Principal Investigators
Stephen C. Pak, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics
Co-Lead, Washington University Undiagnosed Diseases Network
C. elegans Model Organism Screening Center
- Phone: 314-286-1665
- Email: stephen.pak@wustl.edu
Gary A. Silverman, MD, PhD
Harriet B. Spoehrer Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
Pediatrician-in-Chief, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Executive Director, Children’s Discovery Institute
- Phone: 314-454-6005
- Email: gsilverman@wustl.edu
Personnel
Maggie Coffman
Research Technician II
Education: BS, University of Missouri St. Louis
Hometown: Saint Louis
Member since: June 2020
Favorite thing to do in St. Louis: going to the zoo
Aaron Delgado, MD
Neonatology Fellow
Education: MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine.
Pediatric Residency, University of Illinois College of Medicine- Peoria;
Neonatology Fellowship at Washington University/St Louis Children’s Hospital
Member since: July 2020
Favorite thing to do in St Louis: taking advantage of all the free parks and attractions in Forrest Park with my family
Sara Fielder, PhD
Staff Scientist
Education: PhD, Emory University
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Member Since: October 2020
Hobbies: Knitting, baking, taking silly pictures of cats
Hieu D. Hoang, PhD
Instructor in Pediatrics
Education: PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Member since: September 2020
Fun fact: I wear a scarf half of the year
Stephanie Morrison
Research Assistant
Education: BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Member since: February2020
Favorite birds: Great-tailed grackle, green heron, passenger pigeon
Suk Regmi
Research Lab Supervisor
Hometown: Bhutan
Member since: June, 2018, but my work in the Pediatrics Department began 14 years ago
Hobbies: In my free time enjoy cooking and playing with my kids
Tara Samson
Undergraduate Research Assistant/Technician
Education: Senior BA Candidate at Washington University in St. Louis
Hometown: Houston, TX
Member since: June 2022
Favorite St. Louis activity: going to the Soulard farmer’s market
Hema Sundaramoorthi, PhD
Staff Scientist
Education: PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of North Texas
Hometown: Coimbatore, India
Member since: December 2019
Hobbies: Music, cooking, watching movies
Weimin (Sherry) Yuan, PhD
Staff Scientist
Education: PhD, University of Florida
Member since: January, 2020
Bo Zhang, PhD
Instructor in Pediatrics
Education: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hometown: China
Member since: September 2020
Hobbies: I like hiking in my spare time. River Scene Trail is my favorite around STL!
Jessie Zhang, PhD
Senior Scientist
Member since: July 2019
Bao Ying (Brook) Zhu
Research Technician
Member since: November 2019
Past personnel
Kelly Ames
Sule Cataltepe
Tony Clark
Chris Edwards
Rose Estabrooks
Jamie Fornsaglio
Amy Gauthier (Elias)
Eric Gornstein
Andie Graves
Yoshiro Kamachi
Yukari Kato
Marci Knebel
Allison Lincecum (Bartuski)
John Linneman
Senior Research Technician
Education: BS in Biology, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Member since: May 2019
Hobbies: I like cooking, music, and outdoor activities.