Congratulations to Dr. Thor Theunissen! Thorold Theunissen, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Developmental Biology, has received a five-year R35 $2,729,025 grant award from the NIH/ NIGMS beginning June 1, 2024 for his project entitled “Resolving epigenetic instability during pluripotent state transitions: a roadmap for exploiting the biomedical potential of dynamic human stem cell states”.
Congratulations to Aaron Johnson, PhD., Associate Professor in the Department of Developmental Biology and his lab on their research on the effects of brain inflammation on muscle function! From the article publish by the Washington University School of Medicine:“The study pinpoints potential targets for preventing or treating muscle weakness related to brain inflammation. The researchers […]
Congratulations to Dr. Liz Pollina! Elizabeth Pollina, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology, has received a three year $300,000 grant award from the Klingenstein (Esther A. & Joseph) Fund beginning July 1, 2024 for her project entitled “Activity-dependent genome integrity in nervous system plasticity and disease”.
Congratulations to Dr. Thor Theunissen! Thorold Theunissen, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Developmental Biology, has received a four-year $500,000 grant award from the Edward J. Mallinckrodt Foundation beginning October 1, 2024 for his project entitled “A stem-cell-based model system of human embryo implantation and its pathologies”
Congratulations to Dr. Shin Imai! Dr. Shin Imai, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Developmental Biology, has received a five-year $3,069,167 grant award from the NIH/Aging Institute beginning June 1, 2024 for his project entitled“The intertissue communication between the hypothalamus and adipose tissue for mammalian aging and longevity control”
Congratulations to Dana Shaw! Dana Shaw, Ph.D ., Postdoctoral Research Associate in Mokalled Lab, has received a two-year $206,452 K99 Award from the NIH/NINDS beginning May 1, 2024 for her project entitled “Immune regulation of spinal cord regeneration”
Congratulations to Dr. Sam Morris! Sam Morris, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Developmental Biology and Genetics, has received a five-year $1,951,525 grant award from the NIH/ NIGMS beginning March 5th, 2024 for her project entitled “Decoding the Molecular Mechanisms Governing Regulation and Reprogramming of Cellular Identity”.
Congratulations to Dr. Liz Pollina! Liz Pollina, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology, has received an 18-month $100,000 grant award from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative beginning March 1, 2024 for her project entitled “Transcriptional and epigenetic encoding of sleep loss”.
Congratulations to Dr. Sam Morris! Sam Morris, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Developmental Biology and Genetics, has received a four-year $2,013,440 grant award from the NIH/ NIDDK beginning March 15th, 2024 for her project entitled “Decoding the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Reprogramming to Functional Hepatic and Intestinal Cell Types”
Congratulations to Dr. Aaron Johnson! Aaron Johnson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Developmental Biology, has received a one-year $40,000 grant award from the Musculoskeletal Research Center beginning April 1, 2024 for his project entitled “Mechanisms of systemic muscle repair”.