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Dr. Stefanie Geisler is a board certified Neurologist with subspecialty certification in Neuromuscular Medicine.  She received her MD from the Charite, the Medical School of the Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany.  Her thesis work focused on the subnuclear organization of the habenular complex.  Her subsequent post-doctoral research with Scott Zahm at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine and Roy Wise at NIH/National Institute on Drug Addiction concerned the anatomical, neurochemical and behavioral organization of the mesolimbic dopamine system.  She then completed the residency program in neurology, followed by the neuromuscle fellowship, both at Washington University in Saint Louis. During residency, she joined the laboratory of Aaron DiAntonio (Developmental Biology). There and in collaboration with Jeffrey Milbrandt (Genetics) she developed her current interest in molecular mechanisms in peripheral neuropathies, which she presently continues to investigate in her laboratory in the Department of Neurology at Washington University.

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Shannon is a Postdoc in the Neurology department at Washington University in St. Louis. She graduated Magna Cum Laude in her BS degree from the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio. She then earned her PhD at the University of Texas at San Antonio with her dissertation titled, “Defining the Connectivity and Dynamics of Peripheral Taste Synapses.” Shannon joined the Geisler lab in August of 2024 and is interested in studying the interactions between peripheral axons and resident immune cells in small fiber neuropathy.

Nick graduated Summa Cum Laude from Vanderbilt University, double majoring in Neuroscience and Medicine, Health, and Society. He joined the Geisler Laboratory in June 2024, where responsibilities include coordinating patient enrollment into the Peripheral Neuropathy Research Registry and researching chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and small fiber neuropathy.

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Peyton Murin is a second-year neurology resident at Saint Louis University. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Memphis and his MD from the University of Tennessee in Memphis, TN. His past research experience includes working in the laboratory of Dr. Duane McKenna (genomics) and Dr. Charles Lessman (physiology) at the University of Memphis and with Dr. Jerry Jones in the Department of Pain Medicine at University of Tennessee. His current research interests lie in translational neurology/pain medicine, with a focus on small fiber neuropathy and chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.

Aidan Pelea is a second-year student at Washington University in St. Louis with a Biology: Neuroscience Track major. He joined the Geisler Laboratory in January 2024 as an Undergraduate Research Assistant, where he works on researching chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and small fiber neuropathy. 

Gabriella Amurao is a second-year student at Washington University in St. Louis, majoring in Biology: Neuroscience Track with a minor in Biomedical Physics. She joined the Geisler Laboratory in April 2024, where she works on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathies and small fiber neuropathy.