Dr. Shin Imai has been granted membership in the Academy for Health and Lifespan Research
Congratulations to Dr. Shin Imai! Shin-ichiro Imai, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Developmental Biology, has been granted membership in the Academy for Health and Lifespan Research. Dr. Imai’s election to the Academy is based on his proven leadership and academic contributions to the field of longevity.
Kitra Cates has received an award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Congratulations to Kitra Cates, Graduate Student in Dr. Andrew Yoo’s Lab! Kitra Cates has received a $32,687 award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for her project entitled, “Investigating non-coding RNA 7SK in Huntington’s Disease neurodegeneration using direct neuronal conversion”.
Dr. Samantha Morris’s new publications
Congratulations Dr. Samantha Morris’s Lab on their recent publications! Capybara: A computational tool to measure cell identity and fate transitions. Kong W, Fu YC, Holloway EM, Garipler G, Yang X, Mazzoni EO, Morris SA. Cell Stem Cell. 2022 Apr 7;29(4):635-649.e11. Identification of a retinoic acid-dependent haemogenic endothelial progenitor from human pluripotent stem cells. Luff SA, […]
Dr. Aaron DiAntonio’s recent publications
Congratulations to Dr. Aaron DiAntonio’s Lab on their recent publications! Sarm1 activation produces cADPR to increase intra-axonal Ca++ and promote axon degeneration in PIPN. Li Y, Pazyra-Murphy MF, Avizonis D, de Sá Tavares Russo M, Tang S, Chen CY, Hsueh YP, Bergholz JS, Jiang T, Zhao JJ, Zhu J, Ko KW, Milbrandt J, DiAntonio A, […]
Dr. Aaron Johnson’s new Publication
Congratulations to Dr. Aaron Johnson’s Lab on their recent publication! Spatiotemporal expression of regulatory kinases directs the transition from mitosis to cellular morphogenesis in Drosophila. Yang S, McAdow J, Du Y, Trigg J, Taghert PH, Johnson AN. Nat Commun. 2022 Feb 9;13(1):772.
The Department of Developmental Biology express appreciation and support for our healthcare colleagues
Over the last nearly two years, the Covid-19 Pandemic challenged us individually, our families and the Washington University community. During this time, many Washington University School of Medicine Faculty, Students, Fellows, and Staff have been sharing their expertise, risking their health and life and working tremendously hard to protect the entire Washington University community, St. […]