
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
Racial Equity in Urine Drug Screening Policies in Labor and Delivery
Publication
Cardiac troponin I is associated with ICU admission in pediatric patients with RSV
Publication
Xylazine Positivity in Opioid-positive Drug Screens on an Inpatient Labor Unit
Publication
Assessing knowledge gaps and educational needs in urine drug test interpretation among health care professionals
Publication