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.
Susan B Racette, PhD
Professor of Physical Therapy, Medicine
- Phone: 314-286-1424
- Email: racettes@wustl.edu
Department: Internal Medicine
Division: Diabetes Research Center
Mentor for Program(s):
Short-Term Research Experience Program to Unlock Potential (STEP UP R25)
Rithwick Rajagopal, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor; Director of Clinical COVID Preparedness
- Phone: 314-362-3937
- Fax: 866-505-8818
- Email: rajagopalr@wustl.edu
Department: Internal Medicine
Division: Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research
Leadership Role(s): Director of Clinical COVID Preparedness
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: Diabetic retinopathy: photoreceptors: lipid metabolism: neurovascular coupling: cellular energy sensing
Michael I Rauchman, MDCM
Chromalloy Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
- Phone: 314-289-6485
Department: Medicine
Division: Nephrology
Mentor for Program(s):
Short-Term Research Experience Program to Unlock Potential (STEP UP R25)
Dominic Reeds, MD
Professor of Medicine
Leadership- Phone: 314-362-8430
- Fax: 314-362-8230
- Email: dreeds22@wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Nutritional Science
Leadership Role(s):
Director, KL2 Career Development Program
Director, Short-Term Research Experience Program to Unlock Potential (STEP UP R25)
Director, The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
Associate Director, Postdoctoral Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)
Associate Director, Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
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: Use of stable isotope tracers to study the regulation of substrate metabolism in humans. Metabolic abnormalities present in patients with HIV infection, and changes in glucose and lipid metabolism during weight gain or loss.