Staff
![Maple Adkins-Threats](https://millslab.wustl.edu/files/2019/12/maple-1.jpg)
Maple Adkins-Threats
PhD Student – Developmental, Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
- Email: mladkinsthreats@wustl.edu
Maple is studying parietal cell development and recovery from injury
![Jeffrey Brown, MD, PhD](https://millslab.wustl.edu/files/2019/12/Jeff-1.jpeg)
Jeffrey Brown, MD, PhD
Instructor of Medicine – Division of Gastroenterology
- Email: brownjw@wustl.edu
Jeff is studying how cells manage excess membrane during dedifferentiation
![Charles Cho, MD, PhD](https://millslab.wustl.edu/files/2019/12/charles-1.jpg)
Charles Cho, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
- Email: charlescho@wustl.edu
Charles is studying how nucleolus and ribosome biogenesis machinery react to various types of cell stress
![Ramon Jin, MD, PhD](https://millslab.wustl.edu/files/2019/12/ramon-1.jpg)
Ramon Jin, MD, PhD
Clinical Fellow – Division of Medical Oncology
- Email: jinr@wustl.edu
Ray is studying damage responses and tumorigenesis in the esophagus
![Xiaobo Lin, PhD](https://millslab.wustl.edu/files/2019/12/Xiaobo-e1576770006970-280x386.jpg)
Xiaobo Lin, PhD
Senior Scientist
- Email: xlin22@wustl.edu
Xiaobo is studying stem cells, paligenosis, and tumorigenesis in the stomach. He is also interested in studying how metabolic changes influence cell fate
![Connie Marshall](https://millslab.wustl.edu/files/2019/12/Connie-280x386.jpg)
![Zhi-Feng "Max" Miao, MD, PhD](https://millslab.wustl.edu/files/2019/12/Max-280x386.jpeg)
Zhi-Feng "Max" Miao, MD, PhD
Visiting Researcher
- Email: zmiao22@wustl.edu
Max is studying AMPK-dependent metabolic regulation of stem cell fate and licensing checkpoints in paligenosis
![Dongkook Park, PhD](https://millslab.wustl.edu/files/2019/12/Dongkook-1.jpg)
Dongkook Park, PhD
Senior Scientist
- Email: dongkookpark@wustl.edu
Dongkook is studying genetic mechanisms of cell stress responses and paligenosis using Drosophila as a model system
![Bianca Peña](https://millslab.wustl.edu/files/2019/12/Bianca.jpg)
Bianca Peña
Undergraduate Student – Biomedical Engineering
- Email: bianca.pena@wustl.edu
Bianca is studying the role of ATF3 targets in autophagy
![Megan Radyk](https://millslab.wustl.edu/files/2019/12/Megan-1.jpg)
Megan Radyk
PhD Student – Molecular Cell Biology
- Email: meganradyk@wustl.edu
Megan is studying the role of ATF3 in injury response, regeneration, and paligenosis
![José Saenz, MD, PhD](https://millslab.wustl.edu/files/2019/12/Jose-1.jpg)
José Saenz, MD, PhD
Instructor of Medicine – Division of Gastroenterology
- Email: saenzj@wustl.edu
Jose is studying the host and microbial factors that dictate H. pylori pathogenesis
![Lily Spatz](https://millslab.wustl.edu/files/2019/12/Lily-280x386.jpg)
Lily Spatz
PhD Student – Molecular Cell Biology
- Email: lspatz@wustl.edu
Lily is studying epigenetic changes in response to gastric injury
![Jingxu Sun, MD, PhD](https://millslab.wustl.edu/files/2019/12/Edward-280x386.jpeg)
Jingxu Sun, MD, PhD
Visiting Researcher
- Email: sunjingxu@wustl.edu
Jingxu is studying energy metabolism of paligenosis and tumorigenesis in the stomach
![Nancy Vargas, PhD](https://millslab.wustl.edu/files/2019/12/Nancy-280x386.jpg)
Nancy Vargas, PhD
Research Assistant
- Email: nancyvargas@wustl.edu
Nancy is studying the H. pylori host-pathogen relationship
![Spencer Willet, PhD](https://millslab.wustl.edu/files/2019/12/Spencer-2.jpg)
Spencer Willet, PhD
Instructor of Medicine – Division of Gastroenterology
- Email: willetsg@wustl.edu
Spencer is studying the role of the Hippo pathway in gastric homeostasis and tumorigenesis