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Category: News
Guilak lab postdoc receives K99/R00 from NIAMS
Chia-Lung Wu, a postdoc in Farsh Guilak’s lab, was awarded a highly-competitive K99/R00 from NIAMS to understand the epigenetic regulation of chondrogenesis during development and directed differentiation.
Gretchen Meyer receives first R01 from NIAMS
Gretchen Meyer, Assistant Professor in Physical Therapy, received her first R01 from NIAMS, entitled, Promoting Muscle Regeneration Through Adipose Signaling.
Save the date! (Links to an external site)
The Center of Regenerative Medicine and the Musculoskeletal Research Center are teaming up for a second Musculoskeletal Biology & Regeneration Meeting, May 28-29, 2020. Keynotes by Vicki Rosen (Harvard) and Sean Morrison (UT Southwestern), abstract talks, and poster sessions!
Lavine receives PECASE award (Links to an external site)
Kory Lavine MD, PhD (Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology) has received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the US government for early career researchers. Congrats, Kory!
Paper from Humphreys & Morris labs featured in ‘The Best of Cell Stem Cell 2018’ (Links to an external site)
The recent collaborative paper from the Humphreys and Morris labs, titled ‘Comparative Analysis and Refinement of Human PSC-Derived Kidney Organoid Differentiation with Single-Cell Transcriptomics’ was featured in ‘The Best of Cell Stem Cell 2018.’ The most-highly accessed papers of 2018 were included in this special issue. Congrats to everyone on the team!
New Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Announced (Links to an external site)
We are thrilled to announce that we are looking for outstanding candidates for our newly-created Rita Levi-Montalcini Postdoctoral Fellows 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 July 15.
CRM Co-Director, Lila Solnica-Krezel, receives 2019 Nusslein-Volhard Award
Lila Solnica-Krezel received the Nusslein-Volhard Award at the 2019 International Zebrafish Society meeting. Congrats, Lila!
Bioinformatics Position Open
The Center of Regenerative Medicine has an immediate opening for a bioinformatician to join our team. Collaborate with numerous CRM labs on exciting projects. We’d love to find someone with single cell and/or epigenomics experience and a MS or PhD. Go to https://jobs.wustl.edu and search for Job ID 43692 to apply.
Rich Li wins biomedical engineering 1st prize at Graduate Student Senate Research Symposium (Links to an external site)
Rich Li, a BME student in Stacey Rentschler’s lab, won 1st prize among biomedical engineering students presenting at the WUSTL Graduate Student Senate Research Symposium. Congrats Rich! Other CRM student participants included Kristina Maxwell (Millman Lab), Punn Augsornworawat (Millman Lab), and Bisi Fashemi (Mysorekar Lab).
Maple Adkins-Threats awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Mahliyah (Maple) Adkins-Threats, a DRSCB graduate student in Jason Mills’ lab, was awarded a prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Congrats Maple!
Indira Mysorekar receives Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award
Indira Mysorekar, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, received the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award from the WUSTL Graduate Student Senate. Congrats Indira!
4th Annual Regenerative Medicine Symposium
On March 12, the Center of Regenerative Medicine hosted the 4th Annual Regenerative Medicine Symposium. We kicked things off with a poster session, followed by talks from our current Phil and Sima Needleman Fellows in Regenerative Medicine. The program concluded with a keynote lecture from Arturo Alvarez-Buylla (UCSF) on neurogenesis in adult mammals. Fellows, their […]
Thor Theunissen interviewed in Cell Stem Cell, gives advice to next generation (Links to an external site)
Thor Theunissen, CRM member and Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology, was interviewed in the March 7th issue of Cell Stem Cell as part of their “Advice for the next generation” series. Thor talks about preparing for interviews, starting his lab, and time management.
4th Annual Regenerative Medicine Symposium
Join us for the 4th Annual Regenerative Medicine Symposium, featuring posters, Needleman Graduate Fellow talks, and a keynote lecture from Arturo Alvarez Buylla.
Ting Wang named inaugural Loewentheil Distinguished Professor (Links to an external site)
Ting Wang (Professor of Genetics) has been named the Sanford C. and Karen P. Loewentheil Distinguished Professor of Medicine. He and his team apply the tools of computer science to answer biological questions, conducting research that could help unravel the complex genetics of many diseases.
Research from the Guan lab featured in The Record (Links to an external site)
Research from Dr. Jianjun Guan (MEMS) was featured in the Feb 25 issue of The Record. Dr. Guan and his team are developing novel biomaterials to directly deliver therapies to the infarcted heart.
