Megan Cooper Lab

Exploring genetic drivers of immune dysregulation in pediatric populations

The Cooper lab is focused on genetic mechanisms driving pediatric immune-mediated disease.

Our laboratory is interested in the origins of pediatric immune dysregulation diseases. We use genomic sequencing to identify genetic causes of pediatric disease and work to better understand these diseases using in vitro and in vivo models. We have a specific interest in using the latest sequencing technologies to identify the mechanisms of disease in children suffering from undiagnosed immune deficiencies.

Megan Cooper, MD, PhD

Principal Investigator

Megan Cooper, MD, PhD, is a pediatric rheumatologist/immunologist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. She is the director of clinical immunology at Children’s and an associate director of the Medical Scientist Training Program at WashU Medicine. She received her MD and PhD from Ohio State University before coming to WashU Medicine for her pediatric residency and fellowship in pediatric rheumatology.

Currently, her lab focuses on elucidating mechanisms dictating immune cell function and the molecular mechanisms of pediatric immune-mediated disease.

Megan Cooper’s faculty profile