View our research in the area of genetics and genomic medicine at Washington University in St. Louis.
Our labs
Baldridge Lab
Dustin Baldridge, MD, PhD
The laboratory focuses on genomic medicine and functional genomics, implementing experimental and informatics approaches to solve a fundamental problem in human genetics, namely the overwhelming number of Variants of Uncertain Significance (VUS) generated via exome and genome sequencing.
Dickson Lab
Patricia Dickson, MD
The Dickson laboratory studies the mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) disorders, which are lysosomal enzyme deficiencies affecting the catabolism of glycosaminoglycans. Central nervous system manifestations include progressive intellectual disability, communicating hydrocephalus, dysmyelination, spinal cord compression, and cortical atrophy. Our lab studies cerebrospinal fluid delivery of recombinant enzymes to treat central nervous disease due to MPS, and has demonstrated biodistribution of intrathecally-delivered recombinant enzymes throughout the neuroaxis of MPS models, with correction of lysosomal storage. The laboratory also studies neuroimaging and neuropathology of white matter in MPS brain and the humoral immune responses to therapeutic enzymes. Projects range from bench to bedside including clinical trials.
Gooch Lab
Catherine Gooch, MD
Gooch’s main research interests are clinically studying skeletal dysplasias and orofacial clefting. She has a particular interest in disorders of FGFR3, such as achondroplasia and hypochondroplasia, as well as collagenopathies.
Greer Lab
Eric L. Greer, MD, PhD
The Greer lab is interested in how non-genetic information, termed epigenetics, regulates complex physiological and pathological phenotypes across generations.
Pediatric Storage Disorders Lab
Jonathan D. Cooper, PhD
The Pediatric Storage Disorders Lab (PDSL), studies the pathogenesis of the neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs, or Batten disease), and other similar neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorders.
Sardiello Lab
Marco Sardiello, PhD
The laboratory uses genetics, cell biology, and systems biology approaches to study how the cell regulates its metabolic programs and how dysfunctions in these programs lead to neurological disease. Our ultimate goal is to translate knowledge of these regulatory networks into therapeutic approaches for neurodegenerative disorders.
Shinawi Lab
Marwan Shinawi, MD
The research of Marwan Shinawi, MD, focuses on clinical genomics and the application of exome and genome sequencing as well as microarray analysis for disease gene discovery of undiagnosed genetic syndromes.
Genomic Information Commons (GIC)
The Genomic Information Commons (GIC) is a research initiative of multiple academic medical centers. The GIC champions multi-institutional research collaboration through sharing select types of our consented patients’ and families’ health data in order to achieve improved health outcomes for our patients, families and communities.
Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN)
The Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) is a research study that brings together clinical and research experts from across the United States to solve the most challenging medical mysteries using advanced technologies.