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Apr 28 8:30 am

BME Day 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

Apr 30 7:30 am

Retreat of the Center for Biomolecular Condensates at Stephen F. & Camilla T. Brauer Hall

Researchers in Ismael Seáñez’s lab have developed a type of decoder to restore communication between the brain and the area below a spinal cord injury. Through experiments in their lab with 17 human subjects without a spinal cord injury, they were able to cue movement in the lower leg with transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation, or noninvasive, external electrical pulses. (Credit: Carolyn Atkinson)

Brain decoder controls spinal cord stimulation

Ismael Seáñez’s lab develops brain wave decoder that may help in spinal cord injury rehabilitation.

04.25.2025

Doctoral students win SNMMI grants

The three students are members of the lab of Abhinav Jha in biomedical engineering.

04.17.2025

BME doctoral student Okafor wins first place, People’s Choice awards at PhD-in-3D competition

Somtochukwu Okafor won the awards for presenting her research on scaffolds at the McDonnell International Scholars Academy PhD-in-3D competition.

04.14.2025

McKelvey Engineering students, alumni recognized by NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Two students offered NSF fellowship; several students and alumni received honorable mentions.

04.11.2025

Kaitlyn Sallee and Brianna Duhart, seniors majoring in biomedical engineering, led a toddler wheelchair build event in the Spartan Light Metal Products Makerspace in Jubel Hall. (Credit: Hannah Rudewick)

Made with care

McKelvey BME students lead toddler wheelchair build event in makerspace.

04.10.2025

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 rein 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