LGM Faculty

Gaya K. Amarasinghe, PhD
Alumni Endowed Professor, Pathology and Immunology
- Phone: 314-286-0619
- Email: gamarasinghe@wustl.edu
Division of Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Neil W. Anderson, MD, D(ABMM)
Associate Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Co-Section Head, Microbiology
Director, Residency Program
- Email: nwanderson@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Michael J. Barratt, PhD
Associate Professor, Pathology and Immunology
Executive Director, Center for Gut Microbiome and Nutrition Research
- Phone: 314-747-6010
- Email: mjbarratt@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Kevin Bowling, PhD
Associate Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Technical Director of Clinical and Translational Genomics
- Phone: 314-362-8672
- Email: bowling@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Jonathan R. Brestoff, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pathology & Immunology
- Phone: 314-273-1280
- Email: Brestoff@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine
Research Interests: Immune system regulation of metabolism

Carey-Ann D. Burnham, PhD, D(ABMM), FIDSA, F(AAM)
Professor of Pathology & Immunology, Molecular Microbiology, Pediatrics, and Medicine
- Email: cburnham@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Yang Cao, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Director, LGG Fellowship
- Phone: 314-273-3225
- Email: cao.yang@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine
Faculty Engagement Representative, Office of Faculty Development

Jiye Cheng, PhD
Instructor, Pathology & Immunology
- Email: JCheng24@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Bridgit Crews, PhD
Associate Professor, Pathology & Immunology
- Phone: 314-273-6201
- Email: bridgit@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Gautam Dantas, PhD
Conan Professor of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine
Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Department of Molecular Microbiology
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Division Co-Chief, Laboratory and Genomic Medicine
- Phone: 314-362-7238
- Email: dantas@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

George J. Despotis, MD
Associate Professor, Pathology & Immunology
- Email: gjdespotis@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Dennis J. Dietzen, PhD
Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Section Head, Pediatrics Lab
- Phone: 314-286-2857
- Fax:
- Email: dietzen_d@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Rebekah Dumm, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pathology & Immunology
- Fax:
- Email: dumm@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Wm. Michael Dunne Jr., PhD
Adjunct Professor, Pathology & Immunology
- Email: wdunne@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Maria Laura Duque Lasio, MD
Assistant Professor, Pathology & Immunology
- Phone: 314-454-6093
- Fax:
- Email: lduque@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Allison R. Eberly, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pathology & Immunology
- Phone: 314-273-4885
- Fax:
- Email: a.eberly@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine
Junior Faculty Representative, Office of Faculty Development

Charles S. Eby, MD
Professor, Pathology & Immunology
- Phone: 314-362-1302
- Fax:
- Email: ceby@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Brian Edelson, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Pathology & Immunology
- Phone: 314-362-4427
- Email: bedelson@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Christopher W. Farnsworth, PhD
Associate Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Section. Head, Clinical Chemistry
Co-Director, Clinical Chemistry Fellowship
- Phone: 314-362-1503
- Email: cwfarnsworth@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Jeffrey Gordon, MD
Dr. Robert J. Glaser Distinguished University Professor
Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Professor, Developmental Biology
Professor, Molecular Microbiology
- Email: jgordon@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Ann M. Gronowski, PhD
Oree M. Carroll and Lillian B. Ladenson Professor in Clinical Chemistry, Pathology & Immunology and Obstetrics & Gynecology
Division Co-Chief, Laboratory and Genomic Medicine
CLIA Medical Director, BJH Pathology Services & Memorial Hospitals
Co-Director, Clinical Chemistry Fellowship
- Email: gronowski@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Brenda J. Grossman, MD, MPH
Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-362-6032
- Email: bgrossman@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine
Diversity Representative, Office of Faculty Development

Scott Handley, PhD
Professor, Pathology & Immunology
- Email: shandley@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine
Member at Large, Office of Faculty Development

