Principal Investigator

Brian DeBosch, MD, PhD

Brian DeBosch, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

Brian DeBosch, MD, PhD received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and did his medical and graduate training as part of the Medical Scientist Training Program at Washington University School of Medicine, during which he completed his doctoral thesis in the laboratory of Anthony Muslin studying signaling pathways involved cardiac hypertrophy. After MSTP training, DeBosch completed pediatrics residency and gastroenterology fellowship as part of the Accelerated Research Pathway at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. In July 2011, DeBosch pursued post-doctoral training as a Pediatric Scientist Development Program (PSDP) Fellow in the laboratory of Kelle Moley, MD in the Women’s Health Science Research Center at Washington University School of Medicine. DeBosch is currently an Associate Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Cell Biology & Physiology at Washington University School of Medicine, where he studies the role of hexose transport and hexose-induced signaling events in dictating hepatic metabolism. He maintains a particular interest in how manipulating hexose metabolism applies to the prevention and treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and metabolic syndrome in both children and adults.

Personnel

Joshua Adams, BS

Joshua Adams, BS

Research Technician

Cassandra Higgins

Cassandra Higgins

Research Lab Supervisor

Cassandra Higgins, BS is a Research Technician in the DeBosch Lab. She originally hails from St. Charles, MO and attended the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. There, she majored in Biochemistry and served as a section leader for Marching Mizzou (Mellophone). She trained as an undergraduate in Jay J. Thelen’s laboratory, and has now become the lifeblood of the laboratory’s operations! Apart from research, Cassie enjoys baking, boating, attending Mizzou Football tailgates, and spending time with Chris (husband), Joanna (daughter) and Finley (puppy).

Linda Sun, BS

Linda Sun, BS

Graduate Student

Yiming Zhang, BS

Yiming Zhang, BS

Completed his BS in Biochemistry at the University of Missouri, Columbia where he worked in the laboratory of Jay Thelen, PhD. He spent two years as a scientist in industry before deciding to jump back into academia to chase the thrill of independent discovery. His long term goal is to go to graduate school to earn a PhD and ultimately run a program that studies planaria regeneration.

Past Personnel

Emily Feng

Washington University 2016

Current position: Resident physician, Family Medicine & Community Health, University of Minnesota

Jaqueline Kading

WUMS IV

Current position: Resident physician, Pediatrics, UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital

Allyson Mayer, PhD

DBBS Graduate 2018

Current position: Computational Biologist, Percayai