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”.
Congratulations to Vishnu Saraswathy and Yuxiao Xu! Vishnu Saraswathy, Posdoc in Mayssa Mokalled’s Lab, and Yuxiao Xu, Graduate Research Assistant in Mayssa Mokalled’s Lab, have been named as two of the 2024 Hope Center Awards winners
Congratulations to Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, former Chair of the Department of Developmental Biology! Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, Dr. Robert Glaser Distinguished University Professor and director of the Edison Family Center for Genome Sciences & Systems Biology at Washington University School of Medicine, has been awarded the 2024 Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science […]
Congratulations to Farshid Guilak, PhD., Mildred B Simon Research Professor of Orthopardic Surgery and Co-Director of the Center of Regenerative Medicine Washington University School of Medicine researchers, including Farshid Guilak, PhD, (left) and Christine T. N. Pham, MD, have received an award of up to $31 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health […]
Congratulations to Ena Haseljic! Ena Haseljic, Pre Doc Trainee in Dr. Liz Pollna’s Lab, has received the 2023 Tanaka Graduate Student Fellowship Award
Congratulations to Kentaro Mori, Komal Kaushik, and Blerta Stringa! The Department of Developmental Biology 2023 Postdoctoral Fellow Seed of Independence Grant has been awarded to Kentaro Mori (Imai Lab), Komal Kaushik (Kroll Lab), and Blerta Stringa (Solnica-Krezel Lab)
Congratulations to Dr. Liz Pollina! Liz Pollina, Ph.D., Professor of Developmental Biology has been awarded a one-year $50,000 award beginning October 1, 2023 for her project entitled “Neuronal Activity-Dependent DNA Repair in Healthy Aging”, from the Longer Life Foundation
Congratulations to Kenji Kamimoto! Kenji Kamimoto, Senior Scientist in Dr. Samantha Morris’ Lab, was awarded a one-year $15,485 award starting in November 2023 entitled “Simulation analysis of cell fate control during vertebrate development using gene networks” by the Sumitomo Foundation in Japan
Congratulations to Dr. Geoffrey Goodhill! Geoffrey Goodhill, Ph.D., Professor of Developmental Biology has received a $1M gift to support his research for Autism “Richard a. Bilgard Fun for Autism Research”
Congratulations to Yongjun Yin! Yongjun Yin, Instructor for Developmental Biology in Dr. Dave Ornitz’s Lab, has received the 2023 Aaron DiAntonio Staff/Senior Scientist Scholarship Award.