REU Program Staff

Patricia Widder
CEMB Education Program Coordinator, Principal Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering, Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies
- 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 Site Coordinator and Administrative Coordinator for the Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center (CBAC), 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

Elizabeth Haswell
Professor of Biology
Department of Biology
- Email: ehaswell@wustl.edu
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