Category: News

On March 1st, we had our 2024 CRM Faculty Retreat. It was a great time together to share exciting work, brainstorm, and plan for new initiatives!

Art and science go hand in hand. All high resolution photos can be found on our website here. You can also share more photos and stay up to date with CRM events and opportunities by joining CRM Slack.

Calling all CRM faculty, staff, and trainees for these end of 2023 opportunities.

Thank you to everyone that entered and congratulations to the winners! All high resolution photos and winners can be found on our website here. You can also share more photos and stay up to date with CRM events and opportunities by joining CRM Slack.

Thank you to the ~160 faculty, staff, students, and postdocs from 20 of our CRM labs that joined us at the Cardinals game. A well deserved break at the end of a busy semester!

The members of the CRM ECEC met for the first time yesterday, including an introductory teatime with other members of the CRM. The inaugural class, led by Dr. Tayyab Adil and Dr. Renuka Khatik, will help to direct the activities and programs of the Center and serve as key liasons between our in training members […]

Position open as of 3/24/2023. Join the Bioinformatics Research Core (BRC) as a bioinformatics specialist. Full job description available under WashU Job ID JR73691.

Dr. Erica Scheller DDS PhD recently started as the new Executive Director of the Center of Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Scheller is an Assistant Professor from the Department of Medicine. She has been at Washington University since 2016 and currently runs her lab as part of the Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases. In her new […]

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!

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.

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.

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 […]