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Spring 2021 Issue
WashU undergraduate students collaborate with researchers to facilitate drug discovery
Structural Bioinformatics of Proteins, taught by Senior Lecturer in Biology Craig Smith, gives undergraduate students the opportunity to use cutting-edge bioinformatics tools to evaluate protein structures. It also exposes them to the process of being a scientist.
Chemo for glioblastoma may work better in morning than evening
Study indicates timing of chemotherapy could improve treatment for deadly brain cancer
Research for all: A pandemic magnifies the potential of the Genomics Education Partnership
When the COVID-19 pandemic left faculty around the country scrambling to provide students with an online research experience, the WashU-founded GEP was uniquely prepared to transition to remote learning.
Featured News
Diversity in nature and academia
Dr Swanne Gordon, a Jamaican-Canadian Assistant Professor of Biology at Washington University in St. Louis, discusses her research on natural diversity and experience as a Black person in academia.
Heme is not just for Impossible Burgers
Variation in how animals and bacteria use heme reveals potential target for new antibiotics
Biology Science Art
Art & Images created by biology department members
Spreading Moss Cells
Prescribed Burn in the Ozarks
Awards & Notables
Mahal Bugay
Mahal Bugay, EEPB graduate student in the Penczykowski lab, received an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.
Read the StoryJames Stroud
James Stroud postdoctoral research associated in Jonathan Losos' lab, was honored with prestigious American Society of Naturalists award.
Read the StoryMichael Landis
Assistant Professor Michael Landis received a $1.12M NSF grant to investigate 12 independent radiations of flowering plants in the Hawaiian Island system.
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