
Stephen Roper, PhD
Associate Professor Pathology & Immunology
Contact
- Email: smroper@wustl.edu
- Phone: 314-454-4087
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine
Titles
Assistant Director of Pediatric Laboratory Services, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Education
BS, Biology: Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX (2004)
MS, Molecular Pathology: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX (2007)
PhD, Biomedical Science: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC (2015)
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Clinical Chemistry: Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX (2017)
Boards
National Registry of Certified Chemists: Clinical Chemistry (NRCC-CC)
Research Interests
My research interests include proteomics, glycobiology, inborn errors of metabolism, methods for lipid measurement, and workflow development for HPLC and mass spectrometry-based clinical chemistry assays.
Selected Publications
Xylazine Positivity in Opioid-positive Drug Screens on an Inpatient Labor Unit
Publication
Cardiac troponin I is associated with ICU admission in pediatric patients with RSV
Publication
Racial Equity in Urine Drug Screening Policies in Labor and Delivery
Publication
Assessing knowledge gaps and educational needs in urine drug test interpretation among health care professionals
Publication