PI and Staff
Merima Forny
Dave Pagliarini
Dave Pagliarini
Staff Scientist
MS Human Biology, 2018, University of Zurich
fornym [at] wustl [dot] edu
Andrew Smith
Dave Pagliarini
Caroline Fecher
Staff Scientist
PhD Biomolecular & Biomedical Science, 2019, University College Dublin
smith.andrew [at] wustl [dot] edu
Caroline Fecher
Caroline Fecher
Caroline Fecher
Staff Scientist
PhD Systemic Neuroscience, 2020, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich & Technical University of Munich
fecher [at] wustl [dot] edu
Juan Liu
Caroline Fecher
Kaixian Liu
Mass Spec Lab Manager
PhD Analytical Chemistry, 2012, Georgia State University
luan [at] wustl [dot] edu
Kaixian Liu
Caroline Fecher
Kaixian Liu
Research Specialist
PhD Biophysics, 2019, Johns Hopkins University
kaixian [at] wustl [dot] edu
David McDonald
David McDonald
David McDonald
Administrative Coordinator
BA Communications, 2014, Webster University
dpmcdonald [at] wustl [dot] edu
Postdoctoral Fellows
Patrick Forny
Xinyu (Sam) Zhu
Patrick Forny
Postdoctoral Research Associate
PhD Pediatric Metabolic Medicine, 2016, University Children’s Hospital Zurich
MD Cancer Biology, 2012, University of Zurich
forny [at] wustl [dot] edu
Sean Rogers
Xinyu (Sam) Zhu
Patrick Forny
Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD Cell and Molecular Biology, 2021, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
rsean [at] wustl [dot] edu
Xinyu (Sam) Zhu
Xinyu (Sam) Zhu
Xinyu (Sam) Zhu
Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD Biological Sciences, 2024,
Auburn University
zxinyu [at] wustl [dot] edu
Alexander Mestre
Alexander Mestre
Xinyu (Sam) Zhu
Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD Biochemistry, 2026,
Duke University
Justin Korfhage
Alexander Mestre
Justin Korfhage
Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD Cell Biology, 2026,
Yale University
Noah Basri
Alexander Mestre
Justin Korfhage
Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD Genetics, 2026,
WashU School of Medicine
Graduate Students
Eric Lu
Jimmy Mo
Jimmy Mo
Graduate Student (MSTP)
BS Biochemistry, MCB, 2021,
University of Arizona
Eric [dot] lu [at] wustl [dot] edu
Jimmy Mo
Jimmy Mo
Jimmy Mo
Graduate Student
BS Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 2021
MPhil Life Sciences, 2023
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
h [dot] mo [at] wustl [dot] edu
Carolyn Hsu
Kevin Bayingana
Kevin Bayingana
Graduate Student (MSTP)
BS Biology, 2022
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
c [dot] h [dot] hsu [at] wustl [dot] edu
Kevin Bayingana
Kevin Bayingana
Kevin Bayingana
Graduate Student (MSTP)
BS Biology, 2023
Swarthmore College
bayingana [at] wustl [dot] edu
postbaccalaureate Students
Christian Aguirre
Postbaccalaureate Student
BS Microbiology, Immunology and
Molecular Genetics, 2026
University of California, Los Angeles
Undergraduate Students
Arowyn Casenhiser
Undergraduate Student
BS Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
WashU | To Be Conferred 2028
a [dot] casenhiser [at] wustl [dot] edu