Congratulations to Dr. Theunissen’s Lab on their recent publication! Raising the bar for human post-implantation embryo models Kong X, Theunissen T. Cell Stem Cell, Volume 32, Issue 10, P1479-1481, October 2, 2025
Thor Theunissen’s New Publication
Author: Amy Kupcho
Julianna Determan, B.S., has received a four-year fellowship award from the NIH/NIMH
Congratulations to Julianna Determan! Julianna Determan, B.S., Graduate Student, Department of Developmental Biology, has received a four-year fellowship award from the NIH/NIMH for her project entitled “Investigating the function of the autism spectrum disorder risk genes RFX3 and RFX4 during human cortical development”.
Andy Groves, PhD, has received a one-year grant award from the Hearing Health Foundation
Congratulations to Dr. Andy Groves! Andy Groves, PhD, Professor and Head of Developmental Biology, has received a one-year grant award from the Hearing Health Foundation for his project entitled “Reprogramming and Gene Delivery Working Group”.
Aaron DiAntonio, MD, PhD, has received the WashU Medicine Dean’s Medal
Congratulations to Dr. Aaron DiAntonio! Aaron DiAntonio, MD, PhD, Alan A and Edith L Wolff Professor of Developmental Biology, has received the WashU Medicine Dean’s Medal for Excellence in Innovation & Commercialization.
Dr. Thor Theunissen has received a five-year grant award from the NIH
Congratulations to Dr. Thor Theunissen! Thor Theunissen, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Developmental Biology, has received a five-year grant award from the NIH beginning September 1, 2025 for his project entitled “Modeling Human Throphoblast Differentiation and Function Using Pluripotent Stem Cells”.
Dr. Kristen Kroll has received a gift from the Sunderland Family Fund
Congratulations to Dr. Kris Kroll! Kristen Kroll, Ph.D., Professor of Developmental Biology, has received a gift from the Sunderland Family Research Fund in support of her research efforts on ZNF292-related biology.
Dave Ornitz’s New Publication
Congratulations to Dr. Ornitz’s Lab on their recent publication! Echocardiographic Assessment of Pulmonary Hemodynamics and Right Ventricular Performance in Neonatal Murine Hypoxia Woo KV, Levy PT, Weinheimer CJ, Hauck AL, Hamvas A, Ornitz DM, Kovacs A, Singh GK. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2025 Aug 19;12(8):316. doi: 10.3390/jcdd12080316. PMID: 40863382
Doug Covey’s New Publication
Congratulations to Dr. Covey’s Lab on their recent publication! Novel Neuroactive Steroid Analogs and Voltage-Dependent Blockers of Cav3.2 Currents, B372 and YX23, are Effective Anti-Nociceptives with Diminished Sedative Properties in Intact Female Mice Volvovitz B, Miah R, Park K, Kim JH, Vargas R, Xu Y, Qian M, Covey DF, Todorovic SM, Jevtovic-Todorovic V. Biomolecules. 2025 […]
Kerry Kornfeld’s New Publication
Congratulations to Dr. Kornfeld’s Lab on their recent publication! Environmental NaCl affects Caenorhabditis elegans development and aging Pohl F, Egan BM, Schneider DL, Mosley MC, Garcia MA, Hou S, Chiu CH, Kornfeld K. Genetics. 2025 Aug 18:iyaf139. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyaf139. PMID: 40820329
Kerry Kornfeld’s New Publication
Congratulations to Dr. Kornfeld’s Lab on their recent publication! Notch signaling in germ line stem cells controls reproductive aging in Caenorhabditis elegans Kocsisova Z, Bagatelas ED, Santiago-Borges J, Lei HC, Egan BM, Mosley MC, Anderson AM, Schneider DL, Schedl T, Kornfeld K. PNAS Nexus. 2025 Aug 26;4(8):pgaf220. doi: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgaf220. eCollection 2025 Aug. PMID: 40874029