REU Program Staff
![Patricia Widder](https://mechanobiology.wustl.edu/files/2022/01/171009_seas_faculty_0118-280x386.jpg)
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](https://mechanobiology.wustl.edu/files/2022/01/NGUYEN_Huyen_IMG_3922_Croppedsmall-280x386.jpg)
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](https://mechanobiology.wustl.edu/files/2021/08/Dixit-Ram-280x386.jpg)
Ram Dixit
Professor of Biology
Program Director, Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Department of Biology
- Email: ramdixit@wustl.edu
![Marcus Foston](https://mechanobiology.wustl.edu/files/2021/12/Foston-Marcus-280x386.jpg)
Marcus Foston
Associate Professor
Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering
Director of Diversity Initiatives, McKelvey School of Engineering
- Email: mfoston@wustl.edu
![Guy Genin](https://mechanobiology.wustl.edu/files/2021/12/Genin-Guy-280x386.jpg)
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
![Amit Pathak](https://mechanobiology.wustl.edu/files/2021/12/Pathak-Amit-280x386.jpg)
![Jessica Wagenseil](https://mechanobiology.wustl.edu/files/2021/12/WAGENSEIL_Jessica-280x386.jpg)
Jessica Wagenseil
Vice Dean for Faculty Advancement
McKelvey School of Engineering
Professor
Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
- Email: jessica.wagenseil@wustl.edu