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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”.

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”.

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