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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.

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”.

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.

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

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 […]

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