Mission
Our mission is to study the effect of the mechanical environment on biological systems from the cell to whole plants and animals.
The right moves to reign in fibrosis (Links to an external site)
WashU sets the stage for medical treatments via mechanical forces
For success in bioelectronics, build with nature-inspired design (Links to an external site)
Alex Rutz’s lab creates bioelectronic scaffolds in a unique way
Academy honors two university faculty (Links to an external site)
Two Washington University in St. Louis faculty members are being honored by the Academy of Science – St. Louis for their contributions to science: Peng Bai, an associate professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering, and CEMB Member Ram Dixit, professor and chair of biology in Arts & Sciences.
May the force not be with you (Links to an external site)
Amit Pathak’s lab turns conventional wisdom about forces in cell migration on its head