REU Program Staff

Patricia Widder
CEMB Education Program Coordinator, Teaching Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Phone: 314-935-3560
- Email: pwidder9876@wustl.edu
Contact Patricia for questions about the Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) applications and overall program.

Huyen (Gwen) Nguyen
CEMB Project Site Coordinator and Administrative Coordinator for the Synthetic biology Manufacturing of Advanced materials Research Center (SMARC), McKelvey School of Engineering
- Phone: 314-935-7887
- Email: hbnguyen@wustl.edu
Contact Gwen for administrative questions about all mechanobiology programming and the Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) program housing, travel, reimbursements, stipend payments and logistics.
REU Program Faculty Mentors

Ram Dixit
Professor of Biology
Program Director, Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Department of Biology
- Email: ramdixit@wustl.edu

Marcus Foston
Associate Professor
Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering
Director of Diversity Initiatives, McKelvey School of Engineering
- Email: mfoston@wustl.edu

Guy Genin
Harold and Kathleen Faught Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
Co-Director, Center for Engineering Mechanobiology
- Email: genin@wustl.edu


Jessica Wagenseil
Vice Dean for Faculty Advancement
McKelvey School of Engineering
Professor
Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
- Email: jessica.wagenseil@wustl.edu