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 Time-lapse 3D optical coherence microscopy (OCM) and bright-field imaging of a developing mouse embryo during the blastocyst stages. The top row features standard bright-field images, while the second and third rows display the en face slice projection and OCM 3D rendering derived from OCM images, respectively. (Credit: Zhou lab)

An inside look at the earliest stage of life

Chao Zhou’s lab images embryo development from a single cell.

09.12.2025
Fluorescent image shows the electrochemical effect of protein assemblies.

Dai receives $200,000 grant from Alzheimer’s Association

Yifan Dai is investigating the electrochemistry of neurotoxic protein assemblies.

09.02.2025
Alexandra Rutz, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, plans to take a mechanobiology approach to investigate how the dynamic stiffness of the microenvironment of ovarian follicles determines which are selected for growth. (Credit: iStock photo)

Bioelectronic material may help to reveal new information behind infertility

Alexandra Rutz wins NSF CAREER Award to create 3D bioelectronic scaffolds for ovarian follicles.

08.25.2025

A technical approach to treating pain

Alumna Helen Blake applies engineering principles to improve patient care.

08.15.2025
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Roccabianca named director of Center for Women’s Health Engineering

Sara Roccabianca will lead the interdisciplinary center advancing novel approaches to women’s health.

08.12.2025
Clockwise from top left: Anastasio, Fan, Friend, Wang, Sharma, Nurollahian, Holdener

New faculty to join McKelvey Engineering for 2025-26 academic year

The new faculty include a new chair for Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science.

08.01.2025
 A team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis is in pursuit of translating induced, or synthetic, torpor into potential solutions for humans, such as when there is reduced blood flow to tissues or organs, to preserve organs for transplantation or to protect from radiation during space travel. (Credit: Chen lab)

WashU Expert: Synthetic torpor has potential to redefine medicine

Hong Chen’s lab advancing synthetic torpor with focused ultrasound.

07.31.2025
Student is helping local startup Equine Smartbit build a 'smartwatch' for horses

Career Catalysts: WashU stipends fund internships, fuel professional growth

Student is helping local startup Equine Smartbit build a 'smartwatch' for horses.

07.31.2025

McKelvey Engineering faculty members awarded Spring 2025 Here and Next Seed Grants

Faculty members from wide range of engineering disciplines among winners.

06.30.2025

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