Huh Lab Debuts “Eye-on-a-Chip” at AAAS Meeting
Biomemetic devices represent a promising technological advance in the way we research and test complex biological systems. Engineered technologies that imitate cells, organs and processes can provide a controlled, scientific platform as an alternative ...
Haswell Elected as Delegate to AAAS
CEMB is proud to congratulate Elizabeth S. Haswell, associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and CEMB Fellow, for her election as council delegate for biological sciences ...
Mechanics of Muscle Cells Revealed: Ostap and Sindelar Use Advanced Microscopy to Show Myosin’s Role in Contraction
The Winter Olympics are dominating news headlines, but how do speed skaters and downhill skiers summon the speed to go for the gold? Muscles – contracting slow and fast – allow these athletes to ...
Patricia Widder joins the Center for Engineering MechanoBiology at Washington University in St. Louis
Patricia Widder has joined the NSF Science and Technology Center for Engineering MechanoBiology (CEMB) to further its mission of creating a platform for innovative research and training and producing the mechanobiological workforce of the ...
Jason Burdick receives Heilmeier Research Award
Jason Burdick, Professor in Bioengineering, has been named the recipient of the 2017-18 George H. Heilmeier Faculty Award for Excellence in Research for "pioneering contributions to designing and developing polymers for applications in stem ...
Derrick Dean Receives Clark Way Harrison Visiting Professorship at Washington University
Dr. Derrick Dean, Professor of Engineering at Alabama State University, has been selected as the 2018 Clark Way Harrison Visiting Professor at Washington University in St. Louis. He will serve his visiting professorship within the ...
