Daisy W. Leung, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Professor of Pathology & Immunology
Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
John T. Milliken Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
B.A. Biology: Amherst College, Amherst, MA
Ph.D. Molecular Biophysics: UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Research
The overarching goal of my research program is to define molecular mechanisms at the host-pathogen interface. Within this program, a major focus at present is to define regulatory mechanisms that non-segmented negative-strand RNA viruses (NNSVs), which include human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and Ebola virus, use to evade host immunity and hijack the host components to facilitate viral pathogenesis. To achieve this goal, I use a multidisciplinary approach that includes biochemical, structural, biological, and virological methods, to dissect interactions, define structural determinants, and define regulatory mechanisms.
Current Lab Members
Alumni Lab Members
Trudy Merritt
Graduate Student
Harvard University
Hamza Ahmed
Medical Student
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Preston Kim
Medical Student
Loyola Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine
Angela Zou
Graduate Student
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Hejun Liu Ph.D.
Scientist
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research
Jingjing Pei, Ph.D.
Principle Investigator
Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Srirupa Chatterjee, Ph.D.
TPLC Reviewer
FDA
Parmeshwar Amatya, Ph.D.
Scientist
Washington University School of Medicine
Julia Sullivan
Darby DeFord
Medical Student
Marian University
Opportunities to Join
The Leung Lab is looking for enthusiastic and talented students and postdocs interested in working with us! Please inquire to Dr. Leung via email.
Contact
Mailing address: 660 S. Euclid Ave., Campus Box 8051, St. Louis, MO 63110
Lab location: Clinical Sciences Research Building, Room 7758
Lab phone: 314-273-3715
Email: dwleung@wustl.edu