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.
Maria S Remedi, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Cell Biology & Physiology
- Phone: 314-362-6636
- Email: mremedi@wustl.edu
Department: Internal Medicine
Division: Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research
Research keywords: diabetes, obesity, therapy, metabolism, dietary interventions/intermittent fasting
Brigida Rusconi, PhD
Instructor, Division of Pediatrics
- Phone: 314-286-2859
- Email: b.a.rusconi@wustl.edu
Research keywords: microbial-host interactions, gut, early life, maternal protection
Rajan Sah, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-273-7748
- Email: rajan.sah@wustl.edu
Department: Internal Medicine
Division: Cardiovascular
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE R25)
Research keywords: cardiometabolic, ion channel, therapeutic
Dmitri Samovski, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Sciences
- Email: dsamovski@wustl.edu
Research keywords: insulin resistance, obesity, and exosomes