April 2023 CRM Newsletter (Links to an external site)
CRM April Newsletter – Member Statistics and Seed Grants. Congratulations to the new Seed Grant awardees: Drs. Li and Wood, Drs. Oyen and Theunissen; and Drs. Bersi, Garbow and Neil.
CRM Early Career Executive Council (ECEC) kicks off for 2023 (Links to an external site)
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 […]
Open Position – Bioinformaticist (Links to an external site)
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.
CRM welcomes new Executive Director Dr. Erica Scheller
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 […]
CRM celebrates faculty achievements and awards
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.
CRM begins search for new Executive Director
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 […]
CRM reaches 100 members!
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 Elected to National Academy of Engineering
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.
FGFR Syndromes virtual symposium planned
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.
Kroll lab research featured in NPR podcast and AP article (Links to an external site)
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