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
Researchers take cue from vibes of elephants, spiders (Links to an external site)
International collaboration to uncover how cells communicate through vibrations
New Device Inspired by Python Teeth Doubles Strength of Rotator Cuff Repairs (Links to an external site)
Columbia University team uses biomimicry to create a device that may reduce the risk of rotator cuff re-tearing in patients
Genin elected to the Board of Directors of the Society of Engineering Science (SES) (Links to an external site)
The society strengthens the interface between engineering, science and math
Virtual drug quiets noise in images of heart tissue (Links to an external site)
Research in labs of mechanobiology faculty members Nate Huebsch, Guy Genin creates software to enable experiments for learning how electrical and mechanical heart functions relate
Wagenseil named Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society
Jessica Wagenseil recognized for her research and leadership
Cellular obstacle course (Links to an external site)
Amit Pathak’s lab shows how environmental obstructions impact collective cell migration
Welcoming Dixit as Biology Department Chair (Links to an external site)
Ram Dixit mechanobiology faculty member shares his excitement about taking over as Biology Department Chair.
Environmental memory propels collective cell migration (Links to an external site)
Researchers in Amit Pathak’s lab found that cells learn from past environments to promote future invasions
Cancer cells penetrate deep into their environment (Links to an external site)
Amit Pathak’s lab finds cancer cells have remarkable ability while healthy cells do not
Hitchhiker plants inspire improved techniques for reattaching tendon to bone (Links to an external site)
A multi-university team of researchers working with Guy Genin at the Center for Engineering MechanoBiology explore new approaches to surgical tendon-to-bone repair
Cells take on dual identities with competing factors trapped in the nucleus (Links to an external site)
Research in Amit Pathak’s lab reveals new cell migration behavior