Department of Medicine Research

The Department of Medicine at the University of Missouri conducts rigorous and leading-edge basic, translational and clinical research. Our departmental culture is one of scientific integrity, creativity, and a strong commitment to developing physician-scientists and faculty researchers. In partnership with investigators from a variety of disciplines, we seek to improve health care outcomes and bring discoveries from the lab to the bedside.

The Department of Medicine receives support for ongoing research from the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute; National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute; and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. We are also supported by the American Heart Association, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology and Bayer.

The Department of Medicine also works collaboratively with other institutions around the United States, including Washington University in St. Louis, Duke University, Tulane University, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Brigham Health, Mayo Clinic and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

Research Areas

Cardiovascular Medicine

Clinical Researchers

• Brian Bostick, MD
• Albert Chan, MD
• Greg Flaker, MD
• Sandeep Gautam, MD
• Rahul Jain, MD
• Poorna Karuparthi, MD
• Arun Kumar, MD
• Zhenguo Liu, MD

Basic Science Researchers

• Chandrasekar Bysani, DVM, PhD
• William Fay, MD
• De-Pei Li, MD, MSc
• Zhenguo Liu, MD
• Venkateswaran Subramanian, PhD
• Hongmin Sun, PhD

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Clinical Researchers

• Michael Gardner, MD
• Guido Lastra Gonzalez, MD
• Camila Manrique-Acevedo, MD
• Bettina Mittendorfer, PhD

Basic Science Researchers

• Guanghong Jia, PhD
• Guido Lastra Gonzalez, MD
• Camila Manrique-Acevedo, MD

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Clinical Researchers

• Ghassan Hammoud, MD, MPH, FAASLD
• Elizabeth Parks, PhD, PhD, FAHA, FTOS

Basic Science Researchers

• Jamal Ibdah, MD, PhD, AGAF, FACG, FAASLD, EASL
• Sharad Khare, PhD, AGA, AACR
• Elizabeth Parks, PhD, PhD, FAHA, FTOS

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Researchers

• Morgan Green, DO

Hematology and Medical Oncology

Clinical Researchers

• Gerhard Hildebrandt, MD
• Christos Papageorgiou, MD
• Ruobing Xue, MD

Basic Science Researchers

• Timothy Hoffman, PhD
• Xunlei Kang, MD, PhD

Hospital Medicine

Clinical Researchers

• Kristin Hahn-Cover, MD
• Syed H Naqvi, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Researchers

• Andres Bran, MD
• Dima Dandachi, MD, MPH
• Christian Rojas Moreno, MD
• Taylor Nelson, DO

Nephrology

Clinical Researchers

• Preethi Yerram, MD

Basic Science Researchers

• Ramesh Khanna, MD
• Ravi Nistala, MD

Pulmonary, Critical Care and Environmental Medicine

Clinical Researchers

• Zachary Holliday, MD
• Aaron Miller, MD
• Stevan Whitt, MD

Basic Science Researchers

• Zachary Holliday, MD

Rheumatology/Immunology

Rheumatology/Immunology Researchers

• Chokkalingam Siva, MD
• Celso Velazquez, MD

Center for Precision Medicine

The Center for Precision Medicine is a group of basic and translational science laboratories that pursue breakthroughs in the causes of cancers, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, pulmonary disorders, neurological disorders and more. Researchers within the Center work together with bio-informaticians, bio-statisticians and database programmers to conduct research on clinically relevant, patient-centered issues.