Matthew C. Hibberd, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pathology & Immunology
- Email: hibberdm@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine
Translational Research Representative, Office of Faculty Development

Ronald Jackups Jr., MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Section Head, Clinical Informatics
Director, Clinical Informatics Fellowship
- Email: rjackups@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Umang Jain, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pathology & Immunology
- Phone: 314-362-4249
- Email: ujain@wustl.edu
Division: Anatomic & Molecular Pathology

Kilannin Krysiak, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pathology & Immunology
- Phone: 314-273-4218
- Email: kkrysiak@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine
Junior Faculty Representative, Office of Faculty Development

Jack H. Ladenson, PhD
Oree M. Carroll and Lillian B. Ladenson Professor of Clinical Chemistry
- Phone: 314-454-8436
- Email: ladenson@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Chang Liu, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Section Head, Blood Bank/Apheresis/CTL/HLA
- Email: cliu32@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Nima Mosammaparast, MD, PhD
Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Co-Director, Physician Scientist Training Program
- Email: nima@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Julie A. Neidich, MD
Associate Professor, Pathology & Immunology
- Email: jneidich@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Bijal Parikh, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Director, BJH Molecular Diagnostics Lab
Director, Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship
- Phone: 314-273-7926
- Email: bparikh@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Jacqueline Payton, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Co-Director, Physician Scientist Training Program
- Email: jpayton@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine
Research Interests: Lymphoma, epigenetics, gene regulation, host-pathogen interface

Stephen Persaud, MD, PhD
Instructor, Pathology & Immunology
- Email: persaud@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Stephen Roper, PhD
Associate Professor Pathology & Immunology
- Phone: 314-454-4087
- Email: smroper@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Molly Schroeder, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Medical Director, Cytogenetics and Molecular Pathology Laboratory
Section Head, Molecular Pathology
Associate Director, Laboratory Genetics and Genomics Fellowship
- Email: molly.schroeder@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Cara L. Shirai, PhD
Instructor, Pathology & Immunology
- Phone: 314-273-6207
- Fax: 314-362-1461
- Email: clunn@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine
New Faculty Representative, Office of Faculty Development

S. Joshua Swamidass, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Phone: 314-362-7424
- Email: swamidass@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Mei San Tang, MD
Assistant Professor, Pathology & Immunology
- Email: meisan@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Suzanne R. Thibodeaux, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Section Head, Blood Bank/Apheresis/CTL/HLA
- Phone: 314-273-1465
- Email: srthibodeaux@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Katarzyna Thompson (Polonis), PhD
Assistant Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Assistant Medical Director, Clinical Laboratory Genetics
- Phone: 314-273-5436
- Email: thompson.katarzyna@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Ning Tsao, PhD
Instructor, Pathology & Immunology
- Email: ntsao@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Siddarth Venkatesh, PhD
Instructor, Pathology & Immunology
- Email: svenkatesh@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

David Wang, PhD
Professor, Microbiology
Professor, Pathology & Immunology
- Phone: 314-286-1123
- Email: davewang@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Yi Wang, PhD
Instructor, Pathology & Immunology
- Phone: 314-362-3963
- Email: wangyi837@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Mark Watson, MD, PhD
Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Vice Chair, Office of Faculty Development
- Phone: 314-454-7919
- Email: watsonm@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Daniel M Webber, MD, PhD
Instructor, Pathology & Immunology
- Phone: 314-362-3963
- Email: dmwebber@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Chao Wu, PhD
Instructor, Pathology & Immunology
- Phone: 314-286-0690
- Email: chaowu@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Melanie L. Yarbrough, PhD
Associate Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Medical Director, Microbiology, Barnes Jewish Hospital
Section Head, Microbiology
Director, Microbiology Fellowship
- Phone: 314-362-2669
- Email: myarbro@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Pavel Zakharov, PhD
Instructor, Pathology & Immunology
- Email: pzakharov@wustl.edu
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine