Alumni
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Alumni Newsletter - Spring 2021
Spring 2021 Issue
Undergraduate
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.
Research
Chemo for glioblastoma may work better in morning than evening
Study indicates timing of chemotherapy could improve treatment for deadly brain cancer
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Message from the Chair
Spring is a beautiful time of year at WashU. New blooms on campus remind us that we did it - we got through a long, dark, and physically distant winter. Spring is also the time we celebrate faculty promotions, undergraduate and graduate student awards, and Commencement.
Celebrations often acknowledge accomplishments with social gatherings. We are again celebrating in the physical presence of mentors, colleagues, friends, and loved ones. These celebrations, although modified, are a significant accomplishment. Let's pause for a moment to reflect on the extraordinary scientific and medical efforts that make it possible for us to be together again.
Please also join me in welcoming our newest alumni. We could not be prouder of how they adapted to and persevered in a challenging situation. We are confident that they will face future challenges with compassion and kindness while being the strong and skilled leaders our society needs. Congratulations, Class of 2021!
Joe Jez
We hope you can take a minute to update us on your personal and professional accomplishments. We also welcome you to share your memories of your time spent at Washington University.
Featured News
Faculty, Research
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.
Faculty, Research
Heme is not just for Impossible Burgers
Variation in how animals and bacteria use heme reveals potential target for new antibiotics
Dani Wilder, BA 2020
Wilder leverages her experiences as both client and provider of disability resources to help local students
Richard Snyder, BA 1986
Snyder, Founder of Florida Biologix, is named Innovator of the Year for 2020
Gregory Harrison, BA 2016
Harrison was awarded the 2021 Ceil M. DeGutis Prize
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.
James Stroud
James Stroud postdoctoral research associated in Jonathan Losos' lab, was honored with prestigious American Society of Naturalists award.
Michael Landis
Assistant Professor Michael Landis received a $1.12M NSF grant to investigate 12 independent radiations of flowering plants in the Hawaiian Island system.
