Researchers in the Mauck group have discovered that using a biological inhibitor to prevent cells in the spinal cord from becoming stressed and starting a subpar healing process gives doctors more time to treat injuries before they worsen. “These data show us that treating disc injuries very soon after injury is essential before this transition in […]
Founders Day commemorates the university’s founding in 1853. It was the action of state senator Wayman Crow, who secured the charter establishing the university, and the educational vision of William Greenleaf Eliot that brought the new school into being. Its purpose: to educate the youth of St. Louis. On February 22, 1853—George Washington’s birthday—Missouri Governor […]
by Amanda Cottone and Jim McGonigle. Our 2019 Summer Research Experience for Teachers program supported its 3rd cohort consisting of four high school STEM teachers from the Philadelphia area. Over the seven-week program, teachers immersed themselves in mechanobiology research at the University of Pennsylvania to engage in a real-world inquiry that marries science and engineering. […]
Applications are now open for the CEMB Summer Undergraduate Research Experience! During this 10-week immersive experience, rising juniors and sophomores from around the country engage in integrative, multidisciplinary research at UPenn or WashU campuses. In addition to becoming members of a lab, they also participate in professional development and communications workshops, grad school networki...
In a study recently published in Nature, Drs. Paul Janmey and Vivek Shenoy, along with their graduate students Anne van Oosten and Xingyu Chen and collaborators, have answered the long-standing biomedical paradox of why tissues stiffen when compressed. Reported in The Medium, the researchers found that when tissue is compressed, the cells inside expand laterally, […]
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In a recent paper published in Hepatology, CEMB’s Rebecca G. Wells, reports on creating the first bile duct-on-a-chip, making it possible for more-complete research to be conducted without the need for human or animal participants. “Bile ducts pose great challenges to researchers because of their location and their complex function and cellular structure, which has […]
CEMB Postdoctoral Fellow, Eoin McEvoy, was awarded the “People’s Choice” award at last week’s Physical Sciences in Oncology (PSOC) meeting for his poster, “An active free-energy-based model to investigate cancer cell invasion.” This award recognizes trainees who present posters to non-sicentists in an engaging and accessible manner. Judging was done by patien...
The 2019 summer undergraduate research cohort consisted of 18 top undergraduates from around the country. Over the course of 10 weeks, the students became valued, contributing members of their research groups at University of Pennsylvania and Washington University in St. Louis. In addition to conducting novel independent research with graduate student and postdoctoral mentors, […]
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Plant biologist Lucia Strader in the School of Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis discovered a cellular transporter that regulates root initiation and progression. Roots anchor plants in place and allow them to absorb nutrient from soil. But the process of growing new roots is costly to a plant, and there can […]
