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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

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

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