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Work in Jessica Wagenseil’s lab sheds light on vital role of elastin in aorta

Marcus Foston, associate professor of energy, environmental & chemical engineering, has been named director of diversity initiatives for the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis.

Research in Guy Genin’s lab serves as model for merging materials

As a baby seedling emerges from the depths of the soil, it faces a challenge: gravity’s downward push. To succeed, the plant must sense the force, then push upward with an even greater force. Visible growth is proof that the seedling has won against the force of gravity.

In plant cells, a conserved mechanism for perceiving mechanical force resides in unexpected location

Guy Genin, interdisciplinary team find a better way to design clot-prone grafts currently used for dialysis

Elizabeth Haswell, professor of biology, in collaboration with a network of plant biologists, co-authored a white paper published April 13 in Plant Direct. The paper titled “Broadening the impact of plant science through innovative, integrative and inclusive outreach” outlines the challenges of scientific outreach and how to improve it.

Multi-tasking much, these days? The microtubule cytoskeleton is, too. Biologist Ram Dixit in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis has been awarded $2 million by the National Institutes of Health to study this important shape-shifter.

Using 3D mapping, researchers uncover a process that has stymied mechanobiology

Mechanosensitive channel transporting ions induces program of cell suicide

Dixit lab finds motor proteins that create more stable tracks to deliver much-needed materials

Amit Pathak found that collagen fiber length within the body may be a key overlooked parameter that some normal cells use to become invasive

While engineers have gathered a lot of information about cells, they have not been able to tell the difference between how structural and material stiffnesses affect the behavior of a cell — until now.

Cells in a group mimic birds migrating in a flock, giving insight into how aggressive tumor cells invade the body

Mechanical engineer’s research on cell behavior’s relationship to metastasis gets boost from NIH grant