Samantha Morris wins 2019 Innovator Award (Links to an external site)
Samantha Morris, Assistant Professor of Genetics and of Developmental Biology, was awarded a 2019 Innovator Award from the Academy of Science in St. Louis. The Innovator Award recognizes a scientist or engineer – age 40 or under – who has demonstrated exceptional potential for future accomplishments in science, engineering or technology. Congratulations to Dr. Morris!
DiPersio leads 1st US clinical trial with ApoGraf to prevent GvHD (Links to an external site)
Dr. John DiPersio (Department of Medicine, Chief, Division of Oncology) will lead the first US Phase I/II clinical trial for ApoGraf, a stem cell selection technology developed by Cellect Biotechnology. ApoGraf is designed to prevent acute Graft vs. Host Disease following bone marrow transplant.
Teitelbaum awarded King Faisal International Prize in Medicine (Links to an external site)
Dr. Steven Teitelbaum, the Wilma and Roswell Messing Professor of Pathology and Immunology and member of the Center of Regenerative Medicine, has been awarded the 2019 King Faisal International Prize in Medicine for his foundational research towards understanding how bones are built and broken down. Congratulations Dr. Teitelbaum!
Regis O’Keefe wins Shands Award from ORS
Regis O’Keefe MD, PhD (Professor and Head of Orthopedic Surgery) was honored with the Alfred R. Shands, Jr, MD Award at the 2019 meeting of the Orthopedic Research Society. This award is presented to a United States or Canadian citizen who has made significant contributions to orthopaedics. This award recognizes the devotion of a significant […]
Save the date for the 4th regenerative medicine symposium
The 4th Annual Regenerative Medicine Symposium will take place on March 12, 2019, 1-5pm in EPNEC. We’ll start things off with a poster session, followed by Needleman Graduate Fellow presentations, and end with a keynote from Arturo Alavarez-Buylla.
David Ornitz named a Fellow of American Association of Anatomists (Links to an external site)
David Ornitz, Alumni Endowed Professor of Developmental Biology, was named a Fellow of the American Association of Anatomists, an honor designed to recognize distinguished members who have demonstrated excellence in science and in their overall contributions to the anatomical sciences.
CRM celebrates faculty accomplishments
On January 9th, the Center of Regenerative Medicine celebrated the successes of some of our faculty members. Promotion to associate professor with tenure (Grant Challen, Medicine; Spencer Lake, Mechanical Engineering; Andrew Yoo, Developmental Biology), promotion to full professor (Indira Mysorekar, Ob/Gyn), fellowship in the AAAS (Lila Solnica-Krezel, Developmental Biology and Deborah Rubin, Medicine), and installation […]
New protocol leads to better stem cell-derived pancreatic B-cells (Links to an external site)
Researchers in the Millman Lab have improved upon their previous protocol to generate pancreatic beta cells from human stem cells that more closely resemble authentic beta cells. Ultimately, scientists, like Millman, hope to use these cells as a cellular transplant to cure diabetes. Velazco-Cruz L, Song J, Maxwell KG, Goedegebuure MM, Augsornworawat P, Hogrebe NJ, […]
Gene therapy study has implications for nerve degeneration (Links to an external site)
Aaron DiAntonio and Jeff Milbrant recently demonstrated the power of blocking the SARM1 pathway for preventing nerve degeneration. Building on previous work, they used adeno-associated virus to deliver a dominant-negative form of the SARM1 protein to mice. When axons in these mice were injured, they were resistant to degeneration. These studies have implications for many […]
Shin Imai’s lab discovers NMN transporter (Links to an external site)
In a paper recently published in the inaugural issue of Nature Metabolism, Shin Imai’s lab reported on the identity of the NMN transporter, a key molecule with implications for aging.
Research from the Morris Lab featured in the Record (Links to an external site)
Research from Sam Morris’s lab, which was recently published in Nature, was featured in The Source. This study combined single cell RNA-sequencing with lineage tracing, to allow for unprecedented resolution into how cell fates are determined. Congrats to the entire Morris Lab!
Join a CRM-Sponsored Research Forum in 2019!
Make your 2019 resolution to participate in a CRM-sponsored research forum. Topics and formats to fit a wide variety of interests. Contact organizing faculty members directly to be added to their email lists.
