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.
Natalie Niemi, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Fax: 314-362-7183
- Email: niemi@wustl.edu
Department: School of Medicine
Division: Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
Mentor for Program(s):
Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Relevant NIDDK (SPARK) (STEP UP R25)
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
Research keywords: mitochondria, metabolism, phosphorylation, signaling, and mitophagy
Dolores Njoku, MD
Vice Chair; Chief of Pediatric Anesthesiology; Anesthesiologist-in-Chief at St. Louis Children’s Hospital; Professor of Anesthesiology, Pathology and Immunology
- Email: njoku@wustl.edu
Research keywords: liver, immunology, drug-induced, NASH
David W Piston, PhD
Edward J. Mallinckrodt, Jr. Professor and Head of Cell Biology & Physiology
- Phone: 314-362-9121
- Email: piston@wustl.edu
Department: Biology and Biomedical Sciences
Division: Cell Biology & Physiology
Mentor for Program(s):
Short-Term Research Experience Program to Unlock Potential (STEP UP R25)
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
Research keywords: Pancreatic islets, glucagon, hypoglycemia
Jennifer Powers Carson, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research | Lab Director, Core Lab for Clinical Studies
- Phone: 314-273-1378
- Email: powers.jennifer.l@wustl.edu
Research keywords: assay development, diabetes, peptides, and clinical studies