Spring 2022 Issue
“You must keep in mind that no individual is going to stop climate change. It takes a group effort. If everybody does their part, it makes a huge difference. So be satisfied that you're a cog in a very important wheel,” Schaal advised.
“Most people think of microorganisms as nasty microbes that cause disease, but I’m more of a glass half full sort of person,” Bose says. “Microorganisms are everywhere, doing really positive things for us, too.”
The Biotech Explorers Pathway (BEP), an Ampersand first-year program, engages students with the science of biotechnology and the process of moving discoveries from the lab into the real world. Senior biochemistry major Gaby Smith describes how BEP’s hands-on, multidisciplinary approach shaped her time as an undergraduate and her career aspirations.
It is time to celebrate the end of another school year! We celebrate our graduates who have worked hard during their time at WashU, our faculty members who helped prepare them for their chosen career paths, and our staff who supported the students' needs through their WashU experience.
Every year, the department awards the Ralph S. Quatrano Prize to celebrate an undergraduate student's thesis work for its creativity in design, research methodology, and broader scientific implications. This year, Ethan Lowder received the award. The department also awards the Marion Smith Spector Prize to a biology major for academic excellence and outstanding achievement in research. This year, Kayla Wallace received the award. Congratulations to the winners!
Finally, we are thrilled to share that the department is growing. We have hired five faculty members this year, including Assistant Professors Jennifer Wang and Duygu Özpolat; Professor Xuehua Zhong; Assistant Professor Liz Mallott, who was hired through the Provost's Race & Ethnicity Cluster Hire Initiative in Environmental Justice; and Lecturer Janet Goins. Goins is also the department's coordinator of undergraduate research experiences working to enhance the department's resources for undergraduate researchers--helping them find and have successful research experiences that will better prepare them for their future careers. We hope you take a minute to get to know her by reading the faculty spotlight above.
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.
When we think about processes of global diversification, it is important to consider not just the ability to reach new places, but also the ability to survive once you get there. Our work suggests ...
Demand for new kinds of antibiotics is surging, as drug-resistant and emerging infections are becoming an increasingly serious global health threat. Researchers are racing to reexamine certain micr...
Jasmine Brown is the author of "Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century."
Barbara Morgan Detjen shares her journey from first-year biology to becoming an award-winning project manager at Pfizer.
Professor Emerita Ursula Goodenough was elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Read the StoryUndergraduate Miriam Silberman was awarded the Professor Garland Allen Prize
Read the StoryUndergraduates Larissa Rays Wahba and Xiyun Zhang were awarded the Spector Prize
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