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.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Abhishek is a Postdoc in the Neurology department, Washington University in St. Louis. He earned his PhD degree at the CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India. His thesis work focused on the “Decrypting the role of E3 Ubiquitin ligase Pirh2 in Alzheimer’s disease.” He joined Dr. Geisler’s lab in June 2023 during which he works on the chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathies.
Research Technician
Vivian graduated with Honors from Washington University in St. Louis as a Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology: Cognitive Neuroscience major and an Anthropology: Global Health & Environment and Biology double minor. She joined the Geisler Laboratory in May 2023, where responsibilities include coordinating patient enrollment into the Peripheral Neuropathy Research Registry and researching chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and small fiber neuropathy.
Neurology Resident at Saint Louis University
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.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
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.
Lab Alumni
