Mike White co-editor and co-author in latest Current Opinion in Psychology issue

Mike White, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Genetics in the Department of Genetics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, recently co-edited the June/July issue of Current Opinion in Psychology, a review issue focused on genetics and mental health....

Lawson lab publishes paper on genetic background and glucose homeostasis

The Lawson Lab recently had a paper published in Nutrition & Metabolism. The paper, “Dietary iron interacts with genetic background to influence glucose homeostasis,” shows the importance of accounting for genetic variation when assessing the effects...

Genetics and DBBS graduate students win best poster awards at retreat

Congratulations to graduate students Celine St. Pierre, Nicolette Laird, and Gervette Penny for winning “Best Poster” awards at the recent DBBS retreat. Celine, a member of the Lawson lab, won for the Human and Statistical Genomics program (HSG); Nicolette Laird, a...

Lawson lab has papers on diabetes and metabolic syndrome accepted

The Lawson lab recently had two papers accepted for publication. The first, “The Epigenetics of Metabolic Syndrome,” by first author Caryn Carson, a graduate student in the Lawson lab, will appear in an upcoming issue of Physiological Genomics 2018. The...

Ting Wang publishes paper on 3D genome browser

Ting Wang, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Genetics, is a co-corresponding author on a paper published recently. The paper, “The 3D Genome Browser: a web-based browser for visualizing 3D genome organization and long-range chromatin...

DBBS and Genetics faculty honor program coordinators at recent retreat

The Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences (DBBS) recently held its annual retreat for its Molecular Genetics and Genomics (MGG), Computational and Systems Biology (CSB), and Human and Statistical Genetics (HSG) programs. Faculty members honored program...

Washington University named number one in U.S. for genetics graduate program

Washington University in St. Louis was ranked number one in the U.S. for graduate education in genetics, genomics, and bioinformatics. The ranking, which appears in U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 report of best graduate schools, shows Washington University...

Department of Genetics wishes happy holidays to all

The Department of Genetics held its annual holiday party this afternoon. A standout event was the holiday baking contest. The top prize went to Kim Kruse from Dr. Jeff Milbrandt’s lab for her “Brain Food,” or red velvet cake with fondant. Prizes in...