Faculty
Hematology Division
Luis F. Z. Batista, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Hematology Division
Department of Developmental Biology
Research Interests
- Induced pluripotent stem cells
- Telomere maintenance
Contact
- 314-362-8816 (office)
- 314-362-8826 (fax)
- lbatista@wustl.edu
- Hematology Division
Mail Stop 8125-0020-08
Washington University
660 South Euclid Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110 - Room 8817 Clinical Sciences Research Building (office)
- Room 8816 Clinical Sciences Research Building (lab)
- Batista Lab
Biosketch
| Education | |
|---|---|
| 2000-2003 | BSc, Biology (Genetics), University of Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| 2004-2008 | PhD, Cellular Biology, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil and University of Mainz, Germany |
| 2008-2012 | Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Medicine/Hematology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA |
| Academic Positions | |
| 2012-2013 | Instructor of Medicine, Department of Medicine/Hematology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA |
| 2014-2020 | Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine and Developmental Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO |
| 2020-present | Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Developmental Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO |
| Major Honors & Awards | |
| 2007 | 1st Place, Top Young Investigator Award, Brazilian Society of Mutagenesis and Carcinogenesis |
| 2009 | Pew Postdoctoral Fellow, The Pew Charitable Trusts |
| 2011 | CIRM Postdoctoral Fellow, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine |
| 2014 | Early Career Development Award, Central Society for Clinical and Translational Research |
| 2015 | Scholar Award, V Foundation for Cancer Research |
| 2015 | Early Stage Investigator Award, Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation |
| 2016 | Conquer Cancer Now Award, Concern Foundation |
| 2017 | Scholar Award, American Federation for Aging Research |
| 2020 | Research Scholar Award, American Cancer Society |
| Editorial Responsibilities | |
| 2017-present | Associate Editor, Genetics and Molecular Biology (official journal of the Brazilian Genetics Society) |
| National Service and Leadership Roles | |
| 2017-2019 | Ad Hoc Reviewer, Israel Science Foundation (ISF) |
| 2018-2020 | Reviewer, National Science Foundation (NSF), Cell Biology Panel |
| 2019 | Ad Hoc Reviewer, Fondazione Telethon (Italy) |
| 2020 | Member, Scientific Committee on Bone Marrow Failure, American Society of Hematology |
| Professional Societies | |
| International Society for Stem Cell Research | |
| Central Society for Clinical and Translational Research | |
| American Society of Hematology | |
