Featured Event
Department of Genetics 50th Anniversary Symposium.
Follow us
Stay informed about what’s happening in the Genetics Department by following us on Twitter: @WashUGenetics.
News
Dr. Guoyan Zhao selected for the Hope Center Pilot Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Guoyan Zhao and co-investigator Dr. Hiroko Yano for being selected for the Hope Center Pilot Grant! The project “Identification and validation of drug candidates for repurposing in Huntington disease” will be funded in full $100,000 for the award period of January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2026!
Graduate student Emma Casey awarded NINDS Diversity Supplement
Emma Casey, a second year PhD student in the Jin lab has been awarded a highly competitive NINDS Diversity Supplement to work on characterizing and assessing the impact of mitochondrial DNA variations in congenital hydrocephalus. Emma is the first trainee from the Department of Genetics to receive the significant 3-year NIH grant award totaling $225K. Congratulations!
Congratulations to Yung-Chun (David) Wang in the Jin lab for receiving the Center of Regenerative Medicine’s hCTO microgrant
Yung-Chun (David) Wang, PhD, an instructor in the Jin lab was recently awarded the Center of Regenerative Medicine’s hCTO microgrant. This microgrant will support his research into congenital hydrocephalus (CH), a developmental brain disorder characterized by abnormal cerebrospinal fluid accumulation.
Ting Wang, PhD and researchers have identified a possible way to make glioblastoma cells vulnerable to different types of immunotherapy (Links to an external site)
Researchers at WashU Medicine have identified a possible way to make glioblastoma cells vulnerable to different types of immunotherapy. The strategy, which they demonstrated in cells in the lab, forces brain cancer cells to display targets for the immune system to attack.
Upcoming Events
-
2
Apr -
3
Apr -
9
Apr -
10
Apr -
16
Apr