Current Lab Members
Billy Kang
MD/PhD Student
Billy joined the lab in 2019. He is studying the structure and function of the voltage-gated potassium channel KCNQ1, and how dysfunction in KCNQ1 leads to arrhythmias.
Dr. Chris Andrews
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Chris joined the lab in 2018. He is working on applying augmented reality to problems in interventional cardiology.
Dr. Jon Silva
Principal Investigator
Jon Silva CV
Associate Professor
Program leader, Cardiovascular Engineering Graduate Educational Program
Department of Biomedical Engineering Washington University in St. Louis 2012 to …
Dr. Kuo-Chan (KC) Weng
Post-Doc
KC joined the lab in 2017 and is currently developing the 3D cardiac tissue as a platform for drug testing and disease modeling. KC earned his Ph.D. in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M …
Emily Wagner
PhD Student
Emily joined the lab in 2017. After receiving her B.S. in electrical and computer engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2016, she came to Washington University in St. Louis to …
Eve Angsutararux
Graduate Student
Eve joined the lab in 2017. She will be working on molecular-complex interactions with the cardiac sodium channel.
Kate Mangold
Graduate Student
Kate joined the lab in 2017. She is studying state-dependent models of Na+ channel function.
Lab Alumni
Dr. Wandi Zhu
Graduate Student
Wandi joined the lab in 2014. She studies how Nav β subunits alter Na+ channel …
