Faculty
![Ghazaleh Ashrafi, PhD](https://cellbiology.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Ghazaleh-Ashrafi-280x386.jpg)
Ghazaleh Ashrafi, PhD
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology
- Phone: 314-273-1870
- Email: ghazaleh@wustl.edu
The Ashrafi lab uses genetic, biochemical, and quantitative optical imaging techniques to study metabolic regulation of neurotransmission.
![Kendall Blumer, PhD](https://cellbiology.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Screen-Shot-2023-11-15-at-2.22.53-PM-280x386.png)
Kendall Blumer, PhD
Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology
- Phone: 314-362-1668
- Email: kblumer@wustl.edu
The Blumer lab currently studies signal transduction mechanisms that cause uveal melanoma, a highly aggressive and deadly cancer, with the ultimate goal of discovering avenues leading to effective therapy for this currently untreatable cancer.
![Chun-Kan Chen, PhD](https://cellbiology.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/0080-280x386.jpg)
Chun-Kan Chen, PhD
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology
- Phone: 314-273-2787
- Email: chun-kan@wustl.edu
The Chen lab utilizes multi-omic and high-throughput screening approaches to systematically investigate the regulation and function of circRNA in cells and develop novel circRNA technologies for translational applications.
![Clair Crewe, PhD](https://cellbiology.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Clair-Crewe-280x386.jpg)
Clair Crewe, PhD
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology
- Phone: 314-362-3240
- Email: clair.crewe@wustl.edu
The Crewe lab uses transgenic mouse lines, cell culture and biochemistry to understand extracellular vesicle (EV)-mediated signaling during homeostatic and pathologic metabolic regulation.
![Pan-Yue Deng, MD, PhD](https://cellbiology.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Panyue-Deng-280x386.jpg)
Pan-Yue Deng, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology
- Phone: 314-362-5518
- Email: pydeng@wustl.edu
![Lai Kuan Dionne, PhD](https://cellbiology.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Lai-Kuan-Dionne-280x386.jpg)
Lai Kuan Dionne, PhD
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology
- Phone: 314-273-7929
- Email: dionnel@wustl.edu
Inter-organellar interactions between midbody, centrosome, and primary cilium in health and disease.
![Sergej Djuranovic, PhD](https://cellbiology.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Sergej-Djuranovic-280x386.jpg)
Sergej Djuranovic, PhD
Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology
- Phone: 314-362-9706
- Email: sergej.djuranovic@wustl.edu
The Djuranovic Lab uses different biochemical, molecular biology and genetics techniques to investigate the process of gene expression regulation at the level of mRNA translation.
![Dennis Goldfarb, PhD](https://cellbiology.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Dennis-Goldfarb-small-square-280x386.png)
Dennis Goldfarb, PhD
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology
- Phone: 314-273-3991
- Email: d.goldfarb@wustl.edu
The Goldfarb Lab is focused on computational mass spectrometry and proteomics with the goal of achieving comprehensive protein identification and quantification in complex biological samples.
![Subhadra Gunawardana, DVM, PhD](https://cellbiology.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Subhadra-Gunawarana-280x386.jpg)
Subhadra Gunawardana, DVM, PhD
Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology
- Phone: 314-747-8501
- Email: subhadra.gunawardana@wustl.edu
Novel techniques for correcting type-1 diabetes without insulin, utilizing the beneficial effects of healthy adipose tissue: Subcutaneous transplantation of embryonic brown adipose tissue (BAT) has proven effective in reversing type 1 diabetes in mice, independent of insulin.
![Xue-Yan He, PhD](https://cellbiology.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WeChat-Image_20230709151020-280x386.jpg)
Xue-Yan He, PhD
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology
- Phone: 314-362-5296
- Email: xueyanh@wustl.edu
The He Lab is dedicated to advancing knowledge of the mechanisms responsible for colorectal tumor progression, with a specific focus on Stress and its influence on the Tumor Microenvironment.