Samuel Achilefu, PhD

Samuel Achilefu, PhD

Michel M. Ter-Pogossian Professor of Radiology

Achilefu's research focuses on the design, development and biochemical evaluation of molecular imaging agents and drugs in cells and living organisms. He has earned national recognition for his work to use light to activate drugs and the immune system in the body.

Connor Liu

Connor Liu

Medical Student; HHMI Fellow

Liu's research centers on testing computational strategies that may be used to design therapeutic cancer vaccines to treat malignant brain tumors. This year he was one of 72 students selected to receive mentored training with top biomedical scientists through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s (HHMI) Medical Research Fellows Program.

Andrew D. Martin, PhD

Andrew D. Martin, PhD

Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis

An alum of Washington University's Law School and faculty, Martin was appointed the university's 15th chancellor in 2018.

Indira Mysorekar, PhD

Indira Mysorekar, PhD

Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Mysorekar’s work encompasses studies of mechanisms underlying biology and pathophysiology of the urinary bladder to studies of novel infectious etiologies for premature birth.

Rukayat Taiwo

Rukayat Taiwo

Medical Student; HHMI Fellow

Taiwo's research focuses on analyzing the brain cancer glioblastoma on a molecular level. For the second year, she has been selected to receive mentored training through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s (HHMI) Medical Research Fellows Program.