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Apr 3 10:00 am

BME Seminar Guosong Hong, PhD at Uncas A. Whitaker Hall

Apr 17 10:00 am

BME Seminar Barani Raman, PhD at Uncas A. Whitaker Hall

Apr 28 1:00 pm

Frank C. P. and Grace C. Yin Distinguished Lecture: Shana Kelley, PhD at Uncas A. Whitaker Hall

WashU Medicine’s Eric C. Leuthardt, MD (left), the Shi H. Huang Professor of Neurological Surgery in the Taylor Family Department of Neurosurgery, and Robi Mitra, PhD, the Alvin Goldfarb Distinguished Professor of Computational Biology in the Department of Genetics, have been named fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.

Leuthardt selected as AIMBE fellow

Prestigious biomedical engineering institute recognizes outstanding contributions to the field.

04.01.2025

Stopping cell protrusions pictured here at the early stages of extracellular matrix formation inhibits activation of fibroblasts and unwanted fibrosis. (Image credit: Center for Engineering Mechanobiology).

The right moves to reign in fibrosis

WashU sets the stage for medical treatments via mechanical forces.

03.25.2025

(Image: Aimee Felter/Washington University)

Engineering arrhythmia therapies with Jon Silva

Jon Silva leverages augmented reality, machine learning, and computational and experimental models to improve cardiac care.

03.19.2025

Biomolecular condensates often appear like soap bubbles but are actually more like silly putty, featuring mostly elastic and viscous behaviors on different timescales. WashU researchers have devised a method to image the internal organization within condensates to arrive at a structural explanation for condensate viscoelasticity. (Image: Shutterstock).

A closer look at biomolecular ‘silly putty’

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a method to peer into biomolecular condensates, which could lead to a better understanding of condensate functions and their impairment in cancers and neurodegeneration.

03.13.2025

Condensates are bits of molecular building blocks that glom together inside cells and break apart as needed. Much like a conference hall has lots of little groups of people who are constantly shifting in and out to different exhibits, condensates can work in a similar way, affecting the movements of other molecules with how they change the surrounding environment. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Uncovering the electrochemistry of condensates

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are discovering the electrochemical properties of biomolecular condensates which could help in development of cancer or ALS treatments.

03.11.2025

Postdoctoral scholar Heather Struckman in the lab sharing new research methods with BME doctoral student Erica Marquez. Many postdoctoral trainees will mentor a PhD, undergraduate or high school student during their training.

Postdoctoral scholars shape academic life, bolster innovation and collaboration

Postdoctoral trainees share their experiences working in WashU’s Department of Biomedical Engineering.

03.05.2025

Katie Auyeung, a Washington University junior engineering major from Chicago, right, and Zachary Fine, a sophomore biomedical engineering major from Silver Spring, Md., left, help Craig Oberle, of Florissant, put on a device they invented that would help limit his hand tremors at the end of the school’s annual Make-a-Thon program on Thursday in St. Louis’ Central West End neighborhood. (Brian Munoz / St. Louis Public Radio)

Students invent new adaptive tech during 10-day Make-a-Thon blitz

This year's Make-a-Thon yielded eight projects.

02.26.2025

Amyloid beta peptides start out as helpful scaffolding but can turn toxic with the production of reactive oxygen molecules. Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have found a new way to interrupt the toxic spread of these peptides. (Image: Michael W. Chen and Wenjing Li).

Electrochemical field key to how dementia precursors ‘break bad’

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have found electrochemical rules for how toxic protein assemblies form, opening the way for better treatments of dementia.

02.26.2025

Farag, Mintz selected as Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Fellows

Program recognizes doctoral students for achievements, promise in biomedical sciences.

02.17.2025