Andy Groves’s New Publication
Congratulations to Dr. Groves’s Lab on their recent publication! Control of sensory cell differentiation in the inner ear by extracellular signals and transcriptional regulators. Nelson JC, Hosamani IV, Groves AK. Curr Top Dev Biol. 2025;165:1-44. doi: 10.1016/bs.ctdb.2025.03.002. Epub 2025 Apr 3. PMID: 40973228
Shin Imai’s New Publication
Congratulations to Dr. Imai’s Lab on their recent publication! Aging reduces motivation through decreased Bdnf expression in the ventral tegmental area. Lei HC, Parker KE, Kuo CC, Yuede CM, McCall JG, Imai SI. Mol Psychiatry. 2025 Sep 16. doi: 10.1038/s41380-025-03253-0. PMID: 40954279
Thor Theunissen’s New Publication
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
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.