding, PhD
Assistant Professor
Dept of Molecular Microbiology
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
John Dipersio, MD, PhD
Virginia E & Sam J Golman Professor of Medicine
Div of Bone Marrow Transplant
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
(3) Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport and enterohepatic signaling
Ryan C. Fields, MD
Professor of Surgery
Div of General Surgery
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
Brian N. Finck, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Div of Geriatrics & Nutritional Sciences
Research Theme:
(3) Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport and enterohepatic signaling
James M. Fleckenstein, MD
Professor of Medicine
Div of Infectious Diseases
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD
Dr. Robert J. Glaser Distinguished University Professor of Pathology & Immunology
Director, Center for Genome Sciences
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
(3) Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport and enterohepatic signaling
Richard W. Gross, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Chemistry, and Developmental Biology
Div of Bioorganic Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology
Research Theme:
(3) Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport and enterohepatic signaling
William G. Hawkins, MD
Neidorff Family and Robert C. Packman Professor of Surgery
Chief, Section of Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic & GI Surgery
Research Theme:
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
Lori R. Holtz, MD, MSPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
Chyi-Song Hsieh, MD, PhD
Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Rheumatology
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
Hongzhen Hu, PhD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
Jae-Sung Kim, PhD
Professor of Surgery
Research Theme:
(3) Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport and enterohepatic signaling
Samuel Klein, MD
William H. Danforth Professor of Medicine and Nutritional Science
Director, Center for Human Nutrition
Chief, Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(3) Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport and enterohepatic signaling
Timothy Ley, MD
Lewis T. and Rosalind B. Apple Professor of Oncology in Medicine,
Division of Oncology, Section of Stem Cell Biology
Research Theme:
(3) Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport and enterohepatic signaling
Ta-Chiang Liu, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
(3) Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport and enterohepatic signaling
Clifford J. Luke, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Newborn Medicine
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
Mark J. Manary, MD
Helene B. Roberson Professor of Pediatrics
Researcher, Patient Oriented Research Unit
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
Craig A. Micchelli, PhD
Associate Professor of Developmental Biology
Research Theme:
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
Mark J. Miller, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
(3) Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport and enterohepatic signaling
Jeffrey H. Miner, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Research Theme:
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
Makedonka Mitreva, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
Samantha A. Morris, PhD
Associate Professor
Research Theme:
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
Brian Muegge, MD, PhD
Instructor, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipid Research
Research Theme:
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
Rodney D. Newberry, MD
Professor of Medicine
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
David H. Perlmutter, MD
Executive Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs
Dean of the School of Medicine
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
Gwendalyn J. Randolph, PhD
Emil R. Unanue Professor of Pathology & Immunology
Research Theme:
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
Deborah C. Rubin, MD
William B. Kountz Professor of Medicine
Professor of Developmental Biology
Associate Director for Faculty Affairs
Director, Womens’ GI Committee
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
(3) Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport and enterohepatic signaling
David Rudnick, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Research Theme:
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
(3) Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport and enterohepatic signaling
Jose Saenz, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
(3) Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport and enterohepatic signaling
Rajan Sah, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Research Theme:
(3) Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport and enterohepatic signaling
Joel D. Schilling, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(3) Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport and enterohepatic signaling
Clay Semenkovich, MD
Irene E. and Michael M. Karl Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(3) Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport and enterohepatic signaling
Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of Molecular Microbiology
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
Gary A. Silverman, MD, PhD
The Harriet B. Spoehrer Professor and Chairman, Pediatrics
Pediatrician-in-Chief, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
(3) Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport and enterohepatic signaling
Ashley Steed, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
Phillip I. Tarr, MD
Melvin E. Carnahan Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(3) Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport and enterohepatic signaling
Professor, Pathology and Immunology
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
Brad W. Warner, MD
Jessie L. Ternberg, MD PhD Distinguished Professor of Pediatric Surgery
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
(3) Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport and enterohepatic signaling
Katherine N. Weilbaecher, MD
Professor of Medicine, Cellular Biology and Physiology
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
(3) Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport and enterohepatic signaling
Wayne M. Yokoyama, MD
Sam J. Levin and Audrey Loew Levin Professor of Medicine
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
Chao Zhou, PhD
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Theme:
(1) Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, Mucosal Immunity
(2) Stem cells, epithelial renewal, paligenosis and cancer
(3) Metabolic homeostasis, nutrient transport and enterohepatic signaling