Ornitz Lab wins FASEB BioArt Competition (Again!) (Links to an external site)
Lu Yang (PhD student), Sung-Ho Huh (former postdoc), and David Ornitz (PI) are among the winners of the 2018 FASEB BioArt competition for their stunning image of the olfactory epithelium within the mouse nasal cavity. The Ornitz Lab also won in 2017 for their X-ray microscopy study showing blood flow in the lungs. Congrats!
Dr. Karch to lead collaborative neurodegeneration grant from CZI (Links to an external site)
Celeste Karch PhD (Psychiatry) was awarded a collaborative grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to study the role of TREM2 in Alzheimer’s Disease. This collaborative grant is part of the larger Neurodegeneration Challenge Network, and also features WUSTL faculty members Carlos Cruchaga, Gregory Day, and Oscar Harari.
Rubin and Solnica-Krezel elected to AAAS (Links to an external site)
CRM member, Dr. Deborah Rubin (Medicine, Gastroenterology), and co-director, Lila Solnica-Krezel (Developmental Biology), were among 11 WUSTL faculty elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Congrats Lila and Debbie!
Two faculty members among the most highly-cited researchers (Links to an external site)
Farsh Guilak PhD (Orthopedic Surgery and CRM co-director) and David Curiel MD, PhD (Radiation Oncology) are among the world’s most highly-cited researchers, based on h-values as reported on their Google Scholar pages. Congrats!
Needleman Fellows in Regenerative Medicine Awarded to 4 Students
Congratulations to Lara Pferdehirt (Guilak Lab), Ali Ross (Guilak Lab), Yiran Hou (Wang Lab), and Ashraf Kabir (Choi Lab) on being named Philip and Sima Needleman Graduate Fellows in Regenerative Medicine! These awards are made possible though the generous support of Dr. and Mrs. Needleman. Megan Radyk (Mills Lab) and Bisi Fashemi (Mysorekar Lab) had […]
Seed Grant RFA (Links to an external site)
We are now accepting applications for the 2019 CRM Regenerative Medicine Seed Grant Program. Applications are due November 9, 2018 and questions can be directed to Angela Bowman
Podcast featuring Farsh Guilak is 4th most popular (Links to an external site)
A StemCellPodcast episode featuring the research of Dr. Farsh Guilak is the 4th most popular episode out of 126 episodes! Congrats to Dr. Guilak and his team.
Mat Victor awarded HHMI Hanna Gray Fellowship (Links to an external site)
Mat Victor, a former PhD student with Andrew Yoo, was awarded a prestigious 2018 Hanna Gray Fellowship from HHMI. This fellowship provides support and mentoring during his postdoc and further support as he transitions to an independent faculty position. Read more about Mat’s research’s and his fond memories of WashU. Congrats Mat!
Research from the Mills Lab featured in Quanta Magazine (Links to an external site)
Research from the Mills Lab on paligenosis–a term coined in the lab to describe when cells dedifferentiate to a more fetal-like regenerative state–was featured in a recent issue of Quanta Magazine. Dr. Jason Mills is a co-organizer of a Keystone Meeting on the same topic.
Jeffrey Millman awarded US patent for stem-cell derived B-cells (Links to an external site)
Center of Regenerative Medicine faculty member, Dr. Jeffrey Millman, was awarded a US patent for methods to derive pancreatic B-cells from pluripotent stem cells. Millman, who is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Endocrinology, was involved in this work while a postdoc with Douglas Melton at Harvard University, and it continues to be the […]
Research from the Guilak lab featured in St. Louis Magazine (Links to an external site)
Research from CRM co-director Farsh Guilak’s lab was featured in an article in St. Louis Magazine about their strategies to use regenerative medicine to fight arthritis.
Spencer Lake awarded the Y.C. Fung Early Career Award from ASME (Links to an external site)
Spencer Lake, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, has been awarded the Y.C. Fung Early Career Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the highest award for young investigators in bioengineering. Lake was chosen for his pioneering work in musculoskeletal biomechanics and mechanobiology. He received the award, which recognizes an individual […]
Bioinformatics Micro Grant RFA (Links to an external site)
Bioinformatics Research Core Micro Grant
Benjamin Humphreys installed as endowed professor (Links to an external site)
Benjamin Humphreys MD, PhD (Chief, Renal Division, Department of Medicine) was installed as the Joseph P. Friedman Professor of Renal Diseases in Medicine. Congratulations Ben!
Sam Morris named 2017 Vallee Foundation Scholar (Links to an external site)
Samantha Morris (Assistant Professor, Genetics & Developmental Biology) was named one of five 2017 Vallee Foundation Scholars.