After a two-year hiatus, faculty from the CRM gathered at the Missouri Botanical Gardens to celebrate their many accomplishments, including promotions, individual awards, and the retirement of HCTO Core Director, Mariana Beltcheva.
The Center of Regenerative Medicine is seeking qualified candidates to become the Executive Director of the Center of Regenerative Medicine. The successful candidate will work closely with the Center Directors and other faculty members of the Center on the Center’s vision and to administer, coordinate, and facilitate collaborative research in regenerative medicine. Duties include managing […]
The CRM recently welcomed 4 new CRM members: Tony Tsai (Developmental Biology), Yao Chen (Neuroscience), Tristan Li (Neuroscience), and Michelle Oyen (BME), bringing our member count to 100!
CRM Co-Director, Farsh Guilak PhD, was elected to the National Academy of Engineering for “contributions to regenerative medicine and mechanobiology and their application to the development of clinical therapies.” Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Congratulations, Farsh, on this richly-deserved honor.
A virtual symposium on FGFR syndromes is planned for March 17-18, 2022. Dave Ornitz, who is a member of the Born a Hero Medical Advisory Board, will be presenting.
Research from the Kroll lab (Developmental Biology) was recently featured in an article from the Associated Press and The Takeaway podcast from NPR. This research, done in collaboration with Joe Dougherty’s lab, describes creating mouse models and iPSC lines carrying mutations for a patient’s mutations in MYT1L, to better understand autism. NPR podcast – https://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444253/pri-the-takeaway?utm_source=NPR
Congratulations to Michael Greenberg, PhD (Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics), who was promoted to associate professor with the granting to tenure!
Contributed by Dana Shaw, PhD and Jiameng Sun After almost two years since the last in-person inaugural Joint Retreat and one year since we joined for the second annual Joint Retreat over Zoom, the third annual Joint Retreat featuring the department of Developmental Biology (DB); the Developmental, Regenerative, and Stem Cell Biology (DRSCB) graduate program, […]
The CRM is pleased to call for applications for our 1-year, $50,000 (direct costs) seed grants, focused on diverse areas of regenerative medicine. All areas are eligible, with special consideration given to: Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) Newly initiated interdisciplinary collaborations among CRM members The intersection of precision medicine and regenerative medicine Translational and/or entrepreneurial […]
The Human Cells, Tissues, and Organoids Core has an immediate opening for a Research Tech II. This is a great opportunity for someone with a BA/BS to work on multiple exciting stem cell projects. https://bit.ly/2UKg7rA or go to WUSTL jobs and search for JR60220.
Congrats to Kristen Kroll, PhD (Developmental Biology) who was promoted to full professor.
Congratulations to Jeff Millman, PhD (Endocrinology) and Sam Morris, PhD (Genetics and Developmental Biology) who were both promoted to associate professor with tenure!
Together with the Department of Developmental Biology, we are thrilled to announce the official launch of our postbaccalaureate program. This is a 2-year, fully-funded program designed to provide recent graduates with immersive research opportunities and additional professional development. Applications are open until March 31, 2021. See https://sites.wustl.edu/devbioregenmedpostbacc/ for full details.
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Drs. Jeannine Basta (Nephrology) and Brian Wong (Surgery) were awarded our Early Career Kidney Disease & Regenerative Medicine Seed Grants, which were offered in collaboration with the Division of Nephrology. Dr. Basta will work on the role of SWI/SNF component Brg1 in chromatin regulation of proximal tubule cells after AKI and Dr. Wong will focus […]
We are pleased to announce the hiring of Kuo-Chan Weng, PhD, as the new Director of our Human Cells, Tissues, and Organoids Core. KC brings 10 years of experience working with human pluripotent stem cells. We are grateful to our former Director, Mariana Beltcheva, PhD, for many years of dedicated service.
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Congratulations the the postdocs and students who won awards for their talks at the recent joint DB/DRSCB retreat. Prizes were sponsored by the CRM. Rita Levi-Montalcini Awards for Best Student Presentation – Margaret Hayne (DiAntonio Lab); Runner up: Bisiayo Fashemi (Mysorekar Lab); Victor Hamburger Awards for Best Postdoc Presentation – Andrea Scharf (Kornfeld Lab); Runner […]
The CRM is partnering with the Division of Nephrology to offer 2 1-year, $20,000 seed grants that focus on the intersection of regenerative medicine and kidney disease. These awards are open to WUSTL early career investigators (postdocs, instructors, assistant professors who have not received significant independent funding). Full details can be found in the attached […]
The Department of Developmental Biology and the Development, Regeneration, and Stem Cell Biology PhD Program met for their second annual virtual retreat on October 8-9. The virtual retreat featured talks from trainees and faculty. Thanks to DRSCB students Laura Fischer and Maple Adkins-Threats for organizing, with help from Aaron Johnson and Helen McNeill.
Samantha Morris PhD, Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology and of Genetics, was named a Robertson Investigator of the New York Stem Cell Foundation. The NYSCF Investigator Program fosters and encourages promising early career scientists whose cutting-edge research holds the potential to accelerate treatments and cures. Dr. Morris will use the $1.5 million award to continue […]
The CRM is looking for a Senior Scientist who will serve as the Director of our Human Cells, Tissues, and Organoids (hCTO) Core.
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We are thrilled to announce that we are looking for outstanding candidates for our Rita Levi-Montalcini Postdoctoral Fellows in Regenerative Medicine program. These 2-year fellowships come with salary, travel funds, and research funds. Full details can be found by going to About > Rita Levi-Montalcini Postdoctoral Fellowship. Review of applications will begin August 30.
CRM Co-Director Lila Solnica-Krezel was recently named President-Elect of the International Zebrafish Society. Congrats, Lila